Cork Folk Festival

Cork City

Thu 02 Oct 2025 - Sun 05 Oct 2025 (note: this event has already taken place)


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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Wed 12 Nov

Fireside Folk

The Welcome Inn

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Fast 'N' Loud

Cyprus Avenue

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The Lee Sessions - Traditional Irish Music Session

The Gables

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The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Sin É

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Ceili By The Lee

Crane Lane Theatre

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Kelvin Long

Dwyers Of Cork

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Dan O Keeffe

Seventy Seven

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Panic At The Disco

Intermission Bar

Wed 12 Nov

DJ Jus Me (Crystal Bar)

Crane Lane Theatre

Wed 12 Nov

Stand-up Comedy Club: Low-key Funny

The Roundy

Wed 12 Nov

Crüe Comedy

Fred Zeppelins

Wed 12 Nov

Cork Zine Fest

Triskel Arts Centre

Wed 12 Nov

Weekly Quiz

Brick Lane