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.

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 👇

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?

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.

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!

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!  

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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...