West Cork Festivals & Events – ‘August‘, is a detailed listing of all festival/event fundraisers, workshops & online services organised by our group-listing members for the month of August. Local support is a vital source of funding and is essential for all of our groups in order for them to maintain their activities & services.
Listings are in chronological order and then event. If you would like to be included in our listings, please go to contact@westcorkcommunity.ie and send your details.
Festivals/Events | Online | Workshops
Festivals/Events:
8(07)-28 West Cork Artists Exhibition Bantry (Marino Church) 083 421 6252 www.hammondgallery.com
14(07)-12 West Cork Fit Up Theatre Festival Varied www.fit-uptheatrefestival.com
29(07)-6 Festival By the Sea Castletownbere FB: CastletownbereDA
30(07)-27 “Of Granite” Exhibition Clonakilty (Gallery Asna) 11am – 5pm 023 883 4719 FB: ClonArts
30(07)-6 Maureen O’Hara Blair Festival of Golf Glengarriff (Golf Club) 027 63150 GlenGC
31(07)-6 Ardfield Summer Festival Ardfield FB: ArdfieldSummerFestival
1-31 Clonakilty Makers Trail Clonakilty 023 883 6543 www.greendotdesignshop.com
1-31 Cork Craft Month Varied Locations 021 436 8365 www.corkcraftanddesign.com
1-31 Kilmurry Independance Museum Exhibition Beal na Blath 2pm – 5pm 021 733 6932 www.kilmurrymuseum.ie
1-31 Michael Collins Diaries 1918-1922 Clonakilty (Michael Collins House Museum) 9am – 6pm www.michaelcollinshouse.ie
1-31 “Townlands” Summer Exhibition Clonakilty (The Loft Gallery) 9.30am – 5.30pm FB: TheLoftGalleryClon
1-31 West Cork Garden Trail Various Locations www.westcorkgardentrail.com
1 De Courcey Harvest Day Ballinspittle 087 2667 296 FB: DeCourceyVintageClub
2 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
2-7 Bere Island Festival Bere Island 027 75099 www.bereisland.net
2-5 Calves Week Sailing Regatta Schull www.shsc/calves.ie
2 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
3-5 Ahakista Family Festival Ahakista 027 50535 FB: AhakistaFestival
4-14 “10 Hands” Craft Exhibition Ballydehob (Aisling Art Gallery) 4pm 087 225 8836 FB: LoveSchull
4 Gemma Magna (Soprano +) Castletownsend (St. Barrahane’s Church) 8pm 086 226 4797 www.barrahanemusic.ie
4 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
4 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
5 BBQ Fundraiser Skibbereen Eagle (Tragumna) 7pm 028 22148
5-7 Bere Island Summer Festival Bere Island 027 75099 FB: BereIslandCork
5 Centenary Open Day Bantry (Garda Station) Bantry 2pm – 5pm 027 20860 FB: BallyCommAlert
5 Cocktail & Party Night Fundraiser Baltimore (Sailing Club) 6pm FB: CourtmacLifeboat
5 Coffee Morning Fundraiser Bantry (St. Brendan’s Church) 10am – 12.30pm
5-14 Rosscarbery Family Festival Rosscarbery FB: RosscarberyFamilyFestival
5-17 “Totems Of The Highway” Art Exhibition Schull (Blue House Gallery) www.bluehousegalleryschull.com
5-7 West Cork Flow Festival Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) www.westcorkflowfestival.ie
5-7 West Cork History Festival Skibbereen 087 356 1871 www.westcorkhistoryfestival.org
6-8 Bantry BBQ Festival Bantry (Various) 027 50229/085 870 1268
6-27 “Folk” Visual Arts Exhibition Skibbereen (Levis’ Quay) 11am – 5pm www.westcorkcreates.com
6-7 Schull Regatta Schull FB: SchullRegatta
6-7 Travara Shooting/Fishing Festival Eyeries FB: EyeriesTidyTowns
6 Tri Na Mona Sprint Triathlon Skibbereen (Tragumna Strand) FB: KinsaleTriClub
7 Classic Car/Truck/Tractor Show Ballinacarriga (GAA Grounds) 11am (reg)/2.30pm(start) 089 450 7048 FB: WCVintageClub
7 Coffee Morning/Cake Sale Fundraiser Durrus 11am – 3pm 085 273 0731 FB: MuintirBhaireFC
7 Hill Walking Carriganass to Gougane (Grade B) 9.30am 023 883 3250 www.clonakiltyhillwalkingclub.com
7 Motorcycle Run Fundraiser Skibbereen (Minihane’s Bar, Lisheen) 083 014 0474 FB: WCMCC
8 Clothes Sale Fundraiser Gaggin (Community Hall) 7pm – 8pm 086 359 6489 FB: ThisIsBandon
8-14 Her Outdoor Week Varied Activities/Locations FB: LoveSchull
8-13 Swim Week Cape Clear Island www.capeclearisland.ie
9 Annual Coffee Morning Fundraiser Baltimore (Sailing Club) 11am – 12.30pm FB: BaltimoreTidyTowns
9 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
9 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
10-19 Taichi & Qigong Retreat Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 086 062 1471 www.ansanctoir.ie
11 Active Islands Run Series Heir Island 086 061 2756 FB: BereIsland
11 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
11 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
11 West Cork Choral Singers Castletownsend (St. Barrahane’s Church) 086 226 4797 www.barrahanemusic.ie
11 Women On The Water Fundraiser Swim Baltimore 11am 028 20426 FB: BaltimoreSC
12 24hr Spin-a-thon Innishannon (Spinning Studio) 8pm 087 275 3743 FB: LisheenHouse
12-21 Bandon Walled Town Festival Bandon FB: BandonWTF
12 “Beal na Blath” Exhibition Clonakilty (Kilmurray Museum) 7.30pm 021 733 6932
12-14 Dunmanway Arts Weekend Dunmanway 087 793 1807 FB: DunFRC
12-14 Durrus Summer Festival Durrus FB: Goleen&District
12-14 Self-Compassion Retreat Castletownbere (Dzogchen Centre) 027 73032 FB: DzogchenBBMC
12-14 Skibbereen Soul & Blues Festival Skibbereen FB: SoulDriven
12-14 West Cork Rare Books Fair Skibbereen (Inish Beg Estate) 087 102 5412 www.westcorkbookfair.com
13 Active Islands Run Series Cape Clear 086 061 2756 FB: BereIsland
13-21 Ballydehob Summer Festival Ballydehob FB: BallydehobSummerFestival
13 Beach BBQ Ballinspittle 5pm – 7pm FB: BallinspittleTidyTowns
13-21 Ellen Hutchins Festival (Botanical) Bantry 027 50229 www.ellenhutchins.com
13 Great Wild Atlantic Marathon Walk All Day FB: BarryroