Live Music every Friday night.

The Dylan is an old victorian style bar that specialises in fine whiskies.

Tomás Jackman hails from Kilkenny Ireland

Live Music at Paris Texas

We are a kilkenny local family band who play every genre from 80s 90s up to present.

Butler Gallery offers FREE weekend guided-tours which provide an engaging walk-through modern and contemporary Irish art of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Farmers Market located at Mountain View Kilkenny

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds). Nearby Saturday parkrun.

Castleinch Kilkenny Market & Car Boot Sale

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Historian Michael Reynolds will deliver this talk on the recently released 1926 Census, focusing on

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: The Food Court, MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, R95 W8RH A collaborative exhibition combining artists, workshops and public participation through inclusive creative activities and shared experiences. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: St. Canice Neighborhood Hall-Butt’s Green R95 VK7X Contemporary paintings inspired by nature, geological structures and flora, intended to evoke a sense of timelessness. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: Geraldine Walsh Art, The Castle Yard, The Parade, Kilkenny R95 K859 Atmospheric paintings exploring home, memory, comfort and belonging through domestic elements, landscapes and quiet moments of stillness. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: Clubhouse Hotel, 22 – 23 Lower Patrick St. R95Px68 Paintings and drawings exploring reality, perception and boundaries. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: Kilkenny Art Gallery Group exhibitions: 25 Patrick Street and 45 High Street A group exhibition of paintings and sculpture by a broad selection of artists represented by Kilkenny Art Gallery. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, R95 Y5CX Contemporary artwork by Ellen Duggan exploring the landscapes of her dreams. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: St Canice’s Neighbourhood hall, Butt’s Green, R95 VK7X A community group exhibition featuring year-round experimental work by Kilkenny artists of varied ages, abilities and nationalities. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: Oxfam, 48 High St, Kilkenny, R95 V4P8 A shop-window exhibition uniting surrealist, imaginative and illustrative works by Naomi Smith-Butler, Jackie Heary and Chloe Costelloe. Organisers Website

Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: Mayor’s Walk, The Parade, Kilkenny R95 TYP9 Paintings capturing life’s continuous movement and everyday moments, inviting viewers to reflect on their own lives and memories. Organisers Website

Date: The month of August during library opening hours

Saturday 15th August 2026 Location: Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, R95 Y5CX Contemporary artwork by Ellen Duggan exploring the landscapes of her dreams. Organisers Website

Saturday 15th August 2026 Location: The Food Court, MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, R95 W8RH A collaborative exhibition combining artists, workshops and public participation through inclusive creative activities and shared experiences. Organisers Website