Strokestown International Poetry Festival

May Bank Holiday Weekend 2024

2023 Programme Highlights

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The Strokestown International Poetry Festival was founded in 1999, taking place annually on the first weekend of May, in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.

The weekend provides a world-renowned forum for excellence in poetry. Strokestown is famous for the large audiences that attend all readings and allied to the welcome, the friendliness and the scenery, the weekend is an unforgettable experience and a thrilling immersion in contemporary poetry.

‘Our mission is to showcase contemporary poetry, local, national and international, foster the development of emerging writers and consolidate poetry in local cultural life, bringing it to the widest possible audience’.

2023 Programme Highlights

All Inclusive Tickets

All Inclusive Weekend Ticket

75.00

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Friday, April 28th Ticket

25.00

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Saturday, April 29th Ticket

30.00

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Sunday, April 30th Ticket

30.00

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2023 Featured Speakers

2023 Featured Speakers

2023 Event Sponsors

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Poetry Ireland
Arts Council
Creative Island Programme
Dept. of Culture
Diaspora
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RCC
Joan McBreen
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