Was ist los in Kilkenny, Irland – übers Jahr

Viel los – Christmas break in Irland, Schulferien in 7 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

Im Januar beginnt nichts Neues.

Viel los – February mid-term break in Irland, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

Im Februar beginnt nichts Neues.

Hochbetrieb – St Patrick's Festival and Tradfest, St Patrick's Day

• Festival

  St Patrick's Festival and Tradfest

  13.–17. März · meistMusikfestivalVollFrüh buchen

  Kilkenny's St Patrick's weekend is built around Tradfest: a parade, a funfair and over a hundred free trad sessions in the pubs along the music trail, plus ticketed concerts. Rooms go early. Quelle ↗

• Feiertag

  St Patrick's Day

  16.–18. MärzNationalfeiertagVoll

  17 March is a public holiday with a parade in almost every town, followed by music sessions in packed pubs from midday. Hotels fill and rates rise, above all when it makes a long weekend, and visitors arrive from abroad for it. Quelle ↗

Viel los – Easter break in Irland, Schulferien in 6 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Festival

  Kilkenny Roots Festival

  1.–4. MaiMusikfestivalVollFrüh buchen

  Thirty-odd venues across the medieval streets run Americana, bluegrass and rockabilly acts from early afternoon into the night over the May bank holiday weekend, now approaching its thirtieth year. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Kilkenny Roots Festival, Cat Laughs comedy festival

• Festival

  Cat Laughs comedy festival

  28. Mai – 5. Juni · meistKunstfestivalVollFrüh buchen

  Ireland's comedy weekend, run over the June bank holiday in pubs, halls and the castle grounds rather than one arena. The town is full and the late shows sell out long before the weekend. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Kilkenny Roots Festival (1.–4. Mai)

Hochbetrieb – Cat Laughs comedy festival, Summer holidays in Irland

• Festival

  Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre summer

  20. Juni – 25. Aug. · meistMusikfestivalFrüh buchen

  Saturday-night concerts and plays in an open-air amphitheatre cut into a disused quarry, about 15 km west of the city. The better-known acts sell out, and evenings in the quarry turn cool. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Cat Laughs comedy festival (28. Mai – 5. Juni (meist))

Viel los – Summer holidays in Irland, Schulferien in 7 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

Im Juli beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre summer (20. Juni – 25. Aug. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Kilkenny Arts Festival, Summer holidays in Irland

• Festival

  Kilkenny Arts Festival

  6.–16. Aug.VollFrüh buchen

  Ten days in August of classical music, theatre and literature using St Canice's cathedral and the medieval buildings as venues. The best week of the year to be here and the hardest to find a bed. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre summer (20. Juni – 25. Aug. (meist))

Zwischensaison – Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen, ein gewöhnlicher Monat

Im September beginnt nichts Neues.

Hochbetrieb – Savour Kilkenny, October mid-term break in Irland

• Festival

  Savour Kilkenny

  22.–26. Okt.ErntezeitVoll

  A food festival over the October bank holiday, built around the county's producers with a market quarter on the Saturday and Sunday. It is the last busy weekend before the town goes quiet for winter. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Subtitle Film Festival, Yulefest Christmas market

• Festival

  Subtitle Film Festival

  17.–29. Nov. · meistVoll

  A week of European cinema — Irish premieres alongside classics — screened at the Watergate Theatre and a handful of pubs and small venues around town in late November. Quelle ↗

• Festival

  Yulefest Christmas market

  26. Nov. – 23. Dez. · meistWeihnachten & NeujahrVoll

  A free Christmas market sets up beside Kilkenny Castle on weekends from late November, with extra market days in the last days before Christmas. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Yulefest Christmas market, Christmas break in Irland

Im Dezember beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Yulefest Christmas market (26. Nov. – 23. Dez. (meist))