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What’s on in Kilkenny

26 events coming up in County Kilkenny, soonest first.

Sunday 27th September

  1. Sun27 SepHayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery EnsembleSt. Canice's Church · Kilkenny City

Saturday 3rd October

  1. Sat3 OctOktoberfest 2026Sullivan's TaproomFreeFestival

Saturday 10th October

  1. Sat10 OctPumpkin Patch Picking at Nore Valley ParkNore Valley Park · Bennettsbridge10th to 30th October

Sunday 18th October

  1. Sun18 OctWitches and Wizards Pumpkin FestivalCastlecomer Discovery Park · Castlecomer18th to 31st OctoberFestival

Thursday 22nd October

  1. Thu22 OctSavour Kilkenny Food Festival 2026Kilkenny City22nd to 26th OctoberFreeFestival

Friday 23rd October

  1. Fri23 OctA Samhain Medieval FeastRothe House & Garden23rd to 26th October
  2. Fri23 OctFire Trail - Torchlight Treasure Hunt & Scare MazeNore Valley Park · Bennettsbridge23rd to 26th October

Saturday 24th October

  1. Sat24 OctCastle Park Concert KilkennyKilkenny Castle Park

Sunday 25th October

  1. Sun25 OctSounds of Samhain at Savour KilkennyKilkenny Castle ParkFree

Monday 26th October

  1. Mon26 OctA Samhain Spectacle in Flame & Sound with KílaUPMC Nowlan Park

Thursday 29th October

  1. Thu29 OctKilkenny's Toil & TroubleKilkenny29th October to 1st NovemberFestival
  2. Thu29 OctToil and Trouble ~ The Juniper Tree, Movie Screening with Live ScoreWatergate Theatre · Kilkenny City

Friday 30th October

  1. Fri30 OctToil and Trouble Sing Along Social presents The Witches BallWatergate Urban Park
  2. Fri30 OctToil and Trouble ~ Anakronos presents The Red Book of OssorySt Canice's Cathedral

Saturday 31st October

  1. Sat31 OctToil and Trouble ~ BRIDGET film screening + Q&ABilly Byrne's Gastro Bar & Venue
  2. Sat31 OctToil and Trouble ~ Cailleach by MacnasKilkenny CityFree
  3. Sat31 OctToil and Trouble ~ Cures and Curses by Sarah McKennaKilkenny Home Rule Club
  4. Sat31 OctToil and Trouble ~ The Cauldron of Curiosities at Rothe HouseRothe House & GardenFree

Sunday 1st November

  1. Sun1 NovToil and Trouble ~ Bright I Burn: Molly Aitken hosted by Anya BergmanThe Parade Tower
  2. Sun1 NovToil and Trouble ~ Burning WomanThe Parade Tower, Kilkenny CastleFree
  3. Sun1 NovToil and Trouble ~ Growler Herself - Performance, music & storytellingCleere's Bar & Theatre
  4. Sun1 NovToil and Trouble ~ June McGrane & Fais Moi Rêver presents SAMHAIN: Witches Are Wise WomenRothe House & Garden
  5. Sun1 NovToil and Trouble ~ MORB presents The Ghost Story GatheringKyteler's Inn

Friday 6th November

  1. Fri6 NovKilkenomicsKilkenny City6th to 8th NovemberFestival

Saturday 28th November

  1. Sat28 NovYulefest Kilkenny 2026Kilkenny28th November to 23rd DecemberFreeFestival

Running now

  1. Until24 SepKilkenny Leisure Phone Photography ExperienceKilkenny City2nd July to 24th September

While you are in Kilkenny

  1. The long stone front of Kilkenny Castle across the lawn of its courtyardKilkenny CastleCastle · Kilkenny cityThe Norman castle stands over the Nore in the middle of the city, with the long gallery inside it and fifty acres of parkland behind.
  2. Kilkenny rooftops and trees looking out over the countryside from St Canice's round towerSt Canice's Cathedral and Round TowerCathedral · Kilkenny cityThe 13th century cathedral is at the top of the city, and the thirty metre round tower beside it is open to climb.
  3. The arcaded nave of Jerpoint Abbey with the cloister garth in front of itJerpoint AbbeyAbbey · ThomastownA Cistercian abbey of the 12th century near Thomastown. The carved figures along the cloister arcade are the reason to go.
  4. County Kilkenny - Kells PrioryKells PrioryMonastic site · StoneyfordAbout three acres are walled in behind seven towers, beside the King's River at Kells.
  5. A chamber of fallen rock inside Dunmore Cave, County KilkennyDunmore CaveCave · CastlecomerStairs from the visitor centre take you down into a limestone cave north of the city, and a tall calcite column is what everyone comes out talking about.
  6. A gravel walk between deep herbaceous borders at Woodstock GardensWoodstock Gardens and ArboretumGarden · InistiogeThe Victorian estate garden sits on the hill above Inistioge, with a monkey puzzle avenue, a noble fir walk and a walled garden.

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