🛡️ Design Your Own Shield at Kilkenny Castle! Celebrate National Heritage Week with a fun workshop for primary school children. Learn about the colourful world of heraldry and design your own unique medieval shield to take home. 📅 Saturday, 16 August 🕚 11.00am or 3.00pm 📍 Kilkenny Castle Booking is essential. To book a space, […]
🎥 Radharc: The Restoration of Kilkenny Castle To celebrate this year's National Heritage Week theme, Heritage at Risk, we are delighted to present a screening of the Radharc documentary on the restoration of Kilkenny Castle. Discover the remarkable story of how one of Ireland's finest castles was rescued from ruin through one of the country's […]
As part of the OPW programme of Irish Sign Language interpreted tours at Heritage sites around the country, Kilkenny Castle is offering free ISL interpreted tours on several dates in 2026. One of our experienced guide accompanied by an ISL interpreter will lead you throughout the restored Period Rooms of Kilkenny Castle and will put […]
Sketching in the Gallery Kilkenny Castle is opening the magnificent Picture Gallery free of charge to artists who wish to sketch paintings from the Ormonde Picture Collection Booking required, contact kilkennycastleeducation@opw.ie to book your place, limited availability, this is an adult only event. Start time 15:00 to 17:00
Sketching in the Gallery Kilkenny Castle is opening the magnificent Picture Gallery free of charge to artists who wish to sketch paintings from the Ormonde Picture Collection Booking required, contact kilkennycastleeducation@opw.ie to book your place, limited availability, this is an adult only event. Start time 15:00 to 17:00
Le linn Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidreachta beidh turas as gaeilge ar fáil Dé hAoine ar an 21ú Lúnasa soar in aisce ag 9:30am. Beidh cur síos déanta ar an beagnach 800 bliain Stair a bhfuil san fhoirgnimh . Tosaíonn sé mar Dún agus athraíonn sé go dtí teach uasal don chlann Butler. Déantar cur síos […]
Sketching in the Gallery Kilkenny Castle is opening the magnificent Picture Gallery free of charge to artists who wish to sketch paintings from the Ormonde Picture Collection Booking required, contact kilkennycastleeducation@opw.ie to book your place, limited availability, this is an adult only event. Start time 15:00 to 17:00
🏰 Discovering Flemingstown at Kilkenny Castle Join us this National Heritage Week for a fascinating talk by The Discovery Programme exploring the results of the recent geophysical survey of Flemingstown, the lost medieval settlement hidden beneath Kilkenny Castle Park. Find out how archaeologists are uncovering the hidden history beneath the park and hear about […]
OPW Kilkenny Castle is looking forward to the Very Pink Run on Sunday 30 August taking place in the grounds. This year the Very Pink Run events are taking place in Dublin, Kilkenny and Cork. So join a Very Pink Run in Dublin at Leopardstown on Saturday 29th August, in Kilkenny at Kilkenny Castle Park […]
We are delighted to host National Services Day once again at the Castle Park on Saturday, 5 September 2026. A great day for all the family. Come along and meet the wonderful people behind all the frontline services both statutory and voluntary!!