Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Name: Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Start: 2026-10-22
End: 2026-10-26
Location: Venues across Cork city, plus Douglas and Kinsale

Thu 22 Oct – Mon 26 Oct
Venues across Cork city, plus Douglas and Kinsale, Cork
Free (Guinness Music Trail) / ticketed headline gigs vary

Website & tickets

Ireland's biggest music weekend, with more than 500 musicians in nearly 80 venues over the October bank holiday. The headline gigs this year include Yussef Dayes, Masters At Work and Annie Mac, and the pub trail and street fringe are free. The whole city turns into one big party.