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Free things to do in Kerry this weekend

Free to get in, all 5 of them. Every listing gives the time, the price where it's published, and where we read it.

Thu1 October

Thursday 1 October
7pm LASTA Festival opening nightFree, all ages. Opens Backspace exhibition and a bilingual sound installation.Siamsa Tíre, Town Park, Tralee
Free~ Checked 3/4Confirmed on Siamsa Tíre's festival news page only; no separate event or ticket page (free, no booking listed).

Sat3 October

Saturday 3 October
11am
to 5pm
Dingle Food Festival (Sat and Sun)Taste trail, 70-plus street stalls, kids' area in Town Park 12pm to 4pm.Dingle town centre, Main Street office: St Mary's Temperance Hall; markets on Bridge St, Greys Lane, Orchard Lane
Free entry; taste tickets €20 for 6~ Checked 3/4Soft: hours. Street markets posted 1pm to 5pm; festival office 11am to 6pm but that line reads 'Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th, Sunday 5th', which looks left over from 2025. Banner says 3 and 4 Oct 2026. Ticket Tailor page blocked (Cloudflare), so taste-book price is from the festival site only.
11am
to 3pm
Tralee Farmers MarketWeekly Saturday market, fruit, veg, meat, fish, baking.Tralee Farmers Market, Prince's Street, opposite the Brandon Hotel
Free! Unconfirmed 2/4Aggregator only (discoverireland.ie says 11am to 3pm). Another listing in search results said 9am to 1pm, so times unconfirmed. Ring +353 87 662 8016.
11am
to 3pm
Vintage pop-up shop with The Vintage VaultSecondhand vintage clothing from a Killorglin seller. No booking. Part of LASTA.Siamsa Tíre, Town Park, Tralee
Free~ Checked 3/4Free, no booking, so no ticket page to cross-check; venue page only.
12pm The odd oneArchitecture Kerry: guided tour of Cotter's CottageRestored 200-year-old cottage from RTÉ's The Great House Revival. Also Sun 12pm.Cotter's Cottage, Tooreenard, Knocknagoshel (V92 R9P5)
Free~ Checked 3/4Soft: Eventbrite (Kerry County Council) only; festival programme PDF on architecture.kerrycoco.ie timed out. Two Eventbrite listings: one starts Sat 3 Oct 12pm, the other Sun 4 Oct 12pm to 1pm. Booking needed.

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