EVENTS & FESTIVALS IN CORK

Titanic 2012

Cobh in Cork Harbour, was the last Port of Call for the ill-fated cruise liner Titanic. To mark the centenary of the Titanic’s voyage Cobh Town Council has initiated a programme of events running throughout the centenary year of 2012 to pay tribute to the Titanic and the people associated with her.
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Cork Opera House, May 2012

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May 2012

Cork Youth Chamber Orchestra – 19^th May

There is an evening with Internationally acclaimed Sopranos Majella Cullagh, Fiona Murphy, and the Cork Youth Chamber Orchestra, on Saturday May 19^th at 8pm in the beautiful and intimate surroundings of Triskel Christchurch, South Main St which provides a perfect setting of what promises to be a memorable evening of Opera and Chamber Music. Well known Corkonian George Hook who is celebrating 10 years with Newstalk Radio will be master of ceremonies on the night.

Cork Midsummer Festival 2012

21st June – 1st July

Cork Midsummer Festival is an annual 11 day city wide summer celebration of contemporary arts and culture, combining local, national and international events to deliver unique experiences that appeal to everyone. Enjoy world-class street entertainers, outdoor extravaganzas, international artists and home-grown talent. Initiated in 1997, and now in its 16th year, the festival will continue its tradition of unusual things in unusual places for 2012 – with theatre, off site performances, contemporary and popular music, participatory projects, mass free events, a family programme, circus, dance, debate, ideas, visual and conceptual art. More information to follow

Ocean to City Maritime Festival - a unique Cultural, Sport & Heritage festival

Saturday 2^nd June 2012

Festival Highlights: The 2012 festival kicks off with the Ocean to City 2012 - An Rás Mór on Saturday 2nd June – the race from Crosshaven to the Clarion Hotel Cork

• Street Entertainment on the Boardwalk at Lapps Quay outside the Clarion Hotel
• Boatbuilding demonstrations
• Live Music including both a band & DJ for the afternoon
• 'Give it a go' - rowing sessions
• Circumnavigation
• Children’s entertainment on the boardwalk

The festival aims to engage participation through boat building demonstrations, youth racing, model boat building, photography, exhibitions, traditional music, heritage boat trails and the Cork Harbour School which inspires and triggers action in policy and research through tourism, industry and sustainable practices.

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Movie Junction

Movie Junction is the world’s first covered, heated, tiered, fully catered drive-in movie theatre. And it´s right here in Cork. Watch the latest blockbusters, themed movies, and classic cinema from the comfort of your car as they bring you dinner, snacks and drinks, the sloping bays give you a perfect view, the canopy keeps you dry and the heaters keep you warm and fog-free.

Movie Junction is light years ahead of traditional drive-in movie theatres and a night at a regular cinema will seem, well, boring, after this.
Located in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, just 10km from the Clarion Hotel Cork on the N25 (Midleton/Waterford road) at the FOTA retail park.