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Kilkenny Arts Festival 10 - 20 August 2023
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Become a friend

Become a Festival Friend and help make Kilkenny Arts Festival one of Europe’s finest artistic celebrations.

For 49 years we’ve brought a host of the world’s best artists to the beautiful surroundings of Ireland’s medieval city, showcasing Kilkenny on the global stage each August and generating more than €5 million per annum for the city and county. What makes this possible is the support of our Festival Friends.

As an individual or business, you’ll find a range of Friend options and benefits available, from complimentary tickets and discounts to special events both online and offline. Friend memberships start at just €150.

For more information, call the Festival Office on 056 7763663 or email marketing@kilkennyarts.ie.

Our Patrons

Reidy & Foley Solicitors
Silvia & Jay Krehbiel
Anonymous Donor
Lyndon MacCann & Claire Callanan
Reddy Architecture & Urbanism

Our Best Friends

Ecopower Total Windfarm Solutions
P McDonnell
Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey
Richard McCullough & Liz Nugent
Prochem Engineering
Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors
Pat Nolan Irish Origins Research
Kieran Boland, Boland Solicitors
Market Cross Shopping Centre
Rudolf Heltzel Gold & Silversmith
James Harte & Son Solicitors
AIB

Our Special Friends

O'Brien's Butchers Market Yard & Loughboy
Patricia Tomasulo
Maire & Maurice Foley
Ina & Joe Sweeney
Caulfield's Supervalu Loughboy Kilkenny
Michael & Zureena Hutchinson
Ella Dunphy of DNG Ella Dunphy Ltd.
Mary & Brian MacEneaney
Kathleen & Gerry Moran
Michael Reilly Consulting Engineer
Butterslip
Sherry Fitzgerald McCreery
AOK Properties
The Little Green Grocer
Gilligan & Co Accountants
White's Pharmacy
Moth to a Flame Candles
Bluett & O'Donoghue Architects
Newpark Pharmacy
SuperValu - Market Cross
Ormonde Street Car Park
Dore's Nostalgia Café - Michael Dore
Kilkenny Castle Tea Rooms - Michael Dore
Ayrfield Medical Practice
Property Partners Buggy
Terence McCabe
Patricia Connolly
Karina Kinsella
Carmel Dwyer & David Brown

Our Friends

Áine Ní Fhoghlú
Catherine Burke
James Delaney
Paul Fahy
Aisling Breathnach
Dr Thomas O'Toole
Anna O'Sullivan
Bluebird Care
D. Brennan & Associates
John Dalton
Helen Costelloe's The Cutting Vedge
John Knox NT
CANICE Architects
Holland Condon Solicitors
The Gourmet Store
Brian Deering
Christine & Noel Fahey
Mary Kelly
Katherine Meenan
Ann Murtagh
Breda Whelan
Mr & Mrs John Grogan
Jim Ryan
Dee & Harry Shine
Florence Ryan-Downes
Mahony's Pharmacy
Yesterdays
Tynan's Bar Kilkenny
Jones Business Systems
Sarah Phelan & Andy Ryan
Beatrice Kelly
Cordelia Gelly

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+353 56 7763663
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+353 56 7752175

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