

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Mon, 01 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Blackwater Valley Opera Festival takes place from 26 May to 1 June 2026 with opera, recitals, concerts and education events across Waterford and Cork.

St Carthage’s Cathedral will host a key part of the 2026 programme, including operas: Handel’s Acis and Galatea with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, and the Irish Salon Opera Series: The Deserted Village by John William Glover, as well as recitals over the June bank holiday weekend as part of BVOF 2026.

Full programme and booking details are available on the festival website. Priority booking for 2026 is now open for Friends of the festival - contact the Box Office for more details on +353 87 407 9250.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterford/blackwater-valley-opera-festival-2026/200029789466937
- **Event Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, concerts, bank-holiday, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://blackwatervalleyopera.ie/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=waterford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Waterford
- **state**: WD
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: North Mall, Lismore, Ireland P51 CP46
- **lat**: 52.1388
- **long**: -7.9296
- **full address**: North Mall, Lismore, Ireland P51 CP46, Castleview, North Mall, Lismore, County Waterford, P51 H977, Ireland, Waterford

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: St Carthage's Cathedral - Lismore (https://allevents.in/org/st-carthages-cathedral-lismore/25191014)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** North Mall, Lismore, Ireland P51 CP46, Castleview, North Mall, Lismore, County Waterford, P51 H977, Ireland, Waterford
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** St Carthage's Cathedral - Lismore
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, music, entertainment, concerts, bank-holiday, holiday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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