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Hotels in Kilkenny around 8 October 2026, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.

Plan the days around it

Eat your way around Kilkenny while you are in town

Kilkenny Farmers Market runs 8 October. These are the food tours and tastings in Kilkenny to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.

Kilkenny: Smithwick's Beer Experience★ 4.6 (244)

Guided tour · 1 hour

Kilkenny: Smithwick's Beer Experience

Experience one of Kilkenny's most visited attractions at the Smithwick's brewery in Kilkenny. Learn about the brewing innovations and discover the family behind one of...

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Kilkenny: Chocolate Figure Making

35 minutes

Kilkenny: Chocolate Figure Making

Unleash your inner chocolatier and immerse yourself in the world of delicious chocolate! With chocolate at your fingertips, explore the art of creating your own chocol...

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Location

Address: The Parade, Kilkenny

Also in medieval-mile

Savour Kilkenny Food Festival ★ 4.7

Medieval Mile

Savour Kilkenny Food Festival, founded in 2006, runs 22 to 26 October 2026 with a free Festival Quarter market on The Parade, cookery stages, craft drinks and dining events.

TipThe Festival Quarter on The Parade is free, open Saturday 10am to 9pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. The Castle Park concert (Saturday) and restaurant dinners are ticketed, so book those ahead.

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