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  • Home
  • Programme
    • Featured Events
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Wednesday March 15th
    • Thursday March 16th
    • Saturday March 18th
    • Sunday March 19th
  • Take Part
  • Your Visit
    • 2023 AT A GLANCE
  • Watch Again
  • Gallery
  • English
Menu
  • Home
  • Programme
    • Featured Events
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Wednesday March 15th
    • Thursday March 16th
    • Saturday March 18th
    • Sunday March 19th
  • Take Part
  • Your Visit
    • 2023 AT A GLANCE
  • Watch Again
  • Gallery
  • English

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Come Celebrate

Malbork, Poland

Twinned with Kilkenny since March 2017

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Formigine, Italy

Twinned with Kilkenny since St. Patrick's Day 2018

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Kilkenny, Minnesota, USA

Twinned with Kilkenny since March 2013

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Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne, France

Twinned with Kilkenny since June 1990

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Green your Journey to School

with Cycle Kilkenny

Cycle Kilkenny members are encouraging families to green their journey to school and to walk, cycle or scoot school journeys where possible. As you’re greening your school journey why not also bling your bike to celebrate St Patrick’s Day during the week of the 15th to the 19th of March! Upload your photo to @CycleKilkenny and @stpatrickskk on facebook, Instagram or twitter and tag #Kilkennyingreen.
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Wicklow Willow

Workshops

#kilkennyingreen

Go green this St. Patrick’s Day and create your own Shamrock from things you can find in the garden. In this interactive series of events, Wicklow Willow will show you exactly how to forage, explore and create so you can show your green this St. Patrick’s Day. Watch this series now by clicking here 👇
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Lá le Pádraig Stories & Craft

with Kilkenny Library Services

  • 17th March
Join Kilkenny Library for tales and crafts this St. Patrick's Day morning. Scéal Gaeilge with Nuala at 9.30am. Crafts at 10.30am where you will learn to create your own special St. Patrick's Day Windsock followed by the legends of Tír na n-Óg with Johanna at 11.30am.
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The Lost Snakes Challenge

Castlecomer Discovery Park

According to legend, St. Patrick rid Ireland of snakes in the 5th century A.D. However, a number of colourful snakes have recently been spotted amongst the trees and plants at Castlecomer Discovery Park! We need your help to find them on our family-friendly orienteering trail. Will you take on the challenge?
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Creative Workshops

with Sandra MaCallister

Get creative ahead of St. Patrick's Day and make your own St. Patrick's Day costume and an Irish dancer finger puppet! Sandra MaCallister will guide you through the process in easy steps and using materials you can find at home.
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St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

with Design and Crafts Council Ireland

Looking for some quick crafts to get you St. Patrick's Day ready? Joan Brennan will show you how to dress up any outfit with materials you'll find around your house. Perfect way to show your Kilkenny in Green this St. Patrick's Day!
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Bunting Fairy Shamrock Banner

Michelle Brady from the Bunting Fairy in Kilkenny has put together this fabulous video especially for St. Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny.  Why not get creative and make yourself a lovely banner for your front door to celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day 2021. For more of Michelle’s great creations go to the bunting fairy Facebook page. The possibilities are endless!  
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Plastic Free 4 Kids

Schools Initiative

The Plastic Free 4 Kids Programme, run by Tara Shine and her company Change by Degrees is a free 8-lesson plan for children, especially aligned with the curriculum for 3rd-6th.  Start these 10-minute lessons here and learn how to become a Plastic Free Ambassador for your school. You can watch them at home or let your teacher know so your class can get involved. 
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Parade Of Irish Wisdom

Seanfhocail Ar

#kilkennyingreen

The Irish are some of the most imaginative talkers in the world, and our lyrical language would be nothing without our proverbs. This St. Patrick’s Day, Kilkenny County Council will be bringing our wonderful linguistic heritage to life, mar is tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.
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Destination Greening

#kilkennyingreen

Like most iconic landmarks in the world, this St. Patrick’s Day, Kilkenny County Council and local communities will be turning the city and county green.   Historic buildings in our city and county will be lit up in our favourite emerald glow from the 10th - 19th March.
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The Big Green Kilkenny Knit

#BigGreenKilkennyKnit

We want everyone in Kilkenny to get knitting and to show us their green!!  Get involved, pass some time, learn a new skill or rekindle one lost since childhood and create a green scarf for yourself or someone special in your life. Or you can help raise some vital funds for the wonderful ‘Cois Nore’ cancer support charity, by bidding on a scarf.
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Kilkenny People Picture Parade

Celebrate With Your Hometown

#kilkennyingreen

Entries for the virtual parade are now closed but we still want you to get involved and feel part of the action. Tune in here on St. Patrick's Day to see all our live events and feel part of your hometown celebration! Join the community and show us how you're celebrating by sharing your photos and videos on social media using #KilkennyinGreen
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Virtual Dog Show

Calling Kilkenny Canines For The Catwalk

#kilkennyingreen

We are delighted with all the fabulous entries into our VIRTUAL DOG show. WATCH LIVE on March 17 - see if you can spot some familiar canines! LOVE YOUR DOG | LOVE KILKENNY | CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOG!
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Find Kilkenny Diaspora

For Children

#kilkennyingreen

We’re in search of the Kilkenny Diaspora. Do they stretch to the four corners of the world? Who lives the furthest away? Can you figure out that distance in kilometres? This St. Patrick’s Day we want to know how far the Cats have gotten...
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