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Events Calendar – Our West Cork Islands Events Guide!

Find out what's on across the West Cork islands with our online events calendar!

Our events listings are packed with festivals, regattas, workshops, courses and more across West Cork's eight islands. If you're planning a trip to Bere, Dursey Heir, Cape Clear, Garnish, Sherkin, Long, or Whiddy islands, this is the place to find out what's on during your West Cork trip. Search our events calendar by date or category to find the experience that's perfect for you. A stay in West Cork isn't complete unless you've experienced a trip to the West Cork islands. So, head out to the islands, enjoy their beautiful land and seascapes, and immerse yourself in the very best of island life. Go on, get out there!
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June – August 2019 Jun – Aug 2019
Jun
28
Fri
2019
Jul
20
Sat
2019
Jun 28 – Jul 20 all-day
Irish Language Residential Course [3-week - 12-16 year olds] @ Coláiste Pobail Chléire
12:00 am
A residential Irish language course on Cape Clear gives young people an amazing way to improve their language skills This is a residential three-week course intended to develop the pupils’ ability in Irish, especially in[...]
Jul
14
Sun
2019
19
Fri
2019
Jul 14 @ 10:00 am – Jul 19 @ 4:00 pm
Sherkin Island Vocal Workshop 2019 (Experienced) @ Sherkin Island | Cork | Ireland
10:00 am
Develop your vocal skills with a professional voice coach on West Cork’s Sherkin Island Learn how to sing with freedom and confidence during Sherkin Island’s fifth annual Vocal Workshop with Brian O’Donnell. Brian hails from[...]
Jul
15
Mon
2019
19
Fri
2019
Jul 15 – Jul 19 all-day
Travel Writing Workshop on Whiddy Island @ Bank House | County Cork | Ireland
12:00 am
Immerse yourself in a five-day travel writing workshop on Whiddy Island and nurture your writing skills in a stunning West Cork setting Adam Weymouth will be leading the workshop as part of the West Cork[...]
Jul
17
Wed
2019
Jul 17 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Spliced - A West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Production [Whiddy Island] @ Whiddy Island Hostel
8:00 pm
One man’s struggle to become an individual outside of the sporting institution that raised him Timmy is contemplating his 21 years playing GAA. He loves it. He hates it. Honest, brave and hard-hitting, Spliced is[...]
Jul
18
Thu
2019
Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour (West) @ Bere Island [Regular Tours - Full Dates Below]
Jul 18 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour (West) @ Bere Island [Regular Tours - Full Dates Below]
12:00 pm
A Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour West is a great way to discover the fascinating past of Bere Island Bere Island lies at the entrance to the magnificent Bantry Bay and guards the deep water[...]
Jul
18
Thu
2019
Jul 18 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
19
Fri
2019
Jul 19 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
19
Fri
2019
Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Before - A West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival Production [Sherkin Island] @ Sherkin Island Community Hall
8:00 pm
A father’s journey from the isolation of his Midlands home to the madness of O’Connell Street. Before is a new play with much music, set in Clery’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic[...]
Jul
19
Fri
2019
Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Spliced - A West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Production [Cape Clear] @ Cape Clear Coláiste
8:00 pm
One man’s struggle to become an individual outside of the sporting institution that raised him Timmy is contemplating his 21 years playing GAA. He loves it. He hates it. Honest, brave and hard-hitting, Spliced is[...]
Jul
20
Sat
2019
Bere Island Parkrun @ Rerrin GAA Club
Jul 20 @ 9:30 am – 10:45 am
Bere Island Parkrun @ Rerrin GAA Club | Cork | Ireland
9:30 am
Enjoy a parkrun the Wild Atlantic Way when you join us on Bere Island for our weekly, timed 5k run! The views across Bantry Bay are spectacular, and the event is suitable for all abilities:[...]
Jul
20
Sat
2019
Jul 20 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
20
Sat
2019
Jul 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Before - A West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival Production [Bere Island]
8:00 pm
A father’s journey from the isolation of his Midlands home to the madness of O’Connell Street. Before is a new play with much music, set in Clery’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic[...]
Jul
20
Sat
2019
Jul 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Bernard Casey on Cape Clear! @ Club Cléire
8:00 pm
Club Cléire presents the hilarious Bernard Casey on Saturday 20th July on Cape Clear Island Tickets to see the much-loved Irish comedian are on sale in the Club and also in the tourist office and[...]
Jul
21
Sun
2019
26
Fri
2019
Jul 21 @ 10:00 am – Jul 26 @ 4:00 pm
Sherkin Island Vocal Workshop 2019 (Novices) @ Sherkin Island | Cork | Ireland
10:00 am
