Kilkenny Yulefest Christmas Market
A weekend craft and food market set against Kilkenny's medieval streetscape, combining local artisan stalls, open-air movie nights and live music across several weeks of festive programming.
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"Dunmore Cave, a Viking-age site where a hoard of silver coins and bones were discovered, opens with special Heritage Week guided tours exploring its dramatic limestone chambers and dark history."
Dunmore Cave Heritage Open Day
"One of the finest Cistercian ruins in Ireland, celebrated for its carved cloister arcade and expressive medieval effigies, offers free admission and guided tours throughout Heritage Week."
Heritage Week at Jerpoint Abbey
"Known locally as the Seven Castles, this vast 13th-century Augustinian walled priory beside the King's River is one of the largest medieval monuments in Ireland and opens free for Heritage Week."
Heritage Week at Kells Priory
"A beloved literary weekend transforming the medieval riverside village of Graiguenamanagh into a book lover's paradise, with over 25 independent booksellers, author talks, music and crafts along the River Barrow."
Graiguenamanagh Town of Books Festival
"A book-town weekend in the medieval riverside village of Graiguenamanagh that celebrates reading, writing, and the joy of books across three summer days."
Ireland's Town of Books Festival
"Ireland's oldest agricultural show, celebrating its 200th edition in 2026, draws 25,000 visitors to Piltown for livestock, horses, horticulture, crafts and family competitions."
Iverk Show
"A woodland craft market set within the illuminated Avondale Forest Park, pairing handmade stalls and vintage carousels with Treetop Night Lights and a real ice rink beside the historic Parnell family estate."
Winter Woodland Christmas Market at Beyond the Trees Avondale
"Returning in 2026 after a year's absence, this harbour-town market at The Murrough brings over 50 stalls of local craft and food, a Santa Express train, and a 300-metre eco-ice trail."
Wicklow Town Christmas Market
"A two-weekend festive market in the Kildare market town of Naas, kicking off with a ceremonial arrival of Santa escorted by the Gardaí and a Christmas lights switch-on with live performance."
Naas Christmas Market
"Held across three December weekends at the OPW's Farmleigh Estate in Phoenix Park, this market combines festive food and craft stalls with horse-and-carriage rides, puppet shows, and Victorian dress-up against twinkling parkland grounds."
Farmleigh Estate Christmas Market
"A midlands festive market held across two four-day runs in Athlone's John Count McCormack Civic Square, spotlighting local producers and community traders in a town celebrated for its riverside setting."
Athlone Christmas Market
"A weekly Saturday showcase of local artists and craft workers from the Burren and Wild Atlantic Way region, held at the Russell Cultural Centre in the trad-music village of Doolin from 10am to 4pm."
Doolin Craft Fair