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The Curing Line - Kilkenny Arts Festival

The Curing Line by Straymaker at Watergate Theatre as part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival, August 5-6, 8-9, 2026. An experimental opera produ…

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Piltown Parish Community Centre Bingo 7 Aug | Graiguefest 2026 7 Aug | Castlecomer Country Market 7 Aug | First Friday Traditional Music Session at Home Rule Club 7 Aug | Crash Ensemble at Kilkenny Arts Festival 7 Aug | El Gran Senor Stakes Evening Meeting 7 Aug | St Canice's Credit Union Minor Camogie Summer League Finals 7 Aug | JJ Kavanagh Junior A Hurling Championship Semi-Finals 7 Aug | St. Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling League 7 Aug | The Curing Line - Kilkenny Arts Festival On now | Dublin to Kilkenny Castle and House Of Waterford Crystal Day Tour 12 hours 30 minutes | Piltown Parish Community Centre Bingo 7 Aug | Graiguefest 2026 7 Aug | Castlecomer Country Market 7 Aug | First Friday Traditional Music Session at Home Rule Club 7 Aug | Crash Ensemble at Kilkenny Arts Festival 7 Aug | El Gran Senor Stakes Evening Meeting 7 Aug | St Canice's Credit Union Minor Camogie Summer League Finals 7 Aug | JJ Kavanagh Junior A Hurling Championship Semi-Finals 7 Aug | St. Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling League 7 Aug | The Curing Line - Kilkenny Arts Festival On now | Dublin to Kilkenny Castle and House Of Waterford Crystal Day Tour 12 hours 30 minutes |

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community

Piltown Parish Community Centre Bingo

7 Aug · Piltown Parish Community Centre
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festivals

Graiguefest 2026

7 Aug · The Meadows
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markets

Castlecomer Country Market

7 Aug · Castlecomer Community Hall
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music

First Friday Traditional Music Session at Home Rule Club

7 Aug · Kilkenny Home Rule Club
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music

Crash Ensemble at Kilkenny Arts Festival

7 Aug · Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
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El Gran Senor Stakes Evening Meeting

7 Aug · Gowran Park Racecourse
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St Canice's Credit Union Minor Camogie Summer League Finals

7 Aug · Various venues
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JJ Kavanagh Junior A Hurling Championship Semi-Finals

7 Aug · Various venues
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Private tours

Dublin to Kilkenny Castle and House Of Waterford Crystal Day Tour

12 hours 30 minutes · From €161
GAA & Gaelic games

GAA & Gaelic games

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gaa

St Canice's Credit Union Minor Camogie Summer League Finals

7 Aug · Various venues
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JJ Kavanagh Junior A Hurling Championship Semi-Finals

7 Aug · Various venues
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St. Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling League

7 Aug · Various club grounds
gaa

St Canice's Credit Union U16 Camogie Championship

8 Aug · Various venues
gaa

Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Camogie Finals Day

9 Aug · Croke Park
gaa

JJ Kavanagh Junior B Hurling Championship Semi-Finals

9 Aug · Various venues
Sport

Sport

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sport

El Gran Senor Stakes Evening Meeting

7 Aug · Gowran Park Racecourse
sport

Hurry Harriet Stakes Evening Meeting

12 Aug · Gowran Park Racecourse
sport

Flat Racing Meeting at Gowran Park

1 Sept · Gowran Park Racecourse
sport

Group 3 Day at Gowran Park: Cordell Lavarack and Landwades Stud Stakes

19 Sept · Gowran Park Racecourse
sport

Pat Walsh Memorial Hurdle and Mucklemeg Mares Bumper at Gowran Park

2 Oct · Gowran Park Racecourse
sport

PwC Champion Chase Day at Gowran Park

3 Oct · Gowran Park Racecourse
Live music

Live music

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music

First Friday Traditional Music Session at Home Rule Club

7 Aug · Kilkenny Home Rule Club
music

Crash Ensemble at Kilkenny Arts Festival

7 Aug · Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
music

Hothouse Flowers

8 Aug · Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre
music

Bach: Organ and Piano at Kilkenny Arts Festival

8 Aug · St. Canice's Cathedral
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Irish Chamber Orchestra at Kilkenny Arts Festival

