INEC Killarney Events 2026: The Complete Hotel Guide 

Your guide to all INEC Killarney events in 2026

Three kinds of nights out at the INEC Killarney

Not every INEC Killarney event is the same size or sells the same way. Here’s how the programme generally breaks down.

INEC Killarney events 2026: the full calendar

Here’s every confirmed headline concert, comedy show and festival week at the Gleneagle INEC Arena between now and the end of 2026, correct as of 13 August 2026. Big names sell out fast, so we’d always recommend booking your hotel room as soon as a date is announced. We’ve left out the nightly resident-only entertainment (piano bar sets, ballroom dance nights) to keep this to the shows worth planning a trip around – always check the venue’s official listings for the very latest before you travel.

August 2026

• 14 Aug – K Pop Forever (Tickets from €35.65)
• 15 Aug – Philomena Begley & Guests (Tickets from €35)
• 16 Aug – The New Indians Showband (Tickets from €28)
• 21–22 Aug – The Wolfe Tones (Tickets from €54.85)
• 29 Aug – 30+ Club (Tickets from €18.25)
• 30 Aug – The Misadventures of the 3 Little Pigs (Tickets from €17.45)

September 2026

• 6 Sep – Michael Starring Ben (Tickets from €33.65)
• 10–13 Sep – Riverdance 30 – The New Generation (Tickets from €44.20)
• 11 Sep – Cormac Begley (Tickets from €33.65)
• 17 Sep – Billy Ocean (Tickets from €59.85)
• 18–19 Sep – An Evening with Roy Keane In Conversation with Roddy Doyle
• 18 Sep – Amy Winehouse Experience (Tickets from €28)
• 25 Sep – Marti Pellow (Tickets from €59.85)
• 26 Sep – 80’s Icons Show (Tickets from €28)

October 2026

• 4 Oct – Calum MacPhail (Tickets from €23)
• 17 Oct – Ed Sheeran Experience (Tickets from €27)
• 18 Oct – Coldplace (Tickets from €33.65)
• 23 Oct – Bingo Loco (Tickets from €29.20)
• 23 Oct – Mike Wozniak (Tickets from €28)
• 23 Oct – Abbaesque (Tickets from €23.00)
• 24 Oct – Seeger Sessions Revival (Tickets from €33.65)
• 25 Oct – The Houthouse Flowers (Tickets from €39.20)
• 25 Oct – David James Dance (Tickets from €20.00)

November 2026

• 5 Nov – Sorcha Richardson (Tickets from €25.50)
• 6 Nov – Gearoid McCarthy (Tickets from €39.20)
• 6 Nov – The Shamrocks (Tickets from €35.65)
• 7 Nov – Declan O’Rourke – Oceanic (Tickets from €42.20)
• 7 Nov – Dominic Kirwan (Tickets from €30)
• 8–12 Nov – Country Music Festival week (Barry Kirwan, John McNicholl, TR Dallas, Stacey Breen & Ryan Turner Band, Effie Neill – part of the Country Music Festival residents’ package)
• 20–22 Nov – November Lisdoonvarna Reunion Festival
• 20 Nov – Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (Tickets from €28)
• 21 Nov – Sean Ronayne (Tickets from €25)
• 21 Nov – Onoir (Tickets from €35)
• 27 Nov – Bernard O’Shea (Tickets from €28)
• 27 Nov – Cliona Hagan (Tickets from €30)
• 28 Nov – David O’Doherty (Tickets from €31)

December 2026

• 4 Dec – Love Songs with Tony Allen & Trionagh (Tickets from €33.65)
• 4 Dec – SexyTadgh (Tickets from €28)
• 6 Dec – Gareth – The Uncut Tour (Tickets from €23)
• 6 Dec – Let Loose – Ireland’s Ultimate Girlie Day Party (Tickets from €25)
• 11 Dec – Pa Sheehy (Tickets from €33.65)
• 12 Dec – The Pogues (Tickets from €57.50)
• 13 Dec – Deirdre O’Kane & Emma Doran – Keep it Tight (Tickets from €33.65)
• 17 Dec – Phil Coulter – Gold & Silver Days (Tickets from €44.20)
• 18 Dec – Effie Neill Dance (Tickets from €20.00)
• 20 Dec – Celine Byrne’s Christmas Celebration (Tickets from €31)
• 27 Dec – Ger O’Donnell & Trevor Sexton (Tickets from €30)
• 27 Dec – The Tumbling Paddies (Tickets from €33.65)
• 29 Dec – Bird on the Wire – The Songs of Leonard Cohen (Tickets from €35.65)
• 29 Dec – Neil Delamere – Neils on Wheels (Tickets from €35.65)

That takes you right through New Year’s Eve. We’ll publish the 2027 calendar here once it’s confirmed.

What is the INEC Killarney?

The INEC, Ireland’s National Events Centre, is part of the wider Gleneagle Hotel complex on the Muckross Road, home to the Gleneagle INEC Arena, one of the largest multi-purpose event venues outside Dublin. Since opening, it has hosted everything from arena tours and stand-up specials to festive pantomimes, making it the main draw for live entertainment in this part of Kerry.

Alongside the headline arena shows, the Gleneagle complex also runs a busy, near-nightly programme of country music, showband and dance nights, which is where a lot of the week-to-week INEC Killarney events activity actually happens. Whichever kind of night you’re booking for, Killarney town, and The Great Southern Killarney with it, is close enough to make a proper evening of it.

Where to eat before the show

Give yourself time for dinner before the doors open. Browne’s Bar, our own bar and restaurant, is a five-minute stroll from your room and serves a relaxed pre-show menu of Kerry classics alongside a proper pint, so you’re not rushing a meal before curtain-up. After the show, it’s just as easy to head back for a nightcap by the fire rather than queuing for a taxi.

Travelling with a group for one of the bigger INEC Killarney events? Our team can arrange multiple rooms, and for larger parties the self-catering Railway Residence gives you exclusive use of a two-to-four-bedroom home just steps from the hotel.

Good to know before you go

• Book tickets through the official box office. Always buy directly from the venue or a recognised ticket agent, particularly for the bigger INEC Killarney events, which tend to attract resale activity once they sell out.
• Book your room as soon as you have tickets. Weekend dates around a headline concert or comedy tour are the first to sell out across Killarney’s hotels.
• Check the doors and start time for each show. Dance and showband nights often start earlier in the evening than concerts and comedy shows, so it’s worth confirming before you plan dinner.
• Leave time for the short drive over. The Gleneagle INEC Arena is a few minutes from the hotel by car or taxi; on the busiest nights, it’s worth allowing a little extra time.