Open Ear Festival

North Shore Hostel, Sherkin Island, Baltimore, Co. Cork

Thu 29 May 2025 - Sun 01 Jun 2025


Off the back of an unforgettable sun soaked 2024 Open Ear returns to the stunning environs of Sherkin Island this June Bank Holiday weekend - May 29th - June 1st. Expect a weekend of some of the most forward thinking experimental music from Ireland & beyond, alongside some of the most thrilling dance-floor disruptors, all of it interwoven within the uniquely spectacular backdrops of Sherkin Island in West Cork.

In 2024 Open Ear set new standards for itself, traversing across beaches, churches & abbeys alongside our traditional home of Banger Cliff situated on the north shore of Sherkin. 2025 will again bring a diversity of sounds across the Island in what is the most expansive, varied and straight-up exciting programme yet…





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Thu 29 May

Andy McKee

Cyprus Avenue

Thu 29 May

Ballads & Banjos

The Welcome Inn

Thu 29 May

Dogtail Soup

Coughlan's

Thu 29 May

Paul Stubbings

The Welcome Inn

Thu 29 May

Rhythmic Feet - Incorporating the McCarthy Hegarty School of Irish Dancing

Cork Opera House

Thu 29 May

The Insiders

Cantys

Thu 29 May

Cops and Robert

Dwyers Of Cork

Thu 29 May

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

The Corner House

Thu 29 May

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

An Spailpín Fánach

Thu 29 May

Ben Reel & Band

Crane Lane Theatre

Thu 29 May

DJ Sean Hardware(Crystal Bar)

Crane Lane Theatre

Thu 29 May

Stand-up Comedy Laboratory - Daytime Show

The Roundy

Thu 29 May

Stand-up Comedy Club: Thursday Showcase

The Roundy

Thu 29 May

Climate Cocktail Club

The Pavillion

Thu 29 May

Hysterical Histories Cork- Dinner Theatre Experience

Amicus

Thu 29 May

Kate McElroy: Residency & Exhibition

Triskel Arts Centre