April Festivals and Events - 27/03/2025
Lifelong Learning Festival Cork 2 – 8 April
Cork’s 20th edition of the Lifelong Learning Festival will include over 420 individual events.
These events provide an opportunity for anyone and everyone, regardless of age interest or ability to get involved in the festival and learn something new.
See the link below for a full programme of events across Cork City,
Lifelong Learning Festival - Cork Learning City
Creative Communities Roadshow 2025 – 8 April Douglas
The Creative Communities Roadshow kicks off its first of four events in Douglas this April.
This event is aimed at anyone interested in creativity, community engagement and the arts. This event will include talks by Phil Goodman from Young@Heart, artist Seán Taylor and lecturer Marilyn Lennon followed by a presentation from the Cork City Council Arts Office.
The event will also feature a creative taster on manifestoes for community-led creative projects led by Marilyn and Seán. In this taster, the artists will introduce a creative approach for partners and collaborators to agree on mutual values and express shared goals.
Through these activities, attendees will get to know one another, learn about resources that support creativity in your areas and try something new, creative and fun.
Cork World Book Fest 22 - 27 April
Cork World Book Fest turns 21 with another extravaganza of books, readers and writing! The festival runs from Tuesday 22 - Sunday 27 April offering 40 events with over 100 writers in venues across the city.
The Fest is a participative, inclusive event, connecting readers with established and emerging Irish and international authors. It also caters to all age groups with events for children and teens, including the Teen Graphic Novel launch, a comic book workshop with writer and artist Colin O’Mahoney and illustrator Mari Rolin, readings from Elizabeth Murray and Nadine Hughes Campbell, and an ISL event for children and their grownups with Claire Glynn.
A full list of events is available through the link below,