Cork Folk Festival

Cork City

Thu 02 Oct 2025 - Sun 05 Oct 2025


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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Thu 2 Oct

Ballads & Banjos

The Welcome Inn

Thu 2 Oct

For Those I Love

Cyprus Avenue

Thu 2 Oct

Flook

Triskel Arts Centre

Thu 2 Oct

Flook With Brian Finnegan, Sarah Allen, Ed Boyd, John Jo Kelly Plus Seán Lyons & Eva Carroll

Triskel Arts Centre

Thu 2 Oct

Season Ticket An Spailpín Fánach

An Spailpín Fánach

Thu 2 Oct

Any Old Time- Matt Cranitch, Mick Daly Dave Hennessy

An Spailpín Fánach

Thu 2 Oct

115 Jazz Jam Sessions

115 Café And Wine Bar

Thu 2 Oct

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

The Corner House

Thu 2 Oct

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

An Spailpín Fánach

Thu 2 Oct

Stand-up Comedy Club: Thursday Showcase

The Roundy

Thu 2 Oct

Cork Voices Of The Irish Revolution

St. Peters Cork

Thu 2 Oct

Ava Hayes: Residency

Triskel Arts Centre