Event guide
Thursday 15 May
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Corner House, 6pm
Little Known & Croíthe, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Cork Roots Fest: Lemoncello, Coughlan's, 7:30pm
Mike Garry & The Cassia String Quartet, Crane Lane Theatre, 8pm
Carrie Mac, The Blue Haven, 8:30pm
The Insiders, Cantys, 9pm
Ballads & Banjos, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, An Spailpín Fánach, 9:30pm
Cops and Robert, Dwyers Of Cork, 10pm
Bounce, The Pavillion, 11pm
Pak Animal, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm
DJ Sean Hardware (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
Stand-up Comedy Club: Thursday Showcase, The Roundy, 8:30pm
Friday 16 May
James Elwood, Cantys, 6pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Corner House, 6pm
Sing For Shandon Fundraising Concert, Shandon Bells & Tower, 7pm
The Kevin Brady Electric Quartet Featuring Seamus Blake & Bill Carrothers, Triskel Arts Centre, 8pm
Cork Roots Fest: Kevin Quigley & The Great Ideas, Coughlan's, 8pm
Breathe - The Pink Floyd Experience - PULSE, Cork Opera House, 8pm
Hot Club, The Woodford, 9:30pm
Awesome Gents, The Blue Haven, 9:30pm
End Up Present Isaac Carter, The Pavillion, 9:30pm
Stefan Gleeson, Arty's Bar, 10pm
Captain Kangaroo, Cantys, 10pm
The Long Shots, The Poor Relation, 10pm
Sparkle, Dwyers Of Cork, 10pm
Tony Milner, The Welcome Inn, 10:30pm
DJ Jason Coughlan, Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
DJ Jim Comet, Intermission Bar, 11pm
DJ Big Daddy Can, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm
Fiesta Latina with DJ Wilros, Crane Lane Theatre, 9pm
The Simpler Life? Live - with James Kavanagh & William Murray, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Best Of Cork Special, City Limits, 8pm
Al Porter, The Richmond Revival, 8pm
Saturday 17 May
Cork Roots Fest: The Half Room & The Raines, Coughlan's, 3pm
Cork Operatic Society Concert Performance, St Mary's Church Of Ireland Carrigaline, 4pm
Footwork 2025 - Centre Stage School, Cork Opera House, 6pm
Owen Good, Cantys, 6pm
The Selecter, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Cork Roots Fest: James Yorkston, Coughlan's, 7pm
Greene & Shine, The Richmond Revival, 7pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, JJ Walsh's, 7pm
Two Time Polka, Crane Lane Theatre, 9pm
Superbloom, The Woodford, 9:30pm
DJ Marco (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
Please! Club Night, The Pavilion, 11pm
DJ Big Daddy Can, The Vicarstown, 11:30pm
DJ Cillian Moore, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm
Boss Hogg, The Vicarstown, 9pm
DJ Sadbh Casey, The Vicarstown, 9pm
Stand-up Comedy Club: Earlier Show, The Roundy, 6:30pm
Kevin McGahern plus guests, City Limits, 8pm
Sunday 18 May
Footwork 2025 - Centre Stage School, Cork Opera House, 12pm
Cork Roots Fest: Scullion, Coughlan's, 2pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Charlie's, 3pm
REBEL SUNDAYS - The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, JJ Walsh's, 5:30pm
Sunday Setlist with Mick Grace, Seventy Seven, 6pm
Cork Roots Fest: Briars, Coughlan's, 6pm
Footwork 2025 - Centre Stage School, Cork Opera House, 6pm
Cork Roots Fest: John Blek, Coughlan's, 7pm
The Big Swinin' Mikeys, Dwyers Of Cork, 7pm
The Turfmen Trad, The Woodford, 8pm
Jack Ahern, The Welcome Inn, 8pm
Cork Roots Fest: Céilí Allstars, Coughlan's, 8pm
Andrew Foley, Arty's Bar, 8pm
Bought & Sold, The Blue Haven, 8:30pm
The Lee Sessions - Traditional session, The Gables, 9pm
Route66, Cantys, 9pm
The Hollyz, Cantys, 9pm
Last Call, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm
Mashed Potatoes, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm§
DJ Che-k (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm
Monday 19 May
Cork Roots Fest: Original 7 Night, Coughlan's, 7:30pm
We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters Celebration Concert 2025, Cork Opera House, 8pm
Ben & Clem, The Blue Haven, 8:30pm
Jazz Improv! (All players welcome), Crane Lane Theatre, 9pm
Dan O’Keeffe, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm
Fiesta Latina with DJ Mystic Gold & guests, The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega, 11pm
DJ Val (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
Tuesday 20 May
Island City - Cork's Urban Sculpture Trail: Guided Tours, Triskel Arts Centre, 3:30pm
Inspiration The Poor Relation (Open mic), The Poor Relation, 8pm
Trad Music, The Blue Haven, 8:30pm
Mick Grace, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Blarney Castle Hotel, 9:30pm
DJ Ian Richards (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
Comedy Cavern: Test Tube Babies, Coughlan's, 8:30pm
Comedy Café, 115 Café And Wine Bar, 8:30pm
Wednesday 21 May
Throwing Muses, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Céilí By The Lee, Crane Lane Theatre, 7:30pm
Mike O'Riordan, The Blue Haven, 8:30pm
Fireside Folk, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions - Traditional music session, The Gables, 9:30pm
Kelvin Long, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Rock Bar, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Corner House, 9:30pm
Panic At The Disco, The Pavillion, 11pm
DJ Jus Me (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
Stand-up Comedy Club: Low-key Funny, The Roundy, 8:30pm