Sunday 17th August 2025
Location: St Canice’s Cathedral
9 — 17 August 2025
Various Times
Various Venues
FREE
15 mins approx.
The ever-popular Secret Music Series returns for another year, bringing a stellar (but unannounced) line-up of musicians to perform a series of short pop-up concerts in some of the city’s most iconic spaces. If you’re out and about during the Festival, why not come along and enjoy free performances from leading Irish and international musicians?

Duration 15 mins approx.

Please note: performances are subject to weather conditions.
Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden
Sat 9 August at 4pm
Sun 10 August at 3pm
Thu 14 August at 4pm
Fri 15 August at 3pm

Stone Circle
Butler House Garden
Mon 11 August at 3pm
Tue 12 August at 4pm
Thu 14 August at 3pm
Sat 16 August at 3pm

Heritage Council Garden
Wed 13 August at 4pm

Rothe House Garden
Sat 9 August at 3pm
Mon 11 August at 4pm
Tue 12 August at 3pm
Fri 15 August at 4pm
Sat 16 at 4pm
Deanery Garden
Wed 13 August at 3pm
Special Secret Garden Music at Lyrath Estate Hotel
Sun 10 August at 4pm
More info here

Special Secret Garden Music at The Walled Garden in Mount Juliet Estate
Sun 17 August at 3pm
More info here

Saturday 9th
Sunday 10th
Monday 11th
Tuesday 12th
Wednesday 13th
Thursday 14th
Friday 15th
Saturday 16th
Sunday 17th
Organisers Website

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