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Calendar of Events
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2007
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Cork St. Patrick’s Festival
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One of the biggest street parties of the year takes place in Cork City ! The People’s Republic of Cork celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, with musical performances, street theatre troupes and pageantry.
corkstpatricksfestival.ie
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March Bank Holiday weekend
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Cork International Choral Festival
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The Cork International Choral Festival is held annually over the four days preceding the first Monday in May in Cork 's City Hall (capacity 1,000).
corkchoral.ie
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May 2nd – 6th
May Bank Holiday weekend
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Kinsale Sevens 2007
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Every year across the May Bank Holiday weekend Kinsale RFC plays host to over 80 teams of varying abilities (and gender!) for a festival of 7-a-side rugby. Played across five pitches, with full hospitality on site at the event, over 150 matches are staged.
kinsalesevens.com
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May 4th – May 6th
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This exciting race is open to all traditional & fixed seat rowing boats
and follows the 15 mile course from Crosshaven in Co.Cork up to the historical centre of Cork City.
oceantocity.com
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Saturday 2nd June |
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Cobh Maritime Song Festival
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A festival of music and song celebrating Cobh and Cork Harbour ’s unique maritime past through concerts, storytelling, lectures and workshops for all ages. The festival features performances by internationally recognised maritime musicians and scholars. cobhmaritimesongfestival.com
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Fri 8th – Mon 11th June
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Cork Midsummer Festival
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The Cork Midsummer Festival is Cork ’s multi-disciplinary arts festival, providing an annual platform for Cork artists and arts organisations in the fields of theatre, film, music, visual art, community art, literature, dance and family entertainment.
www.corkfestival.com
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mid-June – early-July
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Eurochild International Festival
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The Eurochild International Festival is an annual arts festival that celebrates children’s creativity and imagination through the arts. Through workshops, performances and creative events, the festival nurtures the collective voices of the children.
eurochild.net
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June
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56th Cork City Sports
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This major sports meeting is held at the Mardyke Arena and attracts top athletes from Ireland and overseas.
corkcitysports.ie
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30th June
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Cork International Folk Dance Festival
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The Cork International Folk Dance Festival brings folk dance troupes from some of the most diverse cultures throughout Europe and the world to perform in Cork .
corkfolkdancefest.com
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18th – 22nd July
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28th Beamish Cork Folk Festival
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The Cork Folk Festival’s presents the best of local, national, and international folk and traditional music, song and dance on Leeside in late August/early September each year.
corkfolkfestival.com
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August 28th – September 2nd
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Midleton Food and Drink Festival
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The Midleton Food and Drink Festival, affectionately known as ‘The Feast of the East’ has become southern Ireland’s hub of culinary excellence, with a long held and world-renowned reputation for whiskey making traditions and more recently, its fine Farmers' Market.
eastcorktourism.com/midleton
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1st and 2nd September
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Cork Film Festival
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Established in 1956, the Cork International Film Festival has developed an ever-increasing audience of general public, film lovers and filmmakers.
corkfilmfest.org
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14th – 21st October
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Guinness Jazz Festival Cork
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The Guinness Jazz Festival is Ireland’s biggest and most prestigious jazz event and is one of the most important events on Ireland ’s arts and cultural calendar.
corkjazzfestival.com
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October 26th – 29th
Bank Holiday weekend
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Cork ArtsFest
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Annual arts festival co-ordinated by Cork Institute of Technology.
cit.ie/artsfest
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November
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