Events in Cork

Embark on a historic tour of our hotel on Saturday August 12th, 2024. Venues across the city open for one day only with tours, workshops, music, exhibitions,

Book Tour

Cork’s most delicious week, Cork on a Fork Fest, will return for five days of feasting and fun from 14th–18th August 2024, supported by Cork City

Taste Cork

From 23 – 25 August, immerse yourself in captivating author-led panel discussions, pop-up readings, or meet a renowned author at Spike Island Literary

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Guinness Cork Jazz Festival takes place over the October bank holiday weekend every year. This year it returns bigger and better than before.

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Cork Pride 2024 is set to be a celebration of diversity and inclusion this summer throughout the city, taking place in the week leading up to August 5th.

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Culture Night returns on 22nd September 2023, celebrate the very best of arts and culture with exciting events across the city and county and free transport to

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The 68th Cork International Film Festival takes place from the 9th to the 19th of November this year.

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Whiskey Chats hosts the Cork Whiskey Fest celebrating Cork’s long history as the centre of the world’s finest whiskey production. Dates: March

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Cork’s original Palace of Varieties, The Everyman, is a beautiful 650 seat theatre. A listed building, steeped in history. See their upcoming shows here.

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Nestled in the heart of the VQ, you will find Cork’s greatest comedy club where comedians such as Tommy Tiernan, Dara O Briain , Colm Murphy and Jason

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Over 20 gigs are held every year at this pop-up Marquee with 4000 seats located in the heart of Cork Docklands. Keep an eye out here for a list of 2023 gigs!

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A unique music venue which hosts concerts throughout the year, just a stones throw from The Metropole Hotel Cork

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Every Christmas, visitors to Cork can don their skates for a chilly experience Ireland’s first Alpine Skate Trail will re-open up in an ‘enchanted

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