WATCH: Kilkenny is looking mighty in this St Patrick's Festival promo video!
Make sure to be in Kilkenny for St Patrick's Day and Festival this March 2022
Here's the promotional video for this year's St Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny,returning to the streets for 2022 - and the place is looking well!
After a successful virtual festival last year the festival will be fully back with a six-day programme of events which will include: The St Patrick’s Day Parade; performances by American Marching Bands; Street entertainment including acrobats, children’s shows and stilt walkers; Carnival Rides; Rogu Fire Show; Fireworks Display; Street Food vendors; Drum workshops; Live Music and more!
Kilkenny’s medieval city will come alive with pageantry, craic agus ceol for this extended celebration of St Patrick’s Day centred around the St Patrick’s Day Parade.
Beginning on the Tuesday with the Hardin Simmons Cowboy Band from West Texas and taking in the double bank holiday weekend, this year’s festival extends to 6 days, making it the biggest St. Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny yet!
The St Patrick’s Day Parade remains the central event and will take place on Thursday, March 17 at 1.30pm in Kilkenny City Centre. The theme of this year’s Parade is ‘Run with the Wolves’ based around the famous Kilkenny Animation Studio Cartoon Saloon’s latest Oscar nominated movie, Wolfwalkers.