Festive Market
Corkmas 2024 will animate several city centre spaces to create an urban wonderland over the pre-Christmas period, encouraging visitors to linger and enjoy the city during the festive season.
A NEW Christmas Market will set up on Emmett Place, complete with wooden chalets offering gifts and snacks, with the plaza transformed into a Christmas village consisting of a broad mix of vendors offering a range of festive delights and artisan crafts. Families will wander through the Christmas Market, marvel at the glittering lights and immerse in the festive atmosphere. Large, illuminated Christmas themed décor will fill the market space from giant Candy Land displays, a Gingerbread House and Santa’s Post Box, where children can post their letters to Santa or simply enjoy the magical festive surroundings and sights. A Snow Globe will also be in operation for the full duration of the Christmas Market, where the whole family can step inside for the perfect Christmas family photo op.
This area will also host the Corkmas Santa Experience, with the man himself in residence and available for a chat, by appointment – as he is a VERY busy man.
A varied programme of street entertainment will find pop-up performances wend their way through the city at different times from Saturday 30th November to Saturday 22nd December, bringing joy for all age groups to enjoy in the form of stilt performers, walkabout curious and mischievous Christmas-themed characters, roving musicians and drummers - all of which will be free for the public to enjoy. These will link the Market to the Ferris Wheel and SOLAS, which returns as a stand-alone light and interactive music installation, re-located to Grand Parade for the duration of the festivities.
Corkmas Festive Market
Friday 22nd November to Sunday 22nd December 2024
After the opening weekend, the market will operate each week from Thursday to Sunday.
Times:
Thursday: 12pm – 8pm
Friday: 12pm – 10pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 8pm
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