Creative Ireland Creative Roscommon Open Call 2025 - 4 Strands of funding opportunities. Opens 27 January. 

Strokestown International Poetry Festival - Poetry Competition 2025, Closing date is January 31.

Community Festival and Events Grant Scheme 2025 - Open for applications on Ros Online Services.

King House Cultural Companions, 2pm Weds, 5th February - Bernard Flaherty & Paul Emmet. King House Events - More Information

Artist Bursary Programme: Open now with Deadline for submissions 14th February 2025 at 5pm.

Please note: The Roscommon New Writing and Chapbook 2025 awards will also be announced later this spring.

A Drama League of Ireland Scholarship (DLI) 2025: Deadline Friday 7th February at 5pm.

Community Festival and Events Grant Scheme 2025 - Closing Date 4pm, 14th February 2025.

Creative Ireland  Creative Roscommon Open Call 2025: Closing Date 28th February 2025.

King House Concert, 7.30pm, 15th February  - Derek Hickey, Liz & Yvonne Kane, Macdara O'Faolan (music network). King House Events - More Information

Creative Heartlands  Spring Makerthon Event (in conjunction with LEO Roscommon), 10am - 4.30pm Thursday March 6th 2025 during Local Enterprise Week at King House in Boyle, Co Roscommon. Special Guest Speaker on the day is Úna Burke, Úna Burke Leather.

King House Cultural Companions, 2pm Weds, 12th March - Catherine Bolger. King House Events - More Information

Bealtaine Awards - Deadline 14th March 2025. 

Literary Awards - Deadlines: 4pm Monday 26th May 2025:

- ROSCOMMON NEW WRITING AWARD 2025 for Short Fiction & Poetry. 
Part of the County’s Literary Development Programme, funded by RCC and the Arts Council of Ireland, and supported by Roscommon Herald. Two winners each receive a monetary prize of €500 for short fiction or €500 for poetry and will have their winning entry printed in the Roscommon Herald. Two runners-up will receive €100 each for short fiction or for poetry.
- ROSCOMMON CHAPBOOK AWARD 2025
Established to assist Roscommon writers with the costs associated with publishing a modest collection of poems (15 – 20) or a compact collection of short stories (3 – 6). One award of €600 will be offered in 2025.

King House Concert, 7.30pm, 22nd March - Irish & Folk Songs with James Kilbane. King House Events - More Information

Roscommon Easter Festival: Saturday, 30th March kicking off with music in the square starting at 4:30pm.

King House Cultural Companions, 2pm Weds, 9th April - Sean Regan, Fiddle & Peter Molloy, Flute. King House Events - More Information

World Circus Day at Somers Park, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, 19th April 2025.
More information coming soon. See POP: Planning for Outdoor Performance for updates.

King House Concert, 7.30pm, 26th April - Derek Hickey, Liz & Yvonne Kane, Macdara O'Faolan (music network) King House Events - More Information

Annual Bealtaine Festival in conjunction with Age & Opportunity. Full Programme of events for Month of May available at -> Arts Participation

Strokestown International Poetry Festival - May Bank Holiday Weekend, 2 to 4 May 2025

The Creative Heartlands Adaptation Film Bursary - Deadline for applications is Midnight, Sun, 11th May, 2025. 

King House Cultural Companions, 2pm Weds, 14th May - The Six Mary's Drama by Jean Farrell. King House Events - More Information

Literary Awards (see above March) - Closing date 4pm 26th May.

Culture Night 2025 Artist & Venue Call out - OPEN! Deadline for expressions of interest is 5pm Thursday 12th June 2025.

Culture Night 2025 Artist & Venue Call out - Deadline for expressions of interest is 5pm Thursday 12th June 2025.

Cruinniú na nÓg Annual Programme - A day of free creativity for young people. 7th June 2025.

King House Concert, 7.30pm, 21st June - Roscommon Men's Choir. King House Events - More Information

Night and Day Festival 2025 - 27th – 29th June 2025.

Culture Night - Countrywide Events. Friday, 19th September 2025.

Inclusion in the Arts Bursaries DEADLINE

Slow Art Bursaries DEADLINE

Christmas Markets 

Roscommon Christmas Festival in Roscommon Town and Enchanted Christmas Trail in Loughnaneane Park