Bealtaine Festival 2009
Celebrating our Living Earth in the Southeast of Ireland
This year's Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science will run from May 17 - 24th and offers primary and secondary school pupils along with the general public the chance to explore the natural world around them. We have events for primary and secondary schools and we have events on in the evening and weekends to suit adults and families.
In ancient Celtic times the festival of Bealtaine celebrated the arrival of Summer. Our Bealtaine Science Festival of Outdoor Science celebrates out Living Planet with an emphasis on activities outdoors understanding our surroundings and the plants and animals that we share the world with.A number of groups in the Southeast have come together to create this festival, which is coordinated by CALMAST at Waterford IT. Partners in this year's festival include:
- The Copper Coast Geopark
- JFK Arboretum
- Waterford County Council
- Waterford City Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Waterford IT
- Fenor Bog
- National Biodiversity Data Collection Centre
- Lismore Heritage Centre
- Geological Survey of Ireland
- Irish Wildlife Trust
