Culture Night Cork City 2025 Folding Map

Image Credit: 1. Michael O’Sullivan/OSM 2. Cathal Noonan 3. Culture Night 4. Darragh Kane 5. Miki Barlok

6. Shandon Art Studio 7. Clare Keogh 8. Alison Miles/OSM 9. Joleen Cronin 10. Clare Keogh 11. Joleen Cronin

CULTURE NIGHT Friday 19 September 2025 Cork City

When September rolls around and the nights begin to draw in, Culture Night is one thing to really look forward to. This annual celebration of arts & culture happens across the whole island of Ireland (and beyond) over just one night, inviting you to revisit the familiar and expand your horizons as you explore your city through the lens of the creatives who call it home. Alongside our established venues, galleries and institutes, this year we are very pleased to include the communities of Togher, Churchfield, Blackpool and Mayfield, and Mahon too – who take centre stage in City Hall with an impactful art piece made by members of the Mahon Art Project. Culture Night Cork City is brought to you by Cork City Council in partnership with the Arts Council.

“The Arts Council is pleased to continue to partner with local authorities as we celebrate 20 years of Culture Night. Creativity belongs to everyone, everywhere - we invite you to embrace something new and be part of a shared cultural celebration.” Maura McGrath, Arts Council Chair one night only, Cork City comes alive in a special way, with creativity and energy flowing through our cultural and artistic centres, and often in the most unexpected of locations too.” Lord Mayor of Cork, Fergal Dennehy “As autumn settles in and the evenings draw shorter, we can look forward to one of the real highlights of the season, Culture Night. For

Fri 19 Sept 2025 Cork City

How will you ‘Culture Night’ this year?

For more information on all events, including booking requirements, visit: www.corkcity.ie/culturenight or scan the QR code here.

For more information: Cork City Hall Anglesea Street, Cork t: 021 492 4000 e: culturenight@corkcity.ie

For updates see: CorkCity.ie/CultureNight E @CorkCityArts Q @CultureNightCorkCity

Information correct at time of print. Changes or additions may occur after print deadlines. Please check the website for the most up-to-date listings.

corkcity.ie/culturenight

Cuireann an Chomhairle Ealaíon Oíche Chultúir i láthair, i gcomhpháirt le Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí. Culture Night is brought to you by the Arts Council in partnership with Cork City Council.

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CULTURE NIGHT CORK CITY Friday 19 September 2025

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80 The Glucksman Art Movements 17:00 - 20:00 81 The Hayloft, Long Valley Ó Bhéal go Béal 19:30 - 23:30 82 The Kabin Studio Culture Night 2025 16:00 - 20:00 83 Togher Community Centre Celebrating Cultural Connections in Togher/Ballyphehane 18:00 - 20:00 84 Tramore Valley Park EcoLab Eco-Poetry Reading 17:00 - 18:00 85 Trinity Presbyterian Church St Luke’s 200 Anniversary - Architecture, Food

54 MTU - Bishopstown - James Barry Exhibition Centre MTU Alumni in the Arts Council Collection 18:00 - 21:00 55 MTU - Blackrock Castle Observatory Exoplanet Adventure 18:00 - 22:00 56 MTU - Crawford College of Art & Design @46 Grand Parade Supported Studios, CCAD Media Communications work & Arts Council Collection 17:00 - 20:45 57 MTU - Cork School Of Music Drama showcase & Fleischmann Choir performance 19:00 & 21:00 58 Munster Literature Centre Video Archives 18:00 - 20:00 59 Nano Nagle Place - Catchments ‘Listen to the Fields’ - film, spoken word, art, science & music 18:00 - 21:00 60 Nano Nagle Place - Global Hub Embracing Rights, Enriching Culture 17:00 - 21:00 61 Nano Nagle Place - Museum

