Going out or staying in? Your weekend guide to what's happening in Cork 

There's plenty happening in Cork for the May Bank Holiday weekend. 
Going out or staying in? Your weekend guide to what's happening in Cork 

Hermitage Green are at Sea Church in Cork this weekend. 

GOING OUT

Theatre

Saturday

Showtime 2025, Cork Opera House, 12.30pm & 6.30pm: Sinead Sheppard’s School of Performing Arts present their 19th annual end of year production. Tickets €29.50.

Heavy Weather, Cork Arts Theatre, 7.30pm: Lizzie Nunnery’s powerful, timely play performed by Montfort College of Performing Arts. Tickets €15.

The Tower of Song: The White Horse Guitar Club, The Everyman, 8pm: Bask in the power of over 100 voices. Tickets €30.

Sunday

Into the Spotlight – Billie-Jean’s RDC and School of Performing Arts, Cork Opera House, 2pm: The end of year show. Tickets €26.

Swamped: An Ogre’s Tale, The Everyman, 6:30pm: Lively performance bringing the world of Shrek to life on stage. Tickets €25.

Music

Saturday

Glanfest 2025, Glanworth, 7pm: Honeycomb, The 3 Buachaillí and The Fogues take to the stage - three nights of live music, a fun-filled family day, a farmers’ market, and big-screen sports. Tickets €25.

Paul Spring, The Briery Gap, 7.30pm: The Paul Spring Kind of Heaven 2025 tour. Tickets €18.

Carsie Blanton, The White Horse, 8.30pm: Full band show, brim-full of hooks and chutzpah.

Sunday

Other Mother, Cyprus Avenue, 7pm: Ireland’s newest rising stars are the self-proclaimed “hottest and sexiest band in Cork”. Tickets €11.

Glanfest 2025, Glanworth, 7pm: Junior Bs, Deuces Wild and Riff Shop on the bill. Tickets €25.

Hermitage Green, Sea Church, 8.30pm: The band play two gigs this bank holiday weekend at the venue as part of FAT Fest 2025. Tickets €39.50.

Vendex, Cyprus Avenue, 11pm: Barcelona-born DJ and producer plays techno. Tickets €19.26.

Other Events

Saturday

Daredevil Circus, Vernon Mount Valley Park, 2pm: An adrenaline boost with monster trucks and motorcycle stunts. Tickets €11.70.

Drag Brunch with MOCKIE AH!, Clancy’s Bar 1pm: The ultimate camp day out. Tickets €43.87.

CinePsy, Kino Events House, 3.30pm: GExplore your inner world through film and conversation in a screening of 2014 film Wild. Tickets €5.

‘Legendary’: The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute, The Arches Bar, Mallow, 9pm: A night of rock. Tickets €22.42.

Sunday

Heineken Kinsale 7s Rugby Festival, Kinsale: The annual festival in its 34th year. Tickets €25.

Ballyphehane Tidy Towns Cherry Blossom Festival, Tory Top Park, noon: For all the family.

Top 5 films at the cinema

1. Sinners: A hypnotic genre-defying epic from Creed director Ryan Coogler. 5 Stars.

2. Thunderbolts*: The latest MCU film is an emotional thrill ride.

3. Frewaka: Creepy but captivating Irish-language horror with excellent performances.

4. Four Mothers: Gorgeous comedy-drama about sons and Irish mammies.

5. The Friend: A woman inherits a Great Dane and finds her life in upheaval, in this gentle dramedy.

STAYING IN

Television

Saturday

Live rugby, RTÉ2/Premier Sports, 5.30pm: After three successive final defeats, Leinster will be hungry for success as they play in the semi-finals of rugby’s Champions Cup against Northampton.

Sunday

Kerry: Tides Of Time, RTÉ1, 6.30pm: The second and final episode in the series tells the story of a single, magical year as seasons and wildlife play out across the county’s varied habitats.

Streaming

Careme, Apple TV+: Benjamin Voisin stars in this French language series about Antonin Careme, the world’s first celebrity chef.

The Four Seasons, Netflix: Tina Fey and Steve Carell star in a tale of six old friends who set off for a weekend, only to find that one couple is set to split.

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