FestivalsFree entry
Samhain Chiarraí - A Kerry Halloween
15 October to 1 November 2026
Kerry County, Tralee, County Kerry
Kerry marks Samhain with street performances, music, storytelling and community celebrations across the county.
County Kerry
Events in County Kerry
94 events from organisers and Fáilte Ireland, placed by the venue rather than by whoever is running it. Pick a day and the list answers for that day.
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94 events still to come in County Kerry.
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- HeritageFree entry
Samhain Chiarraí: Fire Rituals
16 October to 6 November 2026
6 venues in Dingle and Killarney and Cahersiveen and Tralee and Listowel, County Kerry
Samhain fire ceremonies bring reflection, music and seasonal ritual to five Kerry towns.
- Other eventsTicketed
Bingo Loco
23 October 2026
Gleneagle Killarney, Killarney, County Kerry
Bingo Loco combines a bingo game with DJs, crowd challenges and a late-evening party.
- CommunityFree entry
Samhain Chiarraí: Death Cafe
23 to 30 October 2026
2 venues in Killarney and Tralee, County Kerry
A Death Cafe creates room for an informal conversation about mortality over refreshments.
- ArtsTicketed
Mike Wozniak: The Bench
23 October 2026
Gleneagle Arena (INEC), Killarney, County Kerry
Mike Wozniak builds his new stand-up show around a story involving a bench.
- MusicTicketed
Abbaesque
23 October 2026
Gleneagle Killarney, Killarney, County Kerry
Abbaesque bring an ABBA tribute show to Gleneagle Arena on 23 October.
- HeritageTicketed
Stories from the Sea with Underwater Cameraman Ken O’Sullivan
23 October 2026
Siamsa Tíre - Theatre & Arts Centre, Tralee, County Kerry
Underwater filmmaker Ken O'Sullivan shares stories from filming marine life in Ireland's seas and the North Atlantic.
- MusicTicketed
The Big Day Out Presents: I Love 00’s
24 October 2026
Gleneagle Killarney, Killarney, County Kerry
I Love 00’s brings N-Trance, Mark McCabe, Rednex, Mimi Lane and Fergal D’Arcy to one Killarney bill.
- ArtsFree entry
Idir Dhá Shaol - Street Promenade Parade
24 to 31 October 2026
2 venues in Killarney and Tralee, County Kerry
Illuminated puppets, drums and fire performers bring a Samhain street procession to Killarney and Tralee.
- MusicTicketed
Bon Jovee ‘The Bon Jovi Tribute Show’
24 October 2026
Siamsa Tíre - Theatre & Arts Centre, Tralee, County Kerry
Bon Jovee recreates Bon Jovi's rock catalogue in a tribute concert at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee.
- MusicTicketed
The Seeger Sessions Revival
24 October 2026
Gleneagle Arena (INEC), Killarney, County Kerry
A thirteen-piece band revisits Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions project at Gleneagle.
- MusicTicketed
Robert Mizzell Dance
24 October 2026
Gleneagle Killarney, Killarney, County Kerry
Robert Mizzell’s October dance takes place in the Gleneagle Ballroom on the bank holiday weekend.
- MusicTicketed
David James Dance
25 October 2026
Gleneagle Killarney, Killarney, County Kerry
David James leads a late-evening dance at the Gleneagle complex over the October bank holiday weekend.
- CommunityFree entry
Samhain Chiarraí: What’s the Scéil & Céilí
25 to 28 October 2026
2 venues in Killarney and Tralee, County Kerry
Irish conversation, stories and céilí dancing come together in two Samhain gatherings.
- SeasonalFree entry
Samhain Chiarraí - Cailleach Chiarraí Fire Spectacle
25 October to 1 November 2026
2 venues in Killarney and Tralee, County Kerry
The Cailleach Chiarraí’s story becomes an outdoor fire performance as Kerry welcomes the darker season.
- MusicTicketedRescheduled
The 30+ Club
25 October 2026
Gleneagle Killarney, Killarney, County Kerry
The 30+ Club offers a club night that finishes in the evening, built around music from the 1980s to the 2000s.
- MusicTicketed
Hothouse Flowers
25 October 2026
Gleneagle Killarney, Killarney, County Kerry
Hothouse Flowers brings rock, soul and traditional Irish influences into a performance shaped by improvisation.
- MusicTicketed
Grammy-winning pianist Bill Laurance
25 October 2026
Siamsa Tíre - Theatre & Arts Centre, Tralee, County Kerry
Bill Laurance's Music Network tour reaches Tralee for an evening piano concert at Siamsa Tíre.
- ArtsTicketed
Samhain Chiarraí: Dark Side of the Silvery Moon
26 to 27 October 2026
2 venues in Listowel and Tralee, County Kerry
Aindrias de Staic combines adult storytelling with live harp and percussion for a Samhain performance.
- Food and drinkFree entry
Listowel Food Fair 2026
5 to 9 November 2026
Listowel, Listowel, County Kerry
Listowel Food Fair puts artisan producers and the town’s food businesses at the centre of a November gathering.
- ArtsTicketed
National Circus Festival of Ireland
5 to 8 November 2026
Siamsa Tíre - Theatre & Arts Centre, Tralee, County Kerry
Tralee becomes a meeting place for circus performers and audiences during the National Circus Festival of Ireland.
- MusicTicketed
Sorcha Richardson
5 November 2026
Gleneagle Arena, Killarney, County Kerry
Sorcha Richardson brings intimate, narrative songwriting to Gleneagle.
- MusicTicketed
Ralph McTell ‘Somewhere Down the Road’
6 November 2026
Siamsa Tíre - Theatre & Arts Centre, Tralee, County Kerry
Ralph McTell brings Somewhere Down the Road to Siamsa Tíre for an evening of folk songwriting.
- MusicTicketed
Gearoid McCarthy
6 November 2026
Gleneagle Arena, Killarney, County Kerry
Foynes singer and musician Gearóid McCarthy plays a headline concert at Gleneagle.
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