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Daily
Skylines • Group exhibition inviting 7 artists to look beyond the literal horizon • Linn Gallery
Retrospective Art Exhibition • Featuring over 20 local artists and groups • Clonmel Library
The Night Before Christmas • Display by Tipperary FET College students • Showgrounds Shopping Centre
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
17:00 Ryans and Friends • Christmas Eve trad session • Baker's
18:00 Finbar Horgan • Plus guests • Gleeson's
19:00 Double D • Playing you in to Christmas Day; pop, country, a few originals • Barne Lodge
20:00–22:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by DJ Butler • Lonergan's
Thursday 25/Dec
9:30–10:30 Parkrun • Timed 5k for all ages and abilities • Gashouse Bridge
Friday 26/Dec
10:00 Clerihan All-Stars & Clerihan Junior Hurlers • Past and present hurlers come together for a series of 10 min matches, in aid of the Care Cancer Support Centre Clonmel • Clerihan Astro Pitch
12:00 St. Stephen's Day 4 Miler • Run, jog, walk; prizes awarded; collection of numbers from 10:30 • Gaelcholáiste Chéitínn
18:00 Conor O'Gorman • Live music • 37 Queen St
19:00 The Replacements • Live music • Gleeson's
19:00–21:00 Loose Cannons • Rock 'n' Roll 4-piece band • Lonergan's
21:00 DJ Billy Bop • Bennigan's
Crow Black Chicken @ Railway Bar
21:00 Crow Black Chicken • Blues-rock power trio, back for their annual Stephen's Day gig • Railway Bar
21:00 DJ Nigel Byrne • Gleeson's
21:00 Fred's Session • Eclectic jam session; tunes, poems, jokes; all are welcome • Fozzy's
22:00 Terminal 2 • Live music • The Coachman
22:00 Flow Duo • Live music • Lonergan's
Saturday 27/Dec
9:30–14:00 Farmers Market • St. Peter & Paul CBS
9:30–10:30 Parkrun • Timed 5k for all ages and abilities • Gashouse Bridge
14:00 Solidarity with Palestine • Come stand with the people of Palestine • Main Guard
Ross Boland & Alan Acheson @ Fozzy's
20:00 Ross Boland & Alan Acheson • Local musicians, songwriters & mainstays of the local music scene • Fozzy's
20:30 Rebel Hearts • 5-piece band: Irish folk, trad & rebel songs • Talbot Hotel
21:00 DJ Pa Butler • Bennigan's
21:30 Tommy & Niall • Acoustic duo • Gleeson's
21:30 Sophie & Richie • Live Music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
21:30 Festy • Country, Rock, Pop, Ballads • Lonergan's
22:00 The Valley Boys • Live music • Carey's
22:00 Marion Kelly & Jason Hennessy • Live music • The Coachman
Sunday 28/Dec
14:00 Doubles Darts Tournament • Players of all abilities welcome • 37 Queen St
14:30–17:30 ABBA ESQUE Bubbly Afternoon Tea • Prosecco afternoon tea & concert • Talbot Hotel
17:00 One Way Round • Live music • The Coachman
19:00 Dara Vincent & Band • Winners of the 2025 Clonmel Busking Festival's Busking Contest • Bennigan's
19:00 That's the Shot • Irish Trad band • Gleeson's
20:00 The Whileaways • With very special guests UpRoar Choir • Abymill Theatre
20:00 Tipperary Ramblers • Folk, trad, and rebel songs • Lonergan's
21:00 DJ Nigel Byrne • Sunday tunes • Gleeson's
21:30 Kevin Twohig • Live Music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
21:30 Tom & Lorcan Cooper • Live music • The Coachman
Monday 29/Dec
10:00–12:00 Bridge Club • Join us for a social game of bridge, refreshments served • Clonmel Bridge Centre
20:00 Monday Bingo • Hillview Sports Club
20:00 The Three Amigos [sold out] • Country hits and Rock 'n' Roll standards • Talbot Hotel
20:00 Ryans and Friends • Trad session • Baker's
21:00 Open Jam Party • End-of-the- year jam session • Gleeson's
21:00 Donie O'Sullivan • Live music • The Coachman
21:30 James Downey • Live Music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
Tuesday 30/Dec
14:00–16:00 Bridge Club • Join us for a social game of bridge, refreshments served • Clonmel Bridge Centre
20:15–21:15 Bachata Dance • Class for Beginners • The Coachman
21:00 Wildrover • 3-piece Irish, folk & trad band • The Coachman
21:30 Devil's Cadillac • Oasis tribute • Gleeson's
21:30 Seamus Hennessy • Live music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
Wednesday 31/Dec
14:00–16:00 Age Friendly Film Club • Films from yesteryear, then tea and biscuits • Clonmel Library
17:00 Ryans and Friends • Trad session, bringing the best of Irish traditional music • Baker's
19:00 Party Night • With DJ Nigel Byrne • Gleeson's
20:00–22:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by DJ Butler • Lonergan's
20:30 Double D • Pop, country, a few originals • Halfway House
21:30 Groove Republic • 4-piece band: soul, funk, rock, and disco • Wheat Bar & Bistro
21:30 Solitary Man • Live music • Carey's
22:00 Donie O'Sullivan • Live music • The Coachman
22:00 Marion Kelly & Jason Hennessy • Live music • The Coachman
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