Irish comedian John Spillane (not the Cork singer) brings his John Of Thrones show to Elizabeth Fort on Saturday and Sunday at 5pm as part of the Cork Fringe Festival.

Live listings

Thursday 07 May

The Buena Vista Performed By Sambroso All Stars, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm

Marten James, Fred Zeppelins, 7:30pm

Gables Thursday Session, The Gables, 8pm

115 Jazz Jam Sessions, 115 Café And Wine Bar, 8pm

The Insiders, Cantys, 9pm

Ballads & Banjos, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm

Peadar O'Callaghan, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm

DJ Sean Hardware (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm

Captain Kangaroo, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm

Stand-up Comedy Club: Thursday Showcase, The Roundy, 8:30pm

Friday 08 May

Emily O'Donughue, Cantys, 6pm

Gotta Sing Gotta Dance 2026, Cork Opera House, 6:30pm

Cable Boy, Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop), 7pm

Leevy, Smithereens & Hánt, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm

Sean Keane, St Colman's Cathedral Cobh , 7:30pm

Andrea Brunini, Fred Zeppelins, 9pm

Up To 90, Dwyers Of Cork, 10pm

Ger Ahern, Seventy Seven, 10pm

Sing It Back!, Cantys, 10pm

Andrew Foley, Arty's Bar, 10pm

Tony Roberts, The Welcome Inn, 10:30pm

Baila Baila with DJ Mystic Gold and special guest, The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega, 11pm

Hell Night: Disco Infernal - Bjørnism & Candy Warhol, The Pavilion, 11pm

DJ Val, Crane Lane Theatre, 12am

Fiesta Latina with DJ Wilros, Crane Lane Theatre, 9pm

Eryn Tett, The Roundy, 6:30pm

Best Of Cork Summer Series, City Limits, 8pm

Stand-up Comedy Club: Cork's Funniest Feens, The Roundy, 8:30pm

Seethrough - Damian Punch & Kyle English, Maureen's, 12pm

The History Of Art: A Clown Show — Charee Monroy, Firkin Crane, 5pm

Apocalypse How? The Doomslayers, Cork Arts Theatre, 7pm

Saturday 09 May

Trad At The Park, The Park, 5pm

Leevy - album release party, Levis Corner House, 8pm

Dermot Henry, Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop), 8pm

Kíla 4, The Richmond Revival, 8pm

Alternative Munster, The Poor Relation, 8pm

Foot Squeaker, Fred Zeppelins, 8:30pm

The Hollyz, Cantys, 10pm

The Unknowns, Coughlan's, 10pm

Tiny Giants, Dwyers Of Cork, 10pm

Shane Keane, Arty's Bar, 10pm

Alan Kiely, The Welcome Inn, 10:30pm

Nicole Lonergan, Seventy Seven, 11pm

The Musical Brotherhood Collective, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm

DJ Mossy (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm

Fiesta Latina with DJ Wilros, The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega, 11:30pm

DJ Cillian Moore, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm

Banker Tailor Teacher Guy — Neil O'Dwyer, Actorsvision, 4pm

John Of Thrones — John Spillane, Elizabeth Fort, 5pm

(R)age Gracefully — Val Troy, The Pavilion, 5pm

Dreaming In The Years — Mark Moloney, Thomas Lawrance & Ross O'Donoghue, The Pavilion, 6:30pm

Grapevvine, Actorsvision, 7pm

Thomas Green (Australia) and guests, City Limits, 8pm

Stand-up Comedy Club: Primetime Comedy Show, The Roundy, 8:30pm

Seethrough - Damian Punch & Kyle English, Maureen's, 12pm

The Pigeon Factory — Oh!scare Wilde Productions, Granary Theatre UCC, 1pm

City Liminal - Carmel Clavin, Elizabeth Fort, 2pm

Captain Wagtail Éidín Griffin, Karla Goodman & Sarah Kelly, The Pavilion, 3pm

Dead People Are Liking Things On Facebook — Chris Dupuis, The Roundy, 5pm

The Weight Of A Body - V. Szpunberg - Dir. Roksana Niewadzisz, Granary Theatre UCC, 6pm

Joe Corbett - A Celebration, Cork Opera House, 8pm

Dyke On Dyke Road — Grace Hurley, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm

Sunday 10 May

Miss Your Flight Session, Sin É, 1pm

Donovan, Sea Church, 3pm

Mick Grace Duo, Seventy Seven, 6pm

Joe Mac, Cantys, 6pm

The Big Swingin' Mikeys, Dwyers Of Cork, 7pm

The Leon Stax Equation, Coughlan's, 7:30pm

Jack Ahern, The Welcome Inn, 8pm

Blues Jam (players welcome) house band: Sanarblan Slim Jims, The Poor Relation, 8pm

The Lee Sessions - Trad session, The Gables, 9pm

Route 66, Cantys, 9pm

Sean Tierney, Dwyers Of Cork, 10pm

Two Time Polka, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm

DJ Jus Me (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm

Banker Tailor Teacher Guy — Neil O'Dwyer, Actorsvision, 3pm

John Of Thrones — John Spillane, Elizabeth Fort, 5pm

Grapevvine, Actorsvision, 7pm

This Is My Act — Eoghan Collins, The Roundy, 7pm

Eryn Tett, The Roundy, 8:30pm

Seethrough - Damian Punch & Kyle English, Maureen's, 12pm

The Fridge-ing: Thula Isaack, Granary Theatre UCC, 1pm

City Liminal - Carmel Clavin, Elizabeth Fort, 2pm

The Weight Of A Body - V. Szpunberg, Granary Theatre UCC, 2:30pm

Captain Wagtail Éidín Griffin, Karla Goodman & Sarah Kelly, The Pavilion, 3pm

The History Of Art: A Clown Show - Charee Monroy, Firkin Crane, 3:30pm

Lady On The Rock — Jack Maguire, Cork Arts Theatre, 4pm

Dead People Are Liking Things On Facebook — Chris Dupuis, The Roundy, 5:30pm

The Pigeon Factory, Granary Theatre UCC, 6pm

Molly O’Locke’s Midnight Hour: A Cabaret, The Pavilion, 6:30pm

Monday 11 May

Stories & Songs - Singer-Songwriter Performances, The Roundy, 7:30pm

Smithwicks Sessions: Trad & Folk, Coughlan's, 8:30pm

The Levy/Robson Quartet, Crane Lane Theatre, 9pm

Dan O'Keeffe, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm

Karaoke with Fitzies Magical Flute, Old Oak, 10pm

DJ Val (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm

DJ Ian Richards, Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm

Tuesday 12 May

K-Pop Forever!, Cork Opera House, 2pm

Ceili By The Lee, Crane Lane Theatre, 7:30pm

Elle Coves, Coughlan's, 8pm

Jimmy Lee, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm

The People's Picturehouse Live Comedy Special, The Roundy, 7pm

Improv Thingimabob, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm

Wednesday 13 May

K-Pop Forever!, Cork Opera House, 2pm

The Lee Sessions - Trad session, The Gables, 9:30pm

Fireside Folk, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm

Mick Grace, Dwyers Of Cork, 9:30pm

DJ Jus Me (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm

Comedy Cavern: Chris Kent Work In Progress, Coughlan's, 7pm

Stand-up Comedy Club: Low-key Funny, The Roundy, 8:30pm

Crüe Comedy, Fred Zeppelins, 9pm