Kilkenny Beer Festival is a food festival in John Street, Kilkenny.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The €5 cup deposit is refundable on Sunday close. Saturday 13:00-16:00 is the smoothest window for tasting flights before the evening crowd.
Address: 15 John Street Lower, Kilkenny, R95 H2CE
Thomastown Foodweek runs each October showcasing County Kilkenny artisan producers including Goatsbridge trout, Knockdrinna cheese and Highbank Orchard with farm-to-table dinners.
Tip: Ticket events sell out by early October; the producer farm tours are the strongest part of the program.
Savour Kilkenny draws 68,000 visitors over the October Bank Holiday with a free 100-stall Parade market, cookery demos and ticketed restaurant dinners.
Kilkenny Farmers Market runs every Thursday on The Parade with up to 20 County Kilkenny producers selling farmhouse cheese, smoked trout, organic meat, honey.
