Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage
My alternative festival

Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage

Fri 5th Aug - Sun 7th Aug
Set Theatre

New York ensemble Banana Bag & Bodice bring you a riotous, raw and rowdy retelling of this ancient tale, set to the rhythms of an explosive seven-piece band

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Request Programme
My surprising festival

Request Programme

Fri 5th Aug - Sun 14th Aug

Acclaimed Cork-based theatre company Corcadorca presents an intimate show staged in a real apartment and starring IFTA-winning actress Eileen Walsh.

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Tabernacle
My alternative festival

Tabernacle

Sat 6th Aug - Mon 8th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

Fearghus Ó Conchúir, one of Ireland’s leading independent choreographers, presents an exciting new dance piece that takes a thoughtful look at changing attitudes to religion

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anybody waitin’?

anybody waitin’?

Mon 8th Aug - Sun 14th Aug

ponydance are back, and this time they’re free! Join these incorrigible flirts on their quest through the streets of Kilkenny to find a man

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The Big Deal
My alternative festival

The Big Deal

Wed 10th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
Barnstorm Theatre

Una McKevitt returns to Kilkenny with the extraordinary real-life story of two women who knew from a very young age that they were born into the wrong bodies

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Title & Deed
My inspiring festival

Title & Deed

Wed 10th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
Barnstorm Theatre

Gare St Lazare Players Ireland are back with the world premiere of Title and Deed, a new piece specially-written for the company by acclaimed American playwright Will Eno

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Star Boy

Star Boy

Wed 10th Aug - Thu 11th Aug
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel - Kilbride Suite

Joe Brennan presents this delightful early years theatre performance, telling the tale of a small boy who just loves to explore

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Holy Mary

Holy Mary

Fri 12th Aug - Sat 13th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

A magical and hilarious new play by Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, that takes an honest look at life through the eyes of eight-year-old Majella Barnes

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Body Duet
My surprising festival

Body Duet

Sat 13th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre presents an energy-packed performance featuring two outstanding dancers

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Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage
My alternative festival

Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage

Fri 5th Aug - Sun 7th Aug
Set Theatre

New York ensemble Banana Bag & Bodice bring you a riotous, raw and rowdy retelling of this ancient tale, set to the rhythms of an explosive seven-piece band

Sold Out

event details

Request Programme
My surprising festival

Request Programme

Fri 5th Aug - Sun 14th Aug

Acclaimed Cork-based theatre company Corcadorca presents an intimate show staged in a real apartment and starring IFTA-winning actress Eileen Walsh.

Sold Out

event details

Tabernacle
My alternative festival

Tabernacle

Sat 6th Aug - Mon 8th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

Fearghus Ó Conchúir, one of Ireland’s leading independent choreographers, presents an exciting new dance piece that takes a thoughtful look at changing attitudes to religion

Sold Out

event details

anybody waitin’?

anybody waitin’?

Mon 8th Aug - Sun 14th Aug

ponydance are back, and this time they’re free! Join these incorrigible flirts on their quest through the streets of Kilkenny to find a man

Sold Out

event details

The Big Deal
My alternative festival

The Big Deal

Wed 10th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
Barnstorm Theatre

Una McKevitt returns to Kilkenny with the extraordinary real-life story of two women who knew from a very young age that they were born into the wrong bodies

Sold Out

event details

Title & Deed
My inspiring festival

Title & Deed

Wed 10th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
Barnstorm Theatre

Gare St Lazare Players Ireland are back with the world premiere of Title and Deed, a new piece specially-written for the company by acclaimed American playwright Will Eno

Sold Out

event details

Star Boy

Star Boy

Wed 10th Aug - Thu 11th Aug
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel - Kilbride Suite

Joe Brennan presents this delightful early years theatre performance, telling the tale of a small boy who just loves to explore

Sold Out

event details

Holy Mary

Holy Mary

Fri 12th Aug - Sat 13th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

A magical and hilarious new play by Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, that takes an honest look at life through the eyes of eight-year-old Majella Barnes

Sold Out

event details

Body Duet
My surprising festival

Body Duet

Sat 13th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre presents an energy-packed performance featuring two outstanding dancers

Sold Out

event details

anybody waitin’?

anybody waitin’?

Mon 8th Aug - Sun 14th Aug

ponydance are back, and this time they’re free! Join these incorrigible flirts on their quest through the streets of Kilkenny to find a man

Sold Out

event details

Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage
My alternative festival

Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage

Fri 5th Aug - Sun 7th Aug
Set Theatre

New York ensemble Banana Bag & Bodice bring you a riotous, raw and rowdy retelling of this ancient tale, set to the rhythms of an explosive seven-piece band

Sold Out

event details

Body Duet
My surprising festival

Body Duet

Sat 13th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre presents an energy-packed performance featuring two outstanding dancers

Sold Out

event details

Holy Mary

Holy Mary

Fri 12th Aug - Sat 13th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

A magical and hilarious new play by Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, that takes an honest look at life through the eyes of eight-year-old Majella Barnes

Sold Out

event details

Request Programme
My surprising festival

Request Programme

Fri 5th Aug - Sun 14th Aug

Acclaimed Cork-based theatre company Corcadorca presents an intimate show staged in a real apartment and starring IFTA-winning actress Eileen Walsh.

Sold Out

event details

Star Boy

Star Boy

Wed 10th Aug - Thu 11th Aug
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel - Kilbride Suite

Joe Brennan presents this delightful early years theatre performance, telling the tale of a small boy who just loves to explore

Sold Out

event details

Tabernacle
My alternative festival

Tabernacle

Sat 6th Aug - Mon 8th Aug
The Watergate Theatre

Fearghus Ó Conchúir, one of Ireland’s leading independent choreographers, presents an exciting new dance piece that takes a thoughtful look at changing attitudes to religion

Sold Out

event details

The Big Deal
My alternative festival

The Big Deal

Wed 10th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
Barnstorm Theatre

Una McKevitt returns to Kilkenny with the extraordinary real-life story of two women who knew from a very young age that they were born into the wrong bodies

Sold Out

event details

Title & Deed
My inspiring festival

Title & Deed

Wed 10th Aug - Sun 14th Aug
Barnstorm Theatre

Gare St Lazare Players Ireland are back with the world premiere of Title and Deed, a new piece specially-written for the company by acclaimed American playwright Will Eno

Sold Out

event details

Help me Choose

Every year the Kilkenny Arts Festival brings so many amazing events to our city that its almost impossible to make sure you find all the events that may appeal to you. So we've put on our thinking caps and come up with this simple reference to suggest events you may not have considered.

My First Festival

My First Festival

This is my first time at an arts festival. I want to see what this festival is all about. I haven't heard of a lot of these names before and I'd like suggestions on what might be great to see.

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My Inspiring Festival

My Inspiring Festival

I want to think. I want to get out of my comfort zone and confront the world head on. I don't want to be spoon fed. I want to be blown away. I want to argue.

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My Surprising Festival

My Surprising Festival

I want to find those hidden gems - things I may not have heard of but once I've experienced I will never forget.

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My Alternative Festival

My Alternative Festival

I want to see edgier, grittier more experimental stuff. I want to dance, have some fun. I want to stay up late.

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