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Cork Folk Festival

Cork Folk Festival

Cork, IrelandNext edition not announced · last held 2026

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LocationCork, Ireland

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Cork Folk Festival has been held in Cork, Ireland, since 1979. Dedicated to folk and traditional music, song and dance, it offers various concerts and traditional music sessions across the city. Its programme has included artists such as Altan and Aoife Scott.

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Cork, Ireland

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2026Oct 7–11, 202680+ artists

John Spillane MMuireann Ní Shé AAoife Scott JJack Talty SScullion SSeamie O'Dowd CCathal Hayden EEnda McCabe JJackie Daly MMacdara Ó Faoláin MMáire Ní Chéileachair MMáirtín O’Connor MMatt Cranitch TThomas McCarthy AAidan Coffey AAmhlaoibh Ó Síocháin Ó Beoláin AAoibheann Carey-Philpott AAoife & Deirdre Granville BBreanndán Begley CCáit Ní Riain CClaire O'Loughlin CClub Ceoil Ballyphehane CColm Murphy CCon 'Fada' Ó Drisceoil DDeirdre Moynihan DDouglas Comhaltas EEileen Healy EEmily O'Donghue EEoin Jordan FFeargus Walsh GGeertien O'Leary GGer Murphy & Paul Clesham GGráinne Ahern HHeather Martin Bixler JJackie Daly & Matt Cranitch JJake Burke JJohn Reid JJohnny McCarthy KKalyna Ukrainian Choir KKatie & Donal Lyons KKatie Theasby KKevin & Geraldine Gill LLeah Sohotra LLee Valley String Band LLily Munday LLisa Sullivan MMajella Cullagh MMartin Leahy MMary Greene MMick Lambe MMide Houlihan MMo O'Connor MMuireann O'Connor NNaoise Marron NNéillidh Mulligan NNiall Creehan NNiall Crehan NNicola Uí Aodhgáin NNigel Gufferty NNo Hat No Saddle PPaddy Egan PPádraig Mac Aodhgáin PPat 'Herring' Ahern PPeadar Ó Riada PPeter Browne PPeter O'Brien PPhilip King PPrairie Jaywalkers RRobbie Overson RRuby Falvey SSeán Mone SSean O'Mahoney SShane Meehan SSonny Condell SStevie O'Brien SSuzanne Rowe TThe Oars TTove Byers TTrish Reilly

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