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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Wed 10 Dec

The Lee Sessions - Traditional Irish Music Session

The Gables

Wed 10 Dec

Fireside Folk

The Welcome Inn

Wed 10 Dec

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Sin É

Wed 10 Dec

Ceili By The Lee

Crane Lane Theatre

Wed 10 Dec

Hot Blooded Animals

Crane Lane Theatre

Wed 10 Dec

Cosy Club

Sin É

Wed 10 Dec

Jimmy Lee

Dwyers Of Cork

Wed 10 Dec

Dan O Keeffe

Seventy Seven

Wed 10 Dec

DJ Alex O'Leary

Intermission Bar

Wed 10 Dec

DJ Jus Me (Crystal Bar)

Crane Lane Theatre

Wed 10 Dec

Crüe Comedy

Fred Zeppelins

Wed 10 Dec

Die My Love (15A)

Triskel Arts Centre

Wed 10 Dec

Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight (15A)

Triskel Arts Centre

Wed 10 Dec

Conor O'Brien: Exhibition

Triskel Arts Centre