What a night! On September 20th , Cork County came alive with art, music, and creativity for Culture Night.
Huge thank you to everyone who made it such a fantastic evening with over 160 events taking place all over County Cork .
I was delighted to be the Cork County Council Culture Night Co-ordinator Lead and to see so many wonderful, creative and engaging events take place all over County Cork on Culture Night.
Enjoy a snapshot of Culture Night Cork County 2024 in our video recap.
Proudly presented by Cork County Council and funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Saturday June 11, 40+ free events celebrating creativity in young people will take place in Cork for Cruinniú na nÓg.
We love the video created by Wombat Media of young people in @musicgencc, @theglucksman and @graffititheatrecompany describing what creativity means to them.
Its beginning to look alot like Christmas as the Christmas Lights are turned on in Cork this evening! Over 7.4km of Christmas Lights have been lit by Cork City Council and Cork is positively glowing this evening.
Take a walk and learn about the Marina in this unique audio heritage trail which is hosted by Meitheal Mara and Cllr Kieran McCarthy
All you need is your smartphone and some headphones!
Go to Audio Trail: http://ow.ly/utfC50FOgJH
Today we celebrate the built heritage of Cork.
Did you know that Charlie Chaplin, Ella Fitzgerald and Walt Disney have all stayed in Themetropole Hotel in Cork.
For over 125 years the hotel has looked after guests in Cork City and today we salute the history of Themetropole Hotel as part of Cork Heritage Open Day. See www.corkheritageopenday.ie
To celebrate Cork Heritage Open Day Nagle Place and Cork Decorative & Fine Arts Society - corkdfas present a zoom talk exploring life in an Irish Country House in Nano Nagle’s time by Dr Patricia McCarthy. 1pm today
Booking essential on Eventbrite
http://ow.ly/h1XP50FOh9d
As part of Cork Heritage Open Day on Saturday enjoy a walking tour of the bridges of Cork with Antoin O’Callaghan
Date: Saturday August 14
Starts at The City Library, Grand Parade
Booking Essential: contact 021 492 4900 or [email protected]
The bridges are an essential part of Cork's historical narrative and there is no better way to experience this rich heritage and learn of the city's past than by walking in the footsteps of those who have gone before - by walking the River Lee Bridges of Cork.
Cork Lights Up for Christmas- a video we produced to capture the magic of the Cork lights being switched on for Christmas
Graham Norton wishes Cork a Happy St Patrick's Day