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Cork has competitive drama, anniversary gigs and a festive ballet lined up this week.
The Cork One Act Drama Festival at Cork Arts Theatre runs four nights with three drama clubs on each, while The Undertones mark 50 years at Cyprus Avenue with Teenage Kicks on the list.
Cork City Ballet's The Nutcracker is at Cork Opera House from Thursday. Beatles fans have The Mersey Beatles at The Everyman on Wednesday, marking 60 years since Revolver.
This is our pick of what's on this week. As always for a full event list check out the complete guide.
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Cork One Act Drama Festival
Wednesday 4 to Saturday 7 November · Cork Arts Theatre
Twelve one-act productions over four nights, with three amateur drama clubs on stage each evening. The festival is part of a national competition for qualifying places in December's All-Ireland One Act Finals, and awards are presented on the final night.
The Undertones – 50th Anniversary Tour
Thursday 5 November · Cyprus Avenue
The Derry punk band celebrate 50 years on their Irish anniversary dates, with Teenage Kicks, Jimmy Jimmy and Here Comes the Summer among the songs.
The Nutcracker
Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 November · Cork Opera House
Cork City Ballet's family production takes you from a Land of Snow to a Kingdom of Sweets, with Tchaikovsky's score, costumes and a full corps de ballet.
Evening shows start at 20:00, and Saturday also has a 14:30 matinee.
The Mersey Beatles
Wednesday 4 November · 20:00 · The Everyman
A Liverpool-born Beatles tribute with an all-new show for 2026. It marks 60 years since Revolver and the hits of 1966, and runs from the early mop-top hits to the later work.
Emma Langford
Friday 6 November · 20:00 · Briery Gap, Main Street, Macroom, Cork
Her debut album Quiet Giant won the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award for Best Emerging Artist in 2018. The Limerick singer-songwriter mixes contemporary Irish folk with folk tales, humour and anecdotes, and her second album Sowing Acorns includes The Winding Way Down to Kells Bay and Birdsong.
Intricate
Friday 6 November · 20:00 · The Roundy
West Cork indie rock band Intricate released their debut single Getting Close in May, a melodic mix with influences from The Kooks and Sam Fender. They filled The Roundy in July and are back in November.
Shrek Rave
Friday 6 November · 21:00 · Cyprus Avenue
DJs play techno, house, EDM, drum and bass and Shrek remixes, and live Shrek characters host a karaoke competition, onion-eating contests and dance battles. Come dressed in green or as a Shrek character for the Best Dressed prize.
Jenny Greene
Saturday 7 November · 20:00 · Savoy, Drawbridge Street, Cork
An Irish DJ back at Savoy for a night of electronic dance music. She has reworked dance classics for a 48-piece orchestra with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and headlined her own show at Dublin's Olympia Theatre in 2025.
The Frank & Walters Acoustic Show
Saturday 7 November · 20:00 · The Richmond Revival
Paul Linehan of The Frank and Walters is at the centre of an acoustic duo show drawing on nearly 30 years of songs, from the hits to older tracks. The band has released seven studio albums.
The Year Grunge Broke
Saturday 7 November · 20:00 · Sea Church
A grunge and '90s alternative rock show covering Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains. The group has nearly a million social media followers and has played across Europe, Ireland and the UK.
West Electronica
Saturday 7 November · Connolly's of Leap, Co. Cork
A night of house, tech, progressive and tribal electronic music, with Slip (Tribal Chieftains) and Trawler Boys on the lineup and wood-fired pizza on the side.
David O'Doherty: Highway to the David Zone
Friday 6 November · 20:00 · Ballymaloe Grainstore, Shanagarry
A new show of talk, songs and asides, some of them delivered mid-song and while walking around the stage. You might know him from 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo or the What Did You Do Yesterday? podcast.
Samhain 26: Seán Ronayne – Untold Sounds
Saturday 7 November · 14:30 · De Barra's Folk Club, 55 Pearse Street, Clonakilty
A new talk of little-known stories about Irish wildlife sound, with selections played from an archive of more than 28,000 recordings of birds, mammals, insects, whales, fish and plants.
Pan's Labyrinth (20th Anniversary)
Sunday 8 to Wednesday 11 November · Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork
Guillermo del Toro's film turns 20. In 1944 Francoist Spain, a girl who loves fairy tales moves with her pregnant mother into the home of her cruel army captain stepfather. At night a fairy leads her to a faun in a labyrinth, who says she is a princess and must pass three dangerous tests to prove it.
Glucksman Craft & Design Fair 2026
Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November · The Glucksman
More than 50 selected makers show textiles, jewellery, print, ceramics, stationery, furniture, glass and woodturning, with an emphasis on sustainably made pieces.
Opening hours are 13:00 to 19:00 on Friday, 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and 11:00 to 17:00 on Sunday.
Creative Workshop – Write and Paint Your Own Calaverita
Date to be confirmed · St Peter's, North Main Street, Cork
Write and decorate your own calaverita in a hands-on Día de Muertos workshop.
Space Fest
Saturday 7 to Wednesday 11 November · The Marina Market, Cork
For a full overview of all events on this week in Cork check out our event listings page
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