Event(s) of the Week

 

Kilkenny Tourism Brochure 2017/2018

You can now download the NEW 2017/2018 Kilkenny Tourism Brochure. It will be available in booklet form at hotels and various businesses throughout Kilkenny during June 2017 - Download PDF (30mb)

 

Festivals in Kilkenny in 2017/2018

• 2017
• 11th to 20th August - Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017
• 19th to 27th August - Heritage Week 2017
• 20th August - Kilkenny Country Music Festival 2017
• 25th to 27th August - Graiguenamanagh Town of Books Festival 2017
• 26th August - 191st Iverk Show
• 25th October to 7th November (date TBC) - ScareFest Hallowe'en Festival at Shankill Castle
• 27th to 30th October - Rockfall Music Festival 2017
• 26th to 30th October - Savour Kilkenny: Festival of Food 2017
• 9th to 12th November - Kilkenomics Festival 2017
• 20th to 26th November - Subtitle European Film Festival 2017
• 1st December to 1st January - Yulefest Kilkenny 2017
• 8th to 10th December (date TBC) - Christmas Tree Festival 2017
• 2018
• 15th to 18th March (TBC) - Kilkenny TradFest 2018
• 4th to 7th May - 21st Smithwick's Kilkenny Roots Festival 2018
• 1st to 4th June - Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival 2018

 

 

This Week's Musical / Theatre / Events

• For up to date information on what is happening in Kilkenny City and County, see the twitter accounts @Kilkenny and @loveKilkenny.

• Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny - Parliament St - 10 am to 6 pm daily, €12/9.50/7 - This multi-sensory and interactive experience will take visitors on a journey through the medieval origins of brewing on the site of the St. Francis Abbey Brewery to the arrival of John Smithwick in the 1700’s, and right up to the present day.  During the tour, the Smithwick’s brewing process will be brought to life with visitors having the opportunity to experience the smells, tastes and textures of the raw materials involved in creating the perfect pint of ale. French, German, Spanish and Italian speaking visitors will be offered an audio guide to take them on the tour, which lasts approximately 70 minutes

• Medieval Mile Museum - open from Tuesday 28th February - Medieval Mile Museum, High St - The 13th century St Mary’s church and grave yard is the finest example of a medieval church in Ireland. As the starting point of the ‘Medieval Mile’ trail, it brings to life Kilkenny’s history as Ireland’s premier medieval city. Displays of Kilkenny’s civic treasures and replicas of some of the High Crosses of Ossory illustrate the local Gaelic monastic heritage and the ancient city’s historic role in Ireland. Kilkenny’s 800-year story is told with a contemporary twist within the new museum. The customer experience contains a long colourful interactive table similar to a giant iPad, an elongated plasma TV screen, and projected imagery onto a giant wall allowing visitors to get immersed in the rich history with the aid of modern technology.

Kilkenny Castle Events

• For more information on these events, visit visitkilkenny.ie/kilkenny_castle or www.kilkennycastle.ie

• The 'Decius Mus' Tapestries have returned to the Castle. The Tapestries are among the great glories of the wonderful historic Ormonde Collection at Kilkenny Castle. The 'Decius' suite had been in the ownership of the Ormonde family for over 300 years and was displayed in several of their residences before being acquired by OPW for display in Kilkenny Castle. It forms a highlight of the Ormonde Collection in the Tapestry Room and fabulous Picture Gallery - one of the finest historical and architectural spaces in Ireland, kilkennycastle.ie

• Orienteering Course - Following the December launch of the new permanent Orienteering Course at Kilkenny Castle Park, OPW is delighted to announce that three maps, Short (1.8km), Medium (2.4km) and Long (3.5km) distances, are now available to download for free on the Kilkenny Castle website. The orienteering course is open to all, families, individuals, clubs, schools and what an amazing way to explore the flora and fauna of Kilkenny Castle Park while enjoying the exercise in beautiful surroundings.  There is also a small area of the Canal Walk involved in the courses, kilkennycastle.ie

 

 

 

Events for Kids

• Kilkenny Kids! And Life! Directory at http://www.kilkenny.ie/eng/kids_life_directory/Kilkenny_Kids_and_Life_Activity_Directory.html

 

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By night Kilkenny comes alive as visitors and locals alike enjoy the city's vibrant cultural and entertainment life. The city offers an eclectic mix of cosmopolitan designer bars and traditional old style hostelries. What better way to spend an evening than enjoying a meal in one of the many restaurants throughout Kilkenny? Live music and theatre take place throughout the week, so whether your taste is for dance music, poetry, theatre or rock! - Kilkenny has something to offer you.

