Christmas markets in Kilkenny 2026

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  Weekend Christmas market · Kilkenny

  Yulefest Kilkenny Christmas Market

  Yulefest market on The Parade in front of Kilkenny Castle.

  ✨ Date night🧒 With kids

  What's there

  • ★Market on The Parade in front of Kilkenny Castle
  • ★Local crafts and gifts
  • ★Street food — pizza, fish tacos, desserts
  • ★Festival of Christmas trees at St Canice's Cathedral nearby

  What visitors say

  Visitors like the local crafts and good street food, and pair it with the castle and cathedral. Others find the market small and underwhelming compared with German markets, with loud non-festive music on some days and stalls closing early.

  Worth it as part of a day in Kilkenny — not as the main reason to travel.

  2026

  28 Nov – 23 Dec 2026

  Cost

  Free entry.

  Getting there and parking

  • Kilkenny station (trains from Dublin Heuston, about 1 h 30), then a 15-minute walk to The Parade.

  Worth knowing

  • Check closing times — stalls can shut before the advertised hour.
  • Add Kilkenny Castle and St Canice's Cathedral.

  The Parade, KilkennyOfficial site

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