The Winter Sun at Triskel Arts Centre October 16 2024 - April 2025
Cork’s iconic Triskel Christchurch building has been illuminated with a new work of art for the winter months.
The Winter Sun projection by acclaimed local artist Elinor O’Donovan, is the latest digital installation in the city-wide Island City sculpture trail and will be on display until the end of April next year.
Inspired by the iconic view from St. Patrick’s Hill at Bell’s Field, the work is a 10-minute looped film depicting Corkonians gathering to share a moment of togetherness, united by the beauty of a setting summer sun. The projection, digitally mapped onto the South Main Street façade of Triskel, transforms the 300-year-old Georgian building at dusk every evening.
More Information: www.islandcity.cork.ie
The Cork International Short Story Festival is an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story. The festival showcases readings, literary forums and workshops with events programmed across Cork City Library and the Cork Arts Theatre.
Highlights include readings from Mark Anthony Jarmon, Sally Wen Mao; the From The WellShowcase; and the annual prizegiving for the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Prize.
Tickets can be booked at: www.corkshortstory.net
Celebrating its 46th year, the world-renowned festival will take place over the October bank holiday weekend offering its biggest programme yet. With an extra date added, more ticketed shows than ever before, an extended music trail through the city, this year’s event is a stellar line-up of Irish and international musicians.
One of the best-loved aspects of the festival is its accessibility. In addition to shows at venues like the Cork Opera House, Live At St. Luke’s, the Everyman, and Triskel Arts Centre, there are countless surrounding pop-up events, late night parties, boat trips, spontaneous collaborations, and even brass bands marching through the city streets, making this one of Ireland’s most popular and family-friendly festivals.
The hugely successful 2023 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival smashed all records attracting over 100,000 visitors to Cork City and this year promises to be bigger and better.
The Dragon of Shandon is a night-time parade that celebrates the old Irish tradition of Samhain in a contemporary and inclusive manner. Every year thousands of people take to the streets of Shandon and walk with the Dragon as it travels between worlds in a celebration of the living and the dead, accompanied by an assortment of creatures from the underworld.
The Dragon of Shandon Parade is a free event so paint yourself up, bring your friends and family, and celebrate with us at 7pm on Thursday 31st October. The parade kicks off at Church Street, runs down Shandon Street and onto North Main Street, turning left onto Castle Street, and finishes up on the Coal Quay with a grand finale.
The Dragon is awakening to take to the streets of Cork City once again!
https://www.dragonofshandon.com/
Contemporary Irish, international gems, documentaries and cult classics will be showing across the city during the 11-day Cork International Film Festival next month.
Director of ’ Withnail and I’ and actor, Paul McGann, who played ‘I’, will attend a special screening of the classic British black comedy.
The festival will open with papal thriller’ Conclave’, starring Ralph Fiennes in the tale of the election of a new pope. The Irish premiere of ‘We Live in Time’, directed by Cork born John Crowley and starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, will also take place at this year’s festival.
The Arc Cinema on North Main Street will once more be the heartbeat of the festival with screenings also taking place at the Triskel and Everyman.
