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Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh [ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈxan̠ʲəj], meaning 'church of Cainnech') is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster.
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What's on in Kilkenny?
31 upcoming events. Times marked as estimated must be confirmed with the official source.
The Pulse radar in Kilkenny lists 31 public events over the next 14 days: bars (19), concerts & shows (7), markets (2). Updated continuously from official sources and the local community.
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Pumpkin Patch Picking at Nore Valley Park
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Nore Valley Park, Kilkenny
Nore Valley Park's Pumpkin Patch is back for another year of autumn fun in County Kilkenny! Choose your own pumpkin straight from the patch, then make a day of it with farm walks among our friendly animals, our maize maze, pumpkin carving, face painting, fairground rides and much
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 13/10 · 18:00PUBLIC EVENT
Information Lecture: Help and Healing on the Spiritual Path
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ The Club House Hotel,
A lecture about spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening.
Skiddle · public data 
VISUEL D’AMBIANCE15/10 · 08:00PUBLIC EVENTKilkenny Farmers Market The Parade
Organised by Kilkenny County Council
⌖ Kilkenny Farmers Market The Parade, Kilkenny
Weekly market overlooked by Kilkenny Castle : regional farm produce, farmhouse butter, plants and baked treats.
Ireland-Farmers-Markets · public data- 22/10 · 00:00PUBLIC EVENT
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival 2026
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny City
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival celebrates the rich culinary heritage and vibrant food culture of Ireland’s Ancient East that takes place at harvest end, also known as Samhain. Set against the stunning backdrop of Kilkenny Castle, this October bank holiday weekend event brings toge
Failte-Ireland · public data - 23/10 · 00:00PUBLIC EVENT
A Samhain Medieval Feast
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Rothe House & Garden
Begin your evening in a firelit courtyard with medieval-inspired cocktails before gathering for an interactive long-table feast celebrating Kilkenny’s finest artisan producers. Expect local treasures like Goatsbridge Trout and Highbank Orchard, enhanced with exotic spices and fre
Failte-Ireland · public data - 23/10PUBLIC EVENT
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival 2026
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Kilkenny City, Kilkenny
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival celebrates the rich culinary heritage and vibrant food culture of Ireland’s Ancient East that takes place at harvest end, also known as Samhain. Set against the stunning backdrop of Kilkenny Castle, this October bank holiday weekend event brings toge
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 24/10PUBLIC EVENT
Castle Park Concert Kilkenny
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny Castle Park
As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, the Castle Park Concert returns to Savour Kilkenny on Saturday, 24th October 2026! Opening act is our local star Robert Grace and followed by a one hour performance by the am Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 24/10PUBLIC EVENT
Fire Trail - Torchlight Treasure Hunt & Scare Maze
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Nore Valley Park, Kilkenny
Get ready for a spooktacular night at Nore Valley Park's Halloween Fire Trail, running from the 23rd to the 26th of October! Follow your torch along the trail as you take on a thrilling treasure hunt in the dark, then test your nerve in our scare maze if you're brave enough. Show
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 25/10PUBLIC EVENT
Sounds of Samhain at Savour Kilkenny
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny Castle Park
Celebrating Ireland's harvest and Samhain traditions. The stage showcases emerging and established Celtic talent alongside local favourites, from children's entertainment in the morning to trad music and a full band set Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 26/10PUBLIC EVENT
A Samhain Spectacle in Flame & Sound with Kíla
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ UPMC Nowlan Park
Celebrate the close of Savour 2026 with the live sound of Kíla, one of Ireland’s most iconic bands, in an immersive journey through ancient Samhain traditions. Dancers, musicians and fire artists from Pyro Collective ign Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 26/10PUBLIC EVENT
A Samhain Medieval Feast
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Rothe House & Garden, Kilkenny
Begin your evening in a firelit courtyard with medieval-inspired cocktails before gathering for an interactive long-table feast celebrating Kilkenny’s finest artisan producers. Expect local treasures like Goatsbridge Trout and Highbank Orchard, enhanced with exotic spices and fre
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 29/10PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ The Juniper Tree, Movie Screening with Li
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Watergate Theatre
Internationally renowned composer Matthew Nolan, accompanied by musicians Seán Mac Erlaine, Lisa Dowdall and Kilkenny native Damien Lennon, present a specially-commissioned live score for Nietzchka Keene’s stark, stunnin Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 29/10 · 00:00PUBLIC EVENT
Kilkenny's Toil & Trouble
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny
Toil & Trouble is inspired by the extraordinary story of Alice Kyteler and Petronilla de Meath and one of Europe’s most infamous medieval witchcraft trials. Rooted in authentic witchcraft history and Irish Samhain traditions, the festival celebrates Kilkenny’s rich heritage throu
Failte-Ireland · public data - 30/10PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble Sing Along Social presents The Witches Ball
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Watergate Urban Park
In partnership with Kilkenny Night Time Economy, Sing Along Social bring their mass-participation, no-mic-required singalong to Watergate Urban Park on Friday 30th October, with The Witches' Ball built around the women w Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 30/10PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ Anakronos presents The Red Book of Ossory
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ St Canice's Cathedral
In 1324, the Bishop Richard de Ledrede, accused Dame Alice Kyteler of witchcraft. Her maid, Petronilla de Meath, was burned at the stake that November. Ledrede also wrote poetry: Latin poems, gathered in a fourteenth-cen Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 30/10PUBLIC EVENT
