Our Community and Engagement Programme runs year round, in schools, in communities, in our venue, on the streets. We want people across all our communities know the arts in their lives. We know the difference the arts can make to people’s lives. That’s why we want to extend experiences of the arts to as many people as possible within our communities. We want the arts in Droichead to be of, by and for the people of Drogheda, East Meath and Louth. To achieve this, we will sustain and deepen some of our existing relationships and develop new ones. We will listen and learn from the very many diverse groups and communities about us. Working and thinking with them, we look forward to imagining and developing new ways for participation and for creating our future.
Objectives
- Increase appreciation of Droichead as a creative hub for the people of Drogheda, East Meath and Louth and as a cultural destination for those beyond our locale.
- Maintain ongoing inquiry and dialogue with existing and desired future stakeholders to ensure the relevance and impact of our work.
- Create bespoke programmes and initiatives to encourage the engagement and participation of people of all ages and abilities, from all sections of society, from existing and new communities, and from all social backgrounds, ethnicities and traditions.
- Support local voluntary and amateur groups to produce and present work of ambition for local audiences.
Some of our community and engagement projects for 2026 include:
Leanbh Children’s Festival
Leanbh Children’s Festival returns this October with a festival of creativity for children and young people.
The Drogheda Credit Union Spook’s Parade
Friday 23 October 2026, as part of our Leanbh Children’s Festival the town will be taken taken over by a ghoulish procession that walks from Barlow House to St. Laurence's Gate as children from local schools are joined by the Percussion Crew, members of Kidkast, choreographer Tracy Martin, artists Vivienne Byrne, Darrin Finnegan, Breda Marron, Yvonne Dowd Gardiner, all led by Kieran Gallagher of Kada ka Boom Arts for this ghastly Halloween event!.
Droichead presents Cruinniú na nÓg
Funded by Creative Ireland, a day of free creativity for young people which will take place in June with a mini parade workshop and spectacle at Drogheda Civic Offices, Fair St. led by the Parades Team.
Raise Your Spear
What Drogheda Means for Me.