Carrickmacross Arts Festival (10th - 13th August, 2017), offers original Music, Comedy, Arts & Crafts, Cinema, Drama, Poetry, Children's Activities, Artisan Trade Stalls and much more. 4 Day, 2 Day and single day tickets available from www.carrickmacrossartsfestival.com, with limited tickets available at the door. Lose yourself in the wonder of musical and artistic talent that the Carrickmacross Arts Festival offers in a vibrant and captivating setting. Our programme of events showcases art in all its forms - music, literature, comedy, painting, sculpture, drama, film and so much more. Local artists will feature alongside some of the country’s most renowned creative minds at Ireland’s biggest small festival this summer. Thursday Thursday at Carrickmacross Arts Festival features a variety of cultural attractions; live drama 'What's for Dessert?' by the Farney Players, open air cinema screening short films from Clones film festival as well as the feature movie 'School of Rock', poetry and prose recitals in association with the Patrick Kavanagh centre, an exhibition of paintings by the Workhouse artists & children's entertainment by RTÉ Junior's Reuben. Friday Friday at Carrickmacross Arts Festival will feature our Comedy showcase from 9pm to Midnight with David Mc Savage, Reuben, Michael Downey, Lisa Casey, Barry Mack and Lorcan McGrane. In the Art Tent will be an exhibition by Carrickmacross Camera Club entitled 'Best of 2017'. The comedy showcase will be preceeded by...