Welcome to the Bike Week events page for Kilkenny
EVENTS
Please note Bike Week 2023 has already taken place. See below for a list of events which took place in Kilkenny during Bike Week 2023.
| Day | Date | Event Details | Time | Suitability | Locations(s) of Event | More Information |
| Saturday | 13th May | Kilkenny Cycling Festival – Leisure Rides | From 10am | Adults – relaxed leisure rides of various distances |
The Parade, Kilkenny Castle | Click HERE |
| Saturday | 13th May | Kilkenny Cycling Festival – A celebration of the life of Dervla Murphy, world renowned travel writer and solo cyclist |
7.45pm | Adults | Billy Byrne’s, John St., Kilkenny | Click HERE |
| Saturday | 13th May | Kilkenny Cycling Festival – Mary Reynolds, rewilding and restoration of nature in your garden and the city |
8.30pm | Adults | Billy Byrne’s, J ohn St., Kilkenny |
Click HERE |
| Sunday | 14th May | Kilkenny Cycling Festival – Bike Fest, a celebration of cycling and sustainable living. Slow Roll through the city, followed by all things cycling, workshops, talks, refreshments and music |
12pm-4pm | All ages | Kilkenny County Council Office, County Hall, Kilkenny |
Click HERE |
| Sunday | 14th May | Family cycle | 1pm | Kilnaspic Women’s Shed | Kilnaspic Car Park | |
| Monday to Friday | 15th to 19th May | Cycle to School Week – a week of cycling celebrations culminating in a fun cycling event on the routes around the school |
All week | School Students | John Senior School | |
| Monday | 15th May | Mountain bike training day | 10am – 2pm | Secondary School Girls | ||
| Tuesday | 16th May | Inclusive Cycling Event | 10am – 2pm | School Students | The Watershed | |
| Tuesday | 16th May | Cycle fun for toddlers | 10am – 12pm | Rower Inistioge Baby & Toddler Group |
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| Wednesday | 17th May | Bike Relay- cycling for for Active Schools week |
10am – 2pm | School of the Holy Spirit | ||
| Wednesday | 17th May | Cycling safety and practice for beginners | 10am – 2pm | Kilkenny School Project N.S. | ||
| Wednesday | 17th May | We hope to cycle as a staff group from Scoil Aireagail in Ballyhale to Kileknny via Stoneyford. The aim of this activity is to promote wellbeing amongst our staff group so that as teachers and SNAs we can look after the students in our care. We want to be ambassadors of well-being and model self care and healthy living for our students. |
1.30pm | Scoil Aireagail | Scoil Airegail, Ballyhale |
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| Thursday | 18th May | Schools Cycling Workshop – From Balance Bikes to Mountain Bikes and everything in between! |
10am – 3pm | All Primary and Secondary School Students |
Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John St |
Email: Kilkenny County Council |
| Thursday | 18th May | Bike Maintenance Workshops | TBC | Newly arrived communities | Fr. McGrath Centre | |
| Thursday | 18th May | Bring your bike to afterschool, bicycle obstacle challenges |
2pm – 4pm | Fr McGrath Centre | ||
| Thursday | 18th May | Preschool balance bike fun day | 10am – 12pm | Johnstown community childcare | ||
| Friday | 19th May | Schools Cycling Workshop – From Balance Bikes to Mountain Bikes and everything in between! |
10am – 3pm | All Primary and Secondary School Students |
Kilkenny County Council, County Hall, John St |
Email: Kilkenny County Council |
| Friday | 19th May | Trail Riding at Ballyhoura MTB trail Centre | 10am – 2pm | Secondary School Girls | ||
| Friday | 19th May | Cycle to School Celebration | 10am – 2pm | Gowran NS | ||
| Saturday | 20th May | Relay for Life Family fun decorated bicycle parade. |
Meet at 2pm, 3pm start | Relay for life Kilkenny | Peace Park, under St. Francis Bridge, Kilkenny |
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| Saturday | 20th May | Paulstown Bike Maintenance Workshops | 1.30pm | Paulstown Development Association | Paulstown | |
| Saturday | 13th May | Community Bike Rides: Paulstown Loop | 10am | Adults – Leisure Cyclists | The Parade, Kilkenny |
Click HERE |
| Sunday | 14th May | Bike Fest – Kilkenny | 12noon – 4pm | All Ages | County Hall, Kilkenny | |
| Sunday | 14th May | Community Bike Rides: Bikefest Kilkenny – Six Bridges | 2pm | Adults – Leisure Cyclists | County Hall, Kilkenny | Click HERE |
| Sunday | 14th May | Community Bike Rides: Bikefest Kilkenny – City Spin | 10am | Adults – Leisure Cyclists | Kilkenny | Click HERE |
| Thursday | 18th May | Community Bike Rides: Burnchurch and Kells Loop | 10am | Adults – Leisure Cyclists | Kilkenny | Click HERE |
| Saturday | 20th May | Community Bike Rides: Windgap to Kilmaganny Loop | 9:30am | Adults – Leisure Cyclists | Kilkenny | Click HERE |
For more information:
Contact: Caitriona Corr, Kilkenny County Council
Email: Kilkenny County Council
Greenway & Cycle Routes in Kilkenny
| Cycle Route / Greenway Name | Length in Km | Terrain | Skill Level (All, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) |
More Information |
| Barrow Way | 114km in entirety | Towpath | All | Click here
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| Nore Liner Park – Canal Walk | 2km | Shared with pedestrians | All | Click here
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| Nore Linear Park – Bishopsmeadows Walk | 2km | NOTE: A kissing gate may hinder access of wider bikes and hand cycles at Riverside Drive entrance and the link to Talbots Inch residential area is via a steep flight of steps |
All | Click here |
| East Kilkenny Cycle Route | 64km | On road. Mainly on quiet roads, caution advised at one way system in Thomastown |
Experienced, moderately fit, self-sufficient cyclists |
Click here |
| North Kilkenny Cycle Loop | 27km | On road. River side roads and rural laneways, caution when joining N78 and turning onto Dunmore Cave laneway |
Leisure self-sufficient cyclists | For more information click here |
| North Kilkenny Cycle Route | 82km | On road. Quiet country roads and laneways suitable to hybrid type bikes |
Experienced, moderately fit, self-sufficient cyclists |
Click here |
| South Kilkenny Cycle Loop | 41km | On road. Country roads linking the main towns in south Kilkenny, Mainly country roads crossing N and R roads. Caution advised when entering towns and on N routes |
Experienced, moderately fit, self-sufficient cyclists |
Click here |
| Windgap Cycle Routes | 16 to 22km | Country roads | Leisure self-sufficient cyclists |
Click here |
| Inistioge Cycle Routes | 5 to 18km | Country roads | Leisure self-sufficient cyclists | Click here |
| Callan Cycle Routes | 23 to 30km | Country roads | Leisure self-sufficient cyclists | Click here |
| Thomastown Cycle Routes | 12 to 18km | Country roads | Leisure self-sufficient cyclists | Click here |
| Castlecomer Cycle Routes | 25 to 29km | Country roads | Leisure self-sufficient cyclists | Click here |
| Graiguenamanagh Cycle Routes | Various | Tow Path | All | Click here |