What's on in Cork City?
48 upcoming events
We've rounded up 48 upcoming events in Cork City — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Cork City
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Sat10
Saturday 10 October
Sun11
Sunday 11 October
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Later
Wed 14 · 9:30 AM100 €
✂️Workshop🗺️Guided tour
The Glucksman School Visit
The Glucksman
Thu 15 · 9:30 AM100 €
🎨Creative workshop4–18 yrs
The Glucksman School Visit
The Glucksman
Sat 1710 €
🎭Theatre
BARE
BOLT Studios
Sun 18 · 5:30 PM17.07 €
🎭Theatre
The Blue Mist 2026
The Pav
Wed 21 · 9:30 AM100 €
🎨Creative workshop🖼️Exhibition4–18 yrs
The Glucksman School Visit
The Glucksman
Wed 21 · 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition♿Disability
The Museum at Your Pace: Sensory-Friendly Evenings at the Glucksman
The Glucksman
Wed 21 · 8 PM11.68–32.65 €
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
FREAKS TO THE FRONT: a freakshow cabaret
The Pav
Thu 22
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026
Cork City
Thu 22 · 9:30 AM108.23 €
🎨Creative workshop🖼️Exhibition4–17 yrs
The Glucksman School Visit
The Glucksman
Thu 22 · 11 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🖼️Exhibition
Creative Ageing: Guided Tour of Panorama Europa
The Glucksman
Fri 23 · 9:30 AM100 €
🎨Creative workshop4–18 yrs
The Glucksman School Visit
The Glucksman
Fri 23 · 7 PM15 €
👾Video games
Teen Gaming Night - Cork City
National Esports Centre
Fri 23 · 10:30 PM13.85–17.07 €
🎉Club💿DJ set
The Luxx — A Baile for All the Girls
The Pav
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition♿Disability
The Museum at Your Pace: Sensory-Friendly Mornings at the Glucksman
The Glucksman
Sat 24 · 10 PM
🎷Jazz🎙️Small gig
Live - Cork Jazz Festival Weekend
The Pav
Sun 25 · 10 PM
💿DJ set🏠House
Equinox presents: Ian Pooley with Acid Dave
The Pav
Wed 28 · 9:30 AM100 €
🎨Creative workshop4–18 yrs
The Glucksman School Visit
The Glucksman
Wed 28 · 7 PM5–10 €
🏷️Other
The People's Haunted House 4
The Pav
Thu 29 · 11 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🗺️Guided tour
Audio Described Tour: Panorama Europa
The Glucksman
Fri 30 · 8 PM17.07–97.50 €
🎬Cinema✨Cabaret
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with Mockie Ah!
The Pav
Sat 31Free
🎭Stage
The Dragon of Shandon 2026
Cork City
Sat 31 · 10 AM15 €
🎨Creative workshop1–3 yrs
First Steps! Art and Nature for Early Years
The Glucksman
Sat 31 · 8 PM17.07–92.15 €
🎬Cinema
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with Mockie Ah!
