Live listings
Thursday 30 April
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At Griffith College, Griffith College, 11am
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At Goldie Chapel, Nano Nagle Place, 1pm
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At St Fin Barre's Cathedral, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, 2pm
The Alkove, Coughlan's, 7:30pm
Gables Thursday Session, The Gables, 8pm
Black Voices, Cork City Hall, 8pm
115 Jazz Jam Sessions, 115 Café And Wine Bar, 8pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Ó Súilleabháin's, 8pm
Waveflyer, Fred Zeppelins, 8pm
Stuart Wilde, Sin É, 9pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9pm
Jo Blonde, Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop), 9pm
The Insiders, Cantys, 9pm
Ballads & Banjos, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm
Jimmy Lee, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm
DJ Sean Hardware (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
Bounce, Intermission Bar, 11pm
DJ Sadbh Casey, The Vicarstown, 11pm
Stuart Wilde & The Birdmen, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm
Views From A Deckchair, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm
Friday 01 May
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At Freemasons' Hall, Freemasons' Hall, 12pm
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At Sirius Art Centre, Sirius Art Centre, 1pm
Fringe Concerts: Organ Music At St Fin Barre's Cathedral, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, 1pm
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At St Anne's Church, St Anne's Church, 2pm
Fringe Concerts: Choral Evensong, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, 6pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 6:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Ó Súilleabháin's, 6:30pm
Joshua Burnside, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Chamber Choir Ireland, Cathedral Of St Mary & St Anne (North Cathedral), 7:30pm
Peter Vogelaar with Conor Walsh & Roisin McGrath: May Fest 2026, Triskel Arts Centre, 8pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9pm
Veins Of Mercury, Fred Zeppelins, 9pm
New Dublin Voices, Cathedral Of St Mary & St Anne (North Cathedral), 10pm
Sprints, Cyprus Avenue, 11:30pm
Baila Baila with DJ Mystic Gold, The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega, 11pm
Aisling Bea - Older Than Jesus, Cork Opera House, 8pm
Best Of Cork May Weekend Special, City Limits, 8pm
Views From A Deckchair, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm
Saturday 02 May
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, 1pm
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At Goldie Chapel, Goldie Chapel, 1pm
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At Christ Church, Christ Church Cobh, 1pm
Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Camus Farm, 2pm
Trad At The Park, The Park, 5pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 6:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Ó Súilleabháin's, 6:30pm
IE/DC AC/DC Tribute Band, Sea Church, 8am
2026 Fleischmann International Trophy Gala, Cork City Hall, 8pm
IE/DC - – AC/DC Tribute Band, Sea Church, 8pm
Peter Vogelaar with Conor Walsh & Roisin McGrath: May Fest 2026, Triskel Arts Centre, 8pm
The Wu, Fred Zeppelins, 8:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9pm
Hot Guitars, Coughlan's, 10pm
Kenny Live!, The Welcome Inn, 10:30pm
Klubbheads, Cyprus Avenue, 11pm
Ukrainian Party, Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop), 11pm
Fiesta Latina with DJ Wilros, The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega, 11:30pm
Club 30 - An Over 30s Evening Club!, Cyprus Avenue, 6pm
Shirley Valentine, Cork Opera House, 8pm
Best Of Cork May Weekend Special, City Limits, 8pm
Views From A Deckchair, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm
Sunday 03 May
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At St Fin Barre's Cathedral, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, 11am
Miss Your Flight Session, Sin É, 1pm
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At St Colman's, St. Colman's Cathedral, 3pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 5:30pm
Fringe Concerts: Choirs At St Anne's Church, St. Anne's Church, 6pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Ó Súilleabháin's, 6:30pm
Swallow Sorrow & Othermother & For Nina, Wavelength, 7pm
Cathal Fitz, The Welcome Inn, 8pm
Showaddywaddy, Cork Opera House, 8pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 8:30pm
The Lee Sessions - Traditional session, The Gables, 9pm
Alan Fitzpatrick, Cyprus Avenue, 10pm
Monday 04 May
K-Pop Forever!, Cork Opera House, 2pm
Guy Davis, Coughlan's, 7:30pm
Smithwicks Sessions: Trad & Folk, Coughlan's, 8:30pm
Jazz Improv! (All players welcome), Crane Lane Theatre, 9pm
Karaoke with Fitzies Magical Flute, Old Oak, 10pm
Tuesday 05 May
Inspiration The Poor Relation (Open mic), The Poor Relation, 8pm
Comedy Cavern: Open Mic with Thomas Lawrance, Coughlan's, 8:30pm
Agnes Of God, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm
Wednesday 06 May
K-Pop Forever!, Cork Opera House, 2pm
Comedy Cavern: Jessica Fostekew, Coughlan's, 7pm
Cork Song House Open Mic, Fred Zeppelins, 9pm
The Lee Sessions - Trad session, The Gables, 9:30pm
Fireside Folk, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm
DJ Jus Me (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm