Thank you to everyone who came along to the 19th Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 13-22nd of May 2023.

We are currently working on the programme for 2024 and will post the programme here. In the meantime if you would like more information about Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 2024 please email calmastwd@setu.ie

Join us for the 20th annual Bealtaine Living Earth Festival in Irelands Southeast region.

From 18th-26th May 2024 we will celebrate Ireland’s biodiversity and natural heritage, and uncover the challenges we face in the UN’s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Through the festival we will share the good news conservation stories from around the South East that inspire and give us hope for a future with wild places, filled with wildlife.  The Bealtaine Living Earth Festival aims to encourage a greater understanding and appreciation of the natural world and the need to protect it.

In the festival we celebrate key dates in the biodiversity calendar for example: Fascination with Plants Day on  18th May, European Maritime Day  20th May, World Bee Day 20th May, and 22nd May UN Day for Biological Diversity.

 Through expert guided walks & talks, workshops and art,  both in person and virtually for all ages and backgrounds we’ll shine a spotlight on what we all can do for Ireland’s biodiversity.

The world of natural sciences can be enjoyed by everyone and is on our doorsteps waiting to be explored and what better way to expand your knowledge than by attending Ireland’s oldest Biodiversity Festival!

The UN decade of restoration runs from 2021 through 2030. This is a decade full of hope and possibility and is a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems all around the world, for the benefit of people and nature. Only with healthy ecosystems can we enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change, and stop the collapse of biodiversity.

So please join us May 18-26th 2024 for the Bealtaine Living Earth festival

Founded in 2005 by Calmast, South East Technological University’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Engagement Centre, the festival has grown into a cooperative partnership of over 40 organisations (public bodies, visitor centres, NGOs) and individuals and includes a wide variety of events for everyone, school pupils, families, adults, young and old.

We are very proud to fly the flag for Ireland in being officially listed by the United Nations as part of Biodiversity Day 2023. Read more about it on the Convention on Biological Diversity website.

See below our video message to the world for International Day for Biological Diversity 2020.

Bealtaine Living Earth Festival is brought to you by Calmast at SETU. Visit the Calmast website HERE