Cork Folk Festival

Cork City

Thu 01 Oct 2026 - Sun 04 Oct 2026


Four days of music, song and dance in Ireland’s southern capital, Cork. This year Mary Black is heading up our festival, she is featured along with some of Ireland’s and Cork’s finest traditional talents. We have put the festival together with the help of the Cork City Council Arts Committee, The Arts Council, Failte Ireland and MTU Cork. The programme includes over 150 musicians from all parts of Ireland and a few from abroad performing in 20 venues around the city.

Our festival this year features 50 plus events hosted at theatres, art centres and pubs scattered across the city, shining the spotlight on local styles of fiddle, concertina, accordion, flute and song. In this 43rd edition of the festival we also offer workshops, films, open-air events and storytelling sessions for children, providing deeper insights into the Irish folk tradition and ensuring the whole family are well-catered for.





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Sat 22 Nov

Kenny Live!

The Welcome Inn

Sat 22 Nov

808 State (Live)

Cyprus Avenue

Sat 22 Nov

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Sin É

Sat 22 Nov

Daire

Cyprus Avenue

Sat 22 Nov

Solas Quartet: Autumn String Quartet Series 2025

Triskel Arts Centre

Sat 22 Nov

Glas Quartet: Bridgerton Symphonic

Sea Church

Sat 22 Nov

Souldriven

Coughlan's

Sat 22 Nov

Quiet Lights: Lucia and Maria // Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Ultan O'Brien

Coughlan's

Sat 22 Nov

Jack Ahern

Cantys

Sat 22 Nov

The Darts

The Poor Relation

Sat 22 Nov

Acoustra

Dwyers Of Cork

Sat 22 Nov

The Brightsides

Seventy Seven

Sat 22 Nov

Fundraiser For The Children Of Gaza Ft Pontious Pilate & The Naildrivers

Crane Lane Theatre

Sat 22 Nov

Two Time Polka

Crane Lane Theatre

Sat 22 Nov

DJ Menace

The Vicarstown

Sat 22 Nov

Gorilla Gorilla

Fred Zeppelins

Sat 22 Nov

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Sin É

Sat 22 Nov

Bad Reputation

Cantys

Sat 22 Nov

DJ Bonz

The Park

Sat 22 Nov

DJ Fadd Jnr

Crane Lane Theatre