Develop your vocal skills with a professional voice coach on West Cork’s Sherkin Island Learn how to sing with freedom and confidence in this vocal workshop led by professional singer, voice teacher, and music director[...]
Jul
21
Sun
2019
Jul 21 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
23
Tue
2019
Aug
7
Wed
2019
Jul 23 – Aug 7 all-day
Two-Week Irish Language Residential Course [Leaving Cert Preparation Course] @ Coláiste Pobail Chléire
12:00 am
A two-week Leaving Cert preparation course focused on the Irish language gives young people an amazing way to improve their language skills This two-week residential course on Cape Cleare concentrates on pupils who enter 6th[...]
Jul
23
Tue
2019
Aug
7
Wed
2019
Jul 23 – Aug 7 all-day
Two-Week Irish Language Residential Course [Pre-Junior and Pre-Leaving Certs] @ Coláiste Pobail Chléire
12:00 am
A two-week residential Irish language course on Cape Clear gives young people an amazing way to improve their language skills This is a residential t wo-week course intended to develop the pupils’ ability in Irish,[...]
Jul
23
Tue
2019
Jul 23 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Crowman - A West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival Production [Whiddy Island] @ Rerrin Lecture Theatre
8:00 pm
Dan measures out his life by the amount of funerals he has to attend every week! ‘Set in a sparsely decorated kitchen, this intimate one-man show starring Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables) feels like a window into[...]
Jul
25
Thu
2019
Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour (East) @ Bere Island [Tours Run Weekly - see forms below for dates]
Jul 25 @ 11:50 am – 1:20 pm
Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour (East) @ Bere Island [Tours Run Weekly - see forms below for dates]
11:50 am
Our Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour East is a great way to discover the fascinating past of Bere Island. The island lies at the entrance to the magnificent Bantry Bay and guards the deep water[...]
Jul
25
Thu
2019
Jul 25 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
26
Fri
2019
Jul 26 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
27
Sat
2019
Bere Island Parkrun @ Rerrin GAA Club
Jul 27 @ 9:30 am – 10:45 am
Bere Island Parkrun @ Rerrin GAA Club | Cork | Ireland
9:30 am
Enjoy a parkrun the Wild Atlantic Way when you join us on Bere Island for our weekly, timed 5k run! The views across Bantry Bay are spectacular, and the event is suitable for all abilities:[...]
Jul
27
Sat
2019
Jul 27 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
27
Sat
2019
Jul 27 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Crowman - A West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival Production [Bere Island] @ Rerrin Lecture Theatre
8:00 pm
Dan measures out his life by the amount of funerals he has to attend every week! ‘Set in a sparsely decorated kitchen, this intimate one-man show starring Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables) feels like a window into[...]
Jul
27
Sat
2019
Jul 27 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Crowman - A West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival Production [Sherkin Island] @ Sherkin Community Hall
8:00 pm
Dan measures out his life by the amount of funerals he has to attend every week! ‘Set in a sparsely decorated kitchen, this intimate one-man show starring Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables) feels like a window into[...]
Jul
28
Sun
2019
Jul 28 @ 12:15 pm
Lonehort Battery Guided Tours
12:15 pm
Visit Lonehort Battery to learn about Bere Island’s fascinating military history Bere Island Projects Group is restoring Lonehort Battery as a visitor attraction and, with Phase One complete, this section is now open for guided[...]
Jul
29
Mon
2019
Aug
2
Fri
2019
Jul 29 – Aug 2 all-day
Bere Island Sailing Week 2019 @ Lawrence Cove | Cork | Ireland
12:00 am
Bere Island Sailing Week 2019 is a great opportunity to learn sailing skills in beautiful West Cork The annual Sailing Week has been a huge success since it begain in 2015. The programme will consist[...]
Jul
30
Tue
2019
Aug
1
Thu
2019
Jul 30 @ 2:56 pm – Aug 1 @ 3:56 pm
2:56 pm
Children’s Summer Camp at the GAA Pitch with sports, games and arts and crafts
Jul
30
Tue
2019
Jul 30 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm
The Cat's Mother - West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival [Heir Island] @ Island Cottage Gallery
7:30 pm
The Cat’s Mother is a dark comedy asking how far you are willing to go for your own family? In the play, which is coming to the West Cork Islands this summer as part of[...]
Aug
1
Thu
2019
Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour (West) @ Bere Island [Regular Tours - Full Dates Below]
Aug 1 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour (West) @ Bere Island [Regular Tours - Full Dates Below]
12:00 pm
A Bere Island Heritage Bus Tour West is a great way to discover the fascinating past of Bere Island Bere Island lies at the entrance to the magnificent Bantry Bay and guards the deep water[...]
June – August 2019 Jun – Aug 2019

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