Chris Kent: That's All I Need Now! at Wexford Spiegeltent Festival

What to Expect

Chris Kent brings That’s All I Need Now! to the Fortuna Spiegeltent on Saturday 24 October 2026 as part of the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival’s comedy programme. Kent is a Cork stand-up who works in observational, conversational storytelling rather than one-liners, and he has been a steady presence on the Irish touring circuit for years, playing County Wexford before with his previous show Offline at Gorey Little Theatre.

The Fortuna is a mirrored cabaret pavilion erected on Wexford’s quayfront for the festival, and it suits this kind of comedy well. The seating wraps close around a small stage rather than running back in theatre rows, which puts the front of the room within talking distance of the comedian and gives the crowd work a different quality to a big auditorium gig. It is the same tent that hosts the festival’s music nights, so the room has the feel of a late club rather than a formal theatre.

The date is one of the busiest of the festival: Gavin James headlines the same tent on the same Saturday, and the weekend also coincides with Wexford Festival Opera up the street, so the town runs two festivals at once through the second half of October. Comedy nights either side of it include Keith Barry on the Friday, Deirdre O’Kane on 30 October, and Neil Delamere and Jamie McIntyre both on Halloween night. Start times and ticket prices are not printed on the festival programme page and appear only once you follow the booking link, so check there before arranging travel. Spiegeltent shows sell out regularly, and accommodation in the town is tight for the whole festival fortnight.

Good to Know

• Saturday 24 October 2026, Fortuna Spiegeltent, Wexford quayfront
• Start time and ticket price confirmed on the booking link, not on the programme page
• Part of the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival, running through the second half of October 2026
• Organised by Lantern
• Gavin James plays the same tent on the same date
• Wexford Festival Opera runs concurrently, so book accommodation well ahead

Getting There

The Fortuna Spiegeltent stands on Wexford’s quayfront in the town centre, minutes from Main Street, the Bullring and the National Opera House. Wexford’s O’Hanrahan station on Redmond Square sits at the north end of the quays, served by Irish Rail from Dublin Connolly and Rosslare Europort, with Bus Eireann and Wexford Bus also stopping in town. Drivers come in on the N11 and M11 from Dublin, roughly an hour and forty minutes, or the N25 from Rosslare Europort, around forty-five minutes. The quay-front car parks are the nearest but fill fast during the October festivals, so allow extra time on a Saturday night.