Weekly Gig Listings are courtesy of Edwina Grace at the Kilkenny People Newspaper. If you want to publicise events or gigs in the Kilkenny People, you can contact Edwina at EdwinaGrace@hotmail.com and to be published on this page, email webmaster@kilkennycoco.ie

You can also follow daily updates via Twitter at @LoveKilkenny or @Kilkenny or on our FaceBook page Kilkenny Tourism Facebook

Full listing of what's happening in Kilkenny in the week from Wednesday 16^th August to Tuesday 22^nd August 2017

 

Wednesday 16^th August

   Kilkenny Arts Festival: Ukraine The New  European Frontier, Rothe House, 11 am, €12/10.
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Play: Katie's Birthday Party, Barnstorm Theatre, 12 pm & 3 pm, €8/30.
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside, St John's Priory, 1 pm, €19/17. 
Live Music: Live Trad & Ballads with Toss The Feathers, Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 6 pm
Live Music: Ireland's Tunes & Tales, Storytelling, Trad Music & Song, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St, 6:30 pm
Live Music: Live Trad with Wallop The Cat, Matt The Millers, John St, 6.30 pm
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Lecture: Churchill's Irish Generals, The Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, 6 pm, €12/10. 
Kilkenny Arts Festival:  Concert: ICO Soloists & Jorg Wildmann, Watergate Theatre, 7:30 pm, €20/18.
Kilkenny Arts Festival:  Concert: Eliza earthy & The (Wayward Band, St Canice's Cathedral, 8 pm, €30/27/27/24. 
Live Music: Raglan Rogues, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St, 8 pm
Live Music: Acoustic Traditional Irish Music Acoustic Session, Bollards Bar, Kieran St, 8:15 pm
Live Music:  Trad with Cu Chulainn & renowned Irish Dancer Ger Hayes, Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 9 pm http://www.lanigans.ie/lanigans-irish-dancing-irish-music.asp
Kilkenny Ghost Tours, from Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 8 pm, €14/12, kilkennyghosttours.com
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Crash Ensemble, Kilfane Glen & Waterfall, 9 pm
AKA Fringe Festival: #Concert: Roominations, Hole in the Wall, 9 pm, €5
Movie Night: Billy Byrnes, John St, 8.30 pm, Free
Live Music: Trad and Ballads, Dylan Whiskey Bar, John St, 9 pm
Live Music: The Field, High St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: Trad Session, Matt The Millers, John St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: Weekly Open Trad Session, Cleere's, Parliament St, 10 pm

