This week we really pushed the limits of how many events we can include in the guide, we even had to shorten the Guide to 7 days instead of our usual 8-day schedule so we could fit 110 events!
To close a fantastic summer full of wonderful activities, Clonmel Applefest brings us a weekend of arts, heritage, food, and sustainable living; finishing with The Burning Cave, an unique electronic spoken word cabaret.
And finally, this Saturday is the second edition of Busk It!. Organised in collaboration with @TheBumBagTapes and local musicians who will be raising money to help us promote artists in Clonmel.
Daily
Until 30/Sep Young Curators: 2B or Not to Be • Works from the UL art collection, curated by local Transition Year students • Main Guard
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
Order from Chaos • Exhibition exploring the history of policing in Tipperary and Ireland • Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
From 26/Sep The Web We Weave • Artists Anna Hutchinson, Christine Simpson & Brigid Teehan explore CARE • Linn Gallery
Wednesday 23/Sep
10:00–13:00 Adult Mental Health Support • Drop-in cuppa & chat • Place4U
10:00–12:00 Clerihan Knitting Group • Come along for a cup of tea, a chat, and some knitting • Clerihan Community Hall
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
10:00–11:30 Mother & Baby Group • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
10:00–11:30 Parent & Tot Group • St Mary's Parish Hall
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
21:00 Table Quiz • Hosted by Billy Bop • Lonergan's
Thursday 24/Sep • Applefest
10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park
10:00–11:30 Parent & Tot Group • St Mary's Parish Hall
10:30–12:00 Managing & Keeping Your Money Safe • Talk by AIB Clonmel, ETB & MABS • Talbot Hotel
11:00–12:30 Breastfeeding Support Group • Meet with other mothers and babies • Clonmel Library
14:00 Voices of Clonmel Book Launch • Exploring the care landscape of our town • Clonmel Library
17:00–18:30 Well Walk & Talk • Talk on the wonders of water and old wells • Denis Burke Park
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 • Textile workshop with Brigid Teehan • The Circular Square
20:00 Clonmel Toastmasters • Improve your communication skills, guests welcomed • Talbot Hotel
20:00 Thirsty Thursday • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's
20:30–22:30 Clonmel Storyslam • A night of short personal stories on the theme of CARE • Baker's
21:00 Ceol & Craic • With Ross Stafford & special guests • Lonergan's
21:00 Open Mic with Dave Hastie • Calling musicians, poets, and performers of all levels • Fozzy's
21:00 Trad Session & Sing-Along • With Maura & crew • Halfway House
21:30 Vincent Vaughan • Live music • Moran's
Friday 25/Sep • Applefest
10:00–13:00 Adult Mental Health Support • Drop-in cuppa & chat • Place4U
10:30 Set Dance Class • Set, céilí, line, and social dancing; beginners welcomed • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
13:00 Voices of Care Pop-Up Choir • Kate Twohig & Clonmel Community Choir • Main Guard
15:30–17:00 The Power of Birds • Book readings and bird-making workshops • The Circular Square
16:00 Toddler Storytime • Short stories, rhymes, songs, and lots of giggles • Clonmel Library
17:00–18:30 Whiskey Tasting • With Jennifer Nickerson from Tipperary Distillery • Donoughmore Club
18:30 Crime Writing • Talk by novelist William Ryan • Clonmel Town Hall
18:30 Foróige Neurodivergent Club • A safe place for ND teens to hangout and be themselves • CTI The Mall
19:00–21:30 One Night Only Choir • Learn and sing a song, backed by a live band • Mulcahy's
19:30–21:00 Forest Midwife • Film screening, followed by conversation & Q&A • Main Guard
20:00 Clerihan Men's Shed Bingo • Bus service from Clonmel • Clerihan Community Hall
21:00 DJ Lorcan • Live DJ • Mulcahy's
21:00 Fred's Session • Eclectic jam session: tunes, poems, jokes; now with a piano! • Fozzy's
21:30 Punchdrunk • Irish music and indie classics • Gleeson's
21:30 The Blues Alive Band • Unmissable new band • Lonergan's
22:00 Tom & Lorcan Cooper • Live music • The Coachman
Saturday 26/Sep • Applefest
9:30–14:00 Farmers Market • St. Peter & Paul CBS
9:30 Parkrun • Walk, jog or run 5k • Gashouse Bridge
10:00 Guided Walk to Glenary Famine Village • Discover an abandoned Famine village • Carey's Castle
10:00–16:00 How to Plan a Murder • Writing workshop by novelist William Ryan • Tipperary Museum of Hidden History
