Kaleidoscope Ireland — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

7–9 Jul 2027 (3 days)

Location

Russborough House, TBA, TBA

Sound

multi-genre

Tickets

€120 · 1 tier tracked

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Dublin · 30 km · about 30 min

On-site camping

Camping options are available at the festival, including spaces for RVs.

The story

Kaleidoscope Festival is a family-focused music and arts camping festival held in July at Russborough House and Gardens in Wicklow, Ireland. The festival spans three days and features a mix of live performances by international and Irish artists alongside numerous family-friendly activities, workshops, and various performances. The event is designed to create a festival atmosphere that emphasizes creativity and play for families to enjoy together.

Kaleidoscope Ireland is a 3-day multi-genre festival at Russborough House in TBA, TBA. The July 2027 edition runs 7–9 Jul 2027.

Everything happens at Russborough House, in TBA. Dublin · 30 km · about 30 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site. Camping options are available at the festival, including spaces for RVs.

Kaleidoscope Ireland keeps the same calendar slot each year: July 2027 for this edition, opening on a Wednesday and closing on a Friday. It is a high-summer date, which is peak season for both travel and accommodation across the region. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in TBA are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Held at Russborough House in Wicklow, Ireland
• Family-friendly activities including circus acts and workshops
• Camping available, including RV options
• Multi-genre music festival
• 3-day event

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Dublin · 30 km · about 30 min

Camping

Camping options are available at the festival, including spaces for RVs.

Getting to the gates

Visitors can reach the venue through public transport or taxi, as well as driving.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Kaleidoscope Ireland works out at roughly €1,984 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

No ticket price is published for this edition yet, so the total below covers travel and a bed only. It updates automatically as soon as the organiser opens sales.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 23h each way, at €1,657 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Kaleidoscope Ireland are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 4 nights rather than 3: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Kaleidoscope Ireland on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2026

  7–9 Jul 2026 (approx.)

• 2025

  7–9 Jul 2025 (approx.)

• 2024

  7–9 Jul 2024 (approx.)

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Russborough House, in TBA.
• Visitors can reach the venue through public transport or taxi, as well as driving.
• Book a bed in Dublin early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air23h · €1,657