Kilkenny ChoirFest 2024

Castleinch Venue R95DW92 Kilkenny

Kilkenny's Lady Desart Choir is delighted to announce that Kilkenny ChoirFest is back for 2024! Organised by the Lady Desart Choir, and with all ticket proceeds this year going to Kilkenny/Carlow Samaritans, the festival will take place on Saturday, May 25th from 12pm to 6pm at the Castleinch Venue, Kilkenny. The event will showcase the talents of ten choirs from Kilkenny, Carlow, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary and Laois whilst raising much-needed funds for a cherished local charity.

In addition to the choir performances across the afternoon, there will be child-friendly activities such as a giant bungee trampoline, bouncy obstacle course, face painting, games, and a visit from Nore Valley mobile mini-farm. There will also be entertainment from St. Patrick's Kilkenny Brass Band, and Beat FM will add to the party atmosphere, broadcasting from their 'Beast' OB unit with their troop of Beat Fleeters on hand to make sure everyone is having fun.

Hot food and refreshments will be available in the Castleinch restaurant throughout the afternoon, so families can really make a day of it!

Free – €10

Music in Kilkenny presents The Pelléas Ensemble

The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland The Parade Tower, Kilkenny

The Pelléas Ensemble are proud advocates for the flute, viola and harp trio, and have spent the last twelve years exploring and expanding the repertoire for the ensemble. They create rich, diverse programmes featuring core works alongside their own arrangements and commissions. This programme spans the centuries, presenting a greatly contrasting combination of ancient song, traditional melodies from different countries, and boundary-breaking works from both the romantic and contemporary periods. Through programming of this kind, the Pelléas Ensemble celebrate the many possibilities of this unusual ensemble.

€15 – €20