Event

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2026

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2026
Starts
Ends
Venue
Kilkenny Culinary Tour
Kilkenny
Price
Free

About this event

Now in its fifth decade, the Festival has built a reputation for programming that refuses to stay in its lane. Across more than 100 events, the Festival weaves together the expected and the extraordinary - and does it all against one of Europe's most beautiful backdrops. This is a festival that belongs to its place. Kilkenny's unique character - its intimacy, its architecture - shapes everything that happens here. Artists come not just to perform, but to be part of something. Audiences come not just to watch, but to be genuinely surprised. The full programme will be revealed in June. In the meantime - mark your calendar, book your accommodation early, and get ready. Kilkenny Arts Festival. Eleven days. One extraordinary city. Don't miss it.