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sport · Friday 10 July 2026 · TBD 
Kilbeggan Races - July Evening Meetings
At Kilbeggan Racecourse · Kilbeggan Racecourse, Co. Westmeath
At Kilbeggan Racecourse · Kilbeggan Racecourse, Co. Westmeath
Friday evening racing at Kilbeggan has a particular quality to it - the light still full over the track, families packing the hill, and a card of National Hunt jumps racing that draws a proper crowd from across the Midlands. This is one of two Friday evening meetings at Kilbeggan Racecourse in July 2026, the first falling on July 10, with a second following on July 24. It is exactly the kind of local racing evening that people look forward to for months: unhurried, sociable, and genuinely close to the action.
Kilbeggan Racecourse runs a right-handed, undulating circuit of approximately one mile and one furlong. National Hunt racing means jumps - hurdles and fences - and the compact course means spectators can follow horses through almost every part of the race. The July 10 meeting is billed as a highlight of the Midlands social calendar, with food and drink available on course throughout the evening. There is a Pavilion Bar, a tented bar on the hill with views across the track, and a glass-fronted Balcony Suite for anyone booking a hospitality package. Racecards cost €3 at the gate. The racecourse has undergone a €2.5 million upgrade in recent years, so the facilities are genuinely good for a course of this size. Children under 16 get in free, which makes this a workable family evening rather than just a betting outing.
Kilbeggan sits on the N6/M6 Dublin to Galway corridor, roughly 80 km from Dublin and about 20 km south of Mullingar. By road it is straightforward - the town is well signed from the motorway, and the racecourse is on the edge of town. Bus Eireann services connect Kilbeggan to Athlone and Tullamore, and Mullingar is the nearest mainline rail station (Intercity Dublin to Sligo). Free parking is available at the racecourse, including wheelchair accessible spaces.
The town is home to the Kilbeggan Distillery Experience, one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Ireland, where the original waterwheel is still in operation - worth an hour before or after racing. The broader county offers walking along the Westmeath Way, the Hill of Uisneach, and Lough Ennell for anyone making a day of it. There is more to see in Kilbeggan and across Co. Westmeath.
Heading to Kilbeggan Racecourse in Kilbeggan? Westmeath has plenty more to see. Read the Kilbeggan area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.