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Welcome! Cork is starting to build towards the Jazz Festival, so expect the city to get much busier from the middle of next week. Before that, the Cork International Short Story Festival runs from today to Saturday, with four days of readings, workshops and literary events.
Some big names like Keith Barry and Jack Dee are also performing at The Everyman.
Our something different this week is Raízes Fest, which takes over Kino on Sunday. You can get involved in this Latin American and Spanish cultural festival, with music, dance, comedy, street food and cocktails.
• Follow Cork Circle on Instagram for updates during the week.
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams Tickets
We’ve got two passes for Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble in Holy Trinity Church on Friday, October 23rd. To be considered, just reply to this email with: Dreams
The Miyazaki Dreams concert is an immersion in the atmosphere of the films of the world-famous Japanese director and Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki. Mystery Ensemble has collected magical music from his anime and compositions inspired by his creations.
For another entry, head to our Instagram post, follow @corkcircle.ie and @mysteryensemble, like the post, and tag who you’d bring.
If you enter on Instagram too, include your handle in reply to get the extra entry. Entries close next Tuesday, October 20th at 6pm and the selected reader will be contacted that evening.
Discounts & Deals
Cork Circle Exclusive: 10% off Mahers Coffee products with our code CIRCLE10
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✈️ Cork Airport Flight Deals Found This Week
Alicante - €65 (usually €158+)* | 📅 Sat Dec 12 - Fri Dec 18 | View fare →
Seville - €84 (usually €169+)* | 📅 Sat Jan 9 - Sat Jan 16 | View fare →
*Usually = the average return price from Ryanair’s month-view fares.
Pop-Ups & Openings
👕 Golazzo Football Shirts Pop-Up (At Aye bar, Sunday 18 Oct)
All-day football shirt pop-up with free Guinness, a shirt giveaway and a live TikTok auction featuring 50 shirts.
What’s On This Week
Across The Week
📚 Cork International Short Story Festival | Wed 14– Sat 17 Oct | 🎟 Free - €5 |
Four-day literary festival celebrating contemporary short fiction with readings, workshops and literary prizes.
Wednesday October 14
📅 The Cork Property Evening | The Merchant | 6pm | 🎟 Free |
Local estate agents and solicitors answer questions about buying, selling and market conditions.
📅 Myra's Story | The Everyman | 🎟 €30 | Solo performance by Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley playing multiple Dublin characters in a one-woman show.
Thursday October 15
📅 Unlocking Cork’s Property Potential | Clayton Hotel | 7:30am - 9:30am | 🎟 Free | Property developers and architects discuss repurposing vacant buildings to meet Cork's population growth.
📚 Pop Culchie: An Evening at Waterstones with Páraic Kerrigan & Guests | Waterstones | 6:30pm | 🎟 Free | Author and academic explores rural Irish identity and social commentary through essays and memoir.
📅 The Wran | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €16.50 |
Four Waterford brothers blend traditional Irish tunes with psychedelic punk energy and four-part harmonies.
📅 Black Is The Color Of My Voice | The Everyman | 🎟 €30 | Theatrical biography of Nina Simone blending drama with live performances of her most celebrated songs.
Friday October 16
🧘 PRIMAL Breathwork: An Immersive Nervous System Reset with Wireless Headsets | Tribe Flow Studio | 7:30pm | 🎟 €38.52 |
Guided breathwork session using wireless headsets.
🎵 Comhaltas 75th Anniversary Concert with Douglas Comhaltas | Nano Nagle Theatre, Ballyphehane, Cork | 7:30pm | 🎟 €6.34 |
Traditional and contemporary Irish music, song and dance celebrating their big anniversary.
🎸 Rua Rí | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €18.66 |
Irish folk singer-songwriter from Cobh blending contemporary songwriting with traditional influences.
📅 Ah Crudele! | Triskel Arts Centre | 8pm | 🎟 €18 |
Italian Baroque arias and concerti featuring soprano Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli with period instruments.
📅 Keith Barry: Unhinged – The Final Shows | The Everyman | 8pm | 🎟 €40.20 |
Irish mentalist blending stage illusion, audience hypnosis and interactive mind-reading.
🎵 The Paul Weller Experience | Sea Church, Ballycotton | 8pm | 🎟 €20 |
Tribute covering The Jam, The Style Council, and Weller's solo work.
📅 Daoiri Farrell Island of Ireland Tour | Paddy Mac's | 8:30pm | 🎟 €25.11 |
Dublin traditional singer and bouzouki player known for his unadorned vocal style.
Saturday October 17
📚 Recording the Past: Make a Book Workshop | The Glucksman | 10am–12pm | 🎟 Free |
Family bookmaking workshop with Ginevra Marchetti, inspired by historic manuscripts and the Recording the Past exhibition.
📷 Saturday Masterclass: Street Photography with Brendan Ó Sé | The Glucksman | 10am | 🎟 €43.87 |
Award-winning photographer shares techniques for capturing candid urban moments and decisive compositions.
💕 APP FATIGUE? Come to our Coffee Speed Dating Event! Age 20-34 Approx | Coffee Scape | 2pm | 🎟 €35 |
Structured speed dating event with three-minute conversations.