ABC EduLibrary Painted on Glass Workshop 15:00 - 18:00

28 Cork City Gaol

Cork Light Orchestra 17:30 - 19:00 29 Cork City Libraries - Grand Parade - Adult Lending Exhibition Space Rory Gallagher ‘Kickback City’ 17:00 - 21:00 30 Cork City Libraries - Grand Parade - Adult Lending Prose, Drama, Music … agus Amhráin 16:00 - 21:00 31 Cork City Libraries - Grand Parade - Children & Young People’s Library Stories and Crafts 15:30 & 18:30 32 Cork City Libraries - Grand Parade - Foyer Trócaire ‘Local Roots, Global Reach’ 16:00 - 21:00 33 Cork City Libraries - Grand Parade - Inner Foyer Handmade books by Caitriona Dunnett 17:00 - 21:00 34 Cork City Libraries - Grand Parade - Thomas Davis Room Postcard Workshop ‘Messages Across Time’ 17:00 - 19:00 35 Cork City Libraries - Hollyhill Gamelan Workshops with Music Generation Cork City 15:00 - 17:00 36 Cork City Libraries - Mayfield Voices of Cork + Ceol agus Chroí 18:00 - 20:00 37 Cork Community Art Link at the Lido Open Workshop 17:30 - 19:30 38 Cork International Film Festival Online Shorts 15:00 - 22:55 39 Cork Opera House 170 - Behind the Scenes Behind the Scenes Tour 18:30 - 21:00 40 Cork Opera House - Front of House Hear Here!’ Sound Installation 16:00 - 18:00 41 Cork Printmakers Exhibition - Peter Nash ‘Let’s Not Talk About This Now’ 17:00 - 19:00 42 Cork Public Museum A Night at Cork Public Museum! 17:00 - 19:00 43 Cork YMCA Youth Spaces Showcase - Music, Art, Poetry

Alchemy Accidentally Irish Pub 19:00 - 20:00

Alliance Française de Cork French Film Screening 18:50 - 20:45

An tOireachtas - Leabharlann Cathrach Chorcaí Ceardlann Sean Nós & Amhráin na Mara 17:45 & 18:00

Aye Finding Beautiful 18:00 - 00:00

Backwater Artists Group Culture Night at Backwater 17:00 - 19:30

& Zany Tales 18:00 - 21:00 86 Triskel Arts Centre

Benchspace Open Night 17:00 - 20:00

Explore VR/Voices & VIVA VHS! 18:00 - 21:30 87 UCC - Boole Library Creative Zone Creative Zone on Culture Night 16:00 - 20:00 88 UCC - Boole Library Entrance 89 UCC - Clock Tower, Main Quad Walking Tour of UCC’s LGBT+ History 16:00 - 17:00 90 UCC - Dept. of Music, Sunday’s Well Road Live Performances 19:00 - 21:00 91 UCC - Granary Theatre Theatre Workshops 17:00 - 19:30 92 UCC - Hub - The Shtepps Foinn & Filíocht 18:00 - 20:00 93 UCC - Hub - The Atrium India Unplugged 17:30 - 19:30 94 UCC - Visitor Services Children’s Storytime 16:00 - 17:00 95 UCC - Visitor Services Meeting Point Two Walks 18:00 - 22:30 96 Waterstones Conal Creedon & Gerry Murphy 17:00 - 18:00

Blackpool Community Centre Culture and Heritage Event 18:00 - 21:30

Late Opening 17:00 - 21:00 62 National Sculpture Factory Open Studios 17:00 - 21:00 63 North Main St. SC Car Park Kaught At The Karpark 21:00 - 00:00 64 Old Cork Waterworks Experience

9 Bus Station Traditional Music 19:00 - 21:00 10 CADA Performing Arts Performance 17:00 - 19:00 11 Churchfield Parochial Hall Community Culture Night 16:00 - 19:00 12 Circus Factory Circus for Everyone 17:00 - 21:00 13 City Hall - Atrium ‘Horizon’- CAP Mahon 17:00 - 20:00 14 City Hall - Concert Hall

Ink, Tea & Traditions - A Chinese Cultural Experience 16:00 - 20:00

Seanchoíche Óg - folklore storytelling & crafts 16:40 - 19:00

65 Open Streets

Family Fun on Cornmarket St & North Main St. 17:30 - 21:00

66 O’Sho

Offline & Trad at O’Sho 18:00 - 20:30

Cian Sweeney - As If I Always Knew Presents: A Piano Meditation 17:30 & 20:00

67 Ostán Clayton

An té a bhíonn siúlach, bíonn sé scéalach’ - comhrá ar seanfocail 16:30 - 18:00

15 City Hall - Council Chambers

Tours of the Lord Mayor’s Office & Council Chamber 16:00 - 21:00

68 Quaker Meeting House

Songs from Sundrie Natures 19:00 - 21:00

16 City Hall - Info Hub Brochures and event guidance 16:00 - 21:30 17 City Hall - Millennium Hall

69 Rising Sons Brewery Brewery Tour 18:00 - 19:30 70 Sample Project Space @ Triskel Maitiú Mac Cárthaigh: Sonic Lineages 18:00 - 20:00 71 CANCELLED

