PROC EventguideCork City - Mon 26th Oct 2026, 1pm

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Cork City

Thu 22 Oct 2026 - Mon 26 Oct 2026 (note: this event has already taken place)


The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is back for its 48th year this October 22nd - 26th. Over five days, more than 500 musicians will perform across 100 events in nearly 80 venues—from headline ticketed shows to the free Guinness Music Trail, with pop-up gigs, street performances, and big brass energy spilling into the streets as part of The Big Fringe.

The buzz stretches beyond the city too, with gigs in Douglas, Kinsale, and beyond, cementing the festival as a must for visitors from home and abroad. Not only Ireland’s premier jazz event, but also the country’s biggest city-based music festival.

With jazz greats, global innovators, and breakthrough Irish talent all sharing the stage, this year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival promises another unforgettable weekend of music and magic across the city.

Supported by Diageo, Fáilte Ireland, Cork City Council, and Cork Airport.





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Mon 26 Oct

Sass

Old Oak

Mon 26 Oct

Unusual Suspects

The Courtyard

Mon 26 Oct

Wise Guys

The Courtyard

Mon 26 Oct

Rory McCarthy & Hugh Dillon

Coughlan's

Mon 26 Oct

Jimmy Lee

Dwyers Of Cork

Mon 26 Oct

Electric Kiss

The Blue Haven

Mon 26 Oct

Black Traffic

Cyprus Avenue

Mon 26 Oct

Briony & The Boys

The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega

Mon 26 Oct

Joe Mac

Cantys

Mon 26 Oct

Busquitos

Seventy Seven

Mon 26 Oct

Trad Session

Coughlan's

Mon 26 Oct

The Off Beats

Dwyers Of Cork

Mon 26 Oct

Busquitos

Dwyers Of Cork

Mon 26 Oct

Roy Buckley

Costigans

Mon 26 Oct

Margaret Glaspy

Cyprus Avenue

Mon 26 Oct

Blues Jam (Players Welcome) House Band: Sanarblan Slim Jims

The Poor Relation

Mon 26 Oct

The Hustle

Marina Market

Mon 26 Oct

Trad Takeover (Jazz Edition)

Sin É

Mon 26 Oct

Trad Duo and Irish Dancers

The Blue Haven

Mon 26 Oct

Zurito

The Woodford