Savour Kilkenny
One of Ireland's longest-running food festivals takes over Kilkenny Castle's medieval grounds for five days of artisan markets, top-chef cooking demos and a family street party rooted in ancient Samhain harvest tradition.
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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 two-day celebration of the county's food and drink at Naas Racecourse, bringing together Kildare's local producers and chefs for tastings, live cooking demonstrations, workshops and live music."
Taste of Kildare
"A volunteer-run, family-oriented community festival in the small north Wexford village of Kilanerin, placing locally grown food produce at the heart of a two-day programme of heritage, craft, and entertainment."
Kilanerin Food and Heritage Festival
"A harvest-end food festival in the Boyne Valley combining the renowned Sheridans Irish Food Fair with farm tours, cookery demos, a Long Table Supper, and tastings celebrating the best of Irish seasonal produce."
Samhain Festival of Food and Culture with Sheridans Irish Food Fair
"Carlingford's medieval streets fill each August for this four-day celebration of the famous lough-reared Carlingford oyster, with a sailing regatta, world crab-fishing contest, oyster pearl hunt and street markets."
Carlingford Oyster Festival
"Set in the Victorian grounds of Wells House and Gardens, this one-day festival gathers over 200 Irish food and drink producers alongside live cooking demos and music in a rare rural estate setting."
Wells Food Fest 2026
"A three-day celebration in Wicklow Town's Abbey Grounds, showcasing over 30 artisan food producers, live chef demonstrations from Catherine Fulvio and Rachel Allen, craft stalls, live music and outdoor cinema."
Taste of Wicklow Food and Music Festival