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Post-jazz, we are straight into Halloween parties with plenty throughout the city on Saturday night.
The Frank and Walters and Ralph McTell are performing this week, and one event that caught our eye is tomorrow night's Aye Social Club: you have dinner with people you haven't met before to make new connections.
And before we get into this week's events, November is going to be a big month for Cork Circle. More on that below.
30 Days. 30 Giveaways.
We've managed to team up with 30 Cork businesses for a month of giveaways over on our Instagram this November.
In the next few days, we’ll release our first giveaway (flights to Europe!) with the winner announced on November 1st. From then on, there'll be a different Cork business and prize to look forward to every day on our Instagram page.
We want to introduce you to some brilliant Cork businesses you might not have come across yet, and hopefully encourage a bit more support for local businesses in the lead-up to Christmas.
Pop-Ups & Openings
🍗 Mad Egg (Now Open At Marina Market)
Dublin favourite Mad Egg has opened in Marina Market, bringing its fried chicken burgers, tenders and chicken-salted fries to Cork.
What’s On This Week
Wednesday October 28
🎪 Kunal Kamra – Standing Up Live in Cork | Kino House Events | 7pm | 🎟 €38.52 |
Indian stand-up comedian with over 3 million YouTube followers.
😂 Nurse Georgie Carroll - Infectious | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €22 |
Former UK nurse draws comedy material from 20 years in healthcare.
🎪 The Improv Halloween Murder Mystery | Cork Arts Theatre | Wed 28 Oct - Sat 31 Oct, 8pm | 🎟 €18 |
Audience members secretly decide the victim and killer before the cast improvises the entire plot from scratch.
Thursday October 29
🎵 Everybody Dance w/Stevie G | Marina Market | 11am | 🎟 Free |
Free group dance session with music and movement.
🍽️ Aye Social Club | Aye | 7pm | 🎟 €38.52 |
Social dinners built around meeting new people, with rotating formats including phone-free meals, long-table dinners with strangers and relaxed singles nights.
🎬 Ground Air Other Thresholds | plugd records | 7pm | 🎟 €12 |
Film examines bird migration across Palestine through ornithologist exchanges, field recordings, and political histories of conservation and occupation.
😂 A Night Of Comedy At Mabel Lane | Mabel Lane | 7:30pm | 🎟 €17.07 |
Four stand-up comedians performing their own material with host Chris McShane.
Friday October 30
👨👩👧 Cork's Many Childhoods - Family Walking Tour - Midterm 2026 | South Main Street | 11am | 🎟 €50 |
Walking tour showing what childhood was like in Cork at different historical periods.
🎉 Vampires and Slayers Hallowen Party at The Roundy | The Roundy | 7pm | 🎟 €5.27 |
Costume party featuring characters and themes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
🧘 Deep Rest -a restorative yoga practice | Tribe Flow Studio | 7pm | 🎟 €27.79 |
Combines restorative yoga poses with yoga nidra, a guided relaxation practice.
🎃 An Tulca Kinsale Halloween Festival | Kinsale Town | Sat 31 Oct–Sun 1 Nov | 🎟 Free |
Community Samhain festival with lantern-making, storytelling, music, workshops and two Halloween parades through Kinsale.
🎃 Spirit of Samhain Festival | Youghal | Fri 30–Sat 31 Oct, times vary | 🎟 Free events |
Two-day Halloween festival rooted in Samhain traditions, with family activities and an authentic witches’ ritual on Mall Beach on Halloween night.
🎬 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with Live Music | Stack Theatre | Fri 30 Oct, 7pm | 🎟 Free |
Screening of the 1922 silent horror classic with a new live score blending jazz, noise rock, heavy metal and romantic influences.
🎵 Gavin James | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €41 |
Gavin James performs material from his fifth studio album Goldrush with his full band.
🎭 The Wake - An Immersive Circus Theatre Experience | The Circus Factory | 8:30pm | 🎟 €27.79 |
Immersive circus theatre experience staged as a party thrown by Death, with audience participation and dark atmosphere.
😂 The Beamish Room Comedy Club - At The Merchant | The Merchant | 9pm | 🎟 €22.42 |
Bernard Casey headlines with Aaron McCarthy, Darragh Murphy and Mark O'Keeffe, hosted by Chris McShane.
🎸 Rex Arcum and Other Mother | Cyprus Avenue | 🎟 €10 |
Rex Arcum blends nu-metal with rap-rock influences, performing with a full live band ahead of releasing album ZEUS.
Saturday October 31
🍽️ Cork & Kerry Food Festival | Cork City Hall | 10am | 🎟 Free |
Meet chefs, food writers, and lifestyle experts showcasing local and national food, drinks, and crafts.
🧘 Pink Wellness Morning | Marina Market | 10am | 🎟 €15 |
Pilates class followed by nutritionist talk, wig advice, and raffle, with proceeds supporting Breast Cancer Awareness.
🍽️ Murder Mystery Dinner at The Village Douglas | Village Douglas | 6:30pm | 🎟 €70.69 |
Guests receive a character role and must question actors to identify the murderer during a three-course dinner.
🎉 Kino Halloweeno III | Kino Events House | 7:30pm | 🎟 €10 |
Smithereens headline their third annual Halloween party with 2ndSkin and Trainwreck supporting.
🎬 THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with MOCKIE AH! | The Pav | 8pm | 🎟 €17.07 |
Pre-show cabaret and after-party accompany this annual Rocky Horror Picture Show screening.
🥃 Halloween Party at The Frisky Whiskey! | The Frisky Whiskey | 8pm | 🎟 €6.34 |
Live music and DJ across Halloween night with best dressed competition and drink deals.
🎪 Catacombs X Instinct presents: Halloween at the Savoy | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €17.04 |
Dylan Fogarty headlines with Mejmi and Mannio; second stage features After Dark, Esoterica, and Hushpuppy.
🎶 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir | Triskel Arts Centre | 8pm | 🎟 €35/32 |
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir performs Arvo Pärt's Magnificat and Kanon pokajanen alongside works by Veljo Tormis, Luciano Berio, Philip Glass.
🎪 The Frank and Walters | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €36 |
The Frank and Walters perform tracks from Grand Parade.
🎭 The Wake - An Immersive Circus Theatre Experience | The Circus Factory | 8:30pm | 🎟 €27.79 |
Immersive circus theatre piece staged as a party thrown by Death, performed in darkness with audience participation.
🎭 The Halloween Masquerade Party | Seventy Seven | Sat 31 Oct, 10pm–2am | 🎟 From €11.70 |
Halloween masquerade party with a guest DJ from London, costumes encouraged and masks available on the night.
🎉 COVEN | Halloween Party | The Pav | 11pm | 🎟 €5.27 |
DJs Candy Warhol and Rosina perform with drag performers from Mockie Ah.
🎵 Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh | The Everyman | Sat 31 Oct - Sat 14 Nov, 8pm | 🎟 From €19 |
Two Cork teenagers sharing a secret language face their world unravelling as adulthood approaches.
Sunday November 1
🧘 Lululemon Pilates Class | Brown Thomas Cork | Sun 1 Nov, 9:45am–11am | 🎟 €27.79 |
In-store class with lululemon ambassador Barre by Emma, followed by private shopping and refreshments.
🧘 Move 2 Meditate | Bru Columbanus | 10:30am | 🎟 €15 |
Tibetan yoga combining slow movement and breathing exercises, suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
🎬 Ó Bhéal’s 14th International Poetry Film Competition Festival | Cork Arts Theatre | 5:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Over 45 shortlisted poetry films from 40+ countries, judged by Colm Scully and Paul Casey.
🎵 The Beat | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €33 |
Ska, reggae, punk, and afrobeat band now led by Ranking Jnr following Ranking Roger's death.
🎪 Ralph McTell | The Everyman | 🎟 €37.50 |
Songwriter behind 'Streets of London' performs his final national tour coinciding with new album The Timedrift of the Road.
Monday November 2
📚 Book signing: Haughey with Vincent Browne | Waterstones Cork | 1pm | 🎟 Free |
Journalist Vincent Browne signs copies of Haughey: Glory, Greed and Guns, his new biography of Charles Haughey.
Tuesday November 3
💼 Book launch: Fall Guy by Gerry Murphy | Waterstones Cork | 6:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Cork poet Gerry Murphy launches Fall Guy, his new collection of poetry from Dedalus Press.
🎪 Stories of Leaving | Cork Arts Theatre | 🎟 €15 |
Audience members share stories of what they've left behind, which actors and musicians then improvise back to them live.
Kids Events
🦇 Spooky Bats and Creepy Crawlies Halloween Camp | Old Cork Waterworks Experience | Thu 29 & Fri 30 Oct, 10am–2pm | 🎟 €25 |
Hands-on Halloween science camp for ages 7–10, exploring bats and creepy crawlies with take-home creations.
🎨 First Steps! Art and Nature for Early Years | T12 V1WH | Sat, Oct 31, 10am | 🎟 €15 |
Classes combine early gallery access, nature walks, and hands-on creative activities for adults with toddlers aged 1–3.
🐉 Dragon of Shandon – 20th Anniversary | Shandon to Coal Quay | Sat 31 Oct, 7pm–8:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Cork’s huge Halloween parade returns with its 36-foot dragon, ghouls and performers, finishing with a finale show at the Coal Quay.
Planning Ahead
🎸 Bell X1 | Savoy | Fri Dec 4 + Sat Dec 5, 8pm | 🎟 €49.41 |
Irish band return to the Savoy for their first show there in 20 years, performing material from new album Good Bones alongside songs from across their career.
🎸 Mick Flannery | Live at St Luke’s | Wed, Dec 23, 7:30pm | 🎟 €44.02 |
Acclaimed Cork singer-songwriter performs material spanning his seven studio albums, including Goodtime Charlie and In the Game.
🎸 Josh Ritter | Cork Opera House | Mon 8 Feb 2027, 8pm | 🎟 €44 |
American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter performs songs from across his career, including new album I Believe in You, My Honeydew.
Old Cork
The Queen’s Old Castle building on Grand Parade in the late 1960s.
Image attribution: Anthony Barry Photographic Archive
