ArtsTicketed
Kilkenny Leisure Phone Photography Experience
2 July to 24 September 2026
Kilkenny City, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Learn to use your smartphone camera during a practical day exploring Kilkenny.
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Events in Kilkenny
23 events at a venue inside Kilkenny, each listed by organisers and Fáilte Ireland. Where an event is ticketed the link goes to whoever the organiser says sells them, and the journey there is worked out from wherever you are starting.
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23 events still to come in Kilkenny.
For events spanning several days, check the organiser’s daily programme before you go.
- MusicTicketed
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble
27 September 2026
St. Canice's Church, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Mystery Ensemble brings music from Hayao Miyazaki’s cinematic worlds to Kilkenny.
- Food and drinkFree entry
Oktoberfest 2026
3 October 2026
Sullivan's Taproom, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Sullivan’s Taproom and The Wine Centre bring German beer, Bavarian food and live entertainment to Kilkenny.
- Food and drinkFree and ticketed parts
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival 2026
22 to 26 October 2026
Kilkenny City, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Savour Kilkenny brings food stalls, cookery demonstrations and separately ticketed evening events into the city.
- Food and drinkTicketed
A Samhain Medieval Feast
23 to 26 October 2026
Rothe House & Garden, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Rothe House hosts a four-course dinner drawing on Kilkenny’s produce and medieval setting.
- MusicTicketed
Castle Park Concert Kilkenny
24 October 2026
Kilkenny Castle Park, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Robert Grace and Oasis tribute band Morning Glory share an outdoor bill in Kilkenny Castle Park.
- MusicFree entry
Sounds of Samhain at Savour Kilkenny
25 October 2026
Kilkenny Castle Park, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
A Samhain stage programme adds live music and family entertainment to Savour Kilkenny.
- MusicTicketed
A Samhain Spectacle in Flame & Sound with Kíla
26 October 2026
UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Kíla’s live music accompanies fire performance and dance at UPMC Nowlan Park.
- FilmTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ The Juniper Tree, Movie Screening with Live Score
29 October 2026
Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
The Juniper Tree is screened with a live score at Watergate Theatre.
- FestivalsFree and ticketed parts
Kilkenny's Toil & Trouble
29 October to 1 November 2026
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Toil & Trouble explores Kilkenny’s witch-trial history through performances, film, discussion and Halloween gatherings across the city.
- MusicTicketed
Toil and Trouble Sing Along Social presents The Witches Ball
30 October 2026
Watergate Urban Park, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
The Witches Ball is an outdoor singalong party in Watergate Urban Park, led by Sing Along Social’s Craic Mechanics.
- MusicTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ Anakronos presents The Red Book of Ossory
30 October 2026
St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Anakronos perform The Red Book of Ossory inside St Canice’s Cathedral.
- ArtsFree entry
Toil and Trouble ~ Cailleach by Macnas
31 October 2026
Kilkenny City, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Macnas reimagines Kilkenny’s witch-trial figures through a large-scale outdoor spectacle.
- LiteratureTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ Cures and Curses by Sarah McKenna
31 October 2026
Kilkenny Home Rule Club, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Sarah McKenna shares stories collected from people who maintain traditions of cures and curses in Ireland.
- FamilyFree entry
Toil and Trouble ~ The Cauldron of Curiosities at Rothe House
31 October 2026
Rothe House & Garden, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Rothe House hosts a Halloween collection of games, creative activities and playful science.
- FilmTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ BRIDGET film screening + Q&A
31 October 2026
Billy Byrne's Gastro Bar & Venue, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
BRIDGET examines the story of Bridget Cleary through film and a conversation with director Anne Williamson.
- HeritageTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ Burning Woman
1 November 2026
The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Historians discuss witchcraft accusations, power and gender in The Burning Woman at Kilkenny Castle.
- LiteratureTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ Bright I Burn: Molly Aitken hosted by Anya Bergman
1 November 2026
The Parade Tower, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Molly Aitken discusses her novel Bright I Burn with writer Anya Bergman at the Parade Tower.
- ArtsTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ MORB presents The Ghost Story Gathering
1 November 2026
Kyteler's Inn, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
The Ghost Story Gathering turns the top bar of Kyteler’s Inn into a space for performed supernatural tales.
- ArtsTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ June McGrane & Fais Moi Rêver presents SAMHAIN: Witches Are Wise Women
1 November 2026
Rothe House & Garden, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Samhain: Witches & Wise Women brings music, storytelling and performance to Rothe House.
- ArtsTicketed
Toil and Trouble ~ Growler Herself - Performance, music & storytelling
1 November 2026
Cleere's Bar & Theatre, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Dee Mulrooney performs as Growler, an elderly fictional woman whose songs and spoken words address women’s lives.
- FestivalsTicketed
Kilkenomics
6 to 8 November 2026
Kilkenny City, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Economists and comedians share the stage in Kilkenny for conversations about money, society and the wider world.
- SeasonalFree entry
Yulefest Kilkenny 2026
28 November to 23 December 2026
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Kilkenny’s Christmas programme combines weekend markets and music with individually scheduled festive events.
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