HearSay Festival
The beloved and utterly unique Audio Arts Festival returns to the Irish mountain village of Kilfinane in May 2026
BOOK YOUR PLACE - 4pm Irish time Thursday 12th February 2026
The premise of HearSay26 is simple - a gathering of the worlds finest audio creators in an Irish mountain village to nourish our sense of possibility and to inspire Creative Audio in all its forms.
After a break for renewal, the HearSay International Audio Festival once again brings together international award-winning contributors and those breaking new ground from all disciplines of creative audio; radio features, podcasts, film sound, sound art, theatre, and audio fiction to foster collaboration & imagination.
Seventeen Venues in our home village from living rooms and chapels to barbershops and gardens, will host deep dives into the craft of creative audio, thoughtful reflections, powerful provocations, unique experiments, surprising encounters, creative challenges, immersive experiences, tea and scones.
HearSay means passion and free-flowing inspiration with no name badges rooted in a real sense of community There will be over 80 events in a joyful gathering of audio adventurers from an expected 30 countries. (HearSay is truly international with over 75% of Multi-day "Immerse" Passes for our last physical festival taken up attendees from outside Ireland).
