The Kinvara Plein Air festival is an annual event, running since 2022 in the picturesque Kinvara village, on the Wild Atlantic Way and in the surrounding areas of South Co Galway and the Burren, Co .Clare. The festival is organised by members of Kinvara Area Visual Arts (KAVA) as a not-for-profit community arts event.
Kinvara Plein Air 2025 will be held over four days of the June bank holiday weekend, Friday 30 May – Monday 2 June.
The Kinvara Plein Air 2025 festival includes:
full day workshops with a range of experienced tutors for artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolour or pastels.
daily paint-outs in designated locations led by local and guest artists
a charity paint-out open to all, with prizes awarded and an opportunity to sell your work
an exhibition of art completed over the weekend, in the KAVA Courthouse Gallery
scheduled social activities
access to the hospitality and cultural life of the village of Kinvara
Schedule Overview
Friday 30 May
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Workshops 10am-4pm
Daily paint out from 11 am
KPA reception (Tullys Bar) 7.30pm
Saturday 31 May
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Workshops 10am-4pm
Daily paint out from 11 am
KPA official opening (Kinvara Quay) 7.00pm
KPA Festival Dinner (Pier Head) 7.30pm
Sunday 1 June
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Workshops 10am-4pm
Daily paint out from 11 am
KPA Festival Club (SIAR) 6pm
Monday 2 June
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Charity Paint out from 10.30am
Display of work 2.30-3.30pm
Award of prizes 3.30pm
Wet Paint Exhibition Opening (KAVA Courthouse) 4pm
Fees
KPA weekend pass (€30):
Payable by
all those attending workshops
those wanting to join daily paint outs only
Workshop fees (€60) per full day workshop
KPA dinner €48
Workshops must be booked in advance online, once registered for the weekend pass
You can register for the KPA25 weekend pass (only) online or at the KPA Hub.
Note that there is a limit to the total number of registered participants for KPA25.
