Spraoi festival comes of age
The international street-arts festival is synonymous with the August bank holiday weekend. Its reputation spreads far beyond the Viking city’s walls. The extensive programme of street theatre features a host of visiting productions. International acts and local performers take over the city’s winding, medieval streets, quays and plazas.
The Spraoi parade, the company’s own production, is the climax of the festival. This year’s maritime-themed production, ‘Flotsam and Jetsam’, will weave through Waterford’s city centre, and is expected to be watched by 30,000 spectators.
