# What's On In Kilkenny, KK This Weekend | May 15-17, 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Kilkenny, Kilkenny is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Kilkenny, Kilkenny this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
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- **Event Name**: Kilkenny Walking Tour with Certified Local Guide
  - **Description**: Explore Kilkenny with a certified local guide born in the city. Discover medieval streets, social history, and authentic local stories.About this EventDiscover Kilkenny on a relaxed walking tour with John Britton, a natio
  - **Date**: Sun, 15 Mar – Fri, 23 Oct (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/kilkenny-walking-tour-with-certified-local-guide/100001983404998743
  - **Venue**: Opposite Kilkenny Crystal Shop
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  - **Price**: min: 12, max: 12, currency: EUR
- **Event Name**: Kilkenny V Kildare - Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Round 4
  - **Description**: Nearby AttractionsLeinster GAA Hurling Championship has 16 upcoming events.Kilkenny has 3 upcoming events.Note: No students in the standSeatmaphttps://s1.ticketm.net/uk/tm
  - **Date**: Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm – Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm (00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/kilkenny-v-kildare-leinster-senior-hurling-championship-round-4/210001528123232
  - **Venue**: UPMC Nowlan Park
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- **Event Name**: ✨ RTE Concert Orchestra & Patrick Rafter 'The Great Romantics'
  - **Description**: Get ready for a night of stunning orchestral vibes and romantic tunes with Patrick Rafter leading the charge!About this Event✨ RTÉ Concert Orchestra& Patrick Rafter ✨The
  - **Date**: Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm – Fri, 15 May at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/rte-concert-orchestra-and-patrick-rafter-the-great-romantics/100001984394002881
  - **Venue**: St Canice's Cathedral
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  - **Price**: min: 17.5, max: 35, currency: EUR
  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, art, music-festivals, festivals

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## Weekend Events in Kilkenny

- **Event Name**: ✨ RTE Concert Orchestra & Patrick Rafter 'The Great Romantics'
  - **Description**: Get ready for a night of stunning orchestral vibes and romantic tunes with Patrick Rafter leading the charge!About this Event✨ RTÉ Concert Orchestra& Patrick Rafter ✨The
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri May 15 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/rte-concert-orchestra-and-patrick-rafter-the-great-romantics/100001984394002881
  - **Venue**: St Canice's Cathedral
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  - **Price**: EUR 18 to 35
  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, art, music-festivals, festivals
- **Event Name**: RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Kilkenny
  - **Description**: Patrick Rafter & RTÉ Concert Orchestra

“The Great Romantics”

St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny
Friday 15 May
7.30 pm

A major orchestral evening in the magnificent setting of St. Canice’s Cathedral.

Patrick Rafter conducts and directs from the violi
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/rtÉ-concert-orchestra-in-kilkenny/200029805541737
  - **Venue**: St Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland R95 V63H
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts
- **Event Name**: THE 4 OF US | Abbey Lane, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny - SOLD OUT
  - **Description**: Fri 15 May - SOLD OUT
THE 4 OF US | Abbey Lane, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny 

Acoustic | €27.50 | Doors: 7:30 P.M., Show starts: 8:00 P.M.

TICKETS: SOLD OUT
  - **Date**: Fri May 15 2026 at 01:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/the-4-of-us-|-abbey-lane-graiguenamanagh-co-kilkenny-sold-out/200029787406316
  - **Venue**: Mick Doyle's Pub
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- **Event Name**: Marvellous Mascot Show- KILKENNY
  - **Description**: 🌟 Marvellous Mascot Show 🌟
✨ The only one-of-a-kind show in Ireland! ✨
A truly unique live children’s show with lots of fairytale characters, fun, music and magic!
🧜‍♀️ Special highlight:
Princess Ariel singing LIVE on stage! 🎤💫
📅 17 MAY SUNDAY
🕒 1:30PM
📍
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sun May 17 2026 at 01:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/marvellous-mascot-show-kilkenny/200030019881426
  - **Venue**: O'Loughlin Gaels GAA & Camogie Club, Kilkenny, Ireland
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  - **Categories**: kids, contests
- **Event Name**: Salsa & Bachata at the Barracks III
  - **Description**: Hi all. It is my great pleasure to announce the next in an exciting series of Salsa and Bachata events in Carlow. 

Friday, May 15, 2026

Doors Open at 20.00

Classes: 
20.30: Bachata (Jason)
21.30: Salsa On2 (Donal Kennedy)

22.30-01.00: Salsa and Bachat
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  - **Date**: Fri May 15 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat May 16 2026 at 01:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/salsa-and-bachata-at-the-barracks-iii/200029766010637
  - **Venue**: The Barracks Carlow
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  - **Categories**: dance, entertainment, workshops
- **Event Name**: Oldskool Club Classics Party
  - **Description**: My next outing is set for Sat May 16th. I'm not traveling far! It's a return to The Foundry in my home town of Carlow. I'll be on the decks all night dishing up Oldskool House, Trance and Mainroom vibes. Tickets on Eventbrite. Link below. See you there!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 11
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 10:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/oldskool-club-classics-party/200029992891206
  - **Venue**: The Foundry Nightclub Carlow
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## Trending Events in Kilkenny

