festivals and fairs cork

Mitchelstown Good Food and Arts Festival is mid Munster's premier event of its kind. now in its fifth year. It has a wide range of food, arts and family centred activities of interest to all ages....

Dunmanway Agricultural Show takes place every July....

West Cork Chamber Music Festival is dedicated to live music performance of the highest standard of excellence, from all over the world!
The festival is held over 9 days in Bantry House with events which include music concerts, masterclasses, Young Musicians Platform, Literary Fringe, West Cork Craft and West Cork Craft Exhibition....

The Innishannon Rally is a rally for all the oldest steam and vintage engines and other items of a bygone age. The owners will be more than happy to show you how all the engines work and how they were operated back in the day. All proceeds of the rally go to The Irish Cancer Society....

A weekend of traditonal Irish music, song and dance - mainly set dancing.
This event is held in the month of August. ...

The 49-bell Carillon, unique in this country, is played from a console within the belfry. A closed-circuit system shows the carillonneur playing the instrument. To mark this 81st year, an enhanced programme is planned, including guest recitals by leading carillonneurs, grant aided by the Arts Council, the Cork County and Cobh Town Councils.Recitals take place on Sundays from the 4th of May 2008, to 28th of September 2008.

The Carillion is played from a keyboard and pedalboard cons...

Our festival caters for young and old with everything from threshing, vintage steam rally amusements, music, bar facilities, monster market and car boot sale....

Kinsale Arts Week 11 - 19 July 2009.

This year's festival will transform the oldest, and arguably most picturesque, seaside town in Ireland into a living gallery and art space, with an array of cultural treats spanning visual art, music, dance, comedy, literature, film, theatre, family events and workshops. Tickets for musical highlights Imelda May, Terrafolk and Paul Brady are now on sale. ...

Founded in 1956, the aim of the Cork Film Festival is to bring to Irish audiences the best in world cinema in all its variety.
The festival’s exciting, eclectic programme brings together new international films with other forms of film art, including feature films, documentaries, shorts, animations and experimental film. The programme also includes retro sidebars, seminars and master classes. Entry categories include feature films, documentaries and short films.
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The annual Festival of West Cork is one of the main attractions for tourists and locals. The July Band Championships, now in its 28th year , are nationally and internationally recognised and enjoyed! The 2008 festival will be held the 5th and 6th July....