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26 Mar 2026

Gallery: Macra’s Mr Personality Festival to return to Kilkenny City venue

National competition festival weekend in Kilkenny

Contestants from around the country are set to descend on Kilkenny for the 19th annual Mr Personality Festival, which is being organised by Kilkenny County Macra.

The Mr Personality Festival Launch took place on Friday, March 13, in Langton’s Hotel, Kilkenny.

The festival itself will take place between April 10 and 11, in the same venue, Langton’s Hotel.

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Macra National President, Josephine O’Neill officially launched the festival. Josephine, who is from Bennettsbridge, highlighted the importance of festivals like Mr Personality as a part of Macra’s national calendar.

The festival has been kindly sponsored by Kilkenny, Carlow and District Farm Relief Services, who have been longstanding sponsors of the festival, dating back to its inception 19 years ago. George Hatton, from FRS spoke positively of both Macra and of The Mr Personality Festival itself.

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