Music

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

A music festival held across Cork over the October bank holiday weekend. Part of it is ticketed and takes place in the city's concert venues; a large part of it is a free trail through pubs and bars, which is why the venue count runs into the dozens.

Cork City Hall. A view of the festival city, not this year’s performance.·KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

How it usually works

The festival programmes a free Guinness Music Trail across more than 70 venues in Cork City, Douglas and Kinsale alongside its ticketed concerts.

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, read 21 September 2026

The year that is announced

22 to 26 October 2026

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026

8 venues in Cork

The festival’s own site read 21 September 2026

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