What's on in Co. Laois

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 8pm · 💶 €20.50

Touring theatre production of the play Happiness Then.

📍 Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise · 🕒 6pm · 💶 €75

Christmas ball evening at the Midlands Park Hotel.

📍 Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Leinster club senior hurling quarter-final between The Harps and Shamrocks Ballyhale.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 8pm · 💶 €32.50

ABBA Forever mark 20 years of touring Ireland with all the ABBA favourites.

📍 Kavanaghs Bar & Venue, Portlaoise · 🕒 9pm · 💶 €33

Singer-songwriter Pa Sheehy plays Kavanaghs on his Magic We Found tour.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 7:30pm · 💶 €25 + booking fee
⏳ Runs until Sat 21 Nov

Portlaoise Musical Society's 27th annual production is Mel Brooks' comedy musical Young Frankenstein.

📍 The Tower Inn, Timahoe · 🕒 8pm · 💶 €30

Comedian David McSavage performs live at The Tower Inn, Timahoe.

📍 Kavanaghs Bar & Venue, Portlaoise · 🕒 9pm · 💶 €29.70

High-energy AC/DC tribute band Dirty DC play Kavanaghs.

📍 Abbeyleix Manor Hotel, Abbeyleix · 🕒 7:30pm · 💶 €27.79

Evening cookery demonstration with chef Edward Hayden.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 8pm · 💶 €20

Award-winning Irish folk and ballad band The Druids in concert.

📍 Talbot Hotel Carlow, Graiguecullen (Carlow)

Shared Christmas party night with drinks reception, three-course festive dinner, live band The LOLs and DJ.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 8pm · 💶 €32.50

Country singer Gerry Guthrie's nationwide tour with special guests Kathy Durkin and Mick Mulhern.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 7:30pm · 💶 €32.50

Irish National Opera tours Smetana's comic opera, sung in English with subtitles.

📍 Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise · 💶 €59

Shared Christmas party night with drinks reception, four-course dinner, live band Shuffle & Pop and DJ.

📍 Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise · 💶 €69

Shared Christmas party night with drinks reception, four-course dinner, live band DeJaVu and DJ.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 8pm · 💶 €22.50

A three-channel silent disco playing 80s, 90s and 00s hits.

📍 Stradbally, Stradbally · 🕒 11am · 💶 €23.83 incl booking fee
⏳ Runs until Sun 13 Dec

Step into a festive wonderland at Stradbally Woodland Railway and climb aboard The Santa Train, a joyful, steam-powered Christmas experience for the whole family. From the moment you arrive, our cheerful elves will greet you at the Welcome Hut with a warm smile, your train ticket, and a little pouch of magic reindeer dust to save for the big night. Before your journey begins, enjoy festive fun on our platform with face painting, games, and Christmas cheer. Then it’s time to board our beloved locomotive Róisín, now transformed into a magical sleigh on rails, for a scenic ride through our enchanted winter woodland in the company of Mrs Claus herself. Keep an eye out for Santa’s reindeer and woodland creatures along the way!

📍 Talbot Hotel Carlow, Graiguecullen (Carlow)

Shared Christmas party night with drinks reception, three-course festive dinner, live band Fiesta and DJ.

📍 The Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise · 💶 €65

Shared Christmas party night with welcome drinks, four-course festive dinner, live band Picture Perfect and DJ.

📍 Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise · 💶 €69

Shared Christmas party night with drinks reception, four-course dinner, live band DeJaVu and DJ.

📍 Abbeyleix Manor Hotel, Abbeyleix · 🕒 7:30pm

Christmas party night with Prosecco reception, four-course festive dinner, music from The Vows and DJ until 2am.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 7pm · 💶 €24.50

Evening dance performance by Laois Youth Dance Ensemble and dance artists as part of the Laois Dance Platform.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 5pm · 💶 €17.50

The Talisman Theatre Company's 55-minute Christmas musical for ages 3 and up, with music, magic and Santa.

📍 Talbot Hotel Carlow, Graiguecullen (Carlow)

Shared Christmas party night with drinks reception, three-course festive dinner, live band The Waxies and DJ.

📍 The Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise · 💶 €65

Shared Christmas party night with welcome drinks, four-course festive dinner, live band The Lol's and DJ.

📍 Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise · 💶 €69

Shared Christmas party night with drinks reception, four-course dinner, live band Hot Fuss and DJ.

📍 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise · 🕒 8pm

A 70-minute live performance of original piano music by the composer Maccana.