AFRICA DAY 2024

Kilkenny Castle Park Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

OPW Kilkenny Castle is delighted to host AFRICA DAY here at Kilkenny Castle Park on the Saturday 1 June 2024 - 2pm to 5pm. This will surely be a wonderful and vibrant event with AfriMarket, AfriCuisine, Drumming, Fashion Show, Dancing Competition, Face Painting and Hair Braiding as well as special performance by 'Mada' and AHA […]

Free

PRIDE and PROTEST – BRÓD agus AGÓID – 50 years of LGBT Liberation in Ireland

Parade Tower OPW Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

As Ireland marks a half century of LGBT activism, Kilkenny Castle is delighted to host a talk by Tonie Walsh, founder of the Irish Queer Archives. The talk will trace the evolution of queer activism on the island of Ireland; from the formation of Belfast's Gay Liberation Society (1972) and the hugely influential Sexual Liberation […]

Free

National Playday on Saturday 13 July at Kilkenny Castle Park

National Playday 2024 organised by Kilkenny County Council takes place on Saturday 13 July 2024. The theme this year is “fun for families”. This FREE event kindly hosted by the OPW and Kilkenny Castle will start at 11am and finish at 1pm. The Community Team will be based near the playground, do come along to […]

National Day of Commemoration 2024

The NATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION commemorates all Irish men and Irish women who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations. The Kilkenny Commemoration Ceremony will be held in the grounds of Kilkenny Castle at 11am on Sunday 14 July 2024. All are very welcome to attend.

Music in the Gardens Series 2024 at Kilkenny Castle

MUSIC IN THE GARDENS with St Patrick’s Brass & Reed Band on Sundays 7, 14 & 28 July 2024 OPW is delighted to welcome the return of the wonderful St Patrick’s Brass & Reed Band to Kilkenny Castle Park on three Sundays in July for our annual Music in the Gardens series….. Sunday 7 July […]

Scoil na gCláirseach – Festival of Early Irish Harp Concerts

OPW Kilkenny Castle is very pleased to welcome Scoil na gCláirseach – Festival of Early Irish Harp, which returns to Kilkenny this July. Two evening concerts as follows will be hosted at The Parade Tower. SUNDAY 28 JULY, 8:00 pm MASTERS OF IRISH MUSIC Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde, voice Siobhán Armstrong, early Irish harp Martin […]

Kilkenny Arts Festival – Panorama Kino Theatre at Kilkenny Castle Park

OPW is very pleased to partner with the Festival in presenting a wonderful array of literary and musical events in The Parade Tower, Light up the Castle in the Rose Garden, Panorama Kino Theatre in the Castle Park and of course the wonderful Secret Garden Music returns also. Panorama Kino Theatre Panorama Kino Theatre redefines […]

Kilkenny Arts Festival events at The Parade Tower of Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2024 is eagerly awaited with a wonderful programme of events scheduled from Thursday 8 to Sunday 18 August here at the Castle and also in the City. Please visit http://kilkennyarts.ie for the full programme and booking details. OPW is very pleased to partner with the Festival in presenting a wonderful array of […]

Kilkenny Arts Festival’s Light up the Castle at Rose Garden of Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2024 is eagerly awaited with a wonderful programme of events scheduled from Thursday 8 to Sunday 18 August. Please visit http://kilkennyarts.ie for a full programme and booking details. ‘Light up the Castle’ OPW is very pleased to partner with Kilkenny Arts Festival in presenting ‘Light up the Castle’, a spectacular audio-visual show […]