Thursday 17^th August

Kilkenny Farmers Market - local food, flowers and crafts, The Parade, 9 am - 4 pm
Dancing: Line Dancing, The Home Rule Club, John's Quay, 10:30 am
Live Music: Live Trad & Ballads with Toss The Feathers, Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 6 pm
Live Music: Anthony McAuley & Friends, playing Trad & Irish Music, in Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St. 6 pm
Dancing: Line Dancing Home Rule Club, 10:30 am
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Keeping at a Tangent, Rothe House 11 am
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Katie's Birthday Party,  Barnstorm Theatre, 12 pm & 3 pm, €8/30
Vogue in the Afternoon, Newpark Hotel, 12:30 pm, €35
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Ailish Tynan & Iain Turnside, St John's Priory, 1 pm €19/17
Concert: Historical Harp Society of Ireland: Simon Chadwick, Colaiste Pobail Osrai, 1:30 pm €10/5
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Paula Meehan, The Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, 6 pm, €14/12
Dancing: Line Dancing Home Rule Club, 10:30 am
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Keeping at a Tangent, Rothe House 11 am
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Katie's Birthday Party, Barnstorm Theatre, 12 pm & 3 pm, €8/30
Vogue in the Afternoon, Newpark Hotel, 12:30 pm, €35
KAF: Concert: Ailish Tynan & Iain Turnside, St John's Priory, 1 pm €19/17
Concert: Historical Harp Society of Ireland: Simon Chadwick, Colaiste Pobail Osrai, 1:30 pm €10/5
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Paula Meehan, The Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, 6 pm, €14/12
AKA Fringe Festival: Eoghan O'Drisceoil, Bosco's cafe at Watergate Theatre, 6:30 pm - 9 pm 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: "Counting Sheep", award winning ‘folk opera', The Hub at Cillin Hill, 8 pm from €26
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Crash Ensemble, Crash Ensemble with Sam Amidon & Friends, St Canice's Cathedral, 8 pm, €27/€22 €23.50/€19
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Dance; Acrobatics; "Raven Eyed" Loosysmokes, in Brewhouse Brewery Site, 8 pm & 10 pm, €19/17. 
An Evening of Music for Piltown Community Enterprise, Piltown Community Centre, 8:30 pm
KAF Fringe Festival: The Sofa Sessions, Billy Byrne's Bar 9 pm
Kilkenny Ghost Tours, from Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 8 pm, €14/12, kilkennyghosttours.com
Live Music: Acoustic Traditional Irish Music Acoustic Session, Bollards Bar, Kieran St, 8:15 pm
LiveMusic:  Trad with Cu Chulainn & renowned Irish Dancer Ger Hayes, Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 9 pm http://www.lanigans.ie/lanigans-irish-dancing-irish-music.asp
Live Music: Danny Burke, Brewery Corner, Parliament St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: The Nore Sessions (Song, Storytelling & Poetry), O'Gorman's, Upper John St, 9.30 pm
Big John’s Krazy Karaoke & Fun Night, Biddy Early’s, John St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: Stephen Murphy, Dylan Whiskey Bar, John St, 9 pm
Live Music: The Field, High St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: Damian Carroll followed by a DJ, Matt the Millers, John St, 10 pm
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Martin Hayes &  Dennis Cahill, Set Theatre at Langton's, 10 pm, €25/22.50 

Friday 18^th August

Kilkenny Arts Festival: Making Peace with Place, The Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, 11 am, €12/10. 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside, St John's Priory, 1 pm, €19/17. 
Kilkenny Arts Festival:  Inside Voices, Talbot's Tower, 2 pm
Kilkenny Arts Festival: The Liffey Banks, Rothe House, 4 pm, €16/14
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Alfred Brendel, St  Canice's Cathedral, 5 pm, €16/14. 
Historical Harp Society of Ireland: Ann Heymann & Eibhlis Ni Riordain, Colaiste Pobail Osrai, 5:30 pm,  €10/5 
Live Music: Live Trad & Ballads with Toss The Feathers, Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 6 pm
Live Music: Anthony McAuley & Friends, playing Trad & Irish Music, in Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St. 6 pm
Live Music: Live Trad with Wallop The Cat, Matt The Millers, John St, 6.30 pm
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Christian Blackshaw, St Canice's Cathedral,  7:30 pm, €35/31.50/30/27
AKA Fringe Festival: Fish-Speak launch, Rothe House, 7:30 pm. 
AKA Fringe Festival: Yarns, Cleere's Bar & Theatre, 7:30 pm. 
AKA Fringe Festival: Boom Boom Boom, Hole in the Wall, High St. 7:30 pm. 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Counting Sheep, Cillin Hill, 8 pm, from €26
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Loosysmokes Raven Eyed, The Brewhouse, 8 pm & 10 pm, €19/17. 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Created, Watergate Theatre, 8 pm, €20/18. 
Live Music: Drops of Green & DJs, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St. 8 pm. 
Kilkenny Ghost Tours, from Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 8 pm, €14/12, kilkennyghosttours.com
Live Music: Irish Fiddle session (musicians welcome), Bollard’s Bar, Kieran St, 8 pm
Live Music: Acoustic Traditional Irish Music Acoustic Session, Bollards Bar, Kieran St, 8:15 pm
Quiz: Baby Chloe Mullally Table Quiz, Mackey's Bar, Gathabawn, 8:30 pm, €20 (team of four)
AKA Fringe Festival: Cult Theatre: 12 Angry Men, Rothe House, Parliament St. 8:30 pm, €8 (preview night).
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Loosysmokes:  Raven Eyed, Brewhouse, 8 pm & 10 pm, €20/18
Live Music: Live Acoustic Session with Phil & Gill Coulter, Dylan Whisky Bar, John St, 9 pm
Live Music: Moira's Open Night, Home Rule Club, John's Quay
Live Music: Divil the Bit, Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: The Field, High St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: River Court Hotel, John St, 10 pm
Live Music: Langtons, John St, 10 pm
Live Music: Friday Session, Hole In The Wall, High St, 10 pm
Live Music: An Poc Fada, Rose Inn St, 10 pm
Live Music: The Acousticats, Trad & Ballad, Kytelers Inn, Kieran St, 10 pm
Live Music: The Ambassadors, Langton's John St. 10 pm
Live Music: Rafter Dempseys, Friary St, 10 pm
Live Music: Ryan's Bar, Friary St, 10.30 pm

