What's On In Cork

March

Celtfest
Cork
A celebration of celtic art, music, dance, song, language and culture.

March 17th

Cork St.Patricks Festival
Cork City, Cork
Join in the celebrations over 3 days with 50 events, 100 national and international companies and 200 performances which annually attract over 100,000 visitors.

April

Rosscarbery Oyster Guinness Festival
Rosscarbery
Visitors can sample delicious local oysters at this gourmet festival in the seaside town of Rosscarbery. Served in true Irish style - with a pint of Guinness on the side.

April

Cork International Choral Festival
Cork City, Cork
The Cork International Choral Festival was established in 1954. Since then it has become firmly established as a major competitive platform.

June

Kinsale International Point-to-Point Festival
Kinsale
A two-day event celebrating the end of the racing season. Six races run each day over a three-mile course with 15 steeplechase fences.

June

Cork Midsummer Festival
Cork City, Cork
Multidisciplinary arts festival taking place in unusual locations throughout the city in the last two weeks of June.

July

West Cork Literary Festival
Bantry, Cork
The festival promises to bring the best and most inspiring literary figures to West Cork.

August

Whale Watch Ireland
Cork
All whale watches are land-based and will be led by experienced IWDG personnel.

September

Beamish Cork Folk Festival
Cork City, Cork
A showcase of folk, traditional and pipe music.

October

Cork Film Festival
Cork City, Cork
One of Ireland's oldest and biggest film events.

October

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Cork, Everyman Palace Theatre, Opera House & Triskel Arts Centre
Ireland's largest Jazz event taking over Cork for four days. Promising a top line up of Jazz in all its guises.

November

Cork Arts Festival
Cork
Organised by the Cork Institute of Technology, the Cork Arts Festival showcases a diverse range of multi-discipline events throughout the city.

 

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Useful facts on Cork

Population: 123,338

Time Zone:
GMT

Country dialling code: +353

Telephone area code: (0)21

Location: South coast of Ireland

Currency: Euro

Useful information
Useful tel. no. for Cork

Emergency number (police / fire / ambulance): 999

Cork Airport flight enquiries:
021 313131

Bus service in Cork: 021 508188

Irish Rail information:
021 506766

Irish Ferries:
021 551995

Tourist Information:
021 42551001

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