The Pav
Sun 1 · 3 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop0–12 yrs
Family Sundays
The Glucksman
Thu 5 Nov · 6:30 PM6.34 €
👑Drag show
Drag School with Mia Gold: Drag-uation Class of 2026
The Pav
Sat 7 Nov · 10 PM
Into The Void - The Reckoning - The Pav Cork
The Pav
Thu 19 Nov · 8 PM10 €
The Aos Sí Band - Nigel EP Launch
The Pav
Fri 20 Nov20 €
Max Richter Vivaldi Four Season's Recomposed
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Cork
Fri 20 Nov · 7 PM25.11 €
🎸Rock🎹Blues
Crest of a Wave - Rory Gallagher Tribute show - Live at The Pavilion Cork
The Pav
Sat 28 Nov · 7 PM
💜Soul / Funk🎙️Small gig
The Amy Winehouse Experience (Ire) - Live at The Pavilion Cork
The Pav
Fri 11 Dec · 6:30 PM29 €
🎷Jazz🎙️Small gig
The Jazz Room: A Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong Tribute
The Pav
Sat 19 Dec · 7 PM25.11 €
The Roadhouse Doors - Live at The Pavilion Cork
The Pav
Fri 22 Jan · 6:30 PM29 €
The Jazz Room: Marvin Gaye in a Night of Soul
The Pav
Sun 31 Jan · 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
The Daft Punk Experience - Live at The Pavillion Cork + Special Guests
The Pav
Sat 20 Feb · 7 PM29.93 €
Mc Cartney - All The Best - Live at The Pavillion Cork
The Pav
Sat 27 Mar · 7 PM29.93 €
RATTLE & HUM - THE U2 EXPERIENCE - Live at The Pavilion Cork
The Pav
Sat 27 Mar · 7 PM29.93 €
RATTLE & HUM - THE U2 EXPERIENCE - Live at The Pavilion Cork
The Pav
Sat 10 Apr · 7 PM29.93 €
Standback' - The Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac Experience - (Live)
The Pav
Wed 28 AprFree
🎫Concert
Cork International Choral Festival
Cork City
Sat 15 May · 7 PM29.93 €
The Coldplay Experience - Live at The Pavilion Cork
The Pav
Sat 29 May · 7 PM27.79 €
Buffalo Soul: Bob Marley & The Wailers Experience - Live at Pavilion Cork
The Pav
Sat 25 Sep · 7 PM30.46 €
Absolute Eagles - A Tribute to The Eagles - Live in Concert
The Pav
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Sun 11 · 9 PM21.50–46.50 €4.7(226)
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Aula Maxima at University College Cork
Tomorrow25 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
47th Cork Folk Festival at Triskel
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎻Classical
William Jack - Australian Cellist - Cork 2026
Cork City Library
Fri 16 · 8:30 PM11.70 €
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Trainwreck + The Wu
The Roundy, Cork
Sun 18 · 7 PM10 €
🔬Experimental🎫Concert
Shit Creek and Pike - Plugd 18/10/26
Plugd Records, Cork
Fri 30 · 11 AMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Gramophone Circle at the Rory Gallagher Music Library
City Library, Cork
Tue 20 · 8 PM27.50–47.50 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Jimmy MacCarthy 2026
Cork Opera House
Tomorrow · 7 PM27.50 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Jake Xerxes Fussell
Cyprus Avenue, Cork
Tomorrow · 7 PM11 €
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Other Mother EP Launch
Wavelength Rooftop Bar, Cork
Tomorrow · 8 PM
💜Soul / Funk🪕Folk / Acoustic
Leslie and Flo: Natural Women
The Everyman, Cork
Sat 10 · 8 PM11.70 €
🎸Rock✨Pop
Wasted Space Live @ Fred Zeppelins
Fred Zeppelins, Cork
At 10 PM8.48 €
🎉Parties
Secret Garden - Wednesday Works - Wednesday 7th October
The Secret Garden, Cork
Tomorrow · 9:30 PM6.34 €
🎉Club💿DJ set
Reardens - Thursday October 8th
Rearden's Bar, Cork
Fri 9 · 8 PM17.07 €
🎪Street party
80's Disco In aid of Wildlife Rescue Cork
Seventy Seven, Cork
Fri 16 · 8 PM22.42 €
💿DJ set🏠House
Coors The Big Chill Cork
Deep South, Cork
Sat 17 · 2 PM35 €
🎉Parties
APP FATIGUE? Come to our Coffee Speed Dating Event! Age 24-38 Approx
Coffee Scape, Cork
Sat 17 · 8:30 PM11.70–17.07 €
💿DJ set
BALIZA en CORK
Kino events, cork
Sat 17 · 10 PM11.70 €
🎉Club
October takeover
The Hidden attic, Cork
Tue 20 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Omni presents Tommy Phillips
Odyssey Cork
Fri 23 · 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Not Another Disco! Special Edition
The Liberty Bar, Cork
Sat 24 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Anima - Jazz Weekend
Rising Sons Brewery, Cork
Sat 31 · 4 PMFree
💿DJ set🪄Magic
FRIGHT-ciscan Well
Fraciscan Well Brewpub, Cork
Tomorrow · 7 PM35 €
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Rebel Speed Dating Cork Presents: LGBTQ+ Pride Mixer
Thompsons Cork
Tomorrow · 10 PM9.55–11.70 €
🎉Club💿DJ set
VOODOO PINK PARTY THURS OCT 8
Voodoo Rooms, Cork
Fri 9 · 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
funksmack - All Night Long
Dali, Cork
Sat 10 · 1 PM43.87 €
👑Drag show☀️Open air
Eighties Bottomless Drag Brunch with Mockie Ah!
