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There’s a bit more balance this week, unlike last week, when all the best events were packed into Friday’s Culture Night. Tomorrow night you can catch Eric Cantona at Cork Opera House, or Paul Oakenfold at Cyprus Avenue on Friday.
Coffee Lates and Coughlan’s live music festival are also running throughout the weekend.
For something a bit different, Don Gregorio is pairing free tiramisu with disco music tomorrow night!
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What’s On This Week
Across The Week
☕ Coffee House Lates | Various Cork cafés | Thurs 24– Fri 25 Sep, until 10pm | 🎟 Prices vary |
Seven city cafés stay open late with special events, including Alchemy Coffee, The Lough Café, Café 115, Bakestone Café and Don Gregorio.
🎸 Coughlan’s Live Music Festival 2026 | Coughlan’s | Thurs 24 – Mon 28 Sept | 🎟 Prices vary |
Five-day live music festival celebrating Coughlan’s 15th year, with headline shows, special guests and free gigs.
Wednesday September 23
🍲 Leeside Rebel Kitchen Community Meal | Rebel Reads | 7pm | 🎟 Free |
Community meal with free food, inviting people to eat together and meet neighbours.
🎭 Epiphany | Cork Arts Theatre | Wed 23–Sat 26 Sep, 8pm; Sat 2:30pm | 🎟 €18 |
Lesley Conroy reimagines James Joyce’s The Dead from Gretta Conroy’s perspective in a one-woman show.
Thursday September 24
💃 Everybody Dance w/ Stevie G | Marina Market Food Court | 11am–12:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Inclusive dance session with Stevie G, open to everyone for music, movement and fun.
🎨 Sarah Long: I Want To Talk About Ireland | Triskel Sample Project Space & Triskel Christchurch | 5:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Opening reception and spoken-word listening event exploring nationhood, womanhood, myth and Irish identity.
🍽️ Tiramisu after Dark | Don Gregorio | 8pm | 🎟 Free |
Tiramisu tasting paired with disco music.
⚽ Eric Cantona – The King | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 From €89 |
Eric Cantona shares stories and memories from his football career in a live interview.
Friday September 25
🥾 Skibbereen Walking Festival Weekend | Skibbereen | Fri 25–Sun 27 Sep, times vary | 🎟 €15–€50 |
Guided walks for different abilities, with routes including Fastnet Cruise, forest bathing and sculpture farm visits.
🎵 Vibes and Verses - Open Mic Night 6 | Bakestone Cafe | 6:30pm | 🎟 €11.70 |
Open mic night featuring poetry and music performances.
🎤 Emma Langford + Clodagh Quirke | Coughlan’s | 6:30pm | 🎟 €22 |
Emma Langford marks ten years in music with folk singer-songwriter Clodagh Quirke as a special guest.
😂 Risteard Cooper " Out Of His Head " ! | City Limits | 8pm | 🎟 €25 |
Après Match co-creator performs a new solo show of impressions, sketches and absurd comedy.
🎶 The Dolly Parton Sing Along Social | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €11.64 |
Country music singalong celebrating Dolly Parton's catalogue, with proceeds supporting Imagination Library.
😂 Gearóid Farrelly: No Pressure | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €28 |
Irish comedian Gearóid Farrelly returns with a new stand-up show about modern life, and self-care.
🎸 Opening Night John Blek SOURCE FEST | Paddy Mac's | 8:30pm | 🎟 €22.42 |
Singer-songwriter performs fingerstyle guitar with emotive vocal storytelling.
🎵 Paul Oakenfold | Cyprus Avenue | 11pm | 🎟 €33 |
Electronic dance music DJ performance for adult audiences.
Saturday September 26
📅 Kinsale Wellness Weekend | Kinsale | Sat 26-27, 9:30am | 🎟 €43.87 |
Wellness weekend featuring talks, workshops, and a market with local practitioners and therapists.
🎨 Creative Saturdays with Stephen Doyle | The Glucksman | 11am | 🎟 €22.42 |
Acrylic painting workshop covering underpainting, colour mixing, composition, texture, and value.
🍺 Oktoberfest at The White Horse | The White Horse | 4:30pm | 🎟 €48.35 |
Bavarian beer festival across multiple outdoor and indoor spaces.
🎸 Maicín + Bulbs #CLMF26 | Coughlan’s | 6:30pm | 🎟 €15 |
Cork five-piece Maicín blend jangle pop, folk and new wave, with Dublin rock band Bulbs supporting.
🎨 Afrobeats X Urban Hip Hop Dance Class (Cork Pop-Up) | Method Fitness | 6:30pm | 🎟 €17.07 | Dance workshop combining Afrobeats and urban hip-hop choreography.
📅 Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast LIVE IN CORK | Kino Events House | 7:30pm | 🎟 €27.84 |
History podcast live recording.
🎭 ‘An tÉalú’ le Seán Óg Ó Duinnín | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €26, €21 concession |
Fully subtitled Irish-language comedy musical about an independent woman seeking freedom, performed by a 24-strong cast and live eight-piece band.
🎵 Stevie G present THE NEW SCHOOL | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €15 |
The DJ hosts eight performers in an electronic music and hip-hop showcase.
🎧 Silent Disco #CLMF26 | Coughlan’s | 10pm | 🎟 €10 |
Silent disco with multiple DJs playing across three headphone channels, letting you switch between sets throughout the night.
Sunday September 27
🎵 Feelgood Live | Marina Market | 10am | 🎟 €35 |
Music and wellness event featuring live performances and activities.
🏋️ Active Agers Wellness Day | Kinsale Hotel and Spa | 10am | 🎟 €65 |
Wellness day for over-60s featuring functional fitness, zumba gold, and life meter testing.
❤️ The Fashion Hound Edit | Top barkz | 10am | 🎟 €6.34 |
Pre-loved fashion swap and sale featuring boutique traders and supporting Cork DAWG charity.
🎉 Wedfest Cork | Pairc Ui Chaoimh | 11:30am | 🎟 €11.70 |
Wedding fair with live fashion shows, bands, singers, DJs, and supplier stalls.
🎸 Dar Williams | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €24.20 |
Folk-pop musician performs songs from her latest album exploring travel and modern life.
🎬 OUT OF FRAME - Round 36: Lighter | The Roundy | 7pm | 🎟 €5 | Film screening and discussion about music video production and local artist management initiative.
🎸 George Houston + Julie O’Sullivan #CLMF26 | Coughlan’s | 7:30pm | 🎟 €18 |
Donegal singer-songwriter George Houston performs cinematic gothic-folk, with West Cork musician Julie O’Sullivan supporting.
🎭 To Hell in a Handbag | The Everyman | 8pm | 🎟 €26 |
Comic spin on The Importance of Being Earnest following Canon Chasuble and Miss Prism through blackmail, false identities and money.
🎤 SFSH – SIRENS | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €41 |
Lisa Hannigan hosts a collaborative concert with female artists performing original songs and reimagined works in harmony.
🎤 The Andrea Bocelli Experience | Ballymaloe Grainstore | 8pm | 🎟 €30 |
Tenor Alan Fitzsimons and soprano Rachel Goode perform classical crossover favourites associated with Andrea Bocelli.
Monday September 28
🏉 Peter O’Mahony | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €25.99, €47.99 incl. book |
Peter O’Mahony discusses his rugby career with Joe Molloy to mark the launch of his autobiography All In.
Tuesday September 29
⚽ Republic of Ireland U21 v Kazakhstan U21 | Turner’s Cross | 7pm | 🎟 €15 adult |
UEFA U21 Championship qualifier as Ireland take on Kazakhstan at Turner’s Cross.
🎭 Beautiful Little Robin | Cork Arts Theatre | Tue 29–Wed 30 Sep, 8pm | 🎟 €18 |
Psychological drama about a hidden relationship between two men, exploring love and fear through fragmented scenes.
Kids Events
🎨 First Steps! Art and Nature for Early Years | The Glucksman | Sat, Sept 26, 10am | 🎟 €15 |
Art and nature classes for parents and toddlers combining gallery visits and creative activities.
🌊 Stories from the Sea | The Everyman | Sat, Sept 26, 7:30pm | 🎟 €25, €20 concession, €11 student, €60 family |
Filmmaker Ken O’Sullivan shares stories and footage from 25 years exploring Ireland’s seas and the North Atlantic.
Planning Ahead
😂 Alan Davies: Think Ahead | Cork Opera House | Mon 12 Oct, 8pm | 🎟 €32.50 |
Alan Davies returns to stand-up after a decade with a new show about ageing, family life and middle age.
🎸 Muireann Bradley | Live at St Luke’s | Sat 24 Oct, 2pm | 🎟 €33.22 |
Donegal folk and blues guitarist performs fingerpicked country, ragtime and Piedmont blues for Cork Jazz Festival.
🎸 The Undertones – 50th Anniversary Tour | Cyprus Avenue | Thu 5 Nov, doors 7pm | 🎟 €37.50 |
The Undertones celebrate 50 years with a set of punk and pop classics including Teenage Kicks
Old Cork
Grand Parade in the 1960s with Finn’s Corner and Lee Stores visible.
Image attribution: Anthony Barry Photographic Archive
