Tallaght, 21-22 February 2025
A Festival without borders.
Mother Tongues Festival is the largest festival celebrating linguistic diversity through the arts in Ireland. Its mission is to showcase the country’s rich artistic and cultural tapestry, and connect people through the power of language.
The Festival encourages everyone to colour outside the lines, learn something new and have fun while celebrating their mother tongue and the rich kaleidoscope of languages spoken in Ireland. Year after year, our Festival demonstrates that multilingualism is a reason to come together and celebrate.
Artists Open Call
Are you an artist with a passion for creativity, culture, and language? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you!
The Mother Tongues Festival, Ireland’s largest celebration of linguistic diversity through the arts, is calling upon artists like you to be a part of an unforgettable event in 2025. Get ready to make a difference, connect with diverse communities, and showcase your artistic practice like never before.
Creativity and Multilingualism
An engaging exploration of Creativity and Multilingualism, organised in collaboration with Trinity College’s School of Education, at the Mother Tongues Festival. Watch it back, with ISL interpreting.
Uccellina's Way
Over the course of their two-week residency, artists Pietro Floridia and Sara Pour shared the story of Uccellina (little bird), symbolising the aspirations of displaced children to find refuge and access education in a secure environment. Through their collaborative work with local schools Scoil Aoife Community National School and Firhouse Educate Together Secondary School, Cantieri Meticci brought this inspiring tale to life, amplifying marginalised voices and shedding light on the challenges faced by displaced communities worldwide.
Volunteer with us!
Are you a language lover? Are you interested in the arts? Would you like to join our busy team during the most multicultural festival in Ireland? We are waiting for you!
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Mother Tongues Festival is one of Ireland’s most diverse and dynamic initiatives.
Our goal is to create a space that fosters belonging and celebrates linguistic and cultural identities through education and the arts and so far we have been able to engage more than 1,000 children and 100 artists in our programmes.
The next 12 months are key for us to deliver our programmes. We need your help to welcome communities to create, enjoy and share culture and creativity. We want to nurture the next generation of artists. We want to continue to come together through creativity. We want to provide some joy to help us through feelings of isolation and loss and to make migrant families feel at home in Ireland.
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