Flook with Brian Finnegan, Sarah Allen, Ed Boyd, John Jo Kelly plus Seán Lyons & Eva Carroll, Triskel Arts Centre tonight at 8pm. Photo: Eddie Kavanagh

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