Bere Island Arts Festival

Bere Island, Co. Cork

Thu 18 Sep 2025 - Sun 21 Sep 2025


Step onto the ferry and into something extraordinary—Bere Island Arts Festival returns 18–21 Sept 2025. Set against the wild beauty of West Cork, this unique island festival blends world-class art, music & performance in a setting like no other.

Discover a festival where creativity meets community with over 30 events spanning music, theatre, literature, film, and visual arts. Set across striking island venues, from historic buildings to coastal landscapes, the programme features renowned artists including Stockton’s Wing, Amanda Coogan, Paula Meehan, and Theo Dorgan. With a theme of "Discover, Connect, Belong", the festival offers moments of reflection, celebration, and shared experience. Highlights include the Culture Night programme, traditional Dancing at the Crossroads, and the communal Long Table celebration. An unforgettable cultural weekend awaits on Ireland’s Atlantic edge.




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Sat 20 Sep

Jack Ahern

The Welcome Inn

Sat 20 Sep

Ukrainian Party

Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop)

Sat 20 Sep

John Blek

The Richmond Revival

Sat 20 Sep

Paddy Casey

Sea Church

Sat 20 Sep

Andy Irvine

Coughlan's

Sat 20 Sep

Run To The Beast

Fred Zeppelins

Sat 20 Sep

Hot Blooded Animals

Coughlan's

Sat 20 Sep

Andrew O'Riordan

Arty's Bar

Sat 20 Sep

The Bones Dog Blues Band

The Poor Relation

Sat 20 Sep

Rob Harley

Cantys

Sat 20 Sep

The Lynch Mob

Cantys

Sat 20 Sep

Velvet Duo

The Blue Haven

Sat 20 Sep

Nicole Lonergan

Seventy Seven

Sat 20 Sep

Celtic Knights

Dwyers Of Cork

Sat 20 Sep

Dirty Sexy Money

Crane Lane Theatre

Sat 20 Sep

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

JJ Walsh's

Sat 20 Sep

Billy Kennedy Carlos Paz

The Woodford

Sat 20 Sep

Live Chillean Band

The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega

Sat 20 Sep

Trad Session

The Park

Sat 20 Sep

Endup Presents DJ Deep

The Pavillion