Friday 14th March 2025
Location: 44 Parliament Street, Kilkenny
ONE of Ireland’s oldest brewery sites, Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny, is making this year’s St Patrick’s Weekend extra special with free live music sessions, including one featuring festival headliners, Burnchurch, shortly after the St Patrick’s Day parade concludes in the heart of the medieval city.Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s enclosed Barrel Yard will be rocking throughout the Festival weekend. It all begins with a not-to-be-missed 3-piece acoustic trad session on Friday, March 14, from 5.30pm. The free event features Mick Purcell on Bodhrán, Moya Fitzgerald on Fiddle and Dave Harper on Bouzouki.Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny welcomes Burnchurch back to its Barrel Yard stage on St Patrick’s Day for an unmissable, post parade live performance, starting at 5pm.The free live show is part of the extensive Kilkenny Tradfest programme in the city.
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