Europe's first youth-led festival of reading and writing returns. Join us in Waterford City for three electric days of poetry, prose, performance & play, featuring workshops, talks, and networking sessions created by and for young people aged 14-19.
Every year for one weekend, Ireland’s oldest city hosts Europe’s first youth-led literature festival! The Lit Festival returns to Waterford for its 9th edition with three days of workshops, performances and creative events for teens, young adults and families.
Discover Rap, Spoken Word & Activism with Mikey Cullen, Improv Theatre with Darren Yorke and Theatre Making with Niamh Fennessy. Join our Myth-Making in Modern Ireland panel with Ruth Ennis and Ellen Ryan, or share your stories at StorySlam! with Fighting Words Cork. Plus, explore as Gaeilge le Children's Books Ireland's Clinic Leabhair, a draw-along for U12s with Sarah Bowie and The Lit Does D&D – there’s something for every young person who wants to be part of a great story.
