Events

Founded in 1970, the dream of Listowel Writers’ Week was a simple but daring one: transform a beautiful Kerry heritage town into a centre of the literary universe. Make it somewhere writers and book-lovers from all corners can gravitate to for a cele …

Women in Media 2020 will take place on the 24th – 26th April 2020. ​ We were delighted to include contributions this year from Miriam O’Callaghan, Katie Hannon, Ciara Riordan, Mary Dundon, Justine McCarthy, Fr. Peter McVerry and more. ​ We would like …

When she receives an update on a long forgotten adoption application, she must choose between her activism and her dream of becoming a mother.  A funny, moving and utterly unique film. In association with Access Cinema. Film showing at 8pm

Richard Walsh will host a work-in-progress performance based on the 18th century history of Lixnaw Court. It will feature a short talk on the topic, a selection of dramatisations of the history, live music from the era and an opportunity to discuss t …

Yes, Santa and Mrs. Claus are returning to Kerry Writers’ Museum this Christmas. We are inviting all the boys and girls in Listowel and North Kerry to visit them. You will also be presented with a festive gift from the man himself! Santa Experience V …

Featuring mezzo soprano Leanne Fitzgerald, pianist Michael Young, harper Eithne Walsh and very special guest poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice. Followed by wine and cheese reception. Friday 13 Dec at 8pm. Tickets €15/€10 available from the Seanchaí Centre. Li …

A celebration one of Ireland’s best loved poets Michael Hartnett. Featuring some of his best loved poems in English and Irish, with music accompaniment. Le; Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Cathal Quinn – dánta/poems, Michelle Mulcahy – ceol/music,  Muireann Nic …

Performances at 10am and 11.30am daily. All St. Johns Theatre Listings

Tickets include present and digital photo and cost 15 euro per child. Adults accompanying children are free. Babies under 1 are free but don’t worry Santa won’t forget them! Festoon Lighting kindly provided by Feile an tSolais on the Saturday evening …

They are an Irish indie rock band from Kells, County Meath. The band originally consisted of Niamh Farrell, Podge McNamee and Brian Darcy. They are well known for their  fantastic live performances which has put them right at the top of the live acts …

Take a trip down memory lane with historian Vincent Carmody and hear about Listowel’s great local characters and places from 1870 to 1970 with accompanying photographs, taken from his acclaimed book ‘Listowel, Snapshot of an Irish Market Town’. In as …

The Square Christmas Market full of all the sights, sounds and smells of the Festive Season from 4pm Local Band Nitelife will be on stage throughout the afternoon with special performances from Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail and Presentation Convent Primary …

Listowel Food Fair has come of age.  Twenty Five years of continued success will be celebrated this year in association with Taste the Island. Since its inception in 1995, the Listowel Food Fair has continued to develop successfully and is now an est …

The second Festival of Light – Féile an tSolais, the first of its kind in Ireland – takes place Thursday 31st October, Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November 2019 in the heritage town of Listowel, Co. Kerry. WHY: In an increasingly isolated rural socie …

Dr. Ailis Brosnan is a wellness expert who has over 25 years experience helping busy people create healthier lifestyles. She has three degrees in the health and fitness field along with numerous certifications. Many years of her experience has been s …

Ladies Days, throughout Ireland and the UK, provide the pinnacle of the social calendar and a chance to really dress to impress! A staple for summer in Listowel, they are fast becoming the event for locals, celebrities and visitors to our town to mix …

The Harvest Festival is held annually in September during the Listowel Races. Superb horse racing at Listowel. One of the oldest race meetings in Ireland and regarded as the last of the season. Good quality Flat and National Hunt racing featuring The …

Listowel’s September Race Meeting is one of the most important in Ireland. It is the last major festival of the Summer and the last one before Christmas so the crowds make the most of the festivities. Traditionally it was the meeting where the farmer …

The Heritage Council seeks to protect and enhance the richness, quality and diversity of our national heritage for everyone.  We work with our partners, particularly at a local level to increase awareness of Ireland’s national heritage and to highlig …

Revival Music Festival came about in 2016 when over 5 publican got together make a festival of music in there town. With the help of, Heineken, Kerry Co Co  Local pubs and businesses sponsored the even the festival was a great success. This year will …

The Dan Paddy Andy Festival celebrates the last of the great Irish matchmakers, Dan Paddy Andy O’Sullivan (1899 – 1966). The festival is staged in a totally rural setting at Lyreacrompane in the Stacks Mountains of Co. Kerry. The entertainment goes o …

The Sean McCarthy Festival was initiated back in 1993 in honour of one of the greatest song-writers Kerry ever produced. Songs like ‘Shanagolden’, ‘Red Head Mary’, ‘In Shame love in Shame’ are just a few of the many songs that are part of the Ballad …

Of course, it’s family day here on this Sunday and we also run the wonderful Ladies Day fashion awards. Last June, Mary Woulfe from Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick, won the Best Dressed Lady on the opening day of the Listowel Races June Bank Holiday Meet …

Listowel still has Horse Fairs, which are held 4 times per year in Market Street. At one time much of the trading in horses and other livestock all took place on the streets of towns up and down the country.

Annual event remembering all Irish men and women that have fought in domestic or foreign forces from WWI to present day. 3-day festival around the May Bank Holiday Weekend. Re-enactors will preform in a battle scene depicting a French town being inva …