Kilkenny is well and truly known for the number of Festivals we feature each year. To name just few calendar staples! Our famous Cat Laughs, Kilkenny Trad Fest, Savour Kilkenny – Festival of Foods, Kilkenomics, Roots Festival We have a wide range of different festivals and something to suit all. Langtons Hotel Kilkenny are proud to say that we are avid participants and sponsors of community festivals.
Kilkenny Tradfest
St. Patrick's Day is such a fun day for family friends, and why not enjoy it in Kilkenny? As well as the traditional St. Patrick's Day Parade, enjoy all the Trad fest has to offer, with program of events with workshops, masterclasses. Theres something for everyone to enjoy!
Smithwick's Kilkenny Roots Festival
There’s a mixture of old and new acts, all styles are catered for, from swing to bluegrass, rockabilly to Cajun, folk, blues and beyond. Smithwicks Roots festival has been thriving since 1998. If you would like any more information, please visit https://kilkennyroots.com/about/
Cat Laughs
The Cat Laughs is probably one of the most anticipated festivals on the calendar in Kilkenny. Every year a host of comedians from all over the country and the world to a visit to the medieval city over the June Bank Holiday Weekend.
Starting as a small few comedy shows back in 1995, it has since exploded and is internationally acclaimed festival. Comedians such as Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne, Joanne McNally and so so many more has given fantastic Performance’s in the past. All the shows feature throughout lots of different venues across Kilkenny, and some even in our Langtons Ballroom and Set Theatre.
For more information visit Cat Laughs
Savour Kilkenny - Food Festival
Savour Kilkenny come to the medieval city of Kilkenny for the long weekend, for foodie heaven over the Halloween Bank Holiday Weekend.
Enjoy food big food markets and stalls, sample all the local produce, interactive demos and masterclasses with award-winning chefs, quirky dining events, beer and wine tasting, from around the country. Embraces all sectors of the food community from artisan producers to restaurateurs.
Visit www.savourkilkenny.com for more information and to see previous festivals.
Kilkenny Ainmated Festival
Hosted by the Oscar nominated animation studio, Cartoon Saloon, BAFTA winning lighthouse Studios, and Schweppes Curtis Nunn Events, Kilkenny Animated is a celebration of the creativity and craft of animation.
For more information visit https://www.kilkennyanimated.com/
Kilkenomics Festival
Europe's first economics festival. This festival runs in November and brings together some of the world’s leading economists, financial analysts, and media commentators with some of our funniest, sharpest stand-up comedians.
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Kilkenny Arts Festival
For almost 50 years, Kilkenny Arts Festival has been one of the leading festivals in Ireland, celebrated for its effortless blend of tradition and innovation, and for its electrifying range of events, staged in some of the country’s loveliest venues.
Subtitle Festival
Subtitle brings together a selection of European films that invites you to see cinema in a whole new way. Many of the films at the 2024 festival have never been screened theatrically in Ireland and a number of them are Irish premieres.
https://subtitlefest.com/programme/2024
Yule Festival
Celebrate Christmas in Kilkenny with Yulefest! Showcasing festive events across the county from November to January. Join us for Santa’s official arrival to the city on Saturday 30th of November to launch the 2024 Yulefest Christmas Market!
Visitors to the festival can expect festive treats, creative crafts, live music and family entertainment each weekend, along with a Christmas light trail and special events each week.
Langtons Hotel Kilkenny is also an established entertainment venue. Hosting great nights out every week since 1938! You can enjoy live Traditional Irish music in 67 Bar every week night, our in-house DJ plays into the night and continues until late.
