St Patrick's Festival

15 – 17 March

St. Patrick's Day event that caters for the whole family regardless of age.

Cork International Choral Festival

30 April – 4 May

A welcoming of choirs from around the world filled with programmes of gala concerts, school concerts and many more performances.

Midsummer Arts Festival

16 June - 5 July

The biggest art festival of the year attracts visitors for its wide variety of entertainments, from street theatre, exhibitions, concerts and other artistic spectacles.

East Cork Early Music Festival

September (tba)

Music composed before 1750 is considered as “Early Music”. Performed with instruments such as the baroque trumpet, oboe, harpsichord, viola and flute.

Cork International Film Festival

12 – 19 October

Movie stars, media and industry people converge on Cork for one of the country's biggest film festivals.

Jazz Festival

24 – 27 October

Now synonymous with the October holiday weekend, this event draws thousands of music lovers out for evenings of fine music, accompanied by beer of course.