Words By Water Literary Festival

Kinsale

Thu 02 Oct 2025 - Sun 05 Oct 2025 (note: this event has already taken place)


Word's by Water, now in its third year is a cultural feast of Irish and international writers, from the famous to the newly published, covering the novel, short story, a poetry trail, non-fiction talks on travel and sports writing, graphic novels and comic writing, story telling, interactive fiction and more. The 2019 festival will include established writers like Donal Ryan, the hugely popular Chinese novelist Yan Ge and A List English poet Christopher Reid.

It will feature two writing competitions, six writing workshops, two or three panel discussions, a host of readings, a fair of exhibiting graphic novelists and comic artists, music sessions and more, all set in the back streets and quirky venues of old Kinsale.

Tickets from www.wordsbywater.ie will be available from May. Worth booking your accommodation sooner though...





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Fri 17 Oct

Jack Ahern

Mabel Lane

Fri 17 Oct

Joe Black

The Welcome Inn

Fri 17 Oct

The Blades

Cyprus Avenue

Fri 17 Oct

Rhod Gilbert - The Giant Grapefruit

Cork Opera House

Fri 17 Oct

Foo's Gold: A Tribute To Foo Fighters

Fred Zeppelins

Fri 17 Oct

Dead Write Presents: Raps, Beats & Craic

Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop)

Fri 17 Oct

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

The Corner House

Fri 17 Oct

Comedy Cavern: Helen Bauer *Extra Show Added*

Coughlan's

Fri 17 Oct

The Beatless Band

The Blue Haven

Fri 17 Oct

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Sin É

Fri 17 Oct

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Sin É

Fri 17 Oct

The Long Shots

The Poor Relation

Fri 17 Oct

Owen Good

Arty's Bar

Fri 17 Oct

Tony Milner

Cantys

Fri 17 Oct

The Flames

Cantys

Fri 17 Oct

The Essentials

Dwyers Of Cork

Fri 17 Oct

DJ Hungry

The Vicarstown

Fri 17 Oct

Boss Hogg

The Vicarstown

Fri 17 Oct

DJ Bdc

The Vicarstown

Fri 17 Oct

Bastardo Electrico X Strident Grooves: Cailín B2b Jamie Behan & Swny

The Pavillion