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What's On in West Cork

West Cork has a huge number of festivals that take place through out the year. Some of the biggest include the Street Carnivale in Clonakilty, Ballydehob Jazz Festival, and the West Cork Chamber Music Festival to name a few. There are also a number of renowned live music venues such as De Barras in Clonakilty, Levis Corner House  in Ballydehob and Connolly's of Leap that attract local, national and international acts to play intimate gigs to West Cork's discerning music fans.  

Festivals in West Cork

Festivals in West Cork
Kinsale Beatles Festival
 Fri 31 Jan - Sun 2 Feb 2025Kinsale
Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival
 Fri 11 Apr - Sun 13 Apr 2025Ballydehob
Ballydehob Jazz Festival
 Fri 2 May - Mon 5 May 2025Ballydehob
Baltimore Fiddle Fair
 Thu 8 May - Sun 11 May 2025Baltimore
Fastnet Film Festival
 Wed 21 May - Sun 25 May 2025Schull
Macroom Music Festival
 Sat 31 May - Sun 1 Jun 2025Macroom
The Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Street Carnival
Sat 14 Jun 2025Clonakilty
Simply Blue Group Sovereigns Cup
 Wed 25 Jun - Sat 28 Jun 2025Kinsale
West Cork Chamber Music Festival
 Fri 27 Jun - Sun 6 Jul 2025Bantry
South of Ireland Band Championships
 Sat 5 Jul 2025Clonakilty
Clonakilty Old Time Fair
Sat 5 Jul 2025Clonakilty
Bailiú na Banndan
 Fri 11 Jul - Sun 13 Jul 2025Bandon
Schull Regatta
 Sat 9 Aug - Sun 10 Aug 2025Schull
Bere Island Arts Festival
 Thu 18 Sep - Sun 21 Sep 2025Bere Island
Clonakilty International Guitar Festival
 Thu 18 Sep - Sun 21 Sep 2025Clonakilty
Leap Scarecrow Festival
 Tue 21 Oct - Mon 3 Nov 2025Leap
Guinness Kinsale Jazz Festival
 Fri 24 Oct - Mon 27 Oct 2025Kinsale
West Cork Yoga Festival
 JulyBallydehob
East Cork Early Music Festival
 OctoberKinsale
Cruinniú na bhFliúit
 AprilMacroom
West Cork Fit Up Festival
JulyBallydehob
Kinsale Regatta Festival
 AugustKinsale
Bere Island Festival 2023
 Tue 8 Aug 2023Bere Island
West Cork History Festival
AugustSkibbereen
Drimoleague Singing Festival
SeptemberDrimoleague
A Scare At Samhain
 OctoberLeap
Leap Scarecrow Festival
 OctoberLeap
Taste Of Bandon
OctoberBandon
Bantry House Spooky Walk & Halloween Party
 Tue 31 Oct 2023Bantry
Christmas Craft & Gift Fair
 Sat 18 Nov 2023Skibbereen
Ballydehob Country Music
 MayBallydehob
Open Ear Festival
 MaySherkin Island
Feel The Force Festival Dunmanway
 JuneDunmanway
Michael Dwyer Traditional Music and Arts Festival
 JuneAllihies
Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival
 JuneBallydehob
Jim Dowling Uileann Pipe & Trad Festival
 JuneGlengarriff
Bere Island Military Heritage Festival
 Sat 22 Jun 2024Bere Island
Kinsale Arts Weekend
 JulyKinsale
West Cork Literary Festival
 JulyBantry
Bere Island Storytelling Festival
 Mon 22 Jul 2024Bere Island
Resonate Festival
 JulySkibbereen
Whiddy Island Mussel Festival
 AugustBantry
Fair Days Fleadh
 Sun 4 Aug 2024Clonakilty
Bandon Walled Town Festival
 AugustBandon
Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival
 AugustCape Clear Island
Macroom Food Festival
 SeptemberMacroom
Skibbereen Walking Festival Weekend
 SeptemberSkibbereen
Words By Water Literary Festival
 OctoberKinsale
Bantry Halloween Haunt & Party
 Thu 31 Oct 2024Bantry

Also on in West Cork...

Also on in West Cork...

Kinsale
Blacks Brewery Sportive
 Blacks Brewery, Cappagh, Kinsale, P17 Ay10 Sun 6 Jul, 09:00Kinsale
Ballydehob
West Cork Fit-up Theatre Festival
 Ballydehob Tue 8 Jul, 20:00Ballydehob
Clonakilty
Lisa Lambe Presents Nightvisiting
 Camus Farm Sat 3 May, 16:00Clonakilty
Kinsale
Trad Music
 The Blue Haven, 3 Pearse St., Kinsale, Co. Cork Tue 28 Jan, 20:00Kinsale
Bantry
Yukine Kuroki
 St Brendan's Church, Bantry Sun 9 Mar, 15:00Bantry
Allihies
Beast Of Beara - Walk, Jog, Run 21.1 Km
 Allihies Community Centre Sat 19 Jul, 11:00Allihies
Kinsale
Ben & Clem
 The Blue Haven, 3 Pearse St., Kinsale, Co. Cork Mon 27 Jan, 20:00Kinsale
Kinsale
Me, Myself & Bts: Portrait Exhibition
 The Hideout Café & Art Gallery, 2 Verde House, Wellington Road, Cork City, T23 E Wed 22 Jan, 18:00Kinsale
Bantry
Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time
 The Maritime Hotel, The Quay, Bantry, Co. Cork, P75 Xw35 Sat 8 Mar, 20:30Bantry
Bandon
Rioghnach Connolly with Martin Leahy
 Bandon Folk Club, Bandon Town Hall, 81 North Main St, Bandon Fri 31 Jan, 20:30Bandon
Clonakilty
Information Lecture: Help & Healing On The Spiritual Path Through The Teaching O
 O’donovan’s Hotel, 44 Pearse Street Tawnies Upper Clonakilty West Cork P85 V20 Fri 21 Feb, 17:30Clonakilty
Bantry
The Kates
 St Brendan's Church, Bantry Fri 28 Mar, 20:00Bantry
Macroom
Ortus Chamber Music Festival Dripsey Castle Estate Concert
 Dripsey Castle Estate, Dripsey, Co. Cork, P12 Wc86 Fri 28 Feb, 19:30Macroom
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