Despite the challenges that Covid-19 has brought, the annual culture night is going ahead this evening with events across the country both offline and online.
Close to 800 different events will take place from a range of disciplines such as: music, art, photography, poetry, carpentry and printing.
While many venues across Waterford City and County will host free events, much of the performances this year will be online.
You can find out details of physical events through culturenight.ie while Waterford in Your Pocket will stream online events through its website and facebook.
Speaking about tonight's events, Culture night said: "Many of this year’s events will take place online, but there are safe offline events programmed too.
"Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, events on the Culture Night programme are subject to change/cancellation. We are committed to the health and safety of our participants and audience, and appreciate your understanding of this matter.
"We hope that this year’s programme will provide a great opportunity to recognise the importance and value of our creative sector."
Waterford events
Most of the events in Waterford get underway after 5pm - starting with Art in the Sand with Sean Corcoran. Throughout the evening find things to explore online and offline ranging from a performance of 'Bag o'Cans' a short play written and directed by local playwrite Martina Collender in the vestibule of the Theatre Royal; The Moly Keane Awards take place at 7; there's an artist corner with Jamie Beamish; and many musical interludes throughout the evening also.
Elsewhere one of the highlights is from the Abbey Theatre which is offering fans a unique chance to go backstage and behind the scenes of the iconic theatre.
As Culture night describes "Led by Abbey Theatre tour guides and featuring interviews with members of Abbey staff, explore the history of the theatre, get an insight into the behind-the-scenes spaces and discover how we make our productions."
This is only a small sample of what is taking place tonight as there are countless events to enjoy across the country. You can check out everything that is on tonight here.