Kilkenny's Toil & Trouble
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Kilkenny, Kilkenny
Toil & Trouble is inspired by the extraordinary story of Alice Kyteler and Petronilla de Meath and one of Europe’s most infamous medieval witchcraft trials. Rooted in authentic witchcraft history and Irish Samhain traditions, the festival celebrates Kilkenny’s rich heritage throu
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 31/10PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ Cailleach by Macnas
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny City
Petronilla, burnt at the stake, now leads and controls the energies of fire through the streets of Kilkenny. She is accompanied by ecstatic townsfolk, marching behind her to the rhythm of their drums while Alice commands Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 31/10PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ BRIDGET film screening + Q&A
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Billy Byrne's Gastro Bar & Venue
The case became known internationally as the last witch burning in Ireland. She was buried at night, without mourners. Bridget is the first film by Anne Williamson, who grew up two townlands from where it happened, heari Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 31/10PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ Cures and Curses by Sarah McKenna
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny Home Rule Club
For two years, Sarah documented traditional cures and curses from the border counties and she has a story to tell about where this ancient practice fits with modern Ireland. ‘The cure’, as it is known, is the ability of Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 31/10PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ The Cauldron of Curiosities at Rothe Hous
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Rothe House & Garden
Play the enchanting Bemusement Games in the Rothe Courtyard and let DJ Raven's spooky tunes set the scene. Step into the witch’s laboratory in the Tudor Kitchen with Scientific Sue and uncover the science behind witches' Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 31/10PUBLIC EVENT
Witches and Wizards Pumpkin Festival
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Castlecomer Discovery Park, Kilkenny
Festival Highlights include a Pumpkin Patch & Hunt: Kids explore the woodland trails to solve puzzles, complete a Halloween hunt, and pick their own pumpkin. Shows & Entertainment: Features live wizard shows, funfair rides, and magical photo opportunities. Spooky Activities: Poti
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 01/11PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ Bright I Burn: Molly Aitken hosted by Any
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ The Parade Tower
Molly Aitken's novel, imagines Alice Kyteler from the inside: an innkeeper's daughter who took over her father's trade and grew it, built a fortune in a city that had no place for a wealthy woman, married four times and Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 01/11PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ Growler Herself - Performance, music & st
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Cleere's Bar & Theatre
A tongue like a lash, a heart of gold, and absolutely no filter. Part theatre, part portal, with a shamanic vulva at its centre, Growler's Grotto conjures a fictitious 86-year-old vulva from inner-city Dublin activist, a Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 01/11PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ Burning Woman
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
This new seminar, brings together historians, feminist voices and storytellers to dig into the Kilkenny Witch trial and the bigger themes hiding inside it – power, wealth, status, church and state, and who gets blamed, e Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 01/11PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ MORB presents The Ghost Story Gathering
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kyteler's Inn
Over one otherworldly afternoon three writers and two performers will present new ghost stories made to curdle your blood. Hosted by Peter Dunne (Petrified Podcast)and featuring writers and performers from Kilkenny, with Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 01/11PUBLIC EVENT
Toil and Trouble ~ June McGrane & Fais Moi Rêver presents SA
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Rothe House & Garden
Step into an Otherworld, where stories of the Goddess Tlachtga lighting the first fire at Samhain thousands of years ago meet those of super star impersonators with a fondness for Barm Brack and electric guitar. Where Wi Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data - 06/11 · 00:00PUBLIC EVENT
Kilkenomics
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny City
Having a laugh despite the gloom! Kilkenomics uniquely brings together some of the worlds leading economists, financial analysts and media commentators with some of our funniest, most irreverent and most challenging stand-up comedians for a weekend of clever commentary, bold idea
Failte-Ireland · public data - 07/11PUBLIC EVENT
Kilkenomics
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Kilkenny City, Kilkenny
Having a laugh despite the gloom! Kilkenomics uniquely brings together some of the worlds leading economists, financial analysts and media commentators with some of our funniest, most irreverent and most challenging stand-up comedians for a weekend of clever commentary, bold idea
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 28/11 · 00:00PUBLIC EVENT
Yulefest Kilkenny 2026
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Kilkenny
Visitors to the festival can expect festive treats, creative crafts, live music and family entertainment each weekend along with special events each week. Santa will arrive to turn on the Christmas lights on Saturday November 28th! Christmas in Kilkenny has something for everyone
Failte-Ireland · public data - 29/11PUBLIC EVENT
Yulefest Kilkenny 2026
Organised by Fáilte Ireland
⌖ Kilkenny, Kilkenny
Visitors to the festival can expect festive treats, creative crafts, live music and family entertainment each weekend along with special events each week. Santa will arrive to turn on the Christmas lights on Saturday November 28th! Christmas in Kilkenny has something for everyone
Failte-Ireland-Events · public data - 09/12PUBLIC EVENT
Romeo & Juliet, Ballet Ireland
Organised by OpenAgenda
⌖ Watergate Theatre
A tale of passion, family and fate, performed by Ballet Ireland's international company of dancers with choreography by Morgann Runacre-Temple. Touring 16 venues across Ireland and Northern Ireland from 30 October to 19 Date et heure de fin à vérifier auprès de l’organisateur.
Failte-Ireland · public data