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Riverbank Arts Centre is County Kildare’s Arts Centre; it is based in Newbridge which is less than 45 minutes from Dublin city centre. Riverbank Arts Centre hosts a programme of local, national and international productions including theatre, music, opera, comedy and visual arts. The venue comprises of a 180 seat auditorium, a children’s gallery, a contemporary gallery hosting both local national

and international artists and a café. Riverbank Arts Centre is a member of Nomad Theatre Network which furthers the development of the performing arts in the North Midlands region and extend the parameters of regional, national and international performances available to venues and their audiences; Riverbank Arts Centre is also a member of Strollers Touring Network which is a network of 10 Theatre/Arts Centre venues located across Ireland. It is currently the largest touring network in the country. This enables the center to bring the best of national theatre to the county of Kildare while also providing visitors to Kildare the opportunity to stay in the county and see some of the best produced theatre, music, comedy and opera on our stage. The art house cinema at Riverbank Arts Centre is now a full digital system supported by Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh which is financed by the Irish Government under the Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007-2013 and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in Rural Areas. It has proved to be an invaluable part of the centre, programing high quality art house films and more recent releases.

𝗞𝗶𝗸𝗶'𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲Saturday 24 October, 2pmTickets €4Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873666257/eventsT...
05/09/2026

𝗞𝗶𝗸𝗶'𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲

Saturday 24 October, 2pm
Tickets €4
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873666257/events

This classic family adventure from legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away) is set in a world where friendly witches exist alongside ordinary humans. Like all witches of her age, 13-year-old Kiki has to set out on her own. Accompanied by her talking cat familiar Jiji, Kiki flies off on her broomstick to settle in a new town. There, she finds a room above a bakery and starts her own business - a broomstick delivery service! But as her business quickly takes off, her own self-doubts put her magic powers at risk…

Beautifully animated and endlessly charming, Kiki’s Delivery Service remains one of Studio Ghibli’s most beloved classics and has now returned to the big screen!

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki | 103 mins | Cert PG | English language

Screenings are presented in association with Access Cinema and Europa Cinemas

Welcome to 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 - 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱Visit our Children's Gallery between now and Hallowee...
05/09/2026

Welcome to 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 - 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱

Visit our Children's Gallery between now and Halloween to discover the icy landscapes and remarkable wildlife that Martina encountered over 17,000km from her home in Co. Kildare.

Featuring original photography and hands-on creative activities, the exhibition celebrates the beauty and wonder of the frozen continent. Visitors of all ages are encouraged to explore, create, and let their imaginations wander.
One of the exhibition highlights is Martina’s recent engagement project with the Shackleton Experience and Riverbank Arts Centre – which celebrates Kildare’s unique connection to the South Pole. This display features 120+ original prints created by school children from across the county, inspired by explorer Ernest Shackleton’s expeditions.

Music is back at Riverbank this September and we have some great acts lined up just for you!1. ConTempo Quartet - Of Woo...
04/09/2026

Music is back at Riverbank this September and we have some great acts lined up just for you!

1. ConTempo Quartet - Of Woods and Water
Wednesday 9 September, 8pm

2. Crash Ensemble Featuring Nás na Rí Singers - Everything is Connected by Ed Bennett
Sunday 13 September, 7pm
Newbridge Town Hall

3. Music Network Presents Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pauline Scanlon, Tom Morrow & John Doyle
Friday 18 September, 8pm
Newbridge Town Hall

4. Tolü Makay - People Still Cry in Summer Tour
Thursday 1 October, 8pm

5. Music Network Presents Bill Laurance
Friday 23 October, 8pm
St. David's Church, Naas

6. Route 66 Big Band
Saturday 21 November, 8pm

7. Iarla Ó Lionáird with Cormac McCarthy and special guest Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Friday 11 December, 8pm

8. Freddie White
Saturday 19 December, 8pm

9. Andrew Lloyd Webber & Beyond
Friday 19 February, 8pm

04/09/2026

𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹

Thursday 24 September, 7pm
Tickets €10
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873665106/events

“If someone, in 50 years-time, can sit back, relax and
enjoy this film, it’ll be a job well done.” Kieran Galvin.

A long-time member of a Newbridge Drama Group, Kieran made the decision in 2018 to interview past and present members. This small passion project soon took on a life of its own becoming a snapshot of how people from all around Ireland, and beyond, were linked together by the same small local drama group in Co. Kildare.

The film examines how some of the members came to Kildare, where they were from originally and, in some cases, why they eventually left. There's also room for Newbridge natives as they reminisce about growing up in ‘old Newbridge’.

This documentary film contains all original music, with contributions from Ari Sorilos, Colm Galvin, Eimear Dempsey, Caroline Malone, Willie Butler, Brenda Malone, and Kieran Galvin. Newbridge band The Moon and Sixpence also feature with Dying To Live, written by band member Michael O’Connell. Also featured is the song Ballymanny by Newbridge native Conleth Cummins, from his cd of the same name Ballymanny. There will also be older archive footage including comedy sketches, with a smidgen of nonsense thrown in!

This film, without doubt, is “Homemade in County Kildare” and is one for the local archives.

Proceeds from this event will be donated to Newbridge Parish Lourdes Fund

𝗜𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗯𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗮52M Robertstown Community BargeOpposite Mullaney's BarThe new video install...
04/09/2026

𝗜𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗯𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗮

52M Robertstown Community Barge
Opposite Mullaney's Bar

The new video installation from visual artist Marta Golubowska is an investigation of ways of dwelling beyond the existential need for shelter; the artist looks for a connection between the environments and the inner sense of balance. It is an invitation to a deeply personal journey to the secluded intimacy of her spaces. It is also a journey through memories of all the homes that we carry through life. The video installation will take place inside the immersive space of 52m Barge in Robertstown, Co. Kildare.

