🔴Cork On A Fork Events: Special Edition

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You voted for a Cork on a Fork special, so here it is! With the festival and Cork Heritage Week both taking place next week, there was too much happening to fit into the regular Wednesday newsletter.

We’ve left out anything already sold out, so every event below still had availability at the time of sending.

You’ll also notice there are no individual booking links in the listings this time. With this many events, adding a separate link for each would push the newsletter over the email size limit. You can find booking links for every event on the Cork on a Fork website, or search the event name online.

Hopefully this saves you some time digging through the full programme and makes it easier to see what’s happening each day.

We’ll be back on Wednesday with the usual Cork Circle newsletter, including Cork Heritage Week.

• Follow Cork Circle on Instagram for updates during the week.

🚶 TOUR | Cork on a Fork Fab Food Trail | Cork City Centre | Wed 12–Sat 15 Aug, 10:30am–2pm | 🎟 €85 |
Guided food walk with local tastings and stories about Cork’s history and culture.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Dough-n’t Stop Believin’ | Epomeo Pizza, Princes Street | Wed 12–Sun 16 Aug, 11am–12pm | 🎟 €25 |
Hands-on workshop covering pizza stretching, shaping, fermentation and high-temperature baking.

🚶 TOUR | Cork Culinary Tour | Cork City Centre | Wed 12, Thu 13 & Sat 15 Aug, 2:30pm–5pm | 🎟 €110 adult, €80 youth, €35 child |
English Market tastings followed by a sharing platter and local drink.

🚶 TOUR | Brewery Tour, Pizza and Pint | Rising Sons Brewery | Wed 12–Thu 13 Aug, 6:30pm–7:30pm; Sat 15 Aug, 12pm–1pm | 🎟 €28 |
Brewery tour and beer tasting followed by pizza and a pint.

🎨 EXHIBITION | Feolas: Art and Food Exhibition | Dunnes Stores, St Patrick’s Street | Thu 13 Aug, 6pm–8pm; Fri 14–Sun 16 Aug, all day | 🎟 Free |
Food-inspired works by Cork artists explore eating and sustainability; Thursday launch is invite-only.

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT | Hysterical Histories Cork: Dinner Theatre Experience | Amicus Restaurant | Thu 13–Fri 14 Aug, 7pm–9:30pm | 🎟 €50 adult, €27 ages 3–12, under-2s free |
Two-course dinner theatre covering Cork’s 1,500-year history through comedy and live music.

🎪 FAMILY | A Hysterical Children’s Food Trail | Cork City Centre, meeting outside Amicus | Fri 14 Aug, 12pm–2pm; Sat 15 Aug, 11am–1pm | 🎟 €18 |
Children sample local foods while learning about Cork’s food history.

🚶 TOUR | English Market Taste Trail | The English Market | Fri 14–Sat 15 Aug, 12pm–3pm | 🎟 €42 |
Small-plate trail featuring dishes from six English Market traders.

🛍️ MARKET | Cork on a Fork Festival Zone & Open Street Event | South Main Street, Grand Parade and surrounds | Sat 15–Sun 16 Aug, 10am–5pm | 🎟 Free |
Food and craft stalls, demos, talks, street theatre and family activities.

🎪 FAMILY | SuperValu Family Zone | Bishop Lucey Park | Sat 15–Sun 16 Aug, 11am–5pm | 🎟 Free |
Family food workshops, producer tastings, farm animals, games and face painting.

🍺 TASTING | Tutored Beer Tasting & Micro-Brewery Visit | Elbow Lane | Sat 15–Sun 16 Aug, 12pm–12:45pm | 🎟 €60 |
Four-beer tasting with pinchos and brewery overview.

🎪 FAMILY | Grub Circus Takes Over St. Peter’s | St. Peter’s | Sat 15 Aug, 12:30pm–4:30pm; Sun 16 Aug, 12pm–5pm | 🎟 Free |
Family food shows, cooking demonstrations, science, circus acts, tastings and market stalls.

🍽️ DINING | Sophie’s Aperitivo Club | Sophie’s at The Dean | Sat 15–Sun 16 Aug, 12:30pm–3pm | 🎟 €35 |
Rooftop brunch with local plates, Blacks Brewery cocktails and music.

🗣️ TALK | Business of Food Breakfast with The Irish Examiner & Musgrave | Bakestone, Perry Street | 9:30am–12pm | 🎟 Free |
Industry breakfast for Cork food businesses exploring trends, tourism, sustainability and local produce.

🌱 COMMUNITY | Taste the Goodness Community Garden Party | Knocknaheeny Hollyhill Community Garden | 12:30pm–4pm | 🎟 €2 donation |
Community garden event with produce picking, live music, food and face painting.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Food Photography with Your Phone | L’Atitude 51 | 2pm–4pm | 🎟 €30 |
Joleen Cronin teaches phone photography techniques using styled mezze plates.

🍽️ DINING | An Evening of Flavour and Friendship | Cornstore | 6:30pm–9:30pm | 🎟 €55 |
Youth Club members prepare a three-course dinner.

🍽️ DINING | Farm to Fork Chef Collaboration | Glenbrook Farm | 6:30pm–9:30pm | 🎟 €85 |
Four-course farm dinner using Glenbrook and Cork Rooftop Farm ingredients.

🚶 TOUR | The Hysterical Histories: Food, Fame and Frivolity Walking Tour | Cork City Centre | 11am–12:45pm | 🎟 €15 adult, €10 youth, under-5s free |
Walking tour exploring Cork’s food history through comic characters and local stories.

👨‍🍳 DEMO | Proper Sausage Making | O’Flynn’s Gourmet Sausages | 12pm–1pm | 🎟 Free |
Declan O’Flynn demonstrates Blackwater sausages and festival-exclusive Four Faced Liar sausages.

🍷 TASTING | Dwyer’s Traditional Pairing | Dwyer’s of Cork | 4pm–8pm | 🎟 €35 |
Traditional Irish dish paired with Midleton spirits, followed by live traditional music.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Caipirinha Masterclass | The Kino | 6pm–7:30pm | 🎟 €30 |
Mixologist-led workshop where attendees make and taste four caipirinha variations.

👨‍🍳 DEMO | Discover the Flavour of Picanha Demo | Sabor Brazil | 6pm–7:30pm | 🎟 €25 |
Chef Marcel Lima demonstrates preparing Brazilian picanha, followed by a tasting.

🍽️ DINING | Champagne Lanson Pairing Menu at Orchids | Hayfield Manor | 6:30pm | 🎟 €140 |
Seasonal Irish menu paired with Champagne Lanson at Orchids.

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT | The Faithfuls at The Grand Dame | The Imperial Hotel | 6:30pm–10pm | 🎟 €85 |
Traitors-inspired themed dinner with interactive gameplay, alliances and hidden traitors.

🍽️ DINING | Mad Mamma Takeover: Unapologetic Bites | Mardyke Entertainment Complex Rooftop | 8pm | 🎟 €45 |
Global street-food dinner combining Brazilian, Italian and Irish influences using Cork ingredients.

🗣️ TALK | Food For Thought Mini-Symposium | St Peter’s | 9:30am–12pm | 🎟 Free |
Panels examine Cork food tourism and practical storytelling for food and drink businesses.

🚶 TOUR | Producers Bus Tour: Land of Milk, Butter & Cheese | Cork City and County | 10am–3pm | 🎟 €95 |
Bus tour covering Cork’s butter history, sweet-making, dairy farming and cheese production.

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT | Spinning Back the Years | Rory Gallagher Music Library, Cork City Library | 11am | 🎟 Free |
Showband-era records, stories and Cork tastings revisit Irish music from the 1950s–1970s.

🍽️ DINING | A Green Lunch Celebration | The Hideout Café and Art Gallery | 12pm–2pm | 🎟 €14 |
Light lunch and talk on composting, terrace planting and practical sustainability.

🛍️ MARKET | Flights & Bites Food Market | Cork Airport | 12pm–6pm | 🎟 Free entry, pay per item |
Outdoor market with Cork food vendors, coffee, sweet treats and live music.

🗣️ TALK | Hands-On Food for a Sustainable Cork | St Peter’s | 12:30pm–3:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Talks cover composting, local food access and citizen-led river monitoring.

🚶 TOUR | City to Cask: A Cork Whiskey Journey | The Shelbourne Bar and Midleton Distillery | 2pm–5pm | 🎟 €65 |
Whiskey and cheese tasting followed by coach travel and a Midleton Distillery tour.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Herb Garden Workshop | Douglas Community Park | 2pm–4pm | 🎟 Free |
Botanist Jo Goodyear leads a herb garden tour and preparation demonstration.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Savour & Sculpt Workshop | Biodiversity Food Hub, Ballincollig | 2pm–4pm | 🎟 €39 |
Create a ceramic dipping bowl while exploring seasonal living and mindful eating.

🛍️ MARKET | Fire, Food and Fort: BBQ Demos & Evening Market | Elizabeth Fort | 3pm–8pm | 🎟 Free |
Live-fire cooking demos, food samples, craft market and outdoor games.

🍽️ DINING | Tide & Turf | Urban Pantry at The Fifth Quarter | 4pm–6pm | 🎟 €20 |
Oysters, porchetta sandwiches and Stonewell cider with 1990s hip-hop and soul.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Cocktail Workshop & BBQ | Clancy’s Cork | 5pm–7pm | 🎟 €30 |
Make a signature cocktail, followed by snacks and a glass of prosecco.

🍽️ DINING | Coffee House Lates at Nádúr Deli | Nádúr Deli, Nano Nagle Place | 6pm–9pm | 🎟 Price not stated |
Late opening with Irish plates, cakes, hot chocolate, coffee, tastings and live music.

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT | The 3 Bs: Beamish, Ballads & Bodice | Forde’s Bar | 6pm–8pm | 🎟 Free |
Local bodice and Beamish served with live music from The Leesiders.

🍽️ DINING | The Big Table Mixer | Marina Market | 6pm–9pm | 🎟 €45 |
Alcohol-free communal three-course meal with cocktails and music between courses.

🚶 TOUR | Evening Rooftop Food Culture Bus Tour | Cork City | 7pm–8:30pm | 🎟 €28 |
Open-top bus tour of Cork’s food heritage with historian Regina Sexton.

🍷 TASTING | French & Cork Cheese Tasting Experience | Alliance Française de Cork | 7pm–8pm | 🎟 €10 |
Jean-Baptiste Enjelvin presents tastings exploring French and Cork cheesemaking.

🛍️ MARKET | Farmers Market & BBQ | Glenbrook Farm | 10am–5pm | 🎟 Free entry, pay per item |
Farm produce, local makers and barbecue food, with pigs and chickens nearby.

👨‍🍳 DEMO | Consume Cork Cooking Demos Marquee | Outside Cork City Library | 10:30am–6:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Day-long programme of cooking demonstrations and tastings from Cork chefs and producers.

🎪 FAMILY | Library Feeding Time at the Wormery | Hollyhill Library | 11am–11:30am | 🎟 Free |
Children aged five-plus meet composting worms and learn how they support the garden.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Rebel City Distillery Spirit School: Craft Custom Gin | Rebel City Distillery | 11:30am–1:30pm | 🎟 €80 |
Blend a bespoke gin with a distiller and take home a 500ml bottle.

🎨 EXHIBITION | Market Gardens of Cork Exhibition Launch | Cork City Library | 12pm | 🎟 Free |
Exhibition traces Cork’s market-gardening history, communities and present-day growing practices.

🌱 COMMUNITY | One Garden Many Kitchens: Recipes from the Gardens | Togher Community Garden | 12pm–2pm | 🎟 Free |
Recipe-book launch with international dishes prepared by community garden volunteers.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | RELISH Recipe Book Club | The Student Hub, UCC | 12pm–2pm | 🎟 Free |
Bring family recipes and explore Cork’s changing food traditions with Regina Sexton.

🍽️ DINING | The Cathedral 7th Century Picnic Experience | St Fin Barre’s Cathedral | 12pm–4pm | 🎟 €45 for two |
Picnic for two using local produce, followed by a cathedral concert.

🍽️ DINING | Afternoon Brunch with Local Cork Produce & The Gusbourne Estate | The Montenotte | 2pm–4pm | 🎟 €95 |
Cork cheese and charcuterie paired with Gusbourne sparkling rosé and Montenotte gin.

👨‍🍳 DEMO | English Market Cooking Demo with Orla McAndrew | Outside The English Market | 2pm–3pm | 🎟 Free |
Orla McAndrew demonstrates seasonal zero-waste sharing plates using English Market ingredients.

🎪 FAMILY | Family Cupcake Workshop | Urban Pantry at The Fifth Quarter | 2pm–3pm | 🎟 €40 for one adult and child |
One adult and child decorate four cupcakes with drinks, treats and materials.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Farm to Fork Cookup and Guided Tour | Murphy’s Farm Community Garden | 2pm–4pm | 🎟 Free |
Garden tour with vegetable stir-fry and vegetarian burgers cooked by chef JJ.

🚶 TOUR | Rebel City Distillery Tour | Rebel City Distillery | 2pm–3:15pm | 🎟 €28 |
Distillery tour and tasting of Maharani Gin, vodka and Rebel City Absinthe.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Rebel City Distillery x Fitzgerald’s Bar Masterclass | Fitzgerald’s Bar at The Imperial | 2pm–5pm | 🎟 €55 |
Distillery tasting and cocktail masterclass including two drinks and local bites.

🍽️ DINING | Shaken and Served | Gallagher’s | 2pm–5pm | 🎟 €90 |
Three-course seasonal meal paired with cocktails, followed by live music.

🚶 TOUR | Cork Historic Doughnut Tour | Meet at 25 Parnell Place | 2:30pm–4:30pm | 🎟 €50 adult, €42 child |
Family walking tour combining doughnut tastings with Cork history and local recommendations.

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT | Cork Cultural Show & Pour Your Own Pint Experience | JJ Walsh’s | 4pm–5:30pm or 6pm–7:30pm | 🎟 €25 adult, €10 child |
Pour a pint, learn Irish dance and watch traditional music performances.

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT | Getting Saucy: Pizza & Punchlines | Callanan’s | 5pm–7:30pm | 🎟 €40 |
Oak Fire pizza, SAGE dips and Blarney beer with stand-up comedy.

🚶 TOUR | Sailing, Shucking and Shanties | Pick-up at Custom House Quay | 5:30pm–8pm | 🎟 €50 |
Harbour cruise with oyster tasting, commentary and sea shanties by Cobh Molgoggers.

🍽️ DINING | Cork Meets Brazil Feast | The Bookshelf | 7pm | 🎟 €65 |
Brazilian-inspired dinner combining fire-cooked dishes with Cork ingredients.

🎭 ENTERTAINMENT | Hysterical Histories: Taste of Cork Dinner Theatre | Amicus Restaurant | 7pm–9:30pm | 🎟 €70 adult, €35 ages 3–12, under-2s free |
Three-course dinner theatre combining Cork history, comedy, live music and local produce.

🍽️ DINING | Tiger Balm Club | Bakestone, Perry Street | 7pm | 🎟 €70 |
Northern Thai and Vietnamese shared plates with a Maharani Gin reception.

🎪 FAMILY | Children’s Pasta-Making Demo | Don Gregorio | 10am–12pm | 🎟 €20 |
Children mix, knead, stretch and shape fresh pasta before eating their dish.

🧘 WELLNESS | The Glenbrook Yoga Brunch | Glenbrook Farm | 10am–1:30pm | 🎟 €50 |
Yoga in the restored barn followed by a farm-fresh brunch.

👨‍🍳 DEMO | McKenna’s Theatre of Food Marquee | Outside Cork City Library | 10:30am–6:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Day-long cooking demonstrations from Cork chefs, restaurants and food producers.

🗣️ TALK | Triskel Talks & Tastings Stage | Triskel Arts Centre | 11am–4pm | 🎟 Free |
Talks and tastings cover seeds, sauces, Korean food, fermentation and waste-free cooking.

🍽️ DINING | Aye Brunch Club: Local Plates & Bloody Marys | Aye | 12pm–5pm | 🎟 Pay per item |
Local brunch menu with seasonal produce, pastries and a Bloody Mary station.

🍷 TASTING | Chase the Fairy Absinthe Experience | Rebel City Distillery | 12pm | 🎟 €50 |
Guided distillery tour with welcome absinthe and two absinthe cocktails.

🍷 TASTING | Counting House: Drinks Theatre with Tastings | Counting House | 12pm–6pm | 🎟 Free |
Talks and tastings covering local drinks, cocktails, low-alcohol options and whiskey.

👨‍🍳 DEMO | The English Market Makers Demos & Tastings | The English Market | 12pm–2pm | 🎟 Free |
Trader demonstrations, tastings and workshops during a special Sunday market opening.

🌱 COMMUNITY | Heritage Seed Swap | Courtyard, Triskel Arts Centre | 12:15pm–2:15pm | 🎟 Free |
Exchange heritage and open-pollinated seeds while learning about preserving plant diversity.

🍽️ DINING | Cork Food and Fashion Brunch | Bakestone, Perry Street | 12:30pm | 🎟 €60 |
Two-course brunch, Blacks drinks reception and Opera Lane fashion showcase.

🍽️ DINING | Casa Brazil Meets Greece Sunday | Casa at The Rendezvous | 2pm–7pm | 🎟 €79 |
Brazilian and Greek sharing dishes, cocktails and live music, with city-centre shuttle.

🍽️ DINING | La Hora del Vermut | MacCurtain Wine Cellar | 2pm–6pm | 🎟 Price not stated |
Spanish bocadillos, bar snacks and desserts paired with wines and vermut.

🧑‍🍳 WORKSHOP | Sip & Frost Workshop | Aye | 2pm–3:30pm | 🎟 €65 |
Decorate a bento cake with pastry chef Sophie, including prosecco and materials.

🍽️ DINING | The Pembroke Street Table | Pembroke Street | 2pm–5pm | 🎟 €85 |
Shared street dinner from five restaurants with drinks and live music.

🗣️ TALK | Essential Food Preserving Book Signing with Dr Julia Skinner | Eason, St Patrick’s Street | 3:30pm–4:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Dr Julia Skinner signs Essential Food Preserving following her Triskel demonstration.

🍽️ DINING | Da Mirco Osteria & Fiáin: Hedgerow Piatti & Wild Aperitivo | Da Mirco | 4pm–9pm | 🎟 Plates from €10–€15 |
Italian-inspired wild small plates and cocktails from chef Sergio Gurrea and forager Epi Rogan.

🍽️ DINING | The River Lee Loves Local Dinner | The Grill Room, The River Lee | 7pm–10pm | 🎟 €95 |
Six-course tasting menu by Paul Lane showcasing Cork ingredients and producers.