Event guide
Thursday 02 October
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Corner House, 6pm
For Those I Love, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Flook With Brian Finnegan, Sarah Allen, Ed Boyd, John Jo Kelly Plus Seán Lyons & Eva Carroll, Triskel Arts Centre, 8pm
115 Jazz Jam Sessions, 115 Café And Wine Bar, 8pm
Any Old Time- Matt Cranitch, Mick Daly Dave Hennessy, An Spailpín Fánach, 9:30am
Ballads & Banjos, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, An Spailpín Fánach, 9:30pm
DJ Sean Hardware (Crystal Bar), Crane Lane Theatre, 11pm
Stuart Wilde & The Birdmen, Crane Lane Theatre, 11:30pm
Rock Night, The Park, 8pm
Stand-up Comedy Club: Thursday Showcase, The Roundy, 8:30pm
Mary's Hopes & Dreams, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm
Friday 03 October
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Corner House, 6pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 6:30pm
Gilla Band, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Cash Returns, Cork Opera House, 8pm
Matt Molloy & John Carty, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Triskel Arts Centre, 8pm
Cork Folk Festival : Eoin 'Stan' O’ Sullivan & Shane Murphy -‘Bog Jazz’ Duo, Coughlan's, 8pm
Joe Irish, The Richmond Revival, 8pm
DJ Lila Rose, The Park, 8pm
Craven, Fred Zeppelins, 8:30pm
Craobh Rua, Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, An Spailpín Fánach, 9pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9pm
DJ Hungry, The Vicarstown, 9pm
Chris Bojack, The Blue Haven, 9:30pm
Tony Roberts, The Welcome Inn, 10:30pm
Billy Gillies, Cyprus Avenue, 11pm
Boss Hogg, The Vicarstown, 11pm
DJ Bdc, The Vicarstown, 11:30pm
Fiesta Latina with DJ Wilros, Crane Lane Theatre, 9pm
The Best Of Cork: Autumn Series, City Limits, 8pm
Mary's Hopes & Dreams, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm
Saturday 04 October
Spotlight Chamber Music Series Ii - Autumn 2025, Triskel Arts Centre, 1pm
Pipers Concert, An Spailpín Fánach, 2pm
Mary Greene, Alice Jago, Paula K O’brien, Trish Reilly, Éimhear Flannery, An Spailpín Fánach, 5pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 6:30pm
Rushified - A Tribute To Rush, Fred Zeppelins, 7pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, JJ Walsh's, 7pm
Qween- Its A Kinda Queen, Cork Opera House, 8pm
Notify with The Irish Concertina Orchestra and MGCE Orchestra, MTU Cork School Of Music, 8pm
Fiona Kennedy presents Natural Woman, Briery Gap, 8pm
Jackie Daly’s 80th Birthday Concert feat. Jackie Daly, Matt Cranitch, Paul De Grae, Éimhear Flannery & more, Triskel Arts Centre, 8pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9pm
Seamie O’ Dowd, Leonard Barry, Andy Morrow with Mary Donegan, Mary Conroy & Aisling Urwin, An Spailpín Fánach, 9pm
North Cregg & The Oars, The Oliver Plunkett, 10pm
Ricky Lynch & The Lynch Mob, Coughlan's, 10pm
Kevin Quigley, The Welcome Inn, 10:30pm
Song workshop with Sorcha de Róiste, MTU Cork School Of Music, 11am
Workshop with Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly, MTU Cork School Of Music, 11am
DJ Menace, The Vicarstown, 12am
Swiftogeddon - The Taylor Themed Club Night , Cyprus Avenue, 11pm
DJ Big Daddy Can, The Vicarstown, 11pm
Club 30 - An Over 30s Evening Club!, Cyprus Avenue, 6pm
DJ Bonz, The Park, 8pm
DJ Sadbh Casey, The Vicarstown, 9pm
Comedy Cavern: Ger Staunton, Coughlan's, 7pm
Bernard Casey (Local Gossip) and guests, City Limits, 8pm
Stand-up Comedy Club: Primetime Comedy Show, The Roundy, 8:30pm
Mary's Hopes & Dreams, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm
Sunday 05 October
Bernadette Nic Gabhann, Rhona O’Driscoll, Antóin Mac Gabhann, Seamus Sands, Mikaela Ní Mhurchú, Aishling Walshe, An Spailpín Fánach, 2pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Charlie's, 3pm
Cork Folk Festival: The Oars & guest Eoin Jordan, Coughlan's, 5:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 5:30pm
Brewhouse Jazz, Franciscan Well Brew Pub, 6:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, JJ Walsh's, 7pm
Jack Ahern, The Welcome Inn, 8pm
Shaskeen, Triskel Arts Centre, 8pm
Box/Concertina Concert, An Spailpín Fánach, 8:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9pm
The Lee Sessions - Traditional session, The Gables, 9pm
The Rock Orchestra, Cork Opera House, 1am
Monday 06 October
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 6:30pm
Smithwicks Sessions: Trad & Folk, Coughlan's, 8:30pm
Ben & Clem, The Blue Haven, 8:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Clancy's, 9pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9:30pm
Karaoke with Fitzies Magical Flute, Old Oak, 10pm
Tuesday 07 October
Art History Reframed Autumn 2025 Lecture Series, Triskel, 11am
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 6:30pm
Inspiration The Poor Relation (Open mic), The Poor Relation, 8pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 9pm
Comedy Cavern: Open mic, Coughlan's, 8:30pm
Wednesday 08 October
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, Sin É, 6:30pm
The Academic, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm
Cork Song House open mic, Fred Zeppelins, 9pm
Fireside Folk, The Welcome Inn, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions - Traditional session, The Gables, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Corner House, 9:30pm
The Lee Sessions Trad Trail, The Rock Bar, 9:30pm