MusicFree entry
Karaoke at Old Oak
25 May to 28 December 2026
Old Oak Pub, Cork, County Cork
Monday karaoke with Trevor Fitz gives Old Oak visitors a turn at the microphone.
County Cork
Events in County Cork
22 events from organisers and Fáilte Ireland, placed by the venue rather than by whoever is running it. Pick a day and the list answers for that day.
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22 events still to come in County Cork.
For events spanning several days, check the organiser’s daily programme before you go.
- ExhibitionsFree entry
Sarah Long: Residency & Exhibition
3 September to 25 October 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Sarah Long develops writing, painting and performance around ideas of girlhood, Irish identity and inherited stories at Triskel Sample Project Space.
- MusicTicketed
47th Cork Folk Festival at Triskel
8 to 11 October 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Triskel's Cork Folk Festival programme combines lunchtime recitals with evening concerts across four October days.
- MusicTicketed
Raja Quartet – A World of Quartets
9 October 2026
St Brendan' Church, Bantry, County Cork
The Raja Quartet explores early twentieth-century chamber music with works linked to four different musical traditions.
- MusicTicketed
A World of Quartets with Raja Quartet: Autumn String Quartet Series 2026
10 October 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Raja Quartet places music by Prokofiev, Cork composer Aloys Fleischmann and Argentina's Alberto Ginastera together in a lunchtime recital.
- MusicFree and ticketed parts
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026
22 to 26 October 2026
8 venues in Cork, County Cork
Five days of music across Cork over the October bank holiday weekend.
- FestivalsFree and ticketed parts
Aiteall
23 to 25 October 2026
Bantry, Bantry, County Cork
Aiteall turns Bantry into a meeting place for songwriters, folk musicians and curious listeners over the October bank holiday weekend.
- MusicTicketed
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble
23 October 2026
Holy Trinity Church, Cork, Cork, County Cork
Music associated with Hayao Miyazaki’s films comes to Cork in a Mystery Ensemble concert.
- MusicTicketed
Sunil Sharpe, Rebecca Delle Piane
23 October 2026
Savoy Club, Cork, County Cork
Sunil Sharpe and Rebecca Delle Piane headline a two-room techno night at Cork’s Savoy.
- MusicTicketed
Bill Laurance: Presented by Music Network
24 October 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Pianist Bill Laurance gives an afternoon concert at Triskel as part of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival programme.
- MusicTicketed
Trygve Seim & Tord Gustavsen: Inner Chorals
25 October 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Saxophonist Trygve Seim and pianist Tord Gustavsen use Bach chorales as starting points for improvisation in Inner Chorals.
- MusicTicketed
ECM Cork 2026 - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
31 October 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir brings Arvo Pärt's music to Triskel under conductor Tõnu Kaljuste.
- SeasonalFree entry
The Dragon of Shandon 2026
31 October 2026
Cork City, Cork, County Cork
A community-built dragon leads a Halloween-night procession through Cork for the parade’s twentieth anniversary.
- MusicTicketed
Romantic Masters with Vanbrugh & Friends
15 November 2026
St Brendan's Church, Bantry, County Cork
Vanbrugh & Friends contrasts two Romantic quintets in an afternoon concert in Bantry.
- MusicTicketed
Prayers and Truths with Gealán Quartet: Autumn String Quartet Series 2026
21 November 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Gealán Quartet's lunchtime programme moves from short works by Perkin, Turina and Puccini to Mendelssohn's final string quartet.
- ExhibitionsFree entry
Siobhán Collins: Residency & Exhibition
3 to 31 December 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Cork residents become the subjects of Siobhán Collins's live portrait project at Triskel Sample Project Space.
- MusicTicketed
Rob Luft & Elina Duni - Reaching For The Moon
5 December 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Vocalist Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft return to a duo format for Reaching for the Moon at Triskel.
- MusicTicketed
The Lyric Tour with Ficino Quartet: Autumn String Quartet Series 2026
5 December 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
The Ficino Quartet pairs Ian Wilson's Lyric Suite with Beethoven's C sharp minor quartet in a lunchtime concert.
- MusicTicketed
Iarla Ó Lionáird with Cormac McCarthy & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
18 December 2026
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Singer Iarla Ó Lionáird performs with pianist Cormac McCarthy and fiddle player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh at Triskel.
- ExhibitionsFree entry
Siobhán Collins: Residency & Exhibition
1 to 25 January 2027
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, County Cork
Siobhán Collins's portrait project continues into January at Triskel Sample Project Space, focusing on people living in Cork.
- MusicFree entry
Cork International Choral Festival
28 April to 2 May 2027
Cork City, Cork, County Cork
Choirs from Ireland and abroad gather in Cork for concerts, competitions and shared singing.
- MusicTicketed
Paul Heaton at Live at the Marquee 2027
3 July 2027
Live at the Marquee, Cork, County Cork
Paul Heaton is announced for 3 July 2027. This is one confirmed concert in the series, not the complete festival date range.
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