Ireland’s Summer Opera Festival returns 27 May - 2 June 2025. Opera, concerts, recitals, education programmes, free community events, gourmet dining and more. Highlights include Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lismore Castle and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at St Carthage’s Cathedral. With 23 events at 12 venues and more than 5,000 visitors, you're invited to experience exceptional opera and classical music performances at Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2025.

The BVOF Concert Series at the romantic 19th-century Dromore Yard will feature some of the most remarkable Irish and international musicians. Recitals will take place in historic homes and venues throughout the majestic Blackwater Valley region.