Calendar - Festivals
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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 takes place throughout the week, so whether your taste is for dance music, poetry, theatre or rock! - Kilkenny has something to offer you.
Kilkenny’s intimate size and wonderfully atmospheric venue make it a magical location for the many festivals that fill the calendar each year. With music spilling onto the streets and venues within walking distance of each other, the whole city celebrates. For festivals and events, Kilkenny has it all.
Whatever your heart desires, open it to Kilkenny.
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |
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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th August Venues across Kilkenny |
Now entering its 43rd year. Features following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Committed to the presentation of a unique, distinctive and inspiring programme. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |
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Kilkenny Country Music Festival Sunday 20th August |
This truly unique festival is set in the idyllic grounds of Gowran Park with built in facilities, a giant dance floor, easy parking and 10 minutes from the motorway this venue has it all..Join us for a day of fun, music and dance with some of the best Country musicians in Ireland including Mike Denver and many more. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |
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Graiguenamanagh "Town of Books" Festival 2017 Friday 25th to Sunday 27th August Graiguenamanagh, Co.Kilkenny |
25th to 27th August 2017 - A fully fledged festival that features art, music, food and crafts, and a whole host of fringe activities. Graiguenamanagh, for one weekend only, turns into a book lovers' paradise where booksellers are matched up with a number of empty spaces in the town. |
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Heritage Week 2017 Satuday 19th to Sunday 27th August Venues across Kilkenny City and County |
From Exhibitions, Guided Tours of Kilkenny Castle, Shankill Castle, Dunmore Caves... to a Hawkeye Bird of Prey Experience ... there is something for everyone to enjoy in Heritage Week. 90+ Events (most are free!) throughout city & county. |