What's on in Kinsale for free?
20 upcoming events
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceWe've rounded up 20 upcoming events in Kinsale for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Kinsale for free
Thu15
Thursday 15 October
Sun18
Sunday 18 October
Mon19
Monday 19 October
Later
Tue 20 · 8:30 PM0 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Trad Duo and Irish Dancers
The Blue Haven
Wed 21 · 8:30 PM0 €
🎫Concert
Mike O' Riordan
The Blue Haven
Thu 22 · 8:30 PMFree
🎫Concert
Bear Bojack
The Blue Haven
Fri 23 · 10 PM0 €
🎫Concert
String Fellows
The Blue Haven
Sat 24 · 4 PM0 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Two Time Polka
The Blue Haven
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM0 €DE
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Lewis Barfoot Swing Quartet
The Bulman
Sun 25 · 4:30 PM0 €
🎫Concert
20 Fingers Two Hands
The Blue Haven
Sun 25 · 7:30 PM0 €
🎫Concert
The Starz
The Blue Haven
Sun 25 · 8:30 PM0 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Bo Collins
The Blue Haven
Sun 25 · 10 PM0 €
💿DJ set🎉Club
J90
The Blue Haven
Mon 26 · 2 PM0 €
🎉Parties
Electric Kiss
The Blue Haven
Mon 26 · 8:30 PM0 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Trad Duo and Irish Dancers
The Blue Haven
Wed 28 · 8:30 PM0 €
🎫Concert
Mike O' Riordan
The Blue Haven
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
Emergency First Aid One Day Training for Family Carers in West Cork
Temperence Hall
Thu 29 · 8:30 PM0 €
🎫Concert
Bear Bojack
The Blue Haven
See also in Kinsale for free
Fri 16 · 8 PM22.42 €
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Ora Quartet comes to St Catherine’s Kinsale
St Catherine's Cultural Centre, Ardbrack
Sun 18 · 7:30 PM20 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Dani Larkin, Book’d @ Prim’s
Prim’s Bookshop, Kinsale
Sun 25 · 1:30 PM
🎹Blues🎫Concert
The Boogie Band
The Blue Haven, Kinsale
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM6.34–11.70 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Comhaltas 75th Anniversary Concert with Douglas Comhaltas
Nano Nagle Theatre, Ballyphehane, Cork
Wed 28 · 8 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🪗Folk dance
TRAD MUSIC NIGHT
1 Point Rd, Crosshaven
At 7 PM30.26 €
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
An Evening With Kristin Hersh
Cyprus Avenue, Cork
At 7 PM
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
An evening with Kristin Hersh
Cyprus Avenue, Cork
At 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
Amhráin na Mara – Songs of the Sea
The Cork Arts Theatre
At 9 PM0 €
🎫Concert
Louis Butler & Gavin Smith
El Fenix, Cork
At 9:30 PMFree
🎫Concert
Jack Ahern
Dwyers of Cork
Tue 20 · 8 PM27.50–47.50 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Jimmy MacCarthy 2026
Cork Opera House
Tomorrow · 9:30 PM0 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Fireside Folk
The Welcome Inn, Cork
Tomorrow · 9:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The Lee Sessions - Traditional Irish Music Session
The Gables, Cork
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
⚡Punk🔬Experimental
Deafkids plus guests Bodycam
Coughlans, Cork
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🎙️Small gig
Cal Twomey
Fred Zeppelins, Cork
Thu 15 · 8 PM0 €
🎫Concert
Cathal Fitz
Seventy Seven, Cork
Thu 15 · 8 PM
🎷Jazz🎸Jam / Open mic
115 Jazz Jam Sessions
115 Café And Wine Bar, Cork
Thu 15 · 11:30 PM0 €
💜Soul / Funk🎫Concert
Souldriven
The Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
Fri 160 €
🎫Concert
The Hollyz
The Pav, Cork City
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM12 €
🎫Concert
Rumore
Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop), Cork
