Carlow · Thu 1 to Sun 4 October
What's on in Carlow this weekend
20 listings: 5 fully checked, 15 with one soft field, 0 unconfirmed. Our five picks are labelled, starting with Book this now. How we check
Book this now
Rock Rising at VISUAL
Rock Rising plays Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Queen and Thin Lizzy songs at the George Bernard Shaw Theatre, VISUAL, on Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are €30, and the box office had 27 of 315 seats left on 28 September.
✓ Checked 4/4Read 28 Sep on visualcarlow.ie and visualcarlow.ticketsolve.com.
Thu1 October
| 9.30am to 4.30pm |
Tullow MuseumLocal history museum in a former Methodist church by the Slaney bridge.Tullow Museum, Bridge Street
Free~ Checked 3/4Opening hours and free admission from the museum's own site; no event or ticket page. Closed Friday to Monday. |
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| 5.30pm |
Seasonal Feast and Walled Garden TourGarden tour 5.30pm, history talk 6.30pm, feast 7pm. €125 for two.Lisnavagh House, Rathvilly
€70~ Checked 3/4Date and schedule from Lisnavagh's event page; shop page confirms €70 / €125 for two. Stock can't be read from the shop HTML, so sold-out status is unconfirmed. |
| 7.30pm |
Emma Doran: EmmaculateStand-up about her blended family. Age 14+.VISUAL (George Bernard Shaw Theatre), Old Dublin Road, Carlow
Sold out✓ Checked 4/4Read 28 Sep on visualcarlow.ie and visualcarlow.ticketsolve.com. |
| 9.30pm |
Thursday trad sessionWeekly session; doubles as the Féile an Fhómhair Irish conversation night.Teach Dolmain, 76 Tullow Street, Carlow
Price not announced~ Checked 3/42 Oct: carlowtourism.com confirms date, time; no second source yet. |
| Nothing on Thursday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Fri2 October
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| 10am to 4.30pm |
Carlow County MuseumFour galleries of county history, including a scouting exhibition.Carlow County Museum, College Street
Free~ Checked 3/4Weekday hours and free admission agree on the museum's site and Carlow Tourism; no ticket needed. Weekend hours conflict between the two, so Friday is listed. |
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| 3pm |
European Horizons: visual arts talkBeatriz Bertolin and Máiréad Holohan on a Carlow-Spain arts exchange. 40 seats.VISUAL, Old Dublin Road, Carlow
€5~ Checked 3/4On VISUAL's Ticketsolve box office only (35 of 40 left at 28 Sep); no page on visualcarlow.ie. |
| 6.30pm |
The odd oneNight Hike on the BlackstairsGuided walk after dark; bus from Borris, soup after in O'Shea's. Bring a torch.Borris Town Hall (registration 6pm), Main Street
€30~ Checked 3/4Carlow Autumn Walking Festival product page gives date, time and €30; DigiTickets booking page needs JS and a branch session, so availability unread. Route decided on the night, weather permitting. |
| 7pm |
Carlow Junior A football semi-finalsLeighlinbridge v Palatine at 7pm, O'Hanrahans v Naomh Eoin at 8.30pm.Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Fixtures from Carlow GAA; price not published and the tickets page is a Future Ticketing JS embed. Tap&Go at the grounds, no cash. |
| 8pm |
Date nightThanks For The Dance: The Leonard Cohen StoryWicklow band plays Cohen songs; singer Robert Doyle met Cohen in 1979.VISUAL (George Bernard Shaw Theatre), Old Dublin Road, Carlow
€32✓ Checked 4/4Read 28 Sep on visualcarlow.ie and visualcarlow.ticketsolve.com. |
| Nothing on Friday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sat3 October
| 9am to 2pm |
Carlow Farmers MarketWeekly market beside the town centre car park.Potato Market, Carlow
Free~ Checked 3/4Weekly hours from the market's own site; no dated listing or ticket page. |
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| 9am |
Blackstairs nature walk with Éanna Ní Lamhna12km, about 5 hours, for experienced hillwalkers. Registration 8.30am.Rathanna Hall, Borris
€30~ Checked 3/4Walking festival product page gives date, time and €30; DigiTickets page not readable without JS. |
| 10am |
Yoga with Connie ByrneVinyasa flow in the Link Gallery. Bring a mat.VISUAL, Old Dublin Road, Carlow
€12~ Checked 3/4Both pages last agreed on 28 Sep, more than 72 hours ago. |
| 12pm |
Under €20Barrow towpath walk with a retired lock keeperSt Mullins towards Graiguenamanagh and back; soup in the Mullicháin Café after.Mullicháin Café (registration 11.45am), The Quayside, St Mullins
€15~ Checked 3/4Walking festival product page gives date, time and €15; DigiTickets page not readable without JS. |
| 7pm |
Carlow senior football semi-final: Rathvilly v PalatineIntermediate semi St Patrick's v Ballon first, at 5.15pm.Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Fixtures from Carlow GAA; price not published and tickets page is a JS embed. Draws go to a replay. |
| 8pm |
Book this nowRock Rising: The Supreme Classic Rock ShowPink Floyd, AC/DC, Queen and Thin Lizzy anthems.VISUAL (George Bernard Shaw Theatre), Old Dublin Road, Carlow
€30✓ Checked 4/4Read 28 Sep on visualcarlow.ie and visualcarlow.ticketsolve.com. |
| Nothing on Saturday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Sun4 October
| 11am to 5pm |
Huntington Castle and GardensCastle tours at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm; gardens and woodland playground.Huntington Castle, Clonegal
€13.95, child €6.50~ Checked 3/4October weekend hours and tour times from the castle's site; tour prices from its DigiTickets page, which doesn't show dates. Garden-only pass €6.95. |
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| 1.30pm |
Shorts For Wee OnesSeven mostly wordless short films for age 3 and up.VISUAL (George Bernard Shaw Theatre), Old Dublin Road, Carlow
€7✓ Checked 4/4Read 28 Sep on visualcarlow.ie and visualcarlow.ticketsolve.com. |
| 2pm to 5pm |
If it rainsVISUAL autumn exhibitionsNiamh O'Malley, Peter Pearson, Agnès Varda and two more; opened 26 Sep.VISUAL, Old Dublin Road, Carlow
Free~ Checked 3/4Dates, Sunday hours and free entry from VISUAL's exhibition page; no ticket needed. |
| 3pm |
Shorts For FamiliesShort films from around the world for age 8 and up.VISUAL (George Bernard Shaw Theatre), Old Dublin Road, Carlow
€7✓ Checked 4/4Read 28 Sep on visualcarlow.ie and visualcarlow.ticketsolve.com. |
| 3.45pm |
Carlow senior football semi-final: Éire Óg v Old LeighlinIntermediate semi Tinryland v Kildavin/Clonegal first, at 2pm.Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Price not announced~ Checked 3/4Fixtures from Carlow GAA; price not published and tickets page is a JS embed. Draws go to a replay. |
| Nothing on Sunday at that price. Try another filter. | |
Carlow's five picks, every Thursday
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