Yulefest Kilkenny - a month long festival to celebrate Christmas

Yulefest Kilkenny is a month long Christmas festival with a wide range of free and affordable events for all the family.

Taking place throughout the city and county Yulefest Kilkenny has festive experiences everyone will enjoy, from the young to the young at heart.

Running throughout December, Yulefest Kilkenny has a great festive programme lined up with lots of activities and events to enjoy in the run up to and throughout the entire Christmas season.

Yulefest Kilkenny is one of Kilkenny’s newest festivals and is a popular addition to a busy calendar which boasts an array of festivals throughout the year.

Easy to get to and easy to get around, merry medieval streets, seasonal events, festive lights, walkable shopping streets and vintage carousel provide a perfect Christmas wonderland.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for stormtroopers, singalongs and fire performance artists, catch a free exhibition or book in for a workshop!

Plan your day out at yulefestkilkenny.ie the website showcases all events and facilitates online event bookings as necessary so festival goers can create personal, family festive itineraries.

2018 is the third year for the Yulefest Kilkenny festival and it has quickly emerged as a go-to Christmas festival for all the family based

on a bumper year last year and a recent listing in 'Skyscanner's Guide

to the Best Christmas Markets in Ireland 2018'.

There is plenty for people to enjoy including an ice skating rink, Santa’s Grotto, a Victorian Carousel, festive workshops, Christmas Shopping, concerts, theatre

seasonal dining, open air music, Castle parklands, festival light installations and Yulefest Kilkenny Family Festive Events .

For more see www.yulefestkilkenny.ie