Qué hay en Kilkenny, Irlanda, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Christmas break en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 7 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Concurrido — February mid-term break en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — St Patrick's Festival and Tradfest, St Patrick's Day

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  St Patrick's Festival and Tradfest

  13–17 Mar · normalmenteFestival de músicaMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  St Patrick's Day

  16–18 MarFiesta nacionalMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Easter break en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Kilkenny Roots Festival

  1–4 MayFestival de músicaMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Kilkenny Roots Festival, Cat Laughs comedy festival

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  Cat Laughs comedy festival

  28 May – 5 Jun · normalmenteFestival de artesMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Kilkenny Roots Festival (1–4 May)

Máxima afluencia — Cat Laughs comedy festival, Summer holidays en Irlanda

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  Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre summer

  20 Jun – 25 Ago · normalmenteFestival de músicaReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Cat Laughs comedy festival (28 May – 5 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Irlanda, vacaciones escolares en 7 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre summer (20 Jun – 25 Ago (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Kilkenny Arts Festival, Summer holidays en Irlanda

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  Kilkenny Arts Festival

  6–16 AgoMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre summer (20 Jun – 25 Ago (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — Savour Kilkenny, October mid-term break en Irlanda

• Festival

  Savour Kilkenny

  22–26 OctCosechaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Subtitle Film Festival, Yulefest Christmas market

• Festival

  Subtitle Film Festival

  17–29 Nov · normalmenteMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Yulefest Christmas market

  26 Nov – 23 Dic · normalmenteNavidad y Año NuevoMucha gente

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

Máxima afluencia — Yulefest Christmas market, Christmas break en Irlanda

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Yulefest Christmas market (26 Nov – 23 Dic (normalmente))