Photograph by Vicky Comerford
Six Kilkenny tourist attractions are keeping their doors open later as part of a night-time economy pilot initiative during June, July & August. The Six After 6 summer series will see each of the attractions hosting a number of evening events to encourage residents and tourists to experience a wide variety of creative workshops and cultural performances.
Mayor of Kilkenny City, Cllr. Andrew McGuinness, remarked, “This is a unique offering from our top tourist attractions in Kilkenny City with a diverse range of events from traditional music to yoga to Art History talks, and craft experiences. The collaboration demonstrates our commitment in ensuring locals and visitors to Kilkenny have an opportunity to fully experience all that our city has to offer after 6pm.”
Night-Time Economy Advisor for Kilkenny City, Conor Sweeney commented, “I am really pleased at the collaborative efforts of the six tourist attractions to stay open later to support our night-time economy. We trialled this initiative with some of the attractions last summer and it proved to be very popular. In extending it this year, Kilkenny County Council and Fáilte Ireland have worked together with our world class attractions on programming nearly 40 events that will appeal to all ages. We will be promoting the Six After 6 campaign across the Fáilte Ireland, Visit Kilkenny, and the Kilkenny App platforms throughout the summer to increase access to our cultural heritage in the city for new audiences.”
The six visitor attractions taking part are:
Smithwick’s Experience
Castle Yard Craft Experience
Rothe House
St. Canice’s Cathedral
Medieval Mile Museum
Butler Gallery
The first Six After 6 event takes place on Thursday 5th June and a series of events will continue until Tuesday 26th August. The full calendar of events will be available on www.visitkilkenny.ie and The Kilkenny App. Bookings, if required, can be made directly through the website or booking link of the participating tourist attraction.
