Clonakilty International Guitar Festival

Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Wed 17 Sep 2025 - Sun 21 Sep 2025


Music fans of the world unite! The means of expression are under siege, but there are still some safe refuges that value creativity, community and independence. Guitartown returns to Clonakilty this September 17th-21st for the 21st edition of the greatest little festival ever to pluck a string. Our youngest headliner is 18 years old, our oldest headliner is 83.

In between we have a fingerpicking, head-banging, eye-catching conglomeration of virtuosos, rogues and three-chord heroes, all descending on the seaside town for one glorious weekend of revelry.

We have a range of headline shows, a massive free session trail that takes in every nook and cranny of the town, plus an extensive education and community outreach programme. In Guitartown, Clonakilty itself is the stage, and we transform the town into a magical playground of musical possibility, where you never know when you’ll stumble across your next new favourite ban





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Wed 17 Sep

Fireside Folk

The Welcome Inn

Wed 17 Sep

The Lee Sessions - Traditional Irish Music Session

The Gables

Wed 17 Sep

Cosy Corner

Sin É

Wed 17 Sep

Mike O'Riordan

The Blue Haven

Wed 17 Sep

Ciaran Quigley

Seventy Seven

Wed 17 Sep

Owen Good

Dwyers Of Cork

Wed 17 Sep

Ceili By The Lee

Crane Lane Theatre

Wed 17 Sep

Panic At The Disco

Intermission Bar

Wed 17 Sep

DJ Jus Me (Crystal Bar)

Crane Lane Theatre

Wed 17 Sep

Freshers White Lies T-Shirt Party

Cyprus Avenue

Wed 17 Sep

Comedy Cavern: Josie Long

Coughlan's

Wed 17 Sep

Stand-up Comedy Club: Low-key Funny

The Roundy

Wed 17 Sep

Crüe Comedy presents: MASTER DEBATORS

Fred Zeppelins

Wed 17 Sep

Barbie (12A) [Greta Gerwig Season]

Triskel Arts Centre

Wed 17 Sep

Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex (15A)

Triskel Arts Centre

Wed 17 Sep

Weekly Quiz

Brick Lane

Wed 17 Sep

John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right

Cork Opera House

Wed 17 Sep

Cork Voices Of The Irish Revolution

St. Peters Cork

Wed 17 Sep

Maitiú Mac Cárthaigh: Residency & Exhibition

Triskel Arts Centre