OPW Kilkenny Castle is once again delighted to host National Services Day at the Castle Park on Saturday 6 September 2025. It kicks off at 12pm approx. and all are welcome to come along! It is a free fun filled family day out. Be sure to meet the crews and volunteers from all those that […]
OPW Kilkenny Castle is once again delighted to host the Very Pink Run at the Castle Park on Sunday 14 September 2025. The Very Pink Run is a family fun event offering a 10k and 5k distance for people to run, jog, walk or wheel. It attracts a pink tribe of men, women and children, […]
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 tour Sunday 14th September at 3.30pm One of our experienced guide accompanied by an ISL interpreter will lead you throughout the restored Period Rooms of Kilkenny Castle and will put […]
Kilkenny Castle is delighted to offer an Alzheimer / Dementia inclusive tour on Tuesday 16th September at 3.45pm. This free tour is aimed at people living with Alzheimers and Dementia and their families and supporters. This is an opportunity to explore the period rooms and chat about the artworks and history of the Castle in […]
Kilkenny Castle is delighted to take part in Culture Night once more. To celebrate Culture Night, the period rooms and exhibitions of Kilkenny Castle will be open to the public free of charge from 6pm to 9pm on Friday 19th September 2025 Please note last admission will be 8:30pm. No advance booking required. Admission will […]
Sunday 21 September is World Alzheimer’s Day. This World Alzheimer’s Day, thousands of feet will hit the ground for one powerful reason — to walk for memories, for awareness, and for a future without dementia. Join Alzheimer’s Memory Walk supported by Aviva on Sunday, September 21st, as we come together in locations across the country to remember and honour those […]
OPW Kilkenny Castle is delighted to once again host a number of concerts with Music in Kilkenny. The new autumn schedule is available now www.musicinkilkenny.org The Banbha Quartet was founded in 2020 and is made up of four of our most celebrated musicians who all work with orchestras in Ireland. They return for this, their […]
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 tour Saturday 6th December at 3.30pm One of our experienced guide accompanied by an ISL interpreter will lead you throughout the restored Period Rooms of Kilkenny Castle and will put […]
Kilkenny Castle is delighted to offer an Alzheimer / Dementia inclusive tour on Sunday 21st December at 10am. This free tour is aimed at people living with Alzheimers and Dementia and their families and supporters. This is an opportunity to explore the period rooms and chat about the artworks and history of the Castle in […]