Barn Dance Fundraiser for St Scuithin's Children's Choir

What to Expect

St Scuithin’s Children’s Choir is running a barn dance fundraiser at Church Hall Castlewarren on the evening of Saturday 15 August 2026, with live music running from 7.30pm through to 11.30pm. The organisers describe an evening of barn dancing “for all ages,” with a relaxed bring-your-own-refreshments format rather than a formal bar, and dancing shoes recommended. Money raised goes towards renovating storage space behind the choir area in the parish hall, so it is a practical, small scale fundraiser rather than a large gala, with the money going straight back into a specific parish project.

This is squarely a parish fundraiser with the community-hall character typical of a rural Kilkenny parish event: a children’s choir organising its own social evening to cover a facilities cost that would otherwise fall to general parish funds. It fits alongside the coffee mornings and table quizzes that keep smaller Kilkenny parishes and their choirs and committees going between the bigger diocesan or countywide charity events.

Barn dances like this one are a familiar fixture on the south Kilkenny community calendar, drawing in people well beyond the choir’s own families since the format doubles as a general social night out for the parish. With live music running for a full four hours, it is built to be a proper night’s entertainment rather than a quick collection event, and the bring-your-own-refreshments approach keeps the ticket price low.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Saturday 15 August 2026, 7.30pm to 11.30pm.
• Venue: Church Hall, Castlewarren, Co. Kilkenny.
• Price: €15 per person; children under 16 are admitted free.
• Bring your own snacks and drinks; there is no bar laid on.
• Refunds are available up to seven days before the event through the Eventbrite booking page.
• More about the choir itself is at www.stscuithinschildrenschoir.com.

Getting There

Castlewarren is a small rural parish between Kilkenny city and Carlow, off the R448/R705 road network. There is no public transport directly serving the hall, so a car is the practical way to get there; parking is available at the hall itself.