PROC EventguideNorth Shore Hostel - Sun 31st May 2026, 2pm

Open Ear Festival

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

Thu 28 May 2026 - Sun 31 May 2026


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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Elo Experience - Showdown

Cyprus Avenue

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Tony Milner

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Miss Your Flight Session

Sin É

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The Big Swingin' Mikeys

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The Essentials

Dwyers Of Cork

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Mick Grace Duo

Seventy Seven

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Joe Mac

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Route 66

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Darren Nash

Arty's Bar

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The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

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Brewhouse Jazz

Franciscan Well Brew Pub

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Hot Blooded Animals

Crane Lane Theatre

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The Lee Sessions - Traditional Irish Music Session

The Gables

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James Elwood

Tradehouse Central

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The Stars

Tradehouse Central

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The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Ó Súilleabháin's

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The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

Charlie's

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