Fri 16 · 8 PM18.66 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Rua Rí
savoy, Cork
Fri 16 · 8 PM
🔬Experimental🪕Folk / Acoustic
DOSE: Trick Mist / Niamh Dalton
Dali, Cork
Fri 16 · 8:30 PM11.32 €
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
Emerging Artist Spotlight
The White Horse, Cork
Fri 16 · 8:30 PM11.70 €
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Trainwreck + The Wu
The Roundy, Cork
Fri 30 · 8:30 PM15 €
💿DJ set
Global Grooves
Lord Kingsale, Kinsale
Sat 17 · 7 PM150 €
🎉Parties
Shine Gala Ball
Maryborough Hotel & Spa, Cork
Tomorrow · 9 PM2.05–11.70 €
💿DJ set🎉Club
2HATS1USB Are Taking Over Cork With Jägermeister’s Save The Night
Rearden's Bar, Cork
Tomorrow · 10 PM8.48 €
💿DJ set
Secret Garden - Wednesday Works - Wednesday 14th October
The Secret Garden, Cork
Tomorrow · 11 PM0 €
🎉Club💿DJ set
Panic At The Disco w/ DJ Ac
Intermission Bar, Cork
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM
🪗Folk dance🎊Socials
International Folk Dancing
Quaker Meeting House, Cork
Thu 15 · 10 PM9.55–11.70 €
🎉Club
VOODOO Y2K PARTY, Over 19s
Voodoo Rooms, Cork
Fri 16 · 5:30 PMFree
💿DJ set
Monster Energy Beast Parlour at The Merchant, South Mall
The Merchant, Cork
Fri 16 · 8 PM22.42 €
💿DJ set
Coors The Big Chill Cork
Deep South, Cork
Fri 16 · 9 PM9.01 €
💿DJ set🎉Club
Odyssey Presents George Feely
Odyssey Nightclub, cork
Fri 16 · 10 PM10 €
💿DJ set🎉Club
Odyssey Presents George Feely
Odyssey, Cork
Fri 16 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Odyssey presents George Feely
Odyssey Cork
Fri 16 · 11 PM0 €
💿DJ set🎊Socials
Baila Baila with DJ Mystic Gold
The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega, Cork
Sun 18 · 5 PM22.42–43.87 €
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Theatre "Prins in ... Plasa"
Presentation Secondary School, Cork
At 8 PM
🎭Theatre
Myra's Story
The Everyman, Cork
Fri 16 · 7 PM13.85–17.07 €
😂Comedy
Date My Mate Cork | Powerpoint Night | 21+
Kino Events House
Sat 17 · 1 PM43.87 €
👑Drag show🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
We Love The 2000's Drag Brunch with Mockie Ah!
Sky Bar Cork
Sat 1710 €
🎭Theatre
BARE
Bolt Studios, Cork
At 7 PM23 €
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Comedy Cavern: Mark Simmons - Jest To Impress
Coughlans, Cork
Tomorrow25 €
🍽️Food
Explore the Making & Tasting of Mead
Troopers-Close,, Cork
Fri 23
🍽️Food
Kinsale Gourmet Festival
Kinsale, Cork
Thu 15 · 6 PM199.40 €
🗣️Talk
An Exclusive Evening with Patrick “Hoggie” Horgan
Rochestown Park Hotel, Douglas
Fri 16 · 8:30 AM30 €
🗣️Talk
Navigating New Risks: Cyber, Oil and P&I Realities for the Modern Seafarer
National Maritime College of Ireland, Ringaskiddy
Thu 29 · 5 PM27.79 €
🖼️Exhibition
An Evening of Art & Interiors with Cora Murphy at Interiosity
Interiosity Ltd, Cork
At 11 AM
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Art History Reframed - Autumn 2026: The Great Cities of Europe
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
At 6 PMFree
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
40th Anniversary Screening of The Mission with producer David Puttnam
University College Cork (room TBC)
Mon 12Free
🖼️Exhibition
Someone Is Always Watching
St. Peters Cork
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Ignite Insight: PPI in PhD Research Symposium 2026.
The Crann Centre, Ovens
Thu 15 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Pop Culchie: An Evening at Waterstones with Páraic Kerrigan & Guests
Waterstones, Cork
Thu 15 · 7 PMFree
📽️Documentary🌱Ecology
Screening: How to live on Earth
Quay Co-op, Cork
Fri 16 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk
'Sounds Good to Me' Circle
Cork City Library
Fri 16 · 3 PM0–10 €
🗣️Talk
ELTed Cork 16th Oct 2026
ICOT College Cork
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