This is our biggest edition yet, with almost 80 events, we could barely fit them in 4 pages! Christmas parties, concerts, exhibitions, magicians.. even Santa on a motorbike! Keep your copy of What's On Clonmel in your pocket so you don't miss out on the fun.
What's On Clonmel, your antidote to the seasonal blues.
Daily
Until 19/Dec Moving Through Things • Exhibition by Elaine Grainger tracing sequences of movement • STAC Gallery
Skylines • Group exhibition of works by 7 Irish artists • Linn Gallery
Retrospective Art Exhibition • Featuring local artists • Clonmel Library
The Night Before Christmas • Display by Tipperary FET College students • Showgrounds Shopping Centre
18–23/Dec Santa's North Pole Grotto • Free for parents • Showgrounds Shopping Centre
Wednesday 17/Dec
19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall
19:30 Carols By Candlelight • With guests Belle Voci Choir • Tullaghmeelan Church
20:00–21:00 Salsa Cubana • For beginners • The Coachman
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by DJ Butler • Lonergan's
20:00 Big Band Christmas Concert • By The Pearly Whites Big Band & The Premier Swing Band; in aid of C-SAW • Eldon's
20:00 Round Robin Darts Tournament • Players of all abilities welcome • 37 Queen St
21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
Thursday 18/Dec
11:15 Ciorcal Comhrá • Informal conversational Irish group for all • Clonmel Library
17:30 Modern Line Dancing • Class for absolute beginners, socialise while you exercise! • Sisters of Charity NS Hall
19:30 A Very Merry STACmas • A festive evening of seasonal songs and spoken word • STAC Chapel
20:00 Clonmel RFC Male Voice Choir • Christmas Concert • Old St. Mary's Church
20:00 Bingo Night • By Fethard Ladies' Football, bus service from Clonmel • Fethard Ballroom
20:30 DJ Steve McGrath • Thirsty Thursday • Gleeson's
21:00 Vincent Vaughan • Live music • Moran's
21:00 Open Mic with Dave Hastie • Show what you've got, or just enjoy the talent! • Lonergan's
Friday 19/Dec
10:30–12:30 Set Dance Class • Set, ceilí, line, and social dancing; beginners welcomed • St. Oliver Parish Centre
11:00–15:00 Winter Wonderland Workshop • Festive workshops for all the family; 11:00 till noon is sensory hour • The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre
11:00–13:00 Involvement Centre Christmas Party • Join us for Christmas songs, games and snacks • Place4U
14:00 Bryony Morison • Classically trained soprano sings festive music • The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre
15:45–16:45 Christmas Storytime & Crafts • Join us for festive tales and fun crafts at Clonmel Library • Clonmel Library
21:00 Fred's Session • Eclectic jam session; tunes, poems, jokes; all are welcome • Fozzy's
21:30 Shane Fowler • Live music • Lonergan's
21:30 The Hesitations • Ross Boland, Dave Hastie, James Healy & Louis Quirke • Gleeson's
21:30 Groove Republic • 4-piece band: soul, funk, rock, and disco • Wheat Bar & Bistro
22:00 Pat Holland • Live music • The Coachman
22:00 Dublin City Ramblers • Ballad & Folk band with more than 50 years of history • The Coachman
Saturday 20/Dec
9:30–10:30 Parkrun • Timed 5k for all ages and abilities • Gashouse Bridge
9:30–14:00 Farmers Market • St. Peter & Paul CBS
14:00 Annual Santa Bike Run • Back to Fozzy's to meet Santa in his grotto • Applegreen Dungarvan Road
14:00 Solidarity with Palestine • Come stand with the people of Palestine • Main Guard
18:00 DJ John • Fozzy's
21:00 Christmas Party Night • Finger food & festive drinks; live music with Conor O'Gorman • 37 Queen St
21:00 The Quays Christmas Party • With DJ Coyote, raffle on the night • The Quays
21:00 No Name Band • Live music • McCarthy's Fethard
21:30 The Dreamers • Contemporary blues rock • Bennigan's
21:30 Monroe • Rock, pop, blues • Lonergan's
21:30 Lorraine & Caoimhe • Contemporary Irish Folk/Trad • Gleeson's
21:30 Tipperary Ramblers • Folk, trad, and rebel songs • Wheat Bar & Bistro
21:30 Double D • Pop, country, and a few originals • Lonergan's, Fethard
22:00 Handypak • Live music • The Coachman
22:00 Just Johnny • Live music • Carey's
22:00 Conor Ocean • Live music • The Coachman
Sunday 21/Dec
17:00–19:00 Donie O'Sullivan • Live music • The Coachman
17:30–19:30 Open Session • With Derek & Louis; come sing, play, say a Story or Poem [Until 21/12] • The Quays
19:00 Christmas Party Night • With Owen Lonergan, raffle on the night • Bennigan's
19:00 Retro Radio • Live music • Gleeson's
19:30 Mad Patsy • Music, madness, and mighty craic • Lonergan's
21:00 DJ Nigel Byrne • Sunday tunes • Gleeson's
21:30 Seamus Hennessy • Live music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
Monday 22/Dec
10:00–12:00 Bridge Club • Join us for a social game of bridge, refreshments served • Clonmel Bridge Centre
19:00 Irish Language Class • Beginners & intermediate levels, all proceeds go to C-Saw and Aclaí Palestine • Baker's
20:00 Monday Bingo • Hillview Sports Club
20:00 DJ Steven Stokes • Bennigan's
20:00 The Dreamers • Contemporary blues rock • Fozzy's
21:00 Ryans and Friends • Trad session • Baker's
21:00 The Kilkennys • Live music • The Coachman
21:30 Ciarán O'Gorman • Solo guitar & vocals • Gleeson's
21:30 The Waxies • Live music • Lonergan's
Tuesday 23/Dec
14:00–16:00 Bridge Club • Join us for a social game of bridge, refreshments served • Clonmel Bridge Centre
19:00 Over 30s Night • With DJ Owen Lonergan • 37 Queen St
20:15–21:15 Bachata Dance • Class for Beginners • The Coachman
21:00 The Hesitations • Ross Boland, Dave Hastie, James Healy & Louis Quirke • Lonergan's
21:00 Loose Cannons • Rock 'n' Roll 4-piece band • The Coachman
21:30 Just Johnny • Live music • Gleeson's
Wednesday 24/Dec
16:00–18:00 Magician Kian Lafford • Fun and festive magic for all the family • 37 Queen St
16:00–20:00 Solid Gold • With DJ John • Fennessy's
16:00–18:00 Jason Hennessy • Live music • The Coachman
18:00 Finbar Horgan • Plus guests • Gleeson's
19:00 Double D • They will play you in to Christmas Day; pop, country, and a few originals • Barne Lodge
19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall
19:30 DJ Pa Butler • Lonergan's
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by DJ Butler • Lonergan's
20:00–21:00 Salsa Cubana • For beginners • The Coachman
20:00–22:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
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