Bealtaine, the Irish national festival celebrating creativity in older age, is co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity and includes events organised by hundreds of partner organisations.

The Arts Council

Opening doors

“My generation of 60-year-olds and upwards... we're making our presence felt!"

Contemporary Dancer, Joanna Banks

Age & Opportunity

Bealtaine is coordinated  by Age & Opportunity, the Irish national organisation working to promote greater participation by older people in society. Check out the Age & Opportunity web site.

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Bealtaine is the national arts festival celebrating creativity in older age. Join over 55,000 people all over the country, taking part in events involving music, art, dance, cinema, writing, theatre, heritage and more. Bealtaine is your chance to try something new, to share your talents or to come back to something you haven't done for years. So come and join in the celebrations!

Participate in Bealtaine 2010

Age & Opportunity, the co-ordinators of the annual Bealtaine festival, celebrating creativity in older age, invites people to get involved in Bealtaine 2010.

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Get involved in Bealtaine 2010

We are sending out an invitation for groups, organisations, arts officers, libraries, cultural institutions, care settings and others to get involved in Bealtaine 2010.

Read our invitation to participate

Bealtaine Evaluated

An independent evaluation of Bealtaine has been carried out by the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, National University of Ireland, Galway and was published during Bealtaine 2009. The report demonstrates the importance and effectiveness of engaging older people with creativity and the arts and shows how Bealtaine has contributed in a unique way to broadening the cultural landscape.

Read the evaluation of Bealtaine