Pierces Foundry Wexford, The Rise, and Fall of an Industrial Giant!
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandPierces Foundry Wexford, The Rise, and Fall of an Industrial Giant! SOLD OUT!!! This illustrated talk by Myles Miller takes place on 22nd June at 11am in the castle Ballroom. It will give an insight into the Rise and Fall of Pierces Foundry. It will discuss the circumstances around the firm’s formation in the mid-19th...
Jazz at Johnstown Festival
Fri 28th - Sun 30th June, 12 - 5pm Over 30 musicians will take part in the biggest outdoor jazz festival in the South East at Johnstown Castle from Friday, June 28 to Sunday June 30. The fourth annual Jazz at Johnstown Festival will open with a special concert by the Johnny Taylor Trio...
The Johnny Taylor Trio – Night One of June Jazz
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandFriday June 28th at 7.30pm, with doors opening at 7.00pm. The Johnny Taylor Trio, named after one of the finest jazz pianists on the Irish music scene. The trio is one of the most sought after by jazz venues and festivals at home and abroad. No strangers to Jazz at Johnstown audiences, Johnny, Barry Donohoe...
June Jazz at Johnstown Castle
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandSaturday June 29th at 8pm with door opening at 7.30pm. Wexford is very fortunate to have a first class jazz musician – Kevin Lawlor – on its doorstep. And Jazz at Johnstown is very fortunate to have the Kevin Lawlor Quartet headlining our concert on Saturday June 29th. And what a quartet! Kevin will be...
Kids Yoga Retreat
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandDuring Johnstown's Kids Camp week - join The Kids Yoga Classroom for a Yoga, nature and creativity camp in Johnstown Ballroom on Saturday 6th and Saturday 13th July from 11am - 1.30pm. Children can chill out this summer time in a beautiful space, trying out warm ups, breathwork, yoga stories and flow, including time for...
(SOLD OUT) Foraging and Folklore for kids
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandAs part of Johnstown's Kids Camp, we will be starting summer off in a wonderful way on Thursday 11th July at 10:30am. Join Lorraine, the Gallivanting Foraging & Folklore guide for a fascinating workshop aimed at introducing your little ones to the magic that is the natural world. Together we will find edible flowers and...
HFC Concert Band
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandWhy not bring a picnic from the café and take the little ones along to see the brilliant HFC Concert Band play outside Johnstown Castle. The performance takes place on Sunday 14th July at 3.30pm! Free performance upon entry to the estate. The HFC Concert Band is a community wind band based in Wexford town....
Cyanotype Workshop
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandThis summer, Judith Tutin returns to conduct the sought-after cyanotype workshop in the gardens of Johnstown Castle. Owing to its enormous success last year, Judith will host two sessions on the 19th and 26th of July, from 10 am to 1 pm. Cyanotype, a classic analog photography technique that uses sunlight and specially treated paper,...
Mark Redmond Jazz/Trad Fusion
Friday 2nd August 8pm, doors 7.30pm. Fleadh Cheoil ne hÉireann, the world’s largest annual festival of Irish traditional music, is coming to Wexford town for the first time in August. In recognition, Jazz at Johnstown is contributing to the festivities by hosting a jazz/trad concert with renowned piper Mark Redmond and the Chris Colloton Trio...
Nature and Sustainability
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandWednesday 21st August 11am - 1pm Celebrate Heritage Week with us through Nature and Sustainability in Johnstown Castle Ballroom. Head Gardener Ciaran Fitzgerald will kick off the event. He will be explaining how he and his team helps the gardens of Johnstown Castle and its biodiversity to thrive. His team have reduced 22 acres of...
Lifting the Gate
Johnstown Castle Estate , Ireland.On Friday 23rd August at 7.30pm, join Wexford based poet Ben MacCaoilte and harpist Erin Lalor. The pair will combine in Poetry, story, and music in this bilingual journey through time, memory, and nostalgia. Wrapped in the warm sounds of the harp and fiddle, audiences will be invited to lift the metaphorical gate and approach...
The Irish Great War Society
Johnstown Castle Estate , IrelandThe Irish Great War Society is a living history group dedicated to the remembrance and education of those who fought and died in the Great War. They will be displaying an exhibit in front of the castle on Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September, 10.30am - 4pm. The group wears the Uniforms and carry...