Editing Waterford (section)

===Events===
[[File:Tall-ships-waterford.jpg|thumb|Tall Ships lined up on the quays in Waterford for the festival]]
* The [[Waterford Film Festival]] was established in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordfilmfestival.net|title=Home|website=Waterford Film Festival|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930115421/http://www.waterfordfilmfestival.net/|archive-date=30 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> celebrating its tenth year in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNeice|first1=Katie|title=Waterford Film Festival Announce 2016 Winners|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4289882&tpl=archnews&force=1|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=Irish Film & Television Network|date=14 November 2016}}</ref>
* ''Waterford Music Fest'', launched in 2011, is an outdoor, one-day music event which takes place in the city during the summer. In 2011, Waterford Music Fest was headlined by [[50 Cent]], [[Flo Rida]] and G-Unit and was attended by over 10,000 people.<ref>[http://www.munster-express.ie/entertainment/music/10000-tickets-sold-for-waterford-music-fest-2011/ 10,000 tickets sold for Waterford Music Fest 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026174459/http://www.munster-express.ie/entertainment/music/10000-tickets-sold-for-waterford-music-fest-2011/ |date=26 October 2011 }}. ''Munster Express Online'' (29 July 2011). Retrieved on 23 July 2013.</ref>
* ''Spraoi'' festival, (pronounced 'Spree')<ref name="Spraoi Official Homepage"/> organised by the Spraoi Theatre Company, is a street art festival which takes place in the city centre on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Previous events have attracted audiences in excess of 80,000 people to the city.
* ''Waterford International Festival of Light Opera''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordfestival.com/|title=Waterford Festival|work=waterfordfestival.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110225027/http://www.waterfordfestival.com/|archive-date=10 January 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is an annual event that has been held in the Theatre Royal since 1959. Also known as the Waterford International Festival of Music, it takes place in November.<ref>[http://www.waterfordintlmusicfestival.com/ Waterford International Music Festival | May 1 – 13 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207104745/http://waterfordintlmusicfestival.com/ |date=7 February 2011 }}. Waterfordintlmusicfestival.com. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.</ref>
* Waterford hosted the [[Tall Ships Races|Tall Ships Festival]] in 2005 and 2011.<ref>[http://www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie/ Tall Ships Race 2011, Waterford Tall Ships Festival Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213100713/http://www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie/ |date=13 February 2010 }}. Waterfordtallshipsrace.ie (3 July 2011). Retrieved on 23 July 2013.</ref> The 2005 festival attracted over 400,000 people to the city.<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacSweeney |first=Tom |last2=Ryan |first2=Eoin |date=2005-08-01 |title=Tall Ships Race 2005 |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/0801/718290-tall-ships-waterford/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=RTE}}</ref>
* St. Patrick's Day parade takes place annually on 17 March.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-12 |title=Waterford set to host Ireland’s largest virtual St Patrick’s Day parade |url=https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/fun---games/609606/waterford-set-to-host-irelands-largest-virtual-st-patricks-day-parade.html |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=Waterfordlive}}</ref>
* Arts festivals which take place in the city include the ''Imagine Arts Festival''<ref>[http://www.discoverwaterfordcity.ie/events.php?categoryid=imagine Imagine Arts Festival, Waterford Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007203224/http://www.discoverwaterfordcity.ie/events.php?categoryid=imagine |date=7 October 2011 }}. Discoverwaterfordcity.ie. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.</ref> in October and ''The Fringe Arts Festival'' in September.
* ''Waterford Winterval'' an annual Christmas festival held in the city centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winterval.ie/|title=Waterford Winterval – Ireland's Christmas Festival|work=winterval.ie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113145718/http://www.winterval.ie/|archive-date=13 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* ''Waterford Walls'' is an event celebrating [[street art]] annually each August since 2014. Street artists both domestic and international are invited to the city to practise and display their craft.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tipton |first=Gemma |date=17 August 2015 |title=Waterford Walls: graffiti artists paint the city out of a corner |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/waterford-walls-graffiti-artists-paint-the-city-out-of-a-corner-1.2317139 |work=[[Irish Times]] |location= |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kane |first=Conor |date=24 August 2020 |title=Street art festival brightens up Waterford's walls  |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0824/1161006-waterford-walls/ |work=[[RTÉ News]] |location= |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref>