Seamus Fogarty
Back in 2012 alt-folk visionary Seamus Fogarty’s first album, God Damn You Mountain, took traditional folk, country and blues and twisted it into wond…
Paul Muldoon
Over a career spanning more than 50 years, Paul Muldoon has never shied away from history, confronting some of the most important moments in Ireland’s…
Candle Making Workshop
Join us for an immersive workshop where you will learn the delicate nuances of candle making in the heart of Kilkenny’ City within the beautiful Castl…
Fahmi Alqhai – Programme II
Programme IIFeaturing works by:Gaspar SanzTobias HumeMarin MaraisJohann Sebastian BachHeinrich von Biber
Low Sugar Daddy
Friday, August 8Low Sugar DaddyAges 18+A new work in progress show from award winning comedian Shannon Basso Gaule. In Low Sugar Daddy finds the f…
Custom of the Coast
The spirits of two remarkable women encounter each other across the centuries in this haunting and intimate opera by celebrated Indian-American compos…
Niwel Tsumbu & Francesco Turrisi with guest Kate Ellis
Francesco Turrisi connects with Congolese guitar virtuoso Niwel Tsumbu for a very special concert that explores their shared influences and passions, …
Fahmi Alqhai – Programme I
In music, ‘a piacere’ means ‘at the performer’s discretion’. It’s an instruction for the performer to interpret a passage as freely as they like, and …
Neon Dusk
Jonah McGreevy, co-creative director and producer of Loosysmokes – the award-winning modern circus company that’s thrilled Festival audiences in recen…
The Hubert Butler Annual Lecture
The Hubert Butler Annual Lecture was established in 2007 to honour the Kilkenny writer, historian and broadcaster whose remarkable consistency of visi…