Waterford, Ireland's oldest city, hosts the annual Spraoi International Street Arts Festival. For three days locals and visitors mix and mingle as the city's streets and squares are transformed into stages that showcase an incredible array of international performers. All events are free. Daily programmes commence at lunchtime and run late into the night.

Spraoi festival offers a feast of spectacle, parade, contemporary circus, music, dance, comedy, and joyous mayhem. Spraoi Festival has attractions for all ages. It is a genuinely inclusive and cross-generational event. The festival closes with a spectacular parade featuring hundreds of costumed performers through ancient city streets followed by a fireworks finale on the River Suir.