15th April 2026
This summer, Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre welcomes audiences into a season shaped by music, storytelling, imagination and community, with a programme that offers moments to connect, reflect and celebrate creativity together.
Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre opens its summer season with a major live music highlight as legendary Irish band Hothouse Flowers take to the Danny Boy Auditorium for an acoustic performance on Friday 1 May. With a career spanning over four decades and following the success of their recent RTÉ documentary, this eagerly anticipated concert is set to be one of the standout events of the year at Roe Valley.
The live programme continues with a strong strand of theatre, music and spoken‑word events. Theatre highlights include Isosceles Theatre’s acclaimed drama The Man Who Left the Titanic on Saturday 2 May, a gripping and thought‑provoking exploration of J. Bruce Ismay and the questions of morality, survival and judgement that have surrounded his story for over a century. Touring to widespread acclaim, the production promises a powerful night of theatre.
Music lovers can also enjoy a performance by Glasgow-born folk singer‑songwriter Michael McGovern (Saturday 6 June), while writer and mental health advocate Daragh Fleming appears on Friday 12 June with his deeply personal talk Creativity – The Tool to Crafting Hope, exploring the role of creativity in healing and wellbeing. Comedy fans are well catered for as Belfast comedian Paddy McDonnell brings his brand‑new stand‑up show to Roe Valley on Friday 26 June.
At the heart of Roe Valley’s summer programme is Wanderlore (25 July – 25 September), a vibrant new exhibition celebrating local myths and legends through the creativity of young artists. Developed in partnership with seven local primary and special schools, Wanderlore explores heroic deeds, mystical creatures and ancient stories, offering a joyful, imaginative reflection on Limavady’s cultural heritage. Launching on Saturday 25 July, the exhibition forms the creative centrepiece of Roe Valley’s busy summer calendar.
A rich programme of free family activities and drop‑in workshops accompanies the exhibition, including fairy door making, Celtic clay pendants, mythical creature mask‑making and a special Cinemagic Foodbank screening of The Secret of Kells, designed to spark curiosity, creativity and storytelling through hands‑on play.
Beyond the building, Roe Valley Arts will once again host the Arts Tent of Creativity at Stendhal Festival on Friday 3 July, while a wide programme of creative workshops runs throughout the season, with activities for children and adults ranging from sculpture, fused glass and comic illustration to jewellery making, printmaking and bookbinding.
