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What to do in Waterford in October 2026

53 events from Tuesday, October 20 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 1. Busiest venues: The Reg, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Theatre Royal.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Visual arts
until Nov 7

Trust Artists Unconditionally - Public Art of 1990s Waterford

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Visual arts
Free
Cinema
7:30 PM

Waterford Film For All: A Private Life

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Cinema
7.50 €–9 € Tickets
Theatre
8 PM

Imagine Arts Festival presents: Reginald's Tower Prison Tales

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Theatre
12.50 €
Music
9 PM

Live Music Tuesdays with Tom Comerford

The Reg · The Mall
- Music

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Literature
1:15 PM

Lunchtime Talks with Dr Eugene Broderick: Women in the Irish Free State

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
- Literature
5 €
Theatre
7:30 PM

Up The Déise

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
8 PM

Imagine Arts Festival presents: Reginald's Tower Prison Tales

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Theatre
12.50 €
Music
9 PM

Live Music Wednesdays

The Reg · The Mall
- Music

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Theatre
7:30 PM

Up The Déise

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Live Music Thursdays with Tom Comerford

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Maurice Lennon Trio

The Seantí · Smartscastle
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

To The Moon And Mac

Billy Byrne's Gastro Bar & Venue · John Street
- Music
Tickets
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Friday, October 23, 2026

Theatre
7:30 PM

Up The Déise

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
8 PM

Happiness Then

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Theatre
22 € Tickets
Music
8 PM

Live Music Fridays – Acoustic Session & DJ ’til late

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
- Nights out
Music
8 PM

Whozyerman

Bank Lane · City centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Mechanical Wonders – Live at The Reg Venue

Mechanical Wonders

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
Literature
Time not announced

Dr. Patrick Holloway – Writing Clinic

Waterford Gallery of Art · O'Connell Street
- Literature
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Kris Drever

The Seantí · Smartscastle
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Lizzie No with support from Ellie Sullivan

Lizzie No

Billy Byrne's Gastro Bar & Venue · John Street
- Music
Tickets

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Other
until Oct 30

Children's Event: Waterford's Weird and Wicked Past

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
4 €
Other
6 PM

Paranormal, Past and Present

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
5 €
Theatre
7:30 PM

Up The Déise

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Live Music Saturdays- Lively Acoustic Set and DJ ’til late

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
- Nights out
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Literature
Time not announced

Life in Colour - writing poems with Jessica Traynor

Waterford Gallery of Art · O'Connell Street
- Literature
Tickets

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Theatre
2 PM

Swinging June

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Theatre
10 € Tickets
Cabaret
3 PM

Broadway Brunch

Bank Lane · City centre
- Cabaret
25 € Tickets
Music
8 PM

Live Music Sundays with Soul Teachers Club

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
- Soul

Monday, October 26, 2026

Music
9 PM

Live Music Mondays with Anthony Roche

The Reg · The Mall
- Music

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Other
7 PM

Crime, Grime & Graveyards: Urban Underbelly Evening Tour

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
15 €
Cinema
7:30 PM

Waterford Film For All: Blue Heron

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Cinema
7.50 €–9 € Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

We Will Rock You

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Live Music Tuesdays with Tom Comerford

The Reg · The Mall
- Music

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Literature
1:15 PM

Lunchtime Talks with Dr Eugene Broderick: Women in the Irish Free State

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
- Literature
5 €
Other
7 PM

Crime, Grime & Graveyards: Urban Underbelly Evening Tour

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
15 €
Theatre
7:30 PM

We Will Rock You

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
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Music
9 PM

Live Music Wednesdays

The Reg · The Mall
- Music

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Other
7 PM

Crime, Grime & Graveyards: Urban Underbelly Evening Tour

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
15 €
Theatre
7:30 PM

We Will Rock You

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
9 PM

Live Music Thursdays with Tom Comerford

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
Nights out
9 PM

SETU Graduations at The Reg! 🎓

The Reg · The Mall
- Nights out

Friday, October 30, 2026

Other
7 PM

Crime, Grime & Graveyards: Urban Underbelly Evening Tour

Medieval Museum · Viking Triangle
15 €
Theatre
7:30 PM

We Will Rock You

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
8 PM

Aisling Ghéar Presents: Pygmalion

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Theatre
20 €–22 € Tickets
Music
8 PM

Cróga – Live at The Reg Venue

Cróga

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
Music
8 PM

Live Music Fridays – Acoustic Session & DJ ’til late

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
- Nights out
Nights out
10 PM

SETU Graduations at The Reg! 🎓

The Reg · The Mall
- Nights out
Music
Time not announced

Small Town Jones

Billy Byrne's Gastro Bar & Venue · John Street
- Music
Tickets

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Nights out
5 PM

Halloween Day Party

The Reg · The Mall
- Nights out
Cinema
7:30 PM

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Garter Lane Arts Centre · City centre
- Cinema
15 € Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Chris Kent - That's All I Need Now!

Theatre Royal · City centre
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Live Music Saturdays- Lively Acoustic Set and DJ ’til late

The Reg · The Mall
- Music
- Nights out
Music
8 PM

The Beat

Bank Lane · City centre
- Music
Tickets

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