10:00–13:00 The King of Many Cloaks & Crowns • Playful workshops for 2–4 year olds & their parents • Clonmel Library
11:00–12:30 Word Sparks 4: Coracle • Fourth instalment of our free-flow writing sessions with poet and writer, Jenny Cox • STAC
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
13:00–16:00 Street Arts Feast • Live music, juggling and aerial shows • Main Guard & Abbey St. Performance Space
14:00–16:00 Busk It! • An afternoon of busking, fundraising for What's On Clonmel • Showgrounds Shopping Centre
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 • Former Heatons Store
17:00–18:30 The Web We Weave • Exhibition opening • Linn Gallery
19:30–23:00 Applefest Harvest Hooley • Autumnal feasting and dancing with MegaTRAD & DJ Lorcan • Railway Bar
20:00 Fethard Choral Group • New members are always welcome • Presentation Convent Chapel, Fethard
20:00 Reinventing the Neil • Neil Delamere's new stand-up show • Talbot Hotel
20:30 DJ Paulie C • Live DJ • 37 Queen St
21:30 Domino Lite • Live music • Lonergan's
21:30 The Dreamers • Contemporary blues band • Bennigan's
21:30 The Sheehans • Live music • Harney's Final Furlong, Clerihan
22:00 Groove Machine • Live music • The Coachman
22:00 The Minus • Live music • Carey's
Sunday 27/Sep • Applefest
9:00 Peaks Mountaineering Club • Grade 2/3 walks on the Galtees led by experienced walkers, new members can avail of 2 free walks • Eldon's
11:00–12:15 Voice and Breath Walk • Guided breathwork and song by the river • Denis Burke Park
12:00–16:00 River Field Day • Apples, creativity and community by the River Suir • Greenane Blueway
14:00–16:00 Honey Show 2026 • Local honey, cut comb, beeswax, candles, mead, cakes and lots more • Gaelcholáiste Chéitínn
17:00–18:30 Irish Farmers: A Love Story • Film screening and panel discussion • Baker's
17:00 The Joe Dolan Show • Joe Dolan tribute with Paschal Brennan • The Coachman
19:30 Table Quiz • In aid of Tipp Titans Basketball Club • Carey's
20:00–21:30 The Burning Cave • Closing Applefest 2026 with an unique electronic spoken word cabaret • Channon's Forge
20:30 Mad Patsy • Music, madness, and mighty craic • Lonergan's
20:30 Social Dancing • Dance the night away, with live music by Silver Moon • Fethard Ballroom
20:30 Sunday Tunes • Live DJ on the night • Gleeson's
Monday 28/Sep
10:00–12:00 Bridge Club • Social games of bridge, refreshments • Clonmel Bridge Centre
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
11:30 Age-Friendly Sing-Along • Musical gathering with iconic songs • Clonmel Library
20:00 Monday Bingo • Hillview Sports Club
20:00–21:30 Dance Classes • Old time waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, jive, line dancing; everyone welcome • Killurney Community Centre
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 29/Sep
10:00–12:00 Fethard Men's Shed • A friendly place to meet, chat, and work on projects together • Fethard Town Park
10:00–11:30 Parent & Tot Group • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
10:30–12:00 Craft Circle • An informal group for people who love crafting • Clonmel Library
10:30 Dancing Through The Decades • Chair exercise with Eimear Byrne • Clonmel Library
11:30–13:00 Cuan Aoise Memory Café • For those living with dementia, their families and carers • Fethard Day Care Centre
14:00–16:00 Bridge Club • Social games of bridge, refreshments • Clonmel Bridge Centre
18:50 Spanish Classes • A2 elementary level; beginners class at 20:00 • The Coachman
19:00 Line Dancing • Class for beginners • Clerihan Community Hall
Wednesday 30/Sep
10:00–13:00 Adult Mental Health Support • Drop-in cuppa & chat • Place4U
10:00–12:00 Clerihan Knitting Group • Come along for a cup of tea, a chat, and some knitting • Clerihan Community Hall
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
10:00–11:30 Mother & Baby Group • St. Oliver's Parish Centre
10:00–11:30 Parent & Tot Group • St Mary's Parish Hall
14:00–16:00 Movie Day • Age Friendly Film Club presents Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo • Clonmel Library
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 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
21:00 Table Quiz • Hosted by Billy Bop • Lonergan's
Upcoming
4/Oct 19:30 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, and Harney's Final Furlong.
It costs over €8,000 a year to fund What’s On Clonmel, but donations are not always enough to cover our costs. Please help us continue this work with a donation, every bit helps!