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.

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The Arts Council

A dream launch

dancing in Heuston Station“Fun, lightness and creativity" - share in the fun of the Bealtaine launch at Heuston Station, Dublin.

Bealtaine Launch 2010

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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Age & Opportunity
Bealtaine is an Age & Opportunity initiative. Age & Opportunity is the Irish national organisation working to promote greater participation by older people in society

Bealtaine Investors

The Arts Council
The Arts Council is the government agency for funding and developing the arts in Ireland

Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council's Arts Office provides a wide range of art facilities and services to the people of Dublin and visitors to the city

Other supporters

National Library of Ireland
National Concert Hall
Project Arts Centre
The Irish Countrywomen's Association 
Association of Irish Choirs
Active Retirement Ireland
Oxfam Ireland
Access Cinema
Irish Film Institute
Nás na Ríogh Housing Association
Temple Bar Cultural Trust
 

Accommodation

Visiting Dublin for the Bealtaine Festival? Book a Dublin hotel securely online today. Reserve online and get instant confirmations from budget to luxury accommodation.

International links

Age-Culture.Net
Age-culture.net aims to recognise, support and enrich the cultural lives and learning of older people in Europe through advocacy, information, education, training and strategic partnership.

Gwanwyn Festival
Gwanwyn aims to get as many older people in Wales as possible involved in artistic and creative activities.

Magic Me
Magic Me is judged by many to be the UK’s leading provider of intergenerational arts projects.

Angus Gold
Angus Gold is about working with the 50+ population of Angus in Scotland in all aspects of our lives.

Wisdom of the Elders
Wisdom of the Elders community recognizes the importance of preserving indigenous knowledge, oral tradition and storytelling.

Recent article from the American Society on Aging on arts programmes
Read "Elder Arts Programs are Thriving from California to the NY Island" by Susan Perlstein.

Elders Share the Arts
Elders Share the Arts affirms the time-honored role of elders as bearers of history and culture by using the power of the arts to transmit their stories and life experiences in diverse communities throughout New York City.

What's new?

Evaluating Bealtaine

Each year, we ask organisers to fill out an evaluation form once events are finished. If you have organised an event, you can fill out the form from here.

Go to evaluation form

Dawn Chorus

dawn chorus singersDawn Chorus returned to waterfronts all across Ireland on Sunday 30 May. See how they went.

See and hear the Dawn Chorus.

Ink exhibition

Ink exhibition logo

Aidan Kelly's exhibition exploring older people's tattoos, Ink, is now on in the Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar until 30 May. Part of the exhibition is online.

See the online part of Ink