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IRELAND KILKENNY IRELAND KILKENNY
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NOV 6-8, 2026
KILKENNY IRELAND
KILKENOMICS
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WEEKEND PASS
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UNFORGETTABLE NIGHTS BIG LAUGHS PACKED ROOMS BUZZING KILKENNY STANDING OVATIONS LATE NIGHT, BIG IDEAS SHARP MINDS GLOBAL VOICES IDEAS ON STAGE MUSIC AND BANDS UNFORGETTABLE NIGHTS BIG LAUGHS PACKED ROOMS BUZZING KILKENNY STANDING OVATIONS LATE NIGHT, BIG IDEAS SHARP MINDS GLOBAL VOICES IDEAS ON STAGE MUSIC AND BANDS UNFORGETTABLE NIGHTS BIG LAUGHS PACKED ROOMS BUZZING KILKENNY STANDING OVATIONS LATE NIGHT, BIG IDEAS SHARP MINDS GLOBAL VOICES IDEAS ON STAGE MUSIC AND BANDS
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2026 Kilkenomics
6th-8th November
“John Maynard Keynes meets Lenny Bruce”
Bloomberg
“Having a laugh despite the gloom”
BBC
“A little jewel where players manage to talk human without being patronizing”
The Irish Times
“I’ve been to lots of festivals and conferences, but Kilkenomics may just be the best. More than that: it felt like democracy.”
Simon Kuper - Financial Times
“Wildly successful”
The Guardian
“An utterly bizzare idea but the public love it”
San Francisco Chronicle
economists and comedians, journalists and thinkers. a world getting weirder, faster.
2026 Kilkenomics
6th-8th November
“John Maynard Keynes meets Lenny Bruce”
Bloomberg
“Having a laugh despite the gloom”
BBC
“A little jewel where players manage to talk human without being patronizing”
The Irish Times
“I’ve been to lots of festivals and conferences, but Kilkenomics may just be the best. More than that: it felt like democracy.”
Simon Kuper - Financial Times
“Wildly successful”
The Guardian
“An utterly bizzare idea but the public love it”
San Francisco Chronicle
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3 Days
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economists and comedians, journalists and thinkers. a world getting weirder, faster.
70 Contributors
50 Events
3 Days
1 Medieval City
Golden Tickets
On Sale Now Nov 2026
Buy Golden Ticket
UNFORGETTABLE NIGHTS BIG LAUGHS PACKED ROOMS BUZZING KILKENNY STANDING OVATIONS LATE NIGHT, BIG IDEAS SHARP MINDS GLOBAL VOICES IDEAS ON STAGE MUSIC AND BANDS UNFORGETTABLE NIGHTS BIG LAUGHS PACKED ROOMS BUZZING KILKENNY STANDING OVATIONS LATE NIGHT, BIG IDEAS SHARP MINDS GLOBAL VOICES IDEAS ON STAGE MUSIC AND BANDS UNFORGETTABLE NIGHTS BIG LAUGHS PACKED ROOMS BUZZING KILKENNY STANDING OVATIONS LATE NIGHT, BIG IDEAS SHARP MINDS GLOBAL VOICES IDEAS ON STAGE MUSIC AND BANDS
BOLD IDEAS SMART COMEDY ICONIC GUEST RECORD BREAKING FESTIVAL PURE FUN GLOBAL THINKERS KILKENOMICS FESTIVAL BIG PERSONALITIES THINKING OUT LOUD GLOBALLY RECOGNISED BOLD IDEAS SMART COMEDY ICONIC GUEST RECORD BREAKING FESTIVAL PURE FUN GLOBAL THINKERS KILKENOMICS FESTIVAL BIG PERSONALITIES THINKING OUT LOUD GLOBALLY RECOGNISED BOLD IDEAS SMART COMEDY ICONIC GUEST RECORD BREAKING FESTIVAL PURE FUN GLOBAL THINKERS KILKENOMICS FESTIVAL BIG PERSONALITIES THINKING OUT LOUD GLOBALLY RECOGNISED