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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 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
Simply Blue Group Sovereigns Cup
Wed 25 Jun - Sat 28 Jun 2025Kinsale
West Cork Chamber Music Festival
Fri 27 Jun - Sun 6 Jul 2025Bantry
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
Leap Scarecrow Festival
Tue 21 Oct - Mon 3 Nov 2025Leap
Guinness Kinsale Jazz Festival
Fri 24 Oct - Mon 27 Oct 2025Kinsale

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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