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 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 […]
The Cork St Patrick’s Festival, which is presented by Cork City Council, drew over 60,000 people to Ireland largest community based parade last year. Over 2,400 community and voluntary groups took part in the parade from all over Cork and the organisers are hoping for even more participation this year. The festival will run all weekend with a number of […]
The Kinsale Chowder Cook Off returns this April, bringing the best chowder recipes back to Ireland’s Gourmet Riviera. The festival will bring the great seafood taste back to Kinsale on 19th April 2015. Kinsale’s famous local seafood produce is sure to be the key ingredient in the dishes served up by some of the finest chefs from near and far […]
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 […]
Cork Midsummer Festival is Cork’s great summer extravaganza! The Cork Midsummer Festival brings the people of Cork together to bask in the great weather and enjoy a diverse programme of events with local, national and international appeal. With music, film, dance, opera, theatre, circus and visual arts performances to choose from, there is more than enough going on to capture […]
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 […]
When was the last time you tested your physical limits? If you don’t know the answer, we have the solution for you: The Moby Dick Triathlon. For the second year running, the South Coast Tri Club of Youghal organizes The Moby Dick Triathlon that takes place on September 26. The triathlon is a multiple-stage competition that involves swimming, cycling and running. In this […]
Dance aficionados will be delighted to learn that the Cork Tango Festival is returning in April 2015, with several nights of dazzling tango entertainment ahead. Try out your best Argentinian and Spanish tango moves as the city of Cork dances to a different beat for four nights in April. With seminars and workshops on during the day time, you can learn […]
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