{"id":387245,"date":"2026-04-08T00:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/387245\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:42:12","slug":"riverfest-line-up-announced-with-brand-new-entertainment-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/387245\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverfest line-up announced, with brand new entertainment options"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\/
\n Via Limerick City and County Council<\/p>\n

\n Limerick is gearing up for its biggest weekend of the year as Riverfest 2026 officially launches for the May Bank Holiday.\n <\/p>\n

From Friday, May 1st to Monday, May 4th, the city will be transformed into a massive outdoor playground, offering a mix of water-based thrills, aerial spectacles, and family entertainment.<\/p>\n

The festival returns with a packed programme designed to showcase the best of the Mid-West. The Riverfestival Village at Arthur\u2019s Quay Park remains the heart of the action, featuring artisan food stalls, vintage amusements, and live music throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

The 2026 line-up sees the return of fan favourites alongside new additions. FashionFest kicks off the weekend at Gardens International with a runway show curated by the Holman Lee Agency, featuring a unique collaboration between LSAD and designers from Austin, Texas. On the water, the Shannon will play host to kayaking, dragon boat racing, and swimming events.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Limerick City and County Council have provided a map detailing where the festivities will be- see more here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 3rd, is expected to be the busiest day of the festival. Tens of thousands of participants will take to the streets for the Regeneron Great Limerick Run, Ireland’s largest mass participation sporting event outside of Dublin. The night will conclude with a massive fireworks display over the river.<\/p>\n

Music lovers are also well catered for, with The Human League performing at King John\u2019s Castle on Saturday, followed by a 15th-anniversary hometown show by Hermitage Green on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Limerick City will host the ‘Riverfest Music Trail’ on the 1st May for the first time. A concept born in Newcastle West, the walking music experience will bring tunes through the city, bringing live performances to multiple venues and public spaces.<\/p>\n

Limerick will also become home to the ‘Red Bull Dance Your Style Qualifier at the Milk Market’ on the 3rd of May.\u00a0The Milk Market will host high-energy street dance battles where talented dancers will go head-to-head, and the audience decides who moves on to the national finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Motorists are advised that a series of road closures and diversions will be in place across the city centre and quays to facilitate the events and the Great Limerick Run. Full details on traffic restrictions and the event schedule can be found at Limerick.ie\/Riverfest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Via Limerick City and County Council Limerick is gearing up for its biggest weekend of the year as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":387246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60,608,611,607,610,609,612],"class_list":{"0":"post-387245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-limerick-radio","12":"tag-limerick-today","13":"tag-limericks-live95fm","14":"tag-live-95","15":"tag-live95fm","16":"tag-live95fm-homepage"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}