Sunday 3rd May, 6.15pm The Fire Parade. Join Athlone Town Pipe band as they accompany a Fire Eater with puppets who are walking to the Dean Crowe Theatre. Starts at the Civic Square Free event

Saturday 9th May Afternoon T series: ‘The Last Nickel’. Athlone Little Theatre Upstage Players from Claremorris, present Jane Shepard’s powerful and surreal human story exploring a sibling relationship; regrets, joy, love and the fragile threads that bind. Directed by Tim Oats. Experience a performance that lingers long after the lights go down. Admission €10. Tea afterwards in Green Room.