Irish Baroque Orchestra and Chorus at St Canice's Cathedral

What to Expect

The Irish Baroque Orchestra and Chorus bring a full evening of sacred choral and orchestral music to St Canice’s Cathedral on 31 October 2026. The cathedral’s own listings page has it starting at 7.30pm, with tickets priced between €15 and €20. As with the cathedral’s other concert bookings, the building itself is a large part of the draw: a working medieval cathedral with a resident choir tradition, so an orchestra and chorus performance here has a different weight to it than the same programme in a concert hall.

St Canice’s regularly hosts sacred and classical music alongside its ordinary worship, and this booking sits in that tradition rather than being part of a wider festival programme. Expect a mixed audience of concert-goers and regular churchgoers, and a formal seated performance rather than a casual gig.

The cathedral’s stone nave gives choral and orchestral music a natural reverberation that a modern concert hall cannot really replicate, which is part of why groups like the Irish Baroque Orchestra choose to perform there rather than in one of Kilkenny’s theatre venues. Falling on Halloween night, it also offers a quieter, more reflective alternative to the city’s Samhain-themed street events happening the same week.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Saturday 31 October 2026, 7.30pm.
• Venue: St Canice’s Cathedral, Coach Road, Kilkenny city.
• Price: €15 to €20, booked through the cathedral’s events page.
• This is a one-off concert booking rather than a recurring series; check the cathedral’s events listing for exact seating and booking details closer to the date.
• The cathedral can be cool in the evenings, so a layer is worth bringing even in late October.

Getting There

St Canice’s Cathedral is on Coach Road at the northern edge of Kilkenny city centre, close to the Medieval Mile and within walking distance of the city’s main car parks. Local Kilkenny city bus services stop within a short walk of the cathedral gates.