About

Fidget Feet are a pint-sized aerial circus company from Ireland. We tell our stories anywhere we can think of; in theatres, from cranes, hidden in forests, or swinging from buildings all over the world. Our performances are for everyone and we love to find new ways of telling our stories to new people. Since 2004 Fidget Feet has performed across five continents and to hundreds of thousands of people in some of the biggest festivals and venues across the globe. In addition to creating work, Fidget Feet is a strong advocate for the development of aerial work in Ireland.

Click the links below to find out about the partners of IADF.
An Grianán Theatre
Donegal County Council
The Arts Council of Ireland

Important Information

  • Please be careful to choose classes appropriate to your levels of experience and fitness. Once the IADF starts it is much harder to change classes. (You can freely edit your classes as much as you want up until the festival starts.)
  • Spread your classes, out leaving plenty of time to rest and make sure your respect the limits of your body. For instance, don’t book a string of classes in a row that work only your upper-arms. By the end of the second class you may find you can’t do any more.
  • If you can do some preparation work training endurance prior to the IADF you will get much more out of the fest, and your body will thank you for it.
  • Allow enough time to reach your class locations. The Aura is a 40+ minute walk from the accommodation.
  • If you have a Yoga mat, side-harness or sit-harness that you want to use, please bring it with you.
  • Bring warm clothes and layers as it can get cold. Summer is no guarantee, it can be cold, wet, and windy, or it was hot that one time...
  • Bring wet gear. This is Ireland. Also sunblock. It does happen.
  • Consider food and snacks. You’ll need to keep your energy up between classes. There aren't many food places near the Aura, but since 2017 we have tried to always have a caterer serving hot lunches.

If you need help deciding on which classes are most suitable for you please contact us.

Venue Locations

Be sure to allow plenty of time to travel to your class.  It can be a 40+ minute from the accommodation to the Aura.

It's only a 3 minute walk from the Aura to St. Eunans for Cyr wheel classes. 

An Grianán is not used for classes anymore, just for shows. 

Accommodation

The IADF organises self-service accommodation for 1-week and 2-week IADF festival participants. Please select this when booking.

 It's located here, Ballyraine Campus - https://maps.app.goo.gl/mSEwpayFXiBduYc39

Alternatively contact the Letterkenny Tourist Office for full details on local accommodation or check the usual suspects such as Booking.com, Airbnb, etc.

Travel

International Travel

The closest airports to Letterkenny are;

For most people, Dublin or Derry/Belfast are the best/only options.

National Travel

Bus Eireann runs a regular service to and from Letterkenny. For full details visit www.buseireann.ie

John McGinley also run regular buses. For full details visit www.johnmcginley.com

Ulster Bus runs regular services between Letterkenny and Northern Ireland. For full details visit www.translink.co.uk - To get from Belfast, you have to take a bus to Derry. Then a bus to Letterkenny. It's because of the UK/Ireland border.

Local Travel

There's not much in terms of local public transport within the city centre. Taxis will generally operate for €5-7 within the city.

Supermarkets - There's a Lidl, Aldi and Tesco (and further to Dunnes) all within a 10-15 minute walk from the Accommodation.