✨ Evening Concert: Foundations ✨ Join us for an unforgettable evening of chamber music in the gorgeous acoustics of St. Peter's Church of Ireland. 📅 Friday 24 July 2026
🕗 8:00pm –10:00pm A programme exploring the foundations of musical form - classical masterpieces with modern reflections, and opening with performances by this year’s Young Artists. 🎼 Programme highlights: 
• Barber – 4 Songs, Op. 13
• Sollima – Sonnets et Rondeaux (String Quartet)
• Schubert – Variations for piano 4 hands
• Elgar – Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 🎟️ Book tickets now via the link in Bio. #ChamberMusic #StPetersChurchofIreland #Drogheda #ClassicalMusic #boynevalley #MusicFestival

✨ An unforgettable evening awaits at @officialslanecastle ✨ Join us on 23 July for the Opening Night of the Boyne Music Festival in one of Ireland’s most iconic musical landmarks. Begin the evening with an elegant 3-course dinner in the historic Gandon Room before enjoying Echoes — a moving programme of music, poetry and reflection inspired by the rich musical legacy of Slane Castle. 🍽️ Opening Night Dinner
🎻 Live Performance: Echoes
🏰 Luxury overnight stay options available From U2-inspired arrangements to Tchaikovsky masterpieces, this special evening promises music, atmosphere, and memories to last long after the final note. ‼️Dinner bookings close Sunday, 19 July. 🔗All information via the Link in Bio. ✉️ Send us a DM if you have any questions! #BoyneMusicFestival #SlaneCastle #Echoes #LiveMusic #ClassicalMusic #IrelandEvents #U2 #SummerFestival #LuxuryExperience #MusicFestival

🎻✨ Amateur Strings Workshop ✨🎻 Join us for a relaxed and inspiring morning of music-making this summer! 📍 Townley Hall
🗓 26 July 2026 | 11am–2pm
💶 €40 (includes refreshments) Play alongside professional musicians and enjoy coaching from amazing artists, including @ulsterorchestra leader @ioanapetcucolan and BMF guests 🎶 🎼 Music:
Bach • Grieg • @samuelkane_ (Sunflower) A friendly, supportive workshop for string players of all ages and levels — ending with a short performance at 1:45pm 💫 
Friends & family welcome! 👉 Book your place now via our website (link in bio) 📸 @thomasaljackson #BoyneMusicFestival #StringsWorkshop #ClassicalMusic #StringOrchestra #Violin #MusicWorkshop

Who is excited for the Film Screening at Boyne Music Festival this summer? 🎬 We are delighted to present Leave Only Footprints, Director Philip Denvir’s award-winning documentary exploring Northern Ireland’s dereliction crisis through the world of urban exploration (urbex). The film follows explorers documenting abandoned buildings and forgotten spaces, revealing a hidden landscape and raising questions about how we value and protect our built environment. The screening takes place in the atmospheric Townley Hall library and will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry, founders of the Derelict Ireland campaign, whose work focuses on sustainability, systems design and the circular economy. Across the weekend, visitors can also explore a striking exhibition of dereliction photography by Pete Irvine (@irishmanlost) capturing abandoned spaces across Ireland. 🎟️ Free for evening concert ticket holders - go to the link in Bio to book! #BoyneMusicFestival #LeaveOnlyFootprints #FilmScreening #IrishFilm #BoyneValley #DerelictIreland

✨Our 2026 Festival Programme is Here ✨ We’re delighted to officially launch the programme for the 13th Boyne Music Festival, taking place from Thursday 23 July – Sunday 26 July. This year’s theme, Forgotten Spaces, explores the structures we live in and care for — and those we neglect — through concerts, poetry, film, workshops, tours, family events and more. Alongside the chamber concerts audiences have come to love, this year’s festival also includes a screening of Philip Denvir’s award-winning documentary Leave Only Footprints, a photography exhibition by Irishmanlost, and a poetry workshop with @kate_wakeling 📝 Our artist line up includes exceptional Irish and international musicians, with both familiar faces and exciting new voices: @dottelettsbean, mezzo-soprano @deirdre.brenner , piano Paul Cassidy, viola David Edmonds, cello @samuelkane_ , composer @sholto.kynoch, piano @eanna_bassoon , bassoon Aisling Manning, violin @julieannemanning, cello John Murphy, viola @ioanapetcucolan, violin Jacqueline Thomas, cello Kate Wakeling, poet Festival events take place across Townley Hall, @officialslanecastle and St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda. Tickets open: 28 April – Friends 4 May – General Sale Explore the full programme through the link in bio 🔗 #BoyneMusicFestival #ProgrammeLaunch #BoyneValley #ArtsFestival

Support the Boyne Music Festival 🥂 We’re getting ready to unveil our 2026 programme — and it’s going to be something truly special ✨ Music, poetry & song come together this year to explore the theme of dereliction in Ireland, with performances in breathtaking venues like @officialslanecastle , St Peter’s Church, and Townley Hall. Before we announce everything… we’re inviting YOU to join our BMF Friends Programme 💛 As a Friend, you’ll enjoy: 
🎟️ Priority booking
🪑 Reserved seating
🍷 Exclusive receptions
🎤 Artist Q&As
📗 Programme acknowledgement …and most importantly, you’ll help bring this festival to life 🎶 Join our growing community of music lovers from Ireland and beyond 🌍 🔗 Link in bio to join ✨ Be part of something unforgettable this summer. 📸 @andrej_grilc_photography #BoyneMusicFestival #SupportTheArts #LiveMusicIreland #Drogheda #FestivalSeason #ClassicalMusic #ArtsCommunity

✨ SAVE THE DATES ✨ 🎶 The 13th Boyne Music Festival 
📅 23rd – 26th July 2026 The Boyne Music Festival returns this summer with an exciting programme of concerts, tours, workshops, poetry, film, photography and family events across County Louth and County Meath. Join us at three stunning historic venues:
🏛 Townley Hall
🏰 @officialslanecastle 
🥃 @boanndistillery We’re delighted to welcome returning artists and new friends including: 
@dottelettsbean
@Deirdre.Brenner
✨Paul Cassidy
@Sholto.Kynoch
✨Aisling Manning
@JulieAnneManning
@Eanna_Monaghan
@IoanaPetcuColan
✨Jacqueline Thomas
@SamuelKane_
@Kate_Wakeling 🎟 Full programme announced in March 
🎫 Tickets on sale at the start of April for Friends, and later on in April for the General Public! #BoyneMusicFestival #BMF2026 #ChamberMusic #LiveMusicIreland #Louth

📜2025 BMF: Poetry Workshop📜 This summer, the BMF invited poet Jennifer Horgan to offer a poetry writing workshop to guests of the festival. The participants spent an afternoon connecting with each other, exploring the grounds of Townley Hall, and developing their own writing practices. 🖋️ Thank you @horgan.jennifer for a beautiful afternoon! 🙏 📷 @thomasaljackson #boynemusicfestival #bmf #writingworkshop #poetry #wherewemeet #countylouth #boynevalley #townleyhall #chambermusicfestival #irelandsancienteast @doirepress @artscouncilireland