Kilkenny Arts Festival | 7 - 17 August 2025

2025 Programme

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Photo: Simon Mills

Where We Bury the Bones

A new work of contemporary music theatre

14 — 16 August 2025
Watergate Theatre

This Topia

This-Topia

17 August 2025
Watergate Theatre

DUG

DUG

16 August 2025
Set Theatre

Photo: Miguel De

Neon Dusk

Jonah McGreevy, Mafalda Gonçalves & Daniel Seabra

7-10, 13-17 Aug
Castle Yard

News & Festival Announcements

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Kilkenny Arts Festival Announces the Hubert Butler Annual Lecture 2025

Award winning journalist, photographer and author Sally Hayden announced for Hubert Butler Annual Lecture in the Watergate Theatre.

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Kilkenny Arts Festival announces ‘The More Beautiful World’

Kilkenny Arts Festival announces that actor Ciarán Hinds and mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty will join The Fews Ensemble for the world premiere of Sam Perkin’s The More Beautiful World’

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Kilkenny Arts Festival 2025 Programme Announcement

Kilkenny Arts Festival is thrilled to unveil the full programme for #KAF25

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2025

Look and Listen

David Power in Rothe House Secret Music Series Kilkenny Arts Festival 2020

David Power in Rothe House Secret Music Series at Kilkenny Arts Festival 2020

Aoife Ní Bhriain Secret Music Series KAF21

Aoife Ní Bhriain - Secret Music Series #KAF21