Saturday 19^th August

Kilkenny ParkRun, Kilkenny Castle Park, 9.30 am, facebook.com/kilkennyparkrun
Market with lots of different items for sale, Cillin Hill, 10 am - 3 pm, facebook.com/kilkennysaturdaymarket
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: David Power & Malcolm Proud, St Canices Cathedral, 11 am €15/13
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu, St John's Priory, 1 pm, €19/17 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Inside Voices, Talbot's Tower, New St. 2 pm 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Counting Sheep, Cillin Hill, 3pm, from €26 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: My Musical Life, The Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, 3 pm, €16/14
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Created, Watergate Theatre, 5 pm, €20/18
Vinyl Valkyries, Brewery Corner, 5 pm 
Historical Harp Society of Ireland: Siobhan Armstrong & Eamonn 0 Br4ithe, Colaiste Pobail Osrai, 5:30 pm, €10/5 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: The Changing Irish State, Rothe House, 6 pm, €12/10 
Live Music: Anthony & Friends, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St. 6 pm
Live Music: Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 6.30 pm
Live Music: Live Trad with Rapscallion, Matt The Millers, John St, 6.30 pm
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Irish Chamber Orchestra, Ailish Tynan & Jorg Widmann, St Canice's Cathedral, 7:30 pm, €35/31.50/30/27 
AKA Fringe Festival: Boom Boom Boom, Hole in the Wall, 7:30 pm
AKA Fringe Festival: Mongoose, Fennelly's, Callan, 8 pm, €10 
AKA Fringe Festival: HamSandwich, Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, 8 pm, €20 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Counting Sheep, Cillin Hill, 8 pm, from €26 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Loosysmokes Raven Eyed, The Brewhouse, Brewery Site, 8 pm & 10 pm, €19/17
Live Music: Abbeyfolk, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St. 8 pm
Kilkenny Ghost Tours, from Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 8 pm, €14/12, kilkennyghosttours.com
Live Music: An Poc Fada, Rose Inn St, 8 pm
AKA Fringe Festival: Cult Theatre: 12 Angry Men, Rothe House, 8:30 pm, €10/8 
AKA Fringe Festival: Midsummer Masquerade Party, Brewery Corner, 9 pm, €5 
Concert: Dermot & Irene King, Rhu Glenn Hotel, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny 9 pm, €10 
Live Music: The Village Inn, Upper Patrick St, 9 pm
DJ: Saturday Club, Marble City Bar, High St.
Live Music: Saturday Mix Up, Left Bank, The Parade 9 pm
Live Music: Theme Time Retro Radio, Dylan Whiskey Bar, John St, 9 pm
Live Music: Acoustic Trans Atlantic Session, Bollards Bar, Kieran St, 9.30 pm
Concert: Hanggai, Set Theatre, John St., 9:30 pm, €25/22.50
Live Music: Danny Burke, Home Rule Club, John's Quay 
Live Music: The Field, High St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: Paddocks Bar @ Springhill Court Hotel, Waterford Road
Live Music: River Court Hotel, John St, 10 pm
Live Music: An Poc Fada, Rose Inn St, 10 pm
Live Music: Hole In The Wall, High St, 10 pm
Live Music: Little Andy's, Ormonde Road, 10 pm
Roisin Dubh & DJ, Kyteler's Inn, 10 pm 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Chamber Choir Ireland & Paul Hillier, St Canice's Church, 10 pm, €25/22.50 
Live Music: Summer Saturday Sessions, Morrison's Bar, 10 pm
Live Music: Rafter Dempsey's, Friary St, 10 pm
Live Music: Ryan's, Friary St, 10.30 pm

