Festival Box Office Opens
Mayor of Kilkeny, Martin Brett officially declared the box office for this year's festival open in an unveiling ceremony at 11am this morning. Brochures, cupcakes, balloons and all the details on this year's festival were on offer as the rain cleared for the grand opening.
Mayor Brett declared he was "delighted" to be opening the festival box office and went on to speak about the economic value of the festival to the city of Kilkenny.
"When you look at the economic base of where we're coming from, this is a serious benefit for Kilkenny. [The festival] is going to generate somewhere in the region of six million Euro for the economy of Kilkenny. Any penny we can get coming in here is most welcome and we'll endorse it most sincerely."
Festival CEO Damian Downes promised the festival would be as good as any gone before, praised the extraordinary programmes put in place by this year's festival curators and urged people to come and visit the festival where a welcome awaits you in August. Check out the video above for a peek at what went on at the launch earlier this morning.
This year, the festival box office can be found at John's Bridge, right next to Tynan's Bridge Bar (we're in a bright pink-painted shop front, you can't miss it!), in the heart of the city. Opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10am-6pm and on weekends from July 31st (Sunday) from 12 noon to 5pm. You can contact the festival box office on 056-7752175 or book your tickets online through KilkennyArts.ie.
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