🍽️ "Club82" Bottomless Brunch at Lab82 | 82 Lower Glanmire Rd | 3:30pm | 🎟 €45.27 |
Guest DJ spins whilst you enjoy bottomless mimosas or prosecco with a set brunch.
🎵 COLDPLACE - The World's Leading COLDPLAY Tribute | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €22 |
Coldplay tribute band performing full album sets and extended arrangements.
😂 Comedy Cavern: John Meagher - All Heart | Coughlan's | 7pm | 🎟 €15 |
Galway-based comedian known for sharp observational humour and storytelling with genuine warmth.
📅 Bernard Casey | Hibernian Hotel & Leisure Centre | 8pm | 🎟 €29.38 |
Sketch comedian and actor known for viral Polish Irish Barman character and Healy Rae.
🎤 Frances Black in Concert | The Glen Theatre, Banteer | 8pm | 🎟 €38.52 |
Irish singer Frances Black returns with songs from across her career.
🎧 CLOUDS | Cyprus Avenue | 11pm | 🎟 €19.26 |
hard-hitting techno and industrial rave sounds Scottish pair blending distorted drums, industrial textures and rave's harder edges.
Sunday October 18
😂 Raízes Fest 2026 | Latin American & Spanish Festival in Cork | Kino Events House | 12pm | 🎟 €9.55 |
Festival spanning Brazilian forró and cumbia to Venezuelan comedy, Bolivian dance, and food from Colombia and Argentina.
🍽️ Stevie G's RNB Brunch | Sky Bar Cork | 1pm | 🎟 €43.87 |
Prosecco-fuelled daytime party featuring live R&B performances and unlimited drinks.
📅 The Blue Mist 2026 in CORK | The Pav | 5:30pm | 🎟 €17.07 |
Family-friendly Mexican dance and live music show exploring the stories and traditions of Día de los Muertos.
😂 Rory O Hanlon | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €29.70 |
Dublin stand-up comedian from D4 privilege, rugby culture
📅 Macdara Yeates + guest Padge Lane | Coughlan's | 7:30pm | 🎟 €15 |
Irish folk singer Macdara Yeates performs songs from new album Mudlark Ballads, with guest Padge Lane.
🎸 The Fynches | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €22.43 |
Folk-rock band blending early-70s swagger with rich harmonies, cello arrangements, and dual lead vocals.
🎶 The Piano | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €32 |
Elite pianists and genre-crossing soloists celebrate the arrival of Cork Opera House's new Steinway.
😂 Madison Cawley: The Maddie Show | The Everyman | 🎟 €35.25 |
Madison Cawley brings her new live show to Cork with audience interaction and high-energy entertainment.
Monday October 19
🎸 The Rock Orchestra | Cork Opera House | 5:30pm | 🎟 €43 |
Fourteen classical musicians perform rock and metal classics by Metallica, Guns N Roses, Nirvana.
😂 Pygmalion 26 | The Everyman | 🎟 €25 |
Shaw's comedy adapted to Irish, exploring class and native-speaker identity through West Belfast dialect.
Tuesday October 20
🎬 Where Bluebirds Fly | Rory Gallagher Theatre, Munster Technological University | Tues Oct 20 - Fri Oct 23, 7:30pm | 🎟 €22.42 |
Original drama following songwriter Harold Arlen and lyricist Yip Harburg composing cinema's most iconic musical moments.
📅 Jack Dee: Jack's Joke Show | The Everyman | 🎟 €32.50 |
Veteran UK comedian mining 40 years of stand-up.
Kids Events
🎶 Cushion Concerts at the Library (2 - 5 years) | Hollyhill Library | 11am | 🎟 Free | Interactive music session for toddlers combining singing, clapping, dancing, and instrument exploration.
🎨 Adventure in Europe! | Cork City Library | Sat 17 Oct, 12pm–1pm | 🎟 Free, booking required |
Children aged 3–5 explore artworks through storytelling and create their own illustrated European adventure.
Planning Ahead
🎷 Jazz Festival Club | The Metropole Hotel | Fri 23 & Sun 25 Oct, times vary | 🎟 From €44.51 |
Late-night Cork Jazz Festival club sessions at the Metropole, with live music across one of the festival’s best-known venues.
🎤 Jaz Karis + Jessica Doolan & Diamond | Live at St Luke’s | Fri 23 Oct, doors 7pm | 🎟 €32.50 |
UK R&B and soul singer Jaz Karis brings her contemporary sound to Cork, with Jessica Doolan and Diamond supporting.
🪩 Boney M feat. Maizie Williams + Winnie Ama | Cork Opera House | Sat 24 Oct, 7pm | 🎟 €45 standing, €49.50 seated |
Boney M celebrate 50 years of disco classics including Rasputin, Daddy Cool and Rivers of Babylon, with Winnie Ama supporting.
Old Cork
The old Cork Examiner Office on Patrick Street in the 1960s. The Le Chateau pub is visible on the left side of the photo and is still open today.
Image attribution: Anthony Barry Photographic Archive
