As part of the Westport 250 celebrations for 2017, Westport Town Hall in association with Westport Community Youth Initiative will launch a new Children’s Arts Festival. This festival, titled “Mac-Luí” (mock lee) is intended to become an annual legacy project, hence the name Mac (meaning son-of) and Luí derived from William Leeson, the architect tasked with planning the town of Westport 250 years ago. This festival will include an array of live performances, workshops and exhibitions that will strive to nurture children’s creative intuition and give a unique insight to how children see the shape of the world around them.

EVENTS

Thursday April 6th

11am and 1pm Punchlion Theatre Company

Friday April 7th

1pm – 5pm: Printmaking Workshop

2.30pm – 4.30pm: Storytelling Sessions 

4.30pm – 5.30pm: Childrens Exhibition Launch

6.00pm – 8.00pm: Kubo and the Two Strings 

Saturday April 8th

10.00am – 1.00pm: MAKE Art “Make Westport” 

12.00pm – 1.30pm: Little Gem Puppets

1.00pm – 5.00pm: Printmaking Workshop

2.00pm – 4.00pm: Rí Rá agus Rince

3.00pm – 5.00pm: The Smurfs in 3D

Sunday April 9th

11.00am & 12.00pm: Pignut Productions

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lego Builders Workshop

2.00pm – 3.00pm: Lego builders Workshop

2.00pm – 3.30pm: Samba Beats Drumming Workshop

4.00pm: Mac Luí Community Concert