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LOCAL FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

April

• 23rd - 26th: Cork World Book Festival 2008, Cork City
• from 30th: Cork International Choral Festival, Cork City and County

May

• until 4th: Cork International Choral Festival, Cork City and County
• 2nd - 4th: Heineken Kinsale 7's Rugby Tournament, Snugmore
• 2nd - 5th: Ballydehob International Jazz Festival and Food Fair
• from 4th: 81st Cobh Summer Carillon Recital Season, St. Colman's Cathedral
• 5th: Commemoration of the Sinking of the "Lusitania", Cobh
• 9th - 11th: Rosscarbery Arts and Literature Festival,
• 16th - 18th: 10th West Cork Tourism Walking Festival, Sheep's Head Peninsula
• 23rd - 25th: Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival and "A Taste of Baltimore"
• from 25th: Coachford Fishing Festivals
• from 30th: Bandon Music Festival

June

• throughout June: 81st Cobh Summer Carillon Recital Season, St. Colman's Cathedral
• until 2nd: Bandon Music Festival
• until 6th: Coachford Fishing Festivals
• 1st - 2nd: Innishannon Steam & Vintage Rally, Co. Cork
• 1st - 7th: Biscuit People International Festival 2008, Cork City
• 14th - 29th: West Cork Garden Trail
• 19th - 22nd: International Conference on the Short Story, UCC (Cork City)
• from 21st: Cork Midsummer Festival
• from 28th: West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Bantry House

July

• through Juli: 81st Cobh Summer Carillon Recital Season, St. Colman's Cathedral
• -6th: Cork Midsummer Festival
• -6th: West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Bantry House
• 5th-6th: South of Ireland Band Championships, Clonakilty
• 6th-12th: West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry
• 12th: 57th Cork City Sports
• 12th-18th: Cork Week, Crosshaven
• 12th-20th: Kinsale Arts Week
• 14th-20th: Blackwater Festival, Youghal
• 18th-27th: Youghal Visual Arts Festival
• 21st-27th: Skibbereen Children's Festival
• 23rd-27th: Cork International Folk Dance Festival (Cork City and County)
• from 24th: St. Barrahane's Church Music Festival of Music, Castletownsend
• from 25th: Courtmacsherry Harbour Festival

August

• throughout August: 81st Cobh Summer Carillon Recital Season, St. Colman's Cathedral
• until 4th: Courtmacsherry Harbour Festival
• 1st - 4th: Indie-Pendence Music Festival, Mitchelstown
• until 21st: St. Barrahane's Church Music Festival of Music, Castletownsend
• 1st - 30th: Summer Swing, Cobh
• 3rd - 6th: Ballabuidhe Horse Races and Fair, Dunmanway
• 5th - 10th: Sliabh Luachra Summer School, Rockchapel
• 8th - 11th: Fun Fish Fermoy Festival
• 8th - 18th: Rosscarbery Family Festival
• 12th - 17th: Millstreet Horse Show, Mitchelstown
• 15th - 17th: Cobh Peoples Regatta
• 15th - 23rd: European Federation of Sea Anglers Boat Angling Championships, Cobh
• 23rd - 24th: Caheragh Trotting and Sulky Race Committee, Drimoleague
• 24th: Medieval Fun Day, Youghal
• 26th: Rosscarbery Horse Fair
• from 30th: Inniscarra Coarse Fishing Festivals, Coachford

September

• 1st - 5th: 42nd International Sea Angling Festival, Cobh
• until 19th: Inniscarra Coarse Fishing Festivals, Coachford
• until 28th: 81st Cobh Summer Carillon Recital Season, St. Colman's Cathedral
• 5th - 7th: Cape Clear Island International Story Telling Festival
• 6th: Cork Heritage Open Day, Cork City
• 11th - 14th: Cork Folk Festival , Cork City
• 12th - 14th: Courtmacsherry Storytelling Festival
• 12th - 14th: Sam Maguire Festival, Dunmanway
• 13th - 14th: Midleton Food Festival, Fota House
• 17th - 21st: East Cork Early Music Festival
• 18th - 21st: Clonakilty International Guitar Festival
• 18th - 21st: A Taste of West Cork Food Festival, Skibbereen
• 19th - 21st: Cobh Blues Experience
• 26th - 28th: Youghal Celebrates History
• from 26th: Art Trail, Cork Docklands

October

• until 5th: Art Trail, Cork Docklands
• 10th - 12th: Kinsale Gourmet Festival
• 12th - 19th: Corona Cork Film Festival, Cork City
• 13th - 14th: Growth of Port Towns Festival, Youghal
• 24th - 26th: October Beer Festival, Franciscan Well Brewery (Cork)
• 24th - 27th: Guinness Jazz Festival, Cork City
• 24th - 27th: Kinsale Fringe Jazz Festival
• 24th - 27th: Samhain Festival of Drumming, Clonakilty
• from 29th: 8th World Ghost Convention and Irish Ghost Family Festival , Cork City

November

• until 1st: 8th World Ghost Convention and Irish Ghost Family Festival , Cork City

December

• 26th: Carrigaline Wren Boys Street Carnival