14 Aug · St. Canice's Cathedral
music

Derek Ryan at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre

15 Aug · Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre
Nightlife

Nightlife

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Late Bar Saturdays at Langton's

8 Aug · Langton's
nightlife

LB2 Nightclub at The Left Bank

8 Aug · The Left Bank / LB2
nightlife

Live Band Sundays at Ryan's Bar and Matt the Millers

9 Aug · Ryan's Bar and Matt the Millers
nightlife

#MondaysAtMatts at Matt the Millers

10 Aug · Matt the Millers
Theatre

Theatre

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theatre

The Curing Line - Kilkenny Arts Festival

On now · Watergate Theatre
theatre

Tales from Acorn Wood

18 Aug · Watergate Theatre
theatre

Risteárd Cooper - Out Of His Head

5 Sept · Watergate Theatre
theatre

Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man

19 Sept · Watergate Theatre
theatre

September Stories by Turnaround Theatre

19 Sept · Cleere's Bar and Theatre
theatre

To Hell in a Handbag

26 Sept · Watergate Theatre
Comedy

Comedy

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comedy

Kilkenny Comedy Club

22 Aug · Home Rule Club
comedy

Shane Todd: Hold Me Back

4 Sept · Set Theatre Kilkenny
comedy

How's Your Father?

20 Sept · Watergate Theatre
comedy

Aoife Dunne: Good Grief

1 Oct · Set Theatre Kilkenny
comedy

David Nihill: Taking Tangents

2 Oct · Set Theatre Kilkenny
comedy

Rory O'Hanlon: Morning Guys!!!