Sunday 20^th August

Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Legendary Lieder, The Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, 11 am, €12/10 
Kilkenny Country Music Festival, Gowran Park, Gowran, Co. Kilkenny, 1 pm,€25 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Concert: Lieder Finale, St John's Priory, 1 pm, €19/17 
Church Hill Silver Band, Kilkenny Castle, 2:45 pm
Live Music: Riverview Bar at River Court Hotel, John St, 5 pm
Live Music: Hot 4 Jazz Quartet, Left Bank, Patrick St, 5 pm
Historical Harp Society of Ireland: James Ruff & Ronan Browne, Colaiste Pobail Osrai, 5:30 pm, €10/5 
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Festival Finale, St Canice's Cathedral, 7:30 pm, €42/37.50/37/33. 
Live Music: Sunday Sessions, musicians welcome, Ryans, Friary St, 6 pm - 8 pm
Live Music: Anthony & Friends, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St. 6 pm
Live Music: Generation 5, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St, 6.30 pm
Live Music: Live Trad, Matt The Millers, John St, 6.30 pm
Live Music: Rusty Springs, The Field, High St, 7 pm
Kilkenny Ghost Tours, from Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 8 pm, €14/12, kilkennyghosttours.com
Live Music: Carroll's Bar in Knocktopher, 9 pm
Live Music: Kevin and Eugene (greatest hits from the 50's to 00's), Dylan Whiskey Bar, John St, 9 pm
Live Music: Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 9 pm
Live Music: Tomas Jackman, Irish Songs & Ballads, Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran St, 9 pm
Live Music: An Poc Fada, Rose Inn St, 9.30pm
Live Music: The Barflies, The Pumphouse, Parliment St, 9.30pm
Live Music: Rockout with Loose Cannons, The Field, High St, 9.30pm

Monday 21^st August

Live Music: Live Trad & Ballads with Toss The Feathers, Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 6 pm
Live Music: Live Trad with Wallop The Cat, Matt The Millers, John St, 6.30 pm
Games Night Billy Byrnes, John St.
Kilkenny Ghost Tours, from Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 8 pm, €14/12, kilkennyghosttours.com
Live Music:  Trad with Cu Chulainn & renowned Irish Dancer Ger Hayes, Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 9 pm http://www.lanigans.ie/lanigans-irish-dancing-irish-music.asp
Live Music: The Raglan Rogues, Kyteler's Inn, Kieran St. 8 pm
Live Music: Acoustic Traditional Irish Music Acoustic Session, Bollards Bar, Kieran St, 8:15 pm
Live Music: Stephen Murphy, Tynan's Bridge House Bar, Johns Bridge, 9 pm
Live Music: Wandering Souls, Dylan Whiskey Bar, John St, 9 pm
Live Music: The Field, High St, 9.30pm
Live Music: Trad Session, Cleere's, Parliment St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: After Dark followed by DJ Eddie Hughes, Matt The Millers, John St, 10 pm

Tuesday 22^nd August

Live Music: Live Trad & Ballads with Toss The Feathers, Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 6 pm
Live Music: Live Trad with Wallop The Cat, Matt The Millers, John St, 6.30 pm
Taco Tuesdays, Billy Byrnes, John St.
Dancing: Swing Dancing, The Home Rule Club (Upstairs) 8 pm
Kilkenny Ghost Tours, from Lanigans, Rose Inn St, 8 pm, €14/12, kilkennyghosttours.com
Live Music: Acoustic Traditional Irish Music Acoustic Session, Bollards Bar, Kieran St, 8:15 pm
Live Music: Sean Maher, Brewery Corner, Parliment St, 8.30 pm
LiveMusic:  Trad with Cu Chulainn & renowned Irish Dancer Ger Hayes, Lanigan's, Rose Inn St, 9 pm http://www.lanigans.ie/lanigans-irish-dancing-irish-music.asp
Live Music: Kevin & Eugene, Dylan Whiskey Bar, John St, 9 pm
Live Music: Bold as Brass (14 Piece Brass band) Victors Bar, Patrick St., 9 pm
Live Music: Rob Strong Band, The Field, High St, 9.30 pm
Live Music: Kitchen Sessions, JB Burke's Bar, John St, 9.30 pm

 

Set Theatre in Kilkenny

 

Exhibitions

• 'Decius Mus' Tapestries at Kilkenny Castle, kilkennycastle.ie

 

Film: IMC Kilkenny has a wide variety of films to suit all ages and interests on show at a number of times each day

View This Weeks Kilkenny Film Listings From Official Site at IMC Cinemas