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Bealtaine, Ireland’s unique festival celebrating creativity in older age, began on May 1, running until May 31, with thousands of events taking place across the country.

Public programme for May

It’s 1,400 years since Bealtaine was last celebrated on the Hill of Uisneach, but this weekend hundreds of people are expected to make the trip to the historic Westmeath site for a very special event on Saturday.

Mayo County Council Arts Office is almost ready to embark on a month long programme of activity for Bealtaine 2010. Bealtaine aims to involve older people in the arts, through expression and active participation. It also encourages older people to engage as an experienced audience for all art forms.

Called Festival of the Fires, the festival is a rekindling of the ancient Bealtaine festival – the oldest recorded festival in the Western World. The festival will ignite nationwide on May 1 at the Hill of Uisneach in Co Westmeath (just outside Mullingar) and through the medium of fire, it will be carried to the four corners of the island, with sister festivals taking place in 21 locations.

There will be music and fun for all ages when The Bealtaine Picnic event is held in the Galway City Museum on Saturday May 2 from 2pm to 5pm.

The Bealtaine Festival in Kilkenny, celebrating creativity in older age, has been leading the way in encouraging people to participate fully and meaningfully in the arts recognising the capacity to grow and be creative as people age.

Mayo County Council Arts Office is working with more than 20 active retirement associations throughout Mayo during Bealtaine 2009. Workshops with professional facilitators will take place in numerous art forms including dance, drama, creative writing, music and memory, samba and percussion, storytelling, and visual art.

Bealtaine Festival is Ireland’s national arts festival celebrating creativity in older age. This year over 55,000 people all over the country will take part in music, art, dance, writing, photography, theatre, and cinema events. As part of the nationwide festival Roscommon Arts Centre has organised events for active age and retirement groups from May 5 to 29.

Fires glowed on more than a dozen hilltops across the Midlands as Westmeath launched its newest festival on the legendary Hill of Uisneach to celebrate May 1 Bealtaine.