At Kilkenny Castle and Surrounds · Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Only the published dates are confirmed for this programme.
Savour Kilkenny is a food festival running from Thursday, 22 October to Monday, 26 October 2026, centred on The Parade beside Kilkenny Castle, now in its 20th year celebrating food, culture and community.
The Festival Quarter is the free heart of the festival, running Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October (10am-9pm Saturday, 10am-6pm Sunday) with the Savour Stage, Taste Stage, Savour Market, a Craft Brewers and Distillers Market, and an Artisan Food Pavilion, which continues on to Monday 26 October (11am-4pm). Ticketed events run alongside the free programme: a Castle Park Concert on Saturday 24 October (doors 6pm, concert 6:30pm, €12.50 plus booking fee, or €40 plus fee for a family of four), and A Samhain Medieval Feast at Rothe House on Friday 23 and Sunday 26 October (7pm seatings, €110 per person). According to the organiser, the 2025 festival drew 74,500 visitors. The 2026 programme is supported by sponsors including Tírlan, Avonmore, Dawn Meats, O’Haras and the Smithwick’s Experience, several of whom have stalls or tastings within the Festival Quarter.
The festival is centred on The Parade, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny, R95 HY09, beside Kilkenny Castle.
The Parade runs the length of Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile between the castle and St Canice’s Cathedral. See more on the Kilkenny page, or browse what else is on in Kilkenny.
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