Things to do in Cork
Looking for things to do in Cork? Craic agus Cork is your alternative event guide that dives deep into the event. We don’t want a vague listing with vague details. We want to know what art forms it includes, if it’s accessible (and not just a one-word statement, we want accessibility details), who it’s for, and more. Find events for all art forms here, as well as smaller events you don't always hear about.
Free Things to do in Cork
Things to do in West Cork
Spike Island After Dark 18+
Dare to explore the eerie prison corridors and underground tunnels of Spike Island after dark and experience a new live show by mentalist Dean Jacob
The Wake: An Immersive Circus Theatre Experience
An Immersive Circus Theatre Experience for Halloween at Circus Factory
The Wake: An Immersive Circus Theatre Experience
An Immersive Circus Theatre Experience for Halloween at Circus Factory
Elevation Ensemble – The Pale Blue Dot
In 1977, NASA sent a gold record into space. This is the contemporary response to humanity’s original “message in a bottle”. Complete with live classical music and stunning visuals.
Cork Card Show
Bringing collectors and traders together at the Marina Market in the heart of Cork City for all things TCG. Trade Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic The Gathering, Sports Cards and more!
Cork Comic Con 2026
An immersive traitors-style game in Cork. A live game of treachery: fourteen strangers, three liars, one room, trying to work out who.
GOLL - An Experimental Bilingual Theatre Piece
Goll explores the medieval origin story of Ireland and its first two inhabitants, Fintan macBóchra and Cessair. It is an experimental folk opera that adapts six stories from medieval Irish literature into a fusion of music, poetry, dance, storytelling, and film.
Banished - A Live Game of Treachery
An immersive traitors-style game in Cork. A live game of treachery: fourteen strangers, three liars, one room, trying to work out who.
I Fall Down: A Restoration Comedy by Gina Moxley
“I Fall Down” is an immersive, punk, and fearlessly feminist show by Gina Moxley
Womb Bones
Womb Bones will present an aerial performance where circus, visual art, and spoken word entwine to honour the womb as keeper of birth, life, and loss across generations.
Fire Show and Family Events at Mallow Castle
Experience an unforgettable evening of free family entertainment at the magical setting of Mallow Castle this Culture Night, including a fire show, circus, and Irish language storytelling!
A Football Play - When I Was God
A football play - On the field of dreams the referee is God, but what happens when God is made man?
Krissy Down Under
Priosma Queer Film Festival returns September 10th - 13th for their 3rd edition.
Missy Impossible - Street Show
This thrilling performance features audience interaction, humor, fire-eating, sword swallowing, and the world’s only chair of nails.
Fountain of Joy - Street Show
Physical theatre, object manipulation with a symphony of absurd live music, culminating in an unforgettable stunt of stupidity.
Blackpool Block Party
The Blackpool Block Party takes place on Sunday 23rd August on Great William O'Brien Street, in Blackpool, Cork, and is a celebration of community and everything local.
Harvest Traditions: A Lúnasa Craft Workshop with Crawford Art Gallery
Fun, relaxed craft workshop - no experience or materials required!
Conservation in Action: Documenting Crawford Art Gallery’s Collection (Online)
Discover what secrets lie beneath the surface of artworks...from the comfort of home!
Relaxed Performance of The Sound of Music at Cork Opera House
Fall in love all over again with one of the greatest musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, live onstage at Cork Opera House this Summer. There will be a relaxed performance and an ISL performance. There is an induction loop, and the venue is wheelchair-accessible.
Missing - Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival
See Tara Brandel’s Missing at Pitch’d Festival at Circus Factory.
Stage Presence Workshop - Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival
Corks Circus Factory is hosting a stage presence workshop as part of Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival.
Family Circus Workshops - Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival
Corks Circus Factory is hosting free family-friendly workshops as part of Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival.
Festival Gala - Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival
The Pitch’d Festival Gala delivers the nonstop thrills and spills that pay the bills!
Rituals and Traditions in Old Cork: Insights from the Crawford Art Gallery Collection
Free, informational talk on rituals and traditions in Old Cork for National Heritage Week!
Quare Fruit -Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival
See Quare Fruit at Pitch’d Festival, fresh off it’s premier at Cork Fringe.
ISL Performance of The Sound of Music at Cork Opera House
Fall in love all over again with one of the greatest musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, live onstage at Cork Opera House this Summer. There will be a relaxed performance and an ISL performance. There is an induction loop, and the venue is wheelchair-accessible.
The Queer Appear, Here!
Raw LGBTQI+ experiences shared live through performance. Told through movement, dance, circus, pole, sound and live vocals.
The Sound of Music at Cork Opera House - Induction Loop & Wheelchair Accessible
Fall in love all over again with one of the greatest musicals of all time, The Sound of Music, live onstage at Cork Opera House this Summer. There will be a relaxed performance and an ISL performance. There is an induction loop, and the venue is wheelchair-accessible.
The Act of Existing by Croí Glan
The Act of Existing is a dance work blurring the boundaries between observation and participation. The work invites audiences into a live encounter where influence is never straightforward, and responsibility is never neutral.
Creative Development and Clown Workshop
Circus Factory Cork is hosting a Creative Development and Clown workshop, which also looks at stage presence, humour, and drama.