The National Performing Arts School (NPAS) presents: The BAREFEET Festival of Performing Arts: Cross-Cultural Collaboration @ The Factory, Bolands Mills, Dublin, 2-4 May

Posted on 3 Mar 2026


The National Performing Arts School (NPAS) presents: The BAREFEET Festival of Performing Arts: Cross-Cultural Collaboration & Creation on May Bank Holiday Weekend (2- 4) at The Factory, Bolands Mills, Dublin.

BAREFEET Festival is a three-day celebration of dance and the performing arts, bringing together children, young people, teens, and adult artists for a vibrant programme of workshops, collaboration, and performance.

This video will give you a great idea of what its all about, 

Presented by NPAS in partnership with Barefeet Theatre the aims to festival creates a space for cross-cultural exchange, shared learning, and creative collaboration. Participants will explore a wide range of dance and performance practices while working together to create short performance pieces, which hopefully we'll perform in public outside in the Bolands Mills Square on the final day.

Full details via the links below:

https://www.npas.ie/barefeet-festival/ 

https://gofund.me/36b57cfc5

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