Town planning meetings to be held locally for Culture Night

Cork County Council is encouraging groups and individuals to apply to be part of Culture Night 2022. The annual event, which celebrates culture, creativity and the arts across the country, will take place on Friday, September 23.

Town planning meetings locally for Culture Night will take place in Fermoy on Monday, July 4 at 7.30pm at the Richmond Revival and in Mitchelstown on Monday, July 11 at 7.30pm in Saint George’s Arts Centre.

Fermoy local, Grainne O’Connor is coordinating Culture Night for Cork County from her base in Fermoy.

“The Culture Night experience is across a wide range of sectors including arts, heritage, community, education, sport, hospitality, tourism, health and commercial and corporate enterprise.

“People are invited to help create an evening of open, free access to exhibitions, cultural spaces, performances, workshops, games and other cultural pursuits. Events can range from something as simple as hosting a story-telling event, organising an exhibition, to more complex events such as concerts, dance performances or parades, all of which reflect the vibrancy and diversity of culture in County Cork,” Grainne said.

Culture Night will see Cork county turn into a free cultural playground for one special night.

This year, activity will be concentrated in 16 Culture Night Hub Towns of Fermoy, Mitchelstown, Watergrasshill, Baile Mhuirne, Bandon, Carrigaline, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Passage West, Skibbereen and Youghal. Proposals will also be accepted for events in other areas.

Culture Night in County Cork is a partnership between Cork County Council and the Arts Council, as well as project management company Crayon Creative.

For more information or to apply to be part of Culture Night Cork County visit www.culturenightcorkcounty.ie. The deadline to submit a project or event for the programme is Friday, July 15 at 3pm.