Upcoming Events in Kilkenny
The Gathering: Kilkenny
The Gathering Ireland 2013 is a people’s project. It’s all about you, your family, your neighbours, your sports club, your school, your college - in fact, whatever community or group you belong to – planning special events that will highlight what is great about that community and Ireland as a whole. There are so many ways to get involved; whether it is organizing family or clan gatherings; school or work reunions; sports competitions; community celebrations or business events - it’s about making sure everyone tells their family, friends and connections that 2013 is the perfect time to come to Ireland to join in celebrating the best of what Ireland has to offer. The following are a number of events happening in Kilkenny in 2013. We will update this listing frequently.
Smithwicks Kilkenny Roots Festival 20133rd May 2013 - 6th May 2013 Launched in 1998, now in its 16th year, The Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival has been attracting some of the best names in the Americana genre; acts such as Giant Sand, Ryan Adams, Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Eitzel, Guy Clark, Chuck Prophet, Ray La Montagne, Richmond Fontaine, Rodney Crowell and Calexico to name a but a few, if Country, folk, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, Cajun is your thing then Kilkenny is the place to be this May Holiday weekend. From midday to midnight audiences wend their way through the medieval streets sampling the huge range of music in the 30 plus venues, hosting over 30 acts from Ireland, USA, Canada, and UK, with over 80 ticketed and free shows. Ticket prices have been held at the same level for the last five years and the number of free gigs has been increased to over 60 |
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The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival 201330th May 2013 - 3rd Jun 2013 With a world-class comedy programme blending the best in Irish and international talent with shows features renowned comic stars as well as upcoming talent. The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival was founded in 1994, since then the festival has grown from a small event comprising a handful of shows to an internationally acclaimed festival which showcases the very best in Irish and international comedy acts, attracting visitors to Kilkenny city and its surrounding regions through the unusual combination of professionally-managed world class entertainment in the atmospheric setting of this charming and intimate medieval city. |
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40th Kilkenny Arts Festival 20139th Aug 2013 - 18th Aug 2013 The Arts Festival now programmes the following art forms; Theatre & Dance, Classical Music, Music, Wired, Street, Literature, Visual Art and Craft. Underpinning the presentation of events is the commitment to bring work to Kilkenny that would not be seen outside the festival context, and a desire to commission and produce new work from Ireland and abroad. |
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Savour Kilkenny 201323rd Oct 2013 - 28th Oct 2013 2013 is the 7th year of The ‘Savour Kilkenny’ Food Festival - having been established in 2006 by a group of Kilkenny people who are passionate about food; whether growing it, making it, cooking it or eating it. We are also planning a broad range of interesting and informative food events throughout the weekend to enhance the appeal of the festival to a wide audience. Once again this year, thanks to support from sponsors, we are having the highly successful ‘Food Village’ event on The Parade Plaza, which allows people to celebrate food and to experience the very best Kilkenny produce and restaurants alongside some of the best regional and national produce. There will also be a host of exciting events going on throughout the city and county. |
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