& Podcasting 18:00 - 21:00 44 Dance Cork Firkin Crane

Squish Stomp Spin - The Magic of Stim 16:15 & 18:45

18 City Hall - Plaza Meeting Point Historical Walking Tour 17:00 - 18:00 19 City Hall - Plaza

Crane Visual: “Satori in Cork” Exhibition 16:00 - 20:00 45 Dún Mhuire Legion of Mary Visitor Center The Legion of Mary Invites You 18:00 - 20:00 46 Elizabeth Fort Cork Barrack Street Band 19:00 - 20:00 47 GPO Boola Boom 18:45 - 19:45 48 Jigsaw Cork Read Mór 2025 17:30 - 19:30 49 Lavit Gallery

Culture Night Trails

Performances 16:30 - 21:00 20 Civic Trust House

Blackpool Culture Trail Blackpool Community Centre & Church, Cork Community Art Link & Cork County Archives

72 Shandon Art Studio

Butter Cups and Flying Saucers 19:00 - 21:00

Open Rehearsal: ‘Voices from Pope’s Quay’ 17:00 - 20:00

73 Shandon Studios

Open Studios, Exhibition & Performance 16:00 - 21:00

Mayfield Community Culture Night Mayfield Library, Ballinderry Park/Corrib Lawn & St. Joseph’s Church

21 Civic Trust House with Myo Cafe Art Competition Exhibition 17:00 - 19:00 22 Climeaction Art Competition and Exhibition 17:00 - 20:00 23 Collins Barracks Military Museum

74 St Fin Barre’s Cathedral

Tours, Organ recital, Bell-ringing 18:00 - 23:00 75 St. Joseph’s Church, Mayfield The Stained Glass and Monuments of St. Joseph’s Church 17:30 - 20:30 76 St. Patrick’s Church, Lower Glanmire Road An Interpretation of My First Confession (Frank O’Connor) 17:00 and 19:00 77 St. Peter’s ‘Beneath Our Feet’ Launch 18:00 - 20:00 78 The English Market By Night 18:30 - 21:00 79 The Everyman ‘Words Made Local’ Jennifer Horgan & Behind the Scenes Tours 16:00 - 21:00

Shandon Culture Trail Cork Butter Exchange Brass and Reed Bandrooms, Dance Cork Firkin Crane, Shandon Art Studio & Shandon Studios UCC Trail Boole Library Creative Zone, Boole Library Entrance, Clock Tower Main Quad, Dept. of Music Sunday’s Well, Granary Theatre, The Hub Shtepps & Atrium, Visitor Services & The Glucksman MTU Trail Bishopstown Campus - James Barry Exhibition Centre, Blackrock Castle Observatory, Crawford School of Art & Design at 46 Grand Parade & Cork School of Music

Late Opening 17:00 - 21:00 24 Cork Butter Exchange Brass and Reed Bandrooms An Evening of Nostalgia 19:00 - 20:30 25 Cork Butter Museum Open Late for Culture Night 17:00 - 21:00 26 Cork Centre for Architectural Education Marseille - Exhibition 17:30 - 20:30 27 Cork City and County Archives Historical Photographs and Exhibition 17:30 - 20:30 Booking required or advised - check full listings on www.corkcity.ie/culturenight . For most up-to-date information follow @corkcityarts on Facebook & Twitter and @culturenightcorkcity on Instagram New Irish Art 18:00 - 20:00 50 Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Fitzgeralds Park Sample Studios Gallery with Elysium, Swansea, plus performance 17:00 - 19:15 51 LINQ Ireland OUTspoken - LGBTIQ+ Voices Live 18:30 - 20:30 52 Mayfield Community Culture Night Food, Music and Neighbourliness 17:30 - 19:30 53 Mercier Press Book Shop Celebrating The Short Story 19:00 - 20:00

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