- **Event Name**: Kilkenny V Kildare - Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Round 4
  - **Description**: Nearby AttractionsLeinster GAA Hurling Championship has 16 upcoming events.Kilkenny has 3 upcoming events.Note: No students in the standSeatmaphttps://s1.ticketm.net/uk/tm
  - **Venue**: UPMC Nowlan Park
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- **Event Name**: Kilkenny Country Music Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Kilkenny Country Music Festival back in Gowran Park Racecourse on Sunday July 12th 2026 with headline act Derek Ryan  & more....About this EventWelcome to the Kilkenny Country Music Festival 2026!Come joi
  - **Venue**: Gowran Park Racecourse
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- **Event Name**: ✨ RTE Concert Orchestra & Patrick Rafter 'The Great Romantics'
  - **Description**: Get ready for a night of stunning orchestral vibes and romantic tunes with Patrick Rafter leading the charge!About this Event✨ RTÉ Concert Orchestra& Patrick Rafter ✨The
  - **Venue**: St Canice's Cathedral
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- **Event Name**: Derek Ryan in Carlow
  - **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss this Out! Derek Ryan is Live at VISUAL Carlow on Sunday, June 21, 2026! 🎶
This is your moment. Derek Ryan is hitting VISUAL Carlow on Sunday, June 21, 2026, and with chart-topping hits
  - **Venue**: VISUAL Carlow
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- **Event Name**: Derek Ryan, Gerry Guthrie, Alistair Fingleton, Louise Morrissey, Stacey Breen, Robert Mizzell in Kilkenny
  - **Description**: 🎤 Catch Derek Ryan Live at Gowran Park Racecourse on Sunday, July 12, 2026! 🎤
Ready to experience the night of your life? Derek Ryan is bringing their infectious energy and hit songs like Hold On To Your Hat
  - **Venue**: Gowran Park Racecourse
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- **Event Name**: Mick Flannery, SON in Kilmanagh
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Mick Flannery Experience LIVE at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre—This Saturday, June 27, 2026! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Mick Flannery is hitt
  - **Venue**: Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre
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- **Event Name**: The Tallest Man On Earth in Kilkenny
  - **Description**: 🎤 Experience The Tallest Man On Earth Live at Cathedral Church of St Canice & Round Tower on Saturday, August 29, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! The Tallest Man On Earth is taking over Cathedral Church of St C
  - **Venue**: Cathedral Church of St Canice & Round Tower
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- **Event Name**: RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Kilkenny
  - **Description**: Patrick Rafter & RTÉ Concert Orchestra

“The Great Romantics”

St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny
Friday 15 May
7.30 pm

A major orchestral evening in the magnificent setting of St. Canice’s Cathedral.

Patrick Rafter conducts and directs from the violi
  - **Venue**: St Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland R95 V63H
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- **Event Name**: Derek Ryan - The Songwriter Show live in Carlow
  - **Description**: Derek Ryan The Songwriter Show live in Carlow 🎶

📅 21 June
📍 Visual Theatre

An intimate acoustic night featuring Ray McLoughlin & Kane O’Rourke, bringing the stories behind the songs to life.

Tickets available from the box office & derekryanmusi
  - **Venue**: VISUAL Carlow
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Kilkenny?
  - **A:** ✨ RTE Concert Orchestra & Patrick Rafter 'The Great Romantics' (Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm at St Canice's Cathedral), RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Kilkenny (Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm at St Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland R95 V63H), THE 4 OF US | Abbey Lane, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny - SOLD OUT (Fri May 15 2026 at 01:00 am at Mick Doyle's Pub), Marvellous Mascot Show- KILKENNY (Sun May 17 2026 at 01:30 pm at O'Loughlin Gaels GAA & Camogie Club, Kilkenny, Ireland), Salsa & Bachata at the Barracks III (Fri May 15 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Barracks Carlow).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Kilkenny this weekend May 15–17, 2026?
  - **A:** ✨ RTE Concert Orchestra & Patrick Rafter 'The Great Romantics' (Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm at St Canice's Cathedral), RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Kilkenny (Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm at St Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland R95 V63H), Marvellous Mascot Show- KILKENNY (Sun May 17 2026 at 01:30 pm at O'Loughlin Gaels GAA & Camogie Club, Kilkenny, Ireland), Salsa & Bachata at the Barracks III (Fri May 15 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Barracks Carlow), Oldskool Club Classics Party (Sat May 16 2026 at 10:30 pm at The Foundry Nightclub Carlow).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Kilkenny in May 2026?
  - **A:** ✨ RTE Concert Orchestra & Patrick Rafter 'The Great Romantics' (Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm at St Canice's Cathedral), RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Kilkenny (Fri May 15 2026 at 07:30 pm at St Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland R95 V63H), THE 4 OF US | Abbey Lane, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny - SOLD OUT (Fri May 15 2026 at 01:00 am at Mick Doyle's Pub), Marvellous Mascot Show- KILKENNY (Sun May 17 2026 at 01:30 pm at O'Loughlin Gaels GAA & Camogie Club, Kilkenny, Ireland), Salsa & Bachata at the Barracks III (Fri May 15 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Barracks Carlow).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Kilkenny?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend events in Kilkenny on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Weekend events in Kilkenny?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Weekend events in Kilkenny?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Kilkenny include St Canice's Cathedral, St Canice's Cathedral, The Close, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland R95 V63H, Mick Doyle's Pub.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Weekend events in Kilkenny?
  - **A:** Prices for Weekend events in Kilkenny range from EUR 12 to EUR 35. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Kilkenny?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Kilkenny include Marble City Music Festival, Saint Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower, The 4 Of Us.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Weekend events in Kilkenny?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Kilkenny.

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