Events Search and Views Navigation
May 2020
One-day Introduction to Pottery Course
Have you ever fancied signing up to a pottery course but have been unsure whether you'd enjoy it? How about dipping your toe in the water with a one-day workshop at Kinsale Pottery - no commitment to a whole term of classes, but the chance to try throwing on the potter's wheel, coiling a small sculpture and learning about pinch pebble sculpting, slab-building a three dimensional piece from sheets of clay and slip decoration. Come back and glaze your own…
Find out more »Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday
Find out more »2020 Kinsale Vintage Rally
One of the most exciting and spectacular weekends on the Kinsale event calendar is Kinsale Vintage Rally which is taking place this weekend May 7th to 11th 2020. With over 100 amazing Vintage cars on display in Kinsale over the weekend, it really is a fun-filled family weekend. Now entering its 31st year, it is widely regarded as one of the premier events on the Irish classic car calendar. Kinsale Vintage & Classic Motor Club originally established in 1988 by…
Find out more »Lusitania Day
On May 7th each year The Kinsale History Society will have a wreath-laying ceremony at the Lusitania graves at Saint Multose Church.
Find out more »Darkness into Light 2020
Register Now Darkness into Light is an annual walking event and fundraiser held, primarily, across Ireland. Participants meet before dawn (4.15am) on a particular Saturday in May and walk or run for 5km to meet the sunrise. Founded in 2009 by psychologist Joan Freeman as a fundraiser in the Phoenix Park for Pieta House suicide prevention and counselling, 400 attended the first event while the 2017 event was attended by an estimated 150,000 - 200,000, participants at more than 150…
Find out more »Weber Grill Academy – Weber Essentials
Course Outline: Suitable for beginners or those who want to learn to cook food other than the standard barbecue fayre of burgers and sausages, the Weber Essential Course includes mastering Weber’s renowned “lid-on” barbecue techniques for grilling, roasting, smoking and baking; using a combination of charcoal and gas barbecues. As well as covering of key skills such as lighting and temperature control, you’ll be learning how…
Find out more »Introduction to Pottery Weekend
For those who have had little or no experience of pottery, it can be a little daunting to work in the studio and learn to create handbuilt and thrown forms. This two day course introduces you to all the basic techniques: you will learn to coil, slab and throw pots, and to sculpt in clay. You will try various decorative techniques, including sgraffito, slip-painting, under-glazing and glazing. The course will also include a smoke-firing, weather permitting. Suitable for beginners and…
Find out more »Half-day pottery drop-in classes
This half-day course is suitable for adults and teens, beginners and those with some pottery experience. Each week between June and September, we offer families, groups and individuals the chance to visit Kinsale Pottery for a 'dip your toe in the water' session with an expert. In this three-hour class, you will get to make two or three pieces, using the potter's wheel and hand-building techniques.You work will be dried, bisque fired, glazed and glaze fired after the class. It…
Find out more »2020 Golf Classic for SAILE
The Classic for SAILE is being held in Farrengalway Golf Club on the Friday 22nd of May 2020.
Find out more »Half-day pottery drop-in classes
This half-day course is suitable for adults and teens, beginners and those with some pottery experience. Each week between June and September, we offer families, groups and individuals the chance to visit Kinsale Pottery for a 'dip your toe in the water' session with an expert. In this three-hour class, you will get to make two or three pieces, using the potter's wheel and hand-building techniques.You work will be dried, bisque fired, glazed and glaze fired after the class. It…
Find out more »
