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comedy · Sunday 12 July 2026 · 2:00pm 
Summer Fest Kells Drag Brunch - Divalicious and Fifi Fondue
At Headfort Arms Hotel · Headfort Place, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 D2C1
At Headfort Arms Hotel · Headfort Place, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 D2C1
A Sunday afternoon drag brunch with two of Ireland’s most seasoned performers lands at the Headfort Arms Hotel in Kells, right at the tail end of the Kells Summerfest weekend. Divalicious and Fifi Fondue - both part of the DragQueens.ie Dream Girls ensemble from Waterford - bring their full cabaret show to one of Meath’s most characterful hotel venues, with bingo, live performance, audience games and drinks all rolled into a single ticket. It suits anyone who wants a proper afternoon out: hen parties, birthday groups, friends who enjoy comedy with a side of camp. The format is inclusive and audience-first, with plenty of banter rather than anything that leaves you feeling like a bystander.
Doors open at 2:00pm for a happy hour brunch period; the live drag show itself kicks off at 3:30pm. The €45 ticket covers brunch, cocktail jugs, prosecco and the full performance - so there is no bar tab anxiety for the first couple of hours. The show pulls from the DragQueens.ie formula that has run successfully across Irish venues: costume changes, comedy audience games, lip sync and live singing, bingo with prizes, and the kind of witty back-and-forth that tends to work better the more the room commits.
Divalicious has been performing since winning the Dragiators title in 2011 and is a reliable anchor for this kind of show. Fifi Fondue has a background in cabaret revue dating back to her time with La Revue in Waterford. Together they carry a two-queen format that keeps the energy up across a roughly two-hour running time.
Group bookings must be made under a single name for the table to be seated together - worth noting if you are buying tickets separately.
Kells is on the N3 approximately 55km north-west of Dublin - a straightforward drive of under an hour from the city outside peak times. From Navan it is about 15km along the N3. Bus Éireann route 109 connects Dublin and Cavan via Kells, though Sunday afternoon return times are worth checking in advance. The Headfort Arms Hotel sits on Headfort Place, right off the main square in Kells town, and is easy to find from any direction. Street parking is available in the town centre, and the square itself typically has space on a Sunday afternoon.
Kells is a heritage town with more going on than it first appears - the Round Tower and St Columba’s Church are a short walk from the hotel, and the area is part of the wider Boyne Valley. With the Summerfest running across the weekend, the town will have extra life on the day. There is more to see in Kells and across Co. Meath.
Heading to Headfort Arms Hotel in Kells? Meath has plenty more to see. Read the Kells area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.