Marta writes:
An inch-thick wall separates me from the rest of the world: 8 millimetres of steel, some insulation, plywood, and a layer of paint. In this shell, I hang up the curtains to be drawn, install the latches to be locked. This shell filters down the beaming light of the day and keeps in the brightness of a lamp that would otherwise escape into the darkness of the night. This is where I hide from prying eyes, burning questions and high expectations; the scrutiny of achieving higher.

“Consciousness of being at peace in one’s corner produces a sense of mobility, and this, in turn, radiates immobility. An imaginary room rises around our bodies, which think that they are well hidden when we take refuge in the corner.” (Gaston Bachelard “Poetic Spaces”)

Funded by Kildare County Council Arts Service Culture Night Commission Award, with support from Riverbank Arts Centre.

This exhibition is part of Culture Night 2026.

Opening Hours
Tuesday 15 September: 7pm – 9pm
Wednesday 16 September: 11am – 2pm
Thursday 17 September: 7pm – 9pm
Friday 18 September: Culture Night events – advanced bookings only
Saturday 19 September: 11am – 2pm
Tuesday 22 September: 7pm – 9pm
Wednesday 23 September: 11am – 2pm

03/09/2026

𝗧𝗼𝗹𝘂̈ 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘆
𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿

Thursday 1 October, 8pm
Tickets €25
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873663188/events

Tolü Makay is a Nigerian-Irish alternative pop soul artist celebrated for her commanding voice and emotionally charged performances.

Tolü has performed across Europe and the US. Highlights include opening for Disclosure at Guinness’ inaugural festival, supporting Gabrielle in the 3 Arena, starring in an RTÉ Documentary alongside Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan, and performing for the President of Ireland at his 80th Birthday. Her song Aye was featured in the series Conversations with Friends. She has also featured on The Late Late Show, The Tommy Tiernan Show and Dancing with the Stars in 2026 where she made it to the final.

Her breakout moment came from a cover of N17 that went viral, moving Graham Norton to tears. This also led to her performing in the John F. Kennedy centre in Washington. In 2025, Tolü released her EP People Still Cry in the Summer. She has just announced an Irish Tour in 2026.

𝗡𝗧 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱Thursday 17 September, 7pmTickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) / €5 (...
03/09/2026

𝗡𝗧 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱

Thursday 17 September, 7pm
Tickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) / €5 (student)
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873666259/events

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin | 157 mins | Cert 12A | English language

Screenings are presented in association with Access Cinema and Europa Cinemas.

03/09/2026

𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗱

Monday 14 September, 8pm
Tickets €7 (early bird) / €9 (on door) /€5 (Student)
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873665840/events

American musician Rick Power is the singer of a wedding band, having given up on dreams of stardom to live a family life in Ireland. At a wedding, he meets Danny Wilson - a famous boy band member now embarking on a solo career. Immediately striking up a rapport, they spend a long night working on music together. Months later, Danny has a new hit song - but Rick is shocked to discover it’s a song he wrote. With Danny seemingly refusing to acknowledge the song’s origins, Rick risks it all to fight for a songwriting credit that could change his life.

John Carney’s delightful new film is a worthy follow up to his previous hits like Once and Sing Street.

Directed by John Carney | 94 mins | Cert 15A | English language

Screenings are presented in association with Access Cinema and Europa Cinemas.

𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁Sunday 13 September, 7pmNewbridge Town HallTickets €18/€15Bo...
02/09/2026

𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁

Sunday 13 September, 7pm
Newbridge Town Hall
Tickets €18/€15
Book: https://riverbank.ticketsolve.com/shows/873665037/events

Featuring Nás na Rí Singers

Crash Ensemble presents Everything is Connected, a bold and inclusive new work by acclaimed Irish composer Ed Bennett, created with collaboration and community at its core.

Commissioned by Crash, the project brings together members of the ensemble with local musicians and performers from diverse musical backgrounds in a dynamic live performance showcasing the possibilities of collaborative performance.

For this concert, Crash are joined by Nás na Rí Singers in a compelling presentation of Bennett’s expansive and energetic score.

Described by The Guardian as creating “unclassifiable, raw-nerve music of huge energy and imagination”, Bennett is one of Ireland’s most distinctive contemporary composers. His work spans orchestral music, opera, electronic music, installations and film, and has been commissioned and performed internationally by organisations including the BBC, RTÉ and Music Network. In 2024, he was elected to Aosdána in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the creative arts in Ireland.

Everything is Connected celebrates collaboration, connection, and the collective energy of live performance - an ambitious new work that showcases community musicians alongside one of Ireland’s leading contemporary ensembles.

A BIG thank you to .l.lynch for hosting Co-Working Café today in our Foyer! She was joined today by theatre maker and pl...
02/09/2026

A BIG thank you to .l.lynch for hosting Co-Working Café today in our Foyer! She was joined today by theatre maker and playwright Cian Ó Náraigh who spoke with the group.

Attendees were given the opportunity to work on something of their own, draw ideas from the inspiration buffet, take a break in the stretching room and, most importantly, to connect with each other!

It was lovely to see so many turn up to take part - we hope to see you all again next month!

Co-Working Café meets up on the first Wednesday of the month, the next date is Wednesday 7 October - see you then!

Address

Main Street
Newbridge
W12D962

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 2pm
2:30pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 2pm
2:30pm - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 2pm
2:30pm - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 2pm
2:30pm - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 2pm
2:30pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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+35345448327

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