Sky Bar Cork
Sat 10 · 6 PM38.52 €
👑Drag show🎉Club
Drag me to Dinner with Mockie Ah!
Clancy's Cork
Sat 10 · 8 PM17.04 €
💿DJ set🎉Club
Radio Solstice presents CHARLIE BONES
savoy, Cork
Fri 956 €
🎭Theatre
Hysterical Histories Cork Dinner Theatre Show
Amicus, T12 WP97, Cork
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🌊Contemporary🎭Shows
An Immigrant's Story
The Firkin Crane, Cork
Fri 16 · 7 PM13.85–17.07 €
😂Comedy
Date My Mate Cork | Powerpoint Night | 21+
Kino Events House
Wed 28 · 7 AM38.52 €
🎤Stand-up🌏South Asia
Kunal Kamra – Standing Up Live in Cork
Kino House Events, Cork
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre👑Drag show
Crochet Circle
The Cork Arts Theatre
Mon 5 · 7:30 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Fair Play Open Mic
The Roundy, Cork
At 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition💛Inclusivity
The Museum at Your Pace: Sensory-Friendly Evenings at the Glucksman
The Glucksman University College Cork
Tomorrow9.50–14 €5.0(3)
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
Cork City Gaol Admission Ticket
Cork City Gaol
At 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
CORK LAUNCH (Waterstones): Heat, Shelter, Water, Food by Harrison Gardner
8V8Q+X9, Waterstones
Tomorrow · 6 PM0 €
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Writers Sara Baume and Caitríona Lally in conversation
UCC Boole Library, Cork
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Book Launch - Once Upon A Road: The History & Times of an Irish Butter Road
The Butter Museum, Cork
Tue 13 · 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
40th Anniversary Screening of The Mission with producer David Puttnam
Boole 4, University College Cork
Thu 15 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Pop Culchie: An Evening at Waterstones with Páraic Kerrigan & Guests
Waterstones, Cork
Thu 15 · 7 PM8 €
📜Poetry🌱Ecology
Shooting the Breeze: Storytelling for Climate Action Week
Quay Co-op, Cork
Sat 17 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition
In Conversation – Éadaoin Glynn and Kim Crowley
Studio 12 Exhibition/ Project space, Backwater Artists Group, Cork
Sat 17 · 5 PMFree
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
CORK in IRELAND REMEMBERS: STORIES OF HOME, HARDSHIP AND SOLIDARITY
19 Dominick St Shandon, T23 D76V Cork
Thu 22 · 6 PM50 €
🍽️Food
The CourtYard Wine Club Presents: A Journey Through France Fine Dinning
The SouthGate, Cork
Thu 22 · 6:30 PM13.50 €
🎬Cinema
The Lady From Shanghai - Screening with live score by Fixity
UCC Boole Library, Cork
Thu 5 Nov · 3 PMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry
UCC Launch, Cambridge History of Irish Poetry
North West Council Room, UCC, Cork
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM33.15 €
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
GROUND Wellbeing - A Call To Tune In: Minding Our Girls at Brown Thomas
Brown Thomas Cork
Fri 9 · 7 PM90.81 €
🎬Cinema🍽️Food
Projection Gourmande
The Metropole Hotel Cork
Sat 10 · 6:30 PM27.79 €
🍽️Food🎶Singer-songwriter
A Taste Of The Old Butter Roads
Bakestone Cafe, Cork
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