15 Oct · Set Theatre Kilkenny
Film & cinema

Film & cinema

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film

Kilkenny Arts Festival Film Programme: Weather-Exposed Bones and All to Play For

10 Aug · Watergate Theatre
film

Kilkenny Animated Festival 2026

11 Sept · Multiple venues across Kilkenny city
Arts

Arts

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arts

AKA - Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival

On now · Multiple venues throughout Kilkenny
arts

Allday and Everything: A Diana Chambers Retrospective

On now · KCAT Arts Centre
arts

Art It Summer Studio Sessions

On now · Art It (Didi's Walk In Art Studio)
arts

Of Sand and Ash: Glass Society of Ireland

On now · National Design and Craft Gallery
arts

Queer Art Club at Butler Gallery

8 Aug · Butler Gallery
arts

Tony and Jane O'Malley: The Shared Studio

8 Aug · Butler Gallery
Festivals

Festivals

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festivals

Graiguefest 2026

7 Aug · The Meadows
festivals

Kilkenny Arts Festival

On now · Various venues
festivals

Kilkenny Celtic Festival

1 Sept · Various venues
Food & drink

Food & drink

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food-drink

Town of Books Festival - Graiguenamanagh

15 Aug · Graiguenamanagh Town Centre
food-drink

Savour Kilkenny Food Festival

22 Oct · Kilkenny Castle and Surrounds
Family

Family

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family

Pocketful of Stories

8 Aug · Thomastown Community Centre
family

Windows into Heritage: Family Print Workshop

21 Aug · St Canice's Cathedral
family

Ireland's Woodland Show 2026

29 Aug · Woodstock Gardens and Arboretum
Community

Community

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community

Piltown Parish Community Centre Bingo

7 Aug · Piltown Parish Community Centre
community

Thomastown Community Centre Weekly Activities

10 Aug · Thomastown Community Centre
community

Go for Life Senior Group

10 Aug · The CourtYard Restaurant, MacDonagh Junction
community

Rotary Club Kilkenny

10 Aug · Club House Hotel
community

Sullivan's Weekly Quiz

11 Aug · Sullivan's Taproom
community

Probus Club Kilkenny

11 Aug · Club House Hotel
Markets & fairs

Markets & fairs

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markets

Castlecomer Country Market

7 Aug · Castlecomer Community Hall
markets

Thomastown Country Market

8 Aug · Thomastown Community Hall
markets

Ballykeeffe Car Boot Sale - Sundays

9 Aug · Ballykeeffe Car Boot Sale
markets

Castleinch Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale

9 Aug · Castleinch Venue
markets

Mountain View Markets - Sunday Artisan and Food Market

9 Aug · Mountain View Golf Course
markets

Kilkenny Mart - Monday Sheep and Calves Sales

10 Aug · Kilkenny Mart
Heritage & history

Heritage & history

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heritage

National Heritage Week 2026 in Kilkenny

15 Aug · Multiple venues across Kilkenny
heritage

Heritage Week Talks at Dunmore Cave

20 Aug · Dunmore Cave
heritage

Heritage Week Talk: Is Conservation Really Necessary?

20 Aug · Butler Gallery
Business & civic

Business & civic

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civic

Market Trader Workshop: How to Thrive in Bricks and Mortar Retail

16 Aug · Mountain View
civic

Public Consultation: County Kilkenny Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2026

1 Sept · Kilkenny County Council Consultation Portal
civic

Public Consultation: Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch Flood Relief Scheme

16 Sept · Kilkenny County Council Consultation Portal
civic

Kilkenny County Council Plenary Meetings

21 Sept · Council Chamber, County Hall
civic

Nursing Homes Ireland Annual Conference 2026

24 Sept · Lyrath Estate Hotel
civic

Kilkenny and Carlow ETB Adult Education Autumn Enrolment

29 Sept · Various education centres in Kilkenny
Charity

Charity

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charity

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

15 Aug · Church Hall Castlewarren
charity

Family 5k Fun Run and Walk for St Lazerian's House

12 Sept · Blake's Bar & Lounge
charity

Culture Night Kilkenny 2026

18 Sept · Multiple venues across Kilkenny
Faith & parish

Faith & parish

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faith

James McVinnie: Bach: Organ and Piano - Kilkenny Arts Festival

8 Aug · St Canice's Cathedral
faith

Chamber Choir Ireland: Forgotten Peoples - Kilkenny Arts Festival

10 Aug · St Canice's Cathedral
faith

Cate Le Bon - Kilkenny Arts Festival

11 Aug · St Canice's Cathedral
faith

Death of Gesualdo - Kilkenny Arts Festival

13 Aug · St Canice's Cathedral
faith

Irish Chamber Orchestra: The Devil, the Witch and the Warlock - Kilkenny Arts Festival

14 Aug · St Canice's Cathedral
faith

AWAKEN Conference: Youth and Young Adults Night

21 Aug · Kilkenny Community Church
Seasonal

Seasonal

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seasonal

Lúnasa Gathering

16 Aug · Kells
seasonal

Graiguenamanagh Town of Books Festival

21 Aug · Graiguenamanagh Town Centre
seasonal

Iverk Show Bicentenary

22 Aug · Iverk Show Grounds
seasonal

Nore Valley Park Halloween Pumpkin Patch

10 Oct · Nore Valley Park
seasonal

Nore Valley Park Halloween Night: Torchlight Treasure Hunt

23 Oct · Nore Valley Park
Free events

Free events

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markets

Castlecomer Country Market

7 Aug · Castlecomer Community Hall
music

First Friday Traditional Music Session at Home Rule Club

7 Aug · Kilkenny Home Rule Club
arts

Allday and Everything: A Diana Chambers Retrospective

On now · KCAT Arts Centre
arts

Of Sand and Ash: Glass Society of Ireland

On now · National Design and Craft Gallery
arts

Queer Art Club at Butler Gallery

8 Aug · Butler Gallery
arts

Tony and Jane O'Malley: The Shared Studio

8 Aug · Butler Gallery
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Dublin to Kilkenny Castle and House Of Waterford Crystal Day Tour

12 hours 30 minutes · From €161
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