If youโre looking for a magical experience this Christmas, you wonโt want to miss Santaโs Movigloo at the Art Deco in Ballymote. This wonderful event is brought to you by the team at the Hawkโs Well Theatre, Sligo, and I was delighted to go along for a sneak peek! As soon as I walked into... Continue Reading →
Discover Sligo’s Best Christmas Events 2025
There is so much happening in Sligo for Christmas. For Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day events click here. I put a call out on my social media channels and got a few messages, so I went looking and found so many more. If there's anything that I've missed, send me an email valrobus@gmail.com and... Continue Reading →
Sligo On Ice – So Much Fun!
Sligo On Ice has returned to Sligo town, and I headed over to see what itโs all about. Itโs a proper ice-skating rinkโno plastic โiceโ hereโand itโs absolutely brilliant! Years ago, I used to skate regularly (back when I was younger and a lot more flexible!), but this time I struggled right from the startโฆ... Continue Reading →
Something Spooky in Easkey, Sligo
What do President Michael D. Higgins, The Traitors and SpongeBob SquarePants have in common? You can see them all at the Easkey Scarecrow Festival in Sligo! It's such a wonderful event, which encourages the people of Easkey, and the surrounding areas, to unleash their creative side, and come up with something wonderful. It's well worth... Continue Reading →
Sligo Indoor Market – In Photos
Iโm delighted that Sligo town has a brand new market. The Sligo Indoor Market opened in The Canopy Shopping Centre last Sunday (September 28th) and will run every Sunday until Christmas. Itโs on from 11am - 4pm. Sligo lost two markets in the last year; Achonry Farmers Market and Strandhill Peopleโs Market. Both markets were... Continue Reading →
Great News for the Art Deco Theatre in Ballymote
I was delighted to hear the news that the Hawkโs Well Theatre, in partnership with Sligo County Council, will be the principal tenant and operator of the Art Deco Theatre in Ballymote. The Art Deco Theatre was originally called the Abbey Cinema, and it was built in the late 1940s. The cinema closed in1975, and sat idle for over... Continue Reading →