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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Thu 18 Dec

Gurriers

Cyprus Avenue

Thu 18 Dec

Mr Mustache - Nirvana Tribute

Fred Zeppelins

Thu 18 Dec

Thursday Trad Session

The Gables

Thu 18 Dec

115 Jazz Jam Sessions

115 Café And Wine Bar

Thu 18 Dec

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Sin É

Thu 18 Dec

The Insiders

Cantys

Thu 18 Dec

Mr Crowley - Ozzy Experience

The Pavillion

Thu 18 Dec

Tony Milner

Sin É

Thu 18 Dec

Andy Dunne

Dwyers Of Cork

Thu 18 Dec

Cops and Robert

Dwyers Of Cork

Thu 18 Dec

Cathal Fitzpatrick

Seventy Seven

Thu 18 Dec

Carrie & The Midnight Mob

Crane Lane Theatre

Thu 18 Dec

Brian O'Glanby

The Woodford

Thu 18 Dec

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

The Corner House

Thu 18 Dec

UCC DJ Society: End Of Exams Party

The Pavillion

Thu 18 Dec

DJ Sadbh Casey

The Vicarstown

Thu 18 Dec

DJ Rory O'Brion

Intermission Bar

Thu 18 Dec

Die Hard (16)

Triskel Arts Centre

Thu 18 Dec

Home Alone (Pg)

Triskel Arts Centre

Thu 18 Dec

The Cork Opera House And Neville Jewellers Panto - Aladdin

Cork Opera House