The Liverpool Irish Festival is set to return next month, under this year's theme, 'anniversary'.
The annual festival features 40 events for adults and children across 10 days, from Thursday, October 19, until Sunday, October 29.
The line-up includes an array of Irish artists and contributors from across the worlds of music, theatre, film, spoken word, visual arts and academia.
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Some of the festival's highlights include The London Lasses, a traditional Irish band kicking off the event, Sue Rynhart with her folk and jazz influences performing at Sefton Palm House, and a handful of commemorations and memorial gatherings.
Fun activities for families can be enjoyed at the Museum of Liverpool and the Liverpool Irish Centre on the family day and the Samhain Céilí, a spooky afternoon of dance and activities for little ones. The writer and illustrator of children's book Brave Maeve, Stu Harrison, will also be on hand to discuss and read the story aloud to kids, followed by a photo opportunity to pose with Brave Maeve's sword.
A summary of the full festival line-up can be found here.
Liverpool Irish Festival CEO and artistic director Emma Smith said: "Liverpool Irish Festival brings Liverpool and Ireland closer together using arts and culture. We create spaces that build cultural connections between Ireland, Liverpool, the Irish diaspora and neighbouring communities.
"It’s perhaps not surprising that anniversaries are on our mind this year, with us turning 21. It’s 10 years since the McAleese inquiry; 15 years since Liverpool became Capital of Culture; 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement, 100 years of Ireland and 175 years since An Gorta Mór.
"[The festival] combines stories about Irishness and reveals people searching for and finding their identity. Anniversaries are often the markers we use to remember. They connect us with our heritage and mark notable events. We hope everyone will join us – physically or online - as we celebrate and present our 21st festival and create new memories and milestones together."
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