Cork Events

There’s always something happening in Cork

Cork is a vibrant, modern city with events all year round for young and old to enjoy. The great thing is that when you stay in the Brookfield Lodge Hotel and Leisure Centre in Cork City, you’re never too far from the action.

Here are just some of the events in and around Cork you can look forward to:


May - West Cork Tourism Walking Festival
Bandon Music Festival
Ocean to City Race
Kinsale Rugby Sevens by the Sea




June - Cork City Marathon
Street Performance World Championships
Cork Midsummer Festival
Live at the Marquee Festival
West Cork Chamber Music Festival



July - Cork City Sports
West Cork Literary Festival
Kinsale Arts Week
Carrigtwohill Medieval Festival & Country Fair




Aug - Cork X Southwest
Mitchelstown Music Festival






Sept - Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival
Midleton Food & Drink Festival
Taste of West Cork Food Festival




Oct - Kinsale Gourmet Festival
Cork Folk Festival
Munster Literature Festival
Art Trail
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival






Nov - Corona Cork Film Festival






Dec - A Christmas Celebration on the Grand







March - Cork St. Patrick's Festival
Cork Arts Fest
Cork Lifelong Learning Festival







Apr - Cork World Book Fest
Cork International Choral Festival (May Bank Holiday)

For more information and for festival dates, we recommend these sites:

www.discoverireland.ie/southwest/cork
www.cometocork.ie

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