An Evening of Irish Music, Song and Dance with Ceoltoiri Kilkenny at The Parade Tower, every Wednesday evening throughout the month from: 8:30pm to 10:30pm
For further information and bookings, please call Noreen on 086-8249618. Admission is of adults is €10, students and children are €5. Groups of ten or more are €7 each.
Butler Gallery
Ian Burns' Supreme Fiction (9am to 5.30pm )
Heritage Week Events – August 20 to August 28
Monday, August 22
John Burke tells the tale of life in the Big House at 2pm.
Tuesday, August 23
Peter Kenny tells the tale of Kilkenny Castle's architecture at 2pm.
Wednesday, August 24
John Walsh tells the tale of the Butler Family at 2pm.
Thursday, August 25
Colm Mangan tells the tale of Kilkenny Castle park at 2pm.
Friday, August 26
Bettina Norton tells the tale of the Butler family's picture collection at 2pm.
All events are free of charge, however booking is essential. Contact Lesley/Mäelle on 056-7704100 to reserve your place.
For the duration of Heritage Week, with every admission there will be free entry to a daily draw for a chance to win a Family Heritage Card.
Also for the duration of Heritage Week, visit to Kilkenny Castle will be free on:
Saturday 20th: 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday 21st: 09:00 – 17:00
Monday 22nd: 16:00 – 17:00
Tuesday 23rd: 16:00 – 17:00
Wednesday 24th: 16:00 – 17:00
Thursday 25th: 16:00 – 17:00
Friday 26th: 16:00 – 17:00
Saturday 27th: 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday 28th: 09:00 – 17:00
A Family Day Treasure Hunt will take place on Sunday 21 August 2011, starting in Kieran Street at 2pm and continuing to Kilkenny Castle Park in aid of GROW and Ceart PatientWise
For registration to this fund-raising event and for further information, please contact: Mary - T: 056 77 616 24 / M: 086 0448188
Anne - M: 087 902 8534 or see www.grow.ie
Exhibition of Vintage Motor Bikes
An exhibition of vintage motorbikes will take place at Kilkenny Castle Park on Saturday, August 27, from 11am to 3pm with family fun events to entertain the younger audience.
In addition to this spectacle, the 'Fifteen to One Motorbike Run' will stop off at the Parade Plaza en route to Cork. The joint beneficiaries of this national bike run will be the charities Team Hope, and The Cystic Fibrosis Association.
For further information on taking part in the Fifteen to One Motorbike Run around Ireland, please visit www.fifteenrun.com
For further information, please contact Anne Teehan, Events Officer, Office of Public Works, The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle on 056-7704108.
