A stunning new adaptation of Mike McCormack’s multi-award-winning novel about a man haunted by the feeling that nothing is quite right.
Artist Luke Murphy maps the material for a large-scale work cancelled due to COVID-19, offering audiences a window into the process of conceiving, developing and dismantling a project.
Luke Murphy
Clouds & Boulders: Mapping Terrain
The strings of the Irish Chamber Orchestra make their long-awaited return to the stage to perform two magical masterworks celebrating the seasons
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Eight Seasons
Leading photographer Amelia Stein presents this exhibition of stunning black and white images representing the men and women based in James Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny.
Amelia Stein
The Bloods
This new sculpture trail opens up heritage gardens at the heart of Kilkenny City and encourages us to rediscover our city through fresh eyes.
Design & Crafts Council
Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Connected
This deeply moving exhibition of new paintings by leading artist Helen Comerford was developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Helen Comerford
Covid-19 April Diary
The ever-popular series goes online with short films of leading musicians performing pop-up concerts in some of the city’s loveliest spaces.
Secret Music Series
The Festival is delighted to present one of our most acclaimed shows of recent years, free to stream for a limited period.
Opera Collective Ireland & Kilkenny Arts Festival
The Return of Ulysses
Follow leading artist Blaise Smith live online as he embarks on an ambitious new project to paint the portraits of the people of his home village: Dungarvan in Co. Kilkenny.
Blaise Smith
Village People
One of the most incisive analysts of the Trump administration joins Fintan O’Toole to take America’s pulse as the nation braces itself for another presidential election.
Hubert Butler Series
The Hubert Butler Lecture Series: Global Conversations
Masha Gessen in conversation with Fintan O’Toole
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Harvard academic and former US Ambassador to the UN returns to Kilkenny to discuss her extraordinary career in the company of Olivia O’Leary.
Hubert Butler Series
The Hubert Butler Lecture Series: Global Conversations
Samantha Power in conversation with Olivia O’Leary
Rediscover the power of live music as musicians from two of Ireland’s most celebrated ensembles offering bespoke concerts for small groups in locations around the city.
Members of Irish Chamber Orchestra & Crash Ensemble
Encounters
Generation is an intriguing exhibition of objects and textiles created by eight Irish-based designer-makers using inherited traditions of creativity and innovation.