A marathon, half marathon and team relay event – the Cork City Marathon offers everyone over the age of 18 a chance to partake. If you don’t fancy the full or half marathon, you can enter a team of up to 5 people and do roughly 6 miles each – the manageable way to compete in a marathon! The Cork […]
The Cork French Film Festival returns to Cork this March, one year on from the magnificent celebration of their 25th anniversary. The Francophiles will be out in force to celebrate the best French film works on display, with several new pieces being shown, as well as a wide variety of the classic French pieces that we have come to expect […]
The Shandon Street Festival is one of the great local celebrations in Cork City, taking one day out of the year to bask in the greatness of the Shandon area and all the wonderful history and great people it encompasses. With young and old alike involved in decorating the streets and planning the events, the Shandon Street Festival is everything […]
Ireland’s biggest and friendliest rowing competition, the Ocean to City race, will take place for the eleventh time on 30 May 2015. The race has opened up more and more in recent years, with people taking part in everything from the classic old wooden boats to currachs, skiffs, gigs and longboats, as well as kayaks and canoes. With participants entering […]
To the delight of so many of the city’s classical music patrons, the Forte Festival will return to Cork in March 2015. One of the biggest events in Cork’s classical music calendar, the Forte Festival will bring emotive and engaging melodies to many venues across the city, with performances from some of the world’s greatest orchestral outfits, including the Irish […]
Cork On Ice returns to Cork again for 2015. Continuing to grow year on year the ice rink itself is now an impressive 800sqm under a covered marquee roof on the grounds of Mahon Point Shopping Centre. There is also a separate Kiddie Rink of 200m2 which features penguin skating aids to help junior skaters find their feet. Cork on […]
The Cork Choral Festival is one of the city’s biggest annual events, with the celebration widely regarded as one of Europe’s biggest and best choral festivals. Now entering it’s seventh decade in existence, the Cork Choral Festival draws huge crowds from near and far alike, with the number of participants alone reaching 5000 in recent years. With Cork City Hall’s superb […]
The 5th UnderGround Film Festival takes place in Cork City from August 22nd to 29th. Venues such as Camden Palace, The Vision Centre and The Clarion Hotel will host 122 films from around the globe. The newly renamed UnderGround Film Festival is now competitive not just for short films but also for features too with new Irish and International feature film […]
An enchanted spell will transform Cuskinny Court in Cobh into Lord Ghoulsley’s Manor this Halloween where Lord Ghoulsley and his mischievous and ghastly groupies invite you to experience a haunted tour. This is an immersive & interactive Halloween experience for families where you can meet the unusual occupants of the haunted Manor in this hilariously ghoulish experience, ideal for families.
We are an intimate 100 seated venue in the heart of Cork City, with fully licensed bar, coffee shop and rehearsal / meeting room. Established in 1976 as a club by and for the arts community in Cork the fondly named Cat Club quickly became a landmark, serving not only as a venue for amateur and professional companies alike, but […]
Cork’s premier poetry celebration returns to the Cork Arts Theatre in mid-February. The Cork Spring Poetry Festival has been a mainstay of the Cork literary calendar since its inception in blank, and has grown more and more popular every year since. In 2015, you can expect to see poets from all corners of the world coming to Cork to perform […]
This year, 2015, the Cork Film Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary. The Festival will run from 6-15 November. Its tag line is ‘Films. Music. Ideas’. As well as playing a rich selection of the best of contemporary world cinema, it has a lively and varied music on film programme, and a timely event series which uses films to explore some […]
The Twisted Celluloid Film Festival returns to the Triskel Arts Centre for its third year of celebrating the horror film genre in Cork. Bringing with it an exciting and daring lineup of films, Twisted Celluloid is sure to be a very popular weekend of horror films in Cork. The festival has grown in popularity each year, and with headline films including […]
The festival in 2014 was hugely successful and following that the excitement for the festival in September 2015 is exploding. Idea’s are flowing to the event is expected to be bigger and even better than the previous year. On Friday the 18th of September Culture-junkies can look forward to incredible art, exhibitions, drama and music when this year’s culture night […]
The 12th annual Cork Lifelong Learning Festival will take place in March 2015, with more and more momentum being generated by this fantastic festival every year. The people of Cork have responded with great enthusiasm to the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival, embracing the opportunity to broaden their horizons and engage with the education, interests and abilities of people from all […]
Ireland’s Scariest Halloween Attractions Ireland’s freakiest, scariest walk through event is back and is even scarier than ever. Welcome, if you dare, to a place where demented beings prey on your deepest nightmares. This is not place for the weak of spirit or weak of heart. Prepare for the grotesque, the deformed, the stomach churning prepare to see what you […]
The great taste of the Wild Atlantic Way will be on the streets of Kinsale this April, with the return of the Taste the Wild Atlantic Way Street Food Festival. The afternoon of fantastic fresh seafood will take place between 1-4pm on 18th April 2015, and will feature many of the best chefs in town bringing great food to all visitors […]
Discover the spectacular scenery of one of Cork’s most beautifully secluded spots with the Cape Clear Walking Talking Weekend. This annual festival celebrates the best of Cape Clear, with locals who know it intimately giving visitors an insight into the outstanding scenery, history, folklore and poetry of this other worldly place. With the whole island moving at a relaxed pace, […]
Calling all terror enthusiasts and horror fans! The West Cork Secret in Kilbrittain County Cork is daring you to try the Nightmare Terror Trail. In a setting worthy of any great horror movie, the Terror Trail is a Halloween event with a difference. Set in the wooded area at the West Cork Secret, the Terror Trail will give you chills […]
The Cork Jazz Festival has become one of Ireland’s leader most successful worldwide distinguished musical event since it was first held in 1978. Every year thousands of visitors come to Cork to soak up the musical atmosphere around the City. The Cork Jazz Festival Committee has engaged and built corporation with a of variety of Cork businesses to widen the […]
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