Yeats Day celebrates the birthday of Ireland’s national poet, WB Yeats. It promotes culture and creativity and Sligo, Yeats’ spiritual home. Enjoy poetry, drama, talks and birthday cake!
June 9th – June 13
Join with the world in marking the 156th birthday of Nobel poet WB Yeats by recording your Yeats poem and sharing it on social media, using the hashtag #yeatsdaychallenge and tagging Yeats Society Sligo and Yeats Day.
View the 2021 Yeats Day Festival Programme.
Yeats Building:
Hyde Bridge Gallery:
Branch Café:
Support us by becoming a Member of the Yeats Society Sligo, to help build it to a lively and busy cultural institution.
We are grateful for the support of donations to Yeats Society Sligo.
Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
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