Thursday 20th August 2026 Location: Canal Square, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny Palaeontologists from UCC lead a city walk highlighting fossils in building stones and explaining how the fossils formed and where they lived. Organisers Website

Wednesday 19th August 2026 Location: The Monster House Kilkenny, junction of High Street and William Street, Kilkenny, R95 W0XT Kilkenny Archaeological Society presents a guided walking tour of historic William Street, formerly Bolton Lane, guided by Seamus Brennan. Organisers Website

Wednesday 19th August 2026 Location: Meeting Room, Mayfair Library, Watergate, Kilkenny, R95 N23R A workshop showing how local minor place names, including road, crossroads and field names, can be recorded permanently on OpenStreetMap. Organisers Website

WEEKLY | Summer Stars Storytime & Play Sessions | Wednesdays | 11am

Join our Irish Circle every Wednesday at 11am in Graig Library for a comhrá and to practice your cúp

Do you craft or make some art? Join our amazing Crafty Crew every Wednesday morning for crafts and a

Wednesday 19th August 2026 Location: Gairdin an Ghorta Car Park, Newmarket, Co. Kilkenny, R95 NP40 A guided tour of the Gairdin an Ghorta Farm and Folk Museum, including vintage farm machinery displays and the famine memorial garden. Organisers Website

National Heritage Week Event.

Tuesday 18th August 2026 Location: Gairdin an Ghorta Car Park, Newmarket, Co. Kilkenny, R95 NP40 A guided tour of the Gairdin an Ghorta Farm and Folk Museum, including vintage farm machinery displays and the famine memorial garden. Organisers Website

Monday 17th August 2026 Location: Gairdin an Ghorta Car Park, Newmarket, Co. Kilkenny, R95 NP40 A guided tour of the Gairdin an Ghorta Farm and Folk Museum, including vintage farm machinery displays and the famine memorial garden. Organisers Website