Spraoi 2026: Your full guide to what’s on in Waterford today as festival continues

The Spraoi International Arts Festival 2026 got off to a flyer yesterday as huge crowds flocked to Waterford city for some evening’s entertainment.

Saturday is the first full day of the festival and there’s plenty in store for visitors to the city centre.

Here’s your full guide to what’s on in the city centre this afternoon and evening.

^1pm

• John Roberts Square – Japanese Taiko Drumming (Spectacle, Street Theatre)
• Gladstone Street – L'Homme-Orchestre (Interactive, Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)
• Cathedral Square – Calmast (1pm–5pm)
• The Mall 1 – Inertie (Spectacle)

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^1:15pm

• Michael Street – Windbags (Walkabout)
• The Mall 3 – Shape Of The Sky (Interactive dance performance)

^1:30pm

• Broad Street – Tandoori Tunes (Interactive, Spectacle)
• Constitution Square – Most Dangerous Animal In The World (Comedy, Interactive)
• The Mall 2 – Tutti In Vallgia (Spectacle, Street Theatre)

^1:45pm

• Gladstone Street – Dawns Dawns Dawns (Street Theatre)
• The Mall 3 – Risky Business (Comedy, Interactive, Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)

^2pm

• John Roberts Square – Alih (Spectacle)
• Blackfriars – Teenage Kicks (2pm–6:30pm)
• Hanover Street – Toxic Darling (Music, Spectacle, Street Theatre)
• The Mall 1 – Truth! (Interactive, Street Theatre)

^2:30pm

• Gladstone Street – Miss Mary (Interactive, Street Theatre, Walkabout)
• The Mall 3 – Shape Of The Sky (Interactive dance performance)

^2:45pm

• Michael Street – Who Cares? (Interactive, Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)
• Constitution Square – Morbid & Sons – Bone Idol (Interactive, Street Theatre)
• The Mall 2 – Bamboo (Spectacle, Street Theatre)

^3pm

• John Roberts Square – Wave: Around The World (Interactive dance performance)
• The Mall 1 – Fountain Of Joy (Street Theatre)
• The Mall 3 – She's Got Brass (Music)

^3:15pm

• Broad Street – Tandoori Tunes (Interactive, Spectacle)
• Gladstone Street – Um Belo Dia (Street Theatre)

^3:30pm

• The Mall 3 – Shape Of The Sky (Interactive dance performance)

^4pm

• John Roberts Square – Tutti In Vallgia (Spectacle, Street Theatre)
• The Mall 1 – Truth! (Interactive, Street Theatre)
• The Mall 2 – Alih (Spectacle)

^4:15pm

• Gladstone Street – L'Homme-Orchestre (Interactive, Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)
• Constitution Square – Most Dangerous Animal In The World (Comedy, Interactive)

^4:30pm

• Hanover Street – Toxic Darling (Music, Spectacle, Street Theatre)

^4:45pm

• Gladstone Street – Dawns Dawns Dawns (Street Theatre)
• The Mall 3 – Risky Business (Comedy, Interactive, Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)

^5pm

• John Roberts Square – She's Got Brass (Music)
• Michael Street – Cards On The Table (Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)
• The Mall 1 – Fountain Of Joy (Street Theatre)

^5:30pm

• Gladstone Street – Um Belo Dia (Street Theatre)
• Constitution Square – Morbid & Sons – Bone Idol (Interactive, Street Theatre)

^6pm

• John Roberts Square – Wave: Around The World (Interactive dance performance)
• The Mall 2 – Barrack Street Band (Music)

^6:45pm

• The Mall 1 – Tandoori Tunes (Interactive, Spectacle)

^7pm

• The Mall 3 – Shape Of The Sky (Interactive dance performance)

^7:30pm

• The Mall 1 – Cards On The Table (Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)
• The Mall 2 – Cards On The Table (Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)

^8pm

• The Mall 1 – Inertie (Spectacle)

^8:45pm

• The Mall 2 – Bamboo (Spectacle, Street Theatre)

^9pm

• The Mall 1 – Windbags (Walkabout)

^9:15pm

• Gladstone Street – MDR – Death From Laughter (Spectacle, Street Theatre, Walkabout)

^9:30pm

• The Mall 2 – Japanese Taiko Drumming (Spectacle, Street Theatre)

The Spraoi International Street Arts Festival 2026 is taking place from Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to Waterford city today as the street carnival entertainment continues.

Music, dance, street performance and spectacle await visitors to the city.