🔴Traitors-Inspired Event Comes To Cork + Festival Just For Dogs

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Our standout this week is a live game inspired by The Traitors called ‘Banished’. It’s on Friday and Saturday in Firkin Crane, and 14 audience members become players, with three secretly chosen to lie.

You’ve got pumpkin picking for kids over the weekend, and Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens is also playing Cyprus Avenue tomorrow night.

For something a bit different, Mitchelstown has a full-on dog festival this weekend, with competitions, training and a ‘Sunday blessing’!

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We’ve got two passes for the ‘Best of Cork’ series at City Limits Comedy Club this Friday night, October 2nd. To be considered, just reply to this email with: Comedy

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If you enter on Instagram too, include your handle in reply to get the extra entry. Entries close tomorrow, Thursday, October 1st at 5pm and the selected reader will be contacted tomorrow evening.

✈️ Cork Airport Flight Deals Found This Week

Valencia  - €145 (usually €288+)* | 📅 Sun Oct 4 - Sun Oct 11 | View fare → 
Tenerife - €57 (usually €180+)* | 📅 Fri Dec 11 - Thurs Dec 17 | View fare →

*Usually = the average return price from Ryanair’s month-view fares.

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🎬 The People's Picturehouse Cork | Spetember Showcase | The Pav | 7pm | 🎟 €5 |
Film screening showcase featuring short films and features selected by community voting.

🎬 CineCafe: The Truffle Hunters | L’Atitude 51 | 7pm | 🎟 €38 |
Screening of The Truffle Hunters with movie-inspired bites, drinks and Italian wines from Piemonte. 

🎙️ Inside Politics – Live in Cork | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €30 |
Live recording of The Irish Times Inside Politics podcast discussing Irish politics and the upcoming Budget, followed by an audience Q&A 

Thursday October 1

🎭 Rhiannon Giddens | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €44 |
Folk and roots music concert exploring American musical history and overlooked contributions.

🎸 IRVINE & Tulca | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €15 |
Guitar-driven post-rock band performs with atmospheric soundscapes.

Friday October 2

🎬 Try! | The Everyman | 11am | 🎟 €21 |
Documentary following four Irish players competing at an inclusive 15-a-side Rugby World Cup. 

🎭 Banished | Dance Cork Firkin Crane | Fri 2–Sat 3 Oct, doors 7pm | 🎟 €36 |
Live social-deduction game show where 14 audience members become players, with three secretly assigned to lie. 

😂 Fireball Comedy Roast 2 | The Pav | 7:30pm | 🎟 €6.34 |
Comedy roast battle featuring comedians competing head-to-head.

🎶 HUARTAN | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €22.43 |
Contemporary performance of Ulster oral singing tradition in native language.

🎭 GOLL | Cork Arts Theatre | Fri 2–Sun 4 Oct, 8pm; Sat–Sun 4pm | 🎟 €20 |
Bilingual experimental theatre blending music, poetry, film, dance and storytelling around Fintan Mac Bóchra and the Salmon of Knowledge. 

🎸 Freddie White | Briery Gap | 8pm | 🎟 €28, €26 concession |
Cobh-born singer-songwriter and guitarist performs folk, rock and reworked classics from across his career. 

😂 Best of Cork Autumn Series | City Limits | 8:30pm | 🎟 €22.42 |
Comedy night featuring Paul Crowley, Michael The B Roche and guest comedians. 

🎸 James McMurtry + BettySoo | Coughlan’s | 9pm + Sat, Oct 3 1:30pm | 🎟 €30 |
Acclaimed American songwriter James McMurtry performs character-driven Americana, with BettySoo supporting. 

🎶 Laurie Shaw launches "Born In The GAA" | plugd records | 9pm | 🎟 €17.07 |
New album launch with electronica, dreamy synth pop and live band support.

😂 Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man | City Limits | 9:30pm | 🎟 €25 |
Irish comedian Mike Rice brings his dark comic show to Cork.

Saturday October 3

🐶 Mitchelstown Dog Festival | Various Mitchelstown venues | Sat 3–Sun 4 Oct | 🎟 Free |
Dog-friendly festival with sketches, training, nutrition advice, grooming, pupicinos and a Sunday blessing of the animals. 

🦸 Cork Comic Con | Marina Market | Sat 3–Sun 4 Oct, 11am–5pm | 🎟 Free |
Two-day pop culture convention with celebrity guests, cosplay, gaming, panels, Artist Alley and collectibles. 

🎼 Spotlight II | Triskel Arts Centre | 1pm | 🎟 €18, €15 concession |
Cassiopeia Winds perform a varied wind quintet programme featuring Ibert, Cambini, Joan Trimble and Malcolm Arnold. 

💼 WASPS vs HUMANS - FREE - Teatime Album Launch + Exclusive Vinyl Pre-Order | The Crane Lane Theatre | 4pm | 🎟 Free |
Album launch with exclusive vinyl pre-order at discounted price.

🍽️ Murder Mystery Dinner | Talbot Hotel Midleton | 6:30pm | 🎟 €74.98 |
Guests solve a mystery puzzle during their meal.

🎵 ECHOES OF PINK FLOYD - Live at The Pavillion Cork | The Pav | 7pm | 🎟 €29.93 |
Pink Floyd tribute band performs classic material in concert.

📅 Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 2 | City Council, City Hall | 8pm | 🎟 €27.79 |
Orchestra performs Vaughan Williams symphony with harp concerto and Debussy works.

🎸 BOG JAZZ with support from Muirgen | savoy | 8pm | 🎟 €18.12 |
Sliabh Luachra fiddle duo with electric guitar and drums reimagines traditional music.

😂 Adam Rowe: Fashionism | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 €28 |
Liverpool stand-up Adam Rowe brings his new show to Cork.

😂 David Nihill: Taking Tangents | The Everyman | 8pm | 🎟 From €29 |
Travel-focused stand-up mixing cultural observations and stories from living and working abroad. 

🎤 Fiona Kennedy: Natural Woman Album Launch | The Merchant, 41 South Mall | 8:30pm | 🎟 €20 incl. album |
Cork singer-songwriter Fiona Kennedy launches her new album. 

🎧 Twilight Rave (Cork) | Cyprus Avenue | 11pm | 🎟 €11.85 |
Club night celebrating Twilight films and vampire culture themes.

Sunday October 4

🏃 ‍♂️ Singles Fun Run & walk Day 2026 | Marina Market | 9am | 🎟 Free |
Fun run and walk day for single participants.

🍽️ Dolly Drag Brunch with Mockie Ah! | Sky Bar Cork | 1pm | 🎟 €43.87 |
Drag brunch with bottomless drinks and performances by queens.

🎤 Keep It Country – 100 Years of the Grand Ole Opry | The Everyman | 3pm | 🎟 From €28 |
Sunday Songbook celebrates a century of the Grand Ole Opry with classic country music and its Irish roots. 

🎨 Pop-Up Choir: 80's Night! | Cyprus Avenue | 5:30pm | 🎟 €27.79 |
One-night choir workshop teaching and performing 1980s songs with professional recording.

😂 Andrew Ryan: Honest Capacity | The Everyman | 8pm | 🎟 €27 |
Cork comedian Andrew Ryan returns with a new stand-up show about marriage, pet ownership and his inability to read the room. 

🎤 Queen of the Night – A Tribute to Whitney Houston | Cork Opera House | 8pm | 🎟 From €32.50 |
Whitney Houston tribute show featuring live vocals, choreography and hits. 

Monday October 5

🎤 Fair Play Open Mic | The Roundy | 7:30pm | 🎟 Free |
Relaxed open mic with keyboard, guitar, bass and ukulele provided for performers. 

Tuesday October 6

🎬 Róisín – Elinor O’Donovan | Triskel Christchurch | 2pm | 🎟 Free |
Film exploring Cork-born activist Charlotte Grace O’Brien’s life and emigration work, followed by a Q&A. 

⚽ Republic of Ireland U21 v England U21 | Turner’s Cross | 6pm | 🎟 €15 |
UEFA U21 Championship qualifier at Turner’s Cross.

🎸 The Olllam | Cyprus Avenue | 7pm | 🎟 €35.76 |
Irish traditional music fused with modern jazz and post-rock energy.

Kids Events

🎃 Pick-A-Pumpkin Harvest Festival | Field of Dreams, Clash Road  | Sun 4 Oct, 10am–3:30pm | 🎟 €10 entry, €20 incl. pumpkin, €40 family/group |
Family pumpkin-picking festival supporting Down Syndrome Ireland Cork, with timed picking slots. 

Planning Ahead

🌿 Here’s Health Wellness Event 2026 | Rochestown Park Hotel | Sun 11 Oct, doors 10:30am | 🎟 €20 |
Wellness event with 30+ exhibitors, guest speakers Sophie Morris and Patrick Holford, demonstrations, treatments and nutrition consultations. 

🎧 Annie Mac + Tara Kumar | Cork Opera House | Fri 23 Oct, 11:30pm | 🎟 €32.50 |
Annie Mac brings a late-night DJ set to the Guinness Jazz Festival, with Tara Kumar supporting 

🎸 Ash: 1977 30th Anniversary Tour | Cyprus Avenue | Sun 29 Nov, 7pm | 🎟 €39.60 |
Northern Irish rock band Ash celebrate 30 years of debut album 1977 with a full anniversary tour.

Photo showing 56-58 Patrick Street in the 1960s. Tom Murphy’s is still going strong today.

Image attribution: Anthony Barry Photographic Archive