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 […]

Free Admission to Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle OPW Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

As part of Heritage Week 2024 Kilkenny Castle is offering free admission on Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th of August. Discover the ancestral home of the Butler Family with a free self-guided visit to the magnificent Victorian period rooms of Kilkenny Castle. No advance booking required, tickets will be available from our ticket […]

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Free Admission to Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle OPW Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

As part of Heritage Week 2024 Kilkenny Castle is offering free admission on Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th of August. Discover the ancestral home of the Butler Family with a free self-guided visit to the magnificent Victorian period rooms of Kilkenny Castle. No advance booking required, tickets will be available from our ticket […]

Free

Star of Knockagh Accordian Band

Kilkenny Castle Park Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

OPW is very pleased to welcome the Star of Knockagh Accordion Band from Co Antrim to Kilkenny Castle Park for what is now the annual visit organised by Railway Preservation Society, with all arriving by steam train into Kilkenny train station. They will march up through the streets for their performance at the Castle Park […]

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