The 9th edition of What Next Dance Festival will take place 9-14 February 2026 at Dance Limerick
What Next Dance Festival returns to Limerick for its ninth edition, featuring national and international dance makers who will bring fresh and vibrant perspectives to audiences in Limerick city in a six-day celebration of dance and live performance.
This year’s specially curated programme reflects the urgency, tenderness and imagination shaping dance today. Our artists ask what it means to make dance in precarious times, how we carry what is fragile, and how we might create meaning, connection and legacy even when the future feels uncertain. In a time that tests our capacity for attention and care, their dance allows us to pause, feel and stay in relationship with one another, with openness and possibility.
There is something for everyone at What Next. Dive in and discover dance in Limerick this February!
Browse the full programme here
Watch the festival trailer here
