Opera and Japanese food demos on the menu for Kildare Village's 10th birthday party

Kildare Village is throwing open its doors to embrace a range of fun activities to celebrate it's ten year anniversary this summer.

As part of a programme of events, shoppers can enjoy opera and Japanese cooking workshops in coming days.

Lovers of opera will be thrilled to learn of the Lismore Opera Festival 'pop up' at Kildare Village on Thursday evening.

The same day there will be a summer barbecue at Le Pain Quotidien from 4pm.

Visitors will also be invited to discover the culinary secrets from some of Ireland’s most talented food experts at Food: From the Isle summer tastings and workshops on Saturday and Sunday.

There will be a very special appearance from leading Japanese cook and Tipperary native, Fiona Uyema at the Zwilling boutique on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

Fiona will teach you all you need to know about Japanese food as she hosts cooking demos and signs copies of her cookbook, ‘Japanese Food Made Easy’.

For the full itinerary of the 10th anniversary events, check out www.KildareVillage.com.

The number of high-end fashion stores in the Village is now circa 100 after a €50 million expansion which opened in late 2015.

And the outlet is on course to open ten more stores before the end of the year.

The Village attracts 2.5 million guests per annum including long haul travellers from the US, China and the Middle East.

The attraction recently saw the opening of new boutique Só Collective which features the best of contemporary Irish fashion, lifestyle and craft from established and emerging designers.