Clonmel does not stop rocking! This weekend the Railway Bar hosts the ChickenStock festival, which will bring blues-rock fans from all over the country; the Busking Festival is warming up with calls for competitors, plus over 30 live gigs. Board games, cards, darts, chess, films, and much more. Clonmel has something for everybody!
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Daily
8/May–1/Sep My Little Library • Free books and resources for children starting primary school in September • Clonmel Library
3/Jul–30/Sep Young Curators: 2B or Not to Be • Works from the UL art collection, curated by local Transition Year students • Main Guard
3/Jul–1/Aug The Blackened Circle • Socially engaged project by Séamus Nolan in collaboration with members of the Clonmel Traveller community • STAC
8/Jul–5/Sep Plein Air Exhibition • Paintings created entirely on location during the Plein Air event (4-5/Jul) • Linn Gallery
Wednesday 22/Jul
10:00–13:00 Adult Mental Health Support • Drop-in cuppa & chat • Place4U
10:00–11:30 Mother & Baby Group • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
18:00 Peaks Mountaineering Club • Grade 1 evening walks, 2 free walks for new members • Eldon's
19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by Louis Quirke • Lonergan's
20:00 Ladies' & Men's Wednesday Darts • 37 Queen St
20:00 Salsa Cubana • Class for beginners • The Coachman
21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
Thursday 23/Jul
10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park
11:00–12:30 Breastfeeding Support Group • Meet with other mothers and babies • Clonmel Library
19:00 Games Night • Friendly chess & darts, pool tournament, board & card games, FIFA & Mario Kart • 37 Queen St
20:00 Cards Night • Join a team or bring yours • Halfway House
20:00 Thirsty Thursday • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's
21:00 Open Mic with Dave Hastie • Show what you've got, or just enjoy the talent! • Lonergan's
21:30 Vincent Vaughan • Live music • Moran's
Friday 24/Jul
9:30 Zumba Dance Fitness • 4-week block, full body work out to upbeat music • The Yoga Yard
10:00–13:00 Adult Mental Health Support • Cuppa & chat, plus art & crafts • Place4U
10:30 Set Dance Class • Set, céilí, line, and social dancing; beginners welcomed • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
16:00 Toddler Storytime • Short stories, rhymes, songs, and lots of giggles • Clonmel Library
20:00 Chicken Stock 2026 Warm-Up • A full weekend hang with serious vibes, great music, and no rush to go home • Railway Bar
20:00 Clerihan Men's Shed Bingo • Bus service from Clonmel • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Darts Night • Join a team or bring yours • Halfway House
21:00 Fred's Session • Eclectic jam session: tunes, poems, jokes; now with a piano! • Fozzy's
21:00 Loudest Whisper • Concert and Busking Festival booklet launch, with support Mia McCarthy • The Coachman
21:30 Live Music • Lonergan's
21:30 Live Music • Gleeson's
21:30 Seamus Hennessy • Live music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
Saturday 25/Jul
9:30–14:00 Farmers Market • St. Peter & Paul CBS
9:30 Parkrun • Walk, jog or run 5k • Gashouse Bridge
11:30–13:30 Plant Swap & Sale • Bring plants to swap or pick some from our selection • The Circular Square
11:30–13:30 Repair Café • We do our best to fix your broken items • The Circular Square
11:30–13:30 Toy Library • Borrow, return, repeat • The Circular Square
14:00 Chicken Stock 2026 • A full weekend hang with serious vibes, great music, and no rush to go home • Railway Bar
14:00 Junior Chess Club • For kids who want to level up their skills • Clonmel Library
14:00 Solidarity with Palestine • Come stand with the people of Palestine • Main Guard
19:00 Solid Gold Sundays • With DJ John • Fennessy's
20:00 Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones • An unforgettable night of music presented by Tipperary Darts • Talbot Hotel
20:00 Fethard Choral Group • New members are always welcome • Presentation Convent Chapel, Fethard
20:30 Summer Sessions • With Dj Paulie C • 37 Queen St
21:00 No Name Band • Live music • Barne Lodge
21:30 James Downey • Live Music • Wheat Bar & Bistro
21:30 Live Music • Lonergan's
21:30 Live Music • Gleeson's
21:30 Pa Butler • Live DJ • Bennigan's
21:30 Shane Fowler • Live music • Harney's Final Furlong, Clerihan
22:00 Kacey D • Live music • The Coachman
22:00 The Galtee Mountain Boys • Folk & ballads • Carey's
Sunday 26/Jul
11:00–13:00 Clonmel Walking Tour • Discover the historic medieval town • Old St. Mary's Church
12:30 Coolmoyne Moyglass Vintage Club • Vehicle run in aid of Fethard Day Care Centre • Moyglass Community Hall
17:30 Tipperary Ramblers • Folk, trad, and rebel songs • The Coachman
19:00 Open Mic & Karaoke • Hosted by Ross Boland & Louis Quirke • 37 Queen St
20:00 Captain Accident & the Disasters • 6-piece Reggae/Ska/Soul band from Cardiff, Wales • Baker's
20:00 Paddy Casey • Gleeson's
20:30 Shredder's Sit Down Sessions • A relaxing evening of music with Louis & Derek, bring your instruments! • Lonergan's
20:30 Social Dancing • Live music by Michael Sexton • Fethard Ballroom
20:30 Sunday Tunes • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's
Monday 27/Jul
10:00–12:00 Bridge Club • Social games of bridge, refreshments • Clonmel Bridge Centre
19:00 Clonmel Camera Club • Fortnightly meeting • The Coachman
20:00 Monday Bingo • Hillview Sports Club
21:00 Gleeson's Open Jam • Jam session • Gleeson's
21:00 Ryans and Friends • Trad session, bringing the best of Irish traditional music • Baker's
Tuesday 28/Jul
10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park
10:30–12:30 Craft Circle • An informal group for people who love crafting • Clonmel Library
11:00–13:00 Clonmel Walking Tour • Discover the historic medieval town • Old St. Mary's Church
11:30–13:00 Cuan Aoise Memory Café • For those living with dementia, their families and carers • Fethard Day Care Centre
13:00 The Classical Voice in Opera & Irish Song • Recital with Joe & Polly Roche • Fethard Day Care Centre
14:00–16:00 Bridge Club • Social games of bridge, refreshments • Clonmel Bridge Centre
20:00 Trivia Tuesday • Think you’re smarter than the table beside you? Prove it • Lonergan's
20:15 Bachata Dance • Class for Beginners • The Coachman
20:30 Movie Night • Watch a film while you enjoy a drink • 37 Queen St
Wednesday 29/Jul
10:00–13:00 Adult Mental Health Support • Drop-in cuppa & chat • Place4U
14:00–16:00 Age Friendly Film Club • Films from yesteryear, tea & biscuits • Clonmel Library
18:00 Peaks Mountaineering Club • Grade 1 evening walks, 2 free walks for new members • Eldon's
18:30–19:45 Adult Chess Club • For brushing up on your tactics or trying chess for the first time • Clonmel Library
19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Karaoke Night • Hosted by Louis Quirke • Lonergan's
20:00 Ladies' & Men's Wednesday Darts • 37 Queen St
20:00 Salsa Cubana • Class for beginners • The Coachman
21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
Upcoming
30/Jul Enter The Night Mentorship Programme • Deadline for applications; calling all Tipperary musicians and singers aged 16–25 • forms.gle/w8o8sMuYYciq39eA9
7/Aug Clonmel Busking Festival Competition • Calling musicians and singers to perform and compete in the Festival • buskingfestival@yahoo.ie
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