Cairde Sligo Arts Festival (CSAF) is an annual multi-discipinary arts festival which engages artists at all stages of their career, collaborates meaningfully with artists and communities; develops capacity for high quality arts in its region and presents an exceptional programme of arts events.

Highlights in 2023 include exhibitions and events as part of Hereditas, a collaborative art project between artist Seamus Nolan and Sligo Traveller Support Group exploring elements of Traveller culture and social history; The Seas Above, newly commissioned spectacle work by LUXE; The Hare new theatre by Bob Kelly and Clare Monnelly; The Lonesome Boatman, a musical circus odyssey by Colm O’Grady and Freedom Letters, a poetic-musical composition that takes the audience on a journey through the lives of two remarkable women, Constance Markievicz and Valeria O’Connor-Vilinska.