This week's highlight is Friday's Culture Night, a national celebration of culture, creativity and the arts.
There are events for all ages, drama, dance and craft events, and a historical walk through the town's laneways. Kickham Plaza hosts Enter The Night, a collaboration between many of Clonmel's up-and-coming performers.
And as always, all culture night events are free.
Daily
12/Sep–24/Oct Coracle • Exhibition celebrating a small publishing press directed by writer and artist Erica Van Horn and poet, artist and editor Simon Cutts, based in rural South Tipperary since 1996 • STAC
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
1/Jul–31/Mar Order from Chaos • Exhibition exploring the history of policing in Tipperary and Ireland • Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
Mon 10:00–12:00, Tue 14:00–16:00 Bridge Club • Social games of bridge, refreshments • Clonmel Bridge Centre
Mon & Wed 10:00–13:00 Clonmel Men's Shed • Come along for a cuppa and a chat, or do a little bit of woodwork • Dudley’s Mills
Tue & Thu 10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park
Tue 10:00–11:30 Parent & Tot Group • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
Wed 10:00–12:00 Clerihan Knitting Group • Come along for a cup of tea, a chat, and some knitting • Clerihan Community Hall
Wed 10:00–11:30 Mother & Baby Group • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
Wed & Thu 10:00–11:30 Parent & Tot Group • St Mary's Parish Hall
Wed & Fri 10:00–13:00 Adult Mental Health Support • Drop-in cuppa & chat • Place4U
New courses
16/Sep 16:00–17:30 Project Art • Art programme for teens aged 13+ • STAC
16/Sep 19:00 Dance with Gina • Social dance classes for beginners & improvers; 5-week term • The Coachman
16/Sep 19:00 Tai Chi Chuan & Chi Kung • Weekly beginner classes, with Sure Life Energy • Place4U
21/Sep 20:00–21:30 Dance Classes • Old time waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, jive, line dancing; everyone welcome • Killurney Community Centre
Wednesday 16/Sep
9:30–13:00 Fundraising Cake Sale • Cakes, treats and raffle; in support of patients with dementia • South Tipperary General Hospital
19:00–21:00 Sew Social • Learn how to do hems with Aveen • The Circular Square
19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall
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 17/Sep
11:15 Ciorcal Comhrá • Informal conversational Irish group for all • Clonmel Library
19:00 Foróige Café for Teens • Find out more and register your teen, or volunteer to run the club • Kilsheelan Kplan Community Centre
19:00 Games Night • Friendly chess & darts, pool tournament, board & card games, FIFA & Mario Kart • 37 Queen St
19:00–20:30 Threads of Care • Hands-on workshops with Brigid Teehan, exploring care through textiles, creativity and shared making • The Circular Square
20:00 Ballroom Dancing Classes • Beginners and advanced levels • Fethard Ballroom
20:00 Thirsty Thursday • With DJ Nigel Byrne • Gleeson's
21:00 Open Mic with Dave Hastie • The Open Mic is back in a new venue, come show what you've got or just enjoy the talent! • Fozzy's
21:30 Vincent Vaughan • Live music • Moran's
Friday 18/Sep • Culture Night
10:30 Set Dance Class • Set, céilí, line, and social dancing; beginners welcomed • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
16:00–19:00 A Magical Woodland • Immersive play encounters with Joanna Parkes, for 2–4 year olds • Showgrounds Shopping Centre Theatre
16:00–18:00 Knights of Knockelly • Shield-painting workshop for children • Knockelly Castle
16:00 Toddler Storytime • Short stories, rhymes, songs, and lots of giggles • Clonmel Library
17:00–20:00 Dóib Dance Experience • Creating a traditional earthen dance floor with artist Brigid Teehan, then dance to live music by Ian Mannion • Abbey Street Performance Space
17:00–20:00 River of Words • An immersive exploration of language inspired by written works • STAC Chapel
17:00–20:00 Votive Charcoal • Drop-in workshops with Annie Hogg, transforming organic material through fire • Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
17:15–19:40 Finding a Voice Presents Banshee Brass Quintet • Première of a new commission by Canadian composer Aliayta Foon-Dancoes • Main Guard
18:30 Foróige Neurodivergent Club • A safe place for ND teens to hangout and be themselves • CTI The Mall
18:30–20:30 Ink Making With Lucy Moore • Hands-on workshop making inks from locally-sourced natural materials • ICA Hall, Fethard
19:00 & 19:50 An Evening of Laughter with Seán O’Casey • Readings of 2 short comedy plays, by Clonmel Theatre Guild • The Coachman
19:00 Echoes from the Tholsel • A walk through Clonmel's forgotten lanes and industrial streetscapes • Hickey's Bakery
19:30–21:00 Ceadal na Samhna • Concert with Róise & Hazel Ní Raghallaigh, and Sorcha Hennessy • Kilcash Community Centre
20:00 Clerihan Men's Shed Bingo • Bus service from Clonmel • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Noelie McDonnell • Member of The Whileaways & The Saw Doctors, playing a solo show of his original music; with special guest Dave Clancy • Moynihan's
21:00–23:00 Enter the Night • Performances by Stagecraft, Clonmel Community Choir, Wannabe Frank – the "Enter The Night Supergroup" –, and special guests • Kickham Plaza
21:00 Fred's Session • Eclectic jam session: tunes, poems, jokes; now with a piano! • Fozzy's
21:00 Music Bingo Night • In aid of South Tipp Hospice • The Coachman
21:30 Dara Vincent Band • Personal songwriting and some covers, with an energetic live sound • Gleeson's
22:00 The Busker • Live music • The Coachman
Saturday 19/Sep
9:30–14:00 Farmers Market • St. Peter & Paul CBS
9:30 Parkrun • Walk, jog or run 5k • Gashouse Bridge
10:00–12:00 Arts & Crafts Workshop • With Evelyn Kelly • Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
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
14:00 Watercolour Workshop • With visual artist Tetiana Milshyna • The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre
14:30 John Brett Memorial Bike Run • Followed by a night of music at the pub; all proceeds go to South Tipperary Hospice • Fozzy's
20:00 Fethard Choral Group • New members are always welcome • Presentation Convent Chapel, Fethard
20:30 DJ Paulie C • Live DJ • 37 Queen St
21:30 The 2 Eoins • Live music • Harney's Final Furlong, Clerihan
21:30 Strings & Things • High energy neo-trad; followed by DJ Seanie • Gleeson's
21:30 Trigger Warning • Rock, pop, and Irish classic hits • Bennigan's
22:00 Marion Kelly & Jason Hennessy • Live music • The Coachman
22:00 Pat Holland • Live music • Carey's
Sunday 20/Sep
11:00 Fethard Annual Memory Walk • Raising funds for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland • Fethard Town Park
13:00 Suir Blueway Kayaking • Take a trip along the Blueway with Fluid Flow • Sandybanks, Marlfield
17:00 Lorraine & Caoimhe • Contemporary Irish folk/trad • The Coachman
19:30 Wildrover • 3-piece Irish, folk & trad band • The Coachman
20:30 Social Dancing • Dance the night away, with live music by Checkers • Fethard Ballroom
20:30 Sunday Tunes • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's
Monday 21/Sep
19:00 Clonmel Camera Club • Kick off your photography journey with us; all are welcome • 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 22/Sep
10:30–12:00 Craft Circle • An informal group for people who love crafting • Clonmel Library
14:30–16:00 Toy Library • Borrow, return, repeat • The Circular Square
18:50 Spanish Classes • A2 elementary level; beginners class at 20:00 • The Coachman
19:00 HE Swims • Improve your swimming technique, 8 week programme for men • Clonmel Swimming Pool
19:00 Line Dancing • Class for beginners • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Country Startime • Presented by Billy Morrissey • Talbot Hotel
Wednesday 23/Sep
18:30 Crime: A Window into the Past? • Talk with Fin Dwyer, creator of the award-winning Irish History Podcast • Clonmel Library
19:15 Set Dancing Class • Get active and meet new friends • Clerihan Community Hall
20:00 Ladies' & Men's Wednesday Darts • 37 Queen St
20:00 Salsa Cubana • Class for beginners • The Coachman
20:30 Progressive 25 • Kilcash Community Centre
21:00 Sin a bhfuil • Ballad session • Carey's
Upcoming
24–27/Sep Clonmel Applefest 2026 • Celebrating food, heritage & nature through the arts • Locations around Clonmel
4/Oct The Clockmaker's Daughter in Concert • Constance and the folk of Spindlewood will return to the stage for one night only • Talbot Hotel
Thanks
This issue of What’s On Clonmel was made possible by the generous support of our readers and sponsors Tipperary Museum of Hidden History, Clonmel Applefest, Carey’s Pub, and Harney's Final Furlong.
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