Community Language

Seanchoíche

Part of Féile na Gaeilge / Irish Language Day 2026

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Details

$23 (inclusive of fees)

150 minutes

Date(s)

Sat, Mar 28, 2026

5:00pm - 7:30pm

Contact

info@irishartscenter.org

Location

Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Our spring 2026 member pre-sale starts Friday, December 12. Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, December 15.

Seanchoíche—a storytelling night founded in Dublin—is a night for people from all corners, backgrounds, and identities to come together to listen and engage with stories told by volunteer speakers. These stories can range from personal anecdotes, to poetry pieces, to spoken word, fictional narratives, and anything in between. As part of Irish Language Day 2026, Seanchoíche is curating and hosting a evening of stories in the Irish language on the theme of Abhaile or "Home.” 

“Empathy is remembering that everybody has a story. Multiple stories.”—Kae Tempest

Tell your story!  You, yes YOU, are invited to submit a story! All levels of Irish and bilingual stories will be considered. Just follow the prompts here and select “NYC” as your location. Stories must be submitted before February 14th, 2026. Storytellers will be informed if their story has been selected for reading at the event in early March 2026.  

If you have any questions about submitting your story for consideration as a storyteller for the night, please email jessie@irishartscenter.org.

This event is being presented as part of Féile na Gaeilge / Irish Language Day. Admission to Seanchoíche is free to all Féile na Gaeilge ticket holders.

Purchase full-day Féile na Gaeilge tickets here.

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland and the Emigrant Support Programme.

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Featuring

Ciaran Gaffney

Featured Media

"The Dublin storytelling night that’s gone global"

The Irish Times
"A new generation of Irish storytellers"

Irish Independent

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Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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