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Soilse is Donegal Town's first Festival of Light. Soilse is Donegal Town's first Festival of Light 11th & 12th of October.

Follow our Sculpture Trail and witness the marvels of light during our Soilse Parade.
7-10pm Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th of October, 2024 Follow our illuminated sculpture trail around Donegal Town, fire performers and a night time parade and much much more.

18/10/2024

✨️ Soilse, Northern Lights, Comet & Super Moon in one week ✨️

18/10/2024

✨️ Soilse Sculpture Trail ✨️

Donegal Town 550th Donegal Town Community The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Donegal County Council

18/10/2024

✨️ Soilse Shadow Puppet Theatre ✨️

✨️ Created by Sinéad O'Donnell-Carey performed by Caitriona, Tadhg, Saoirse & Harry. Well done to all, it was truly magical storytelling in Donegal Castle ✨️

✨️ Thank you to Emma Timoney and all the staff at Donegal Castle and OPW for their support for this event ✨️

Donegal Town 550th The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Donegal Town Community Donegal County Council Donegal Castle

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18/10/2024

✨️ Soilse Snail ✨️

✨️ Did you spot our snail? Created by the very talented Georgina Casey with the help of our Soilse workshop participants ✨️

✨️ Congratulations Georgina for all the beautiful imagination you brought to Soilse ✨️

Donegal Town 550th Donegal Town Community The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Donegal County Council

18/10/2024

✨️ Some more parade photos from Nuala Toland ✨️

18/10/2024

✨️ Soilse Sculpture Trail ✨️

A few more sculptures along our trail, did you spot them?

✨️ Thank you to Donegal Dragons for the use of their cabin to store all of our Sculptures over the weekend ✨️

✨️ Thank you to Bernard McGlinchy for making wooden frames for Sculptures ✨️

✨️ It takes a village ✨️

Donegal Town 550th Donegal Town Community The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Donegal County Council

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18/10/2024

✨️ Soilse Band ✨️

✨️ Thank you to Ivan Johnston & Greg Gorman on Djembe and Zurito Music on flamenco guitars ✨️

Donegal Town 550th Donegal Town Community The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Donegal County Council

16/10/2024

✨️ Beautiful pictures and descriptions from artist & maker Nuala Toland ✨️

15/10/2024

✨️ Soilse Seagulls ✨️

✨️ Soilse artist, Nuala Toland spent the summer making many of the sculptures on our trail as well as guiding our participants in willow work. But, the Seagulls on the pier were the talk of the town 🤣👏

✨️ Congratulations Nuala, your creativity and imagination made Soilse really special ✨️

Donegal Town 550th The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Donegal Town Community Donegal County Council

14/10/2024

✨️ Soilse Sponsors ✨️

✨️ Thank you to all the local businesses who Sponsored a Light for Soilse; Begleys Pharmacy Donegal Town , Donegal House, Pets R Us Superstore Donegal, All Sports, Britton Insurance who Sponsored a Sculpture, Donegal Tyre Centre Ltd who donated the use of a van for the weekend to transport all things Donegal 550 and Clive Carr from Donegal Town Hire for the use of a generator to Light Up the Abbey ✨️

✨️ It takes a village ✨️

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✨️ Parade Pirates ✨️

✨️ Thanks to Zack Gallagher for making our mighty boat that lead our pirate parade ✨️

✨️ Thank you to Maura Logue Dark Daughter Productions & Costume Hire and Coy Vintage for providing many of our costumes and props from Ballyshannon Carnival. Pirates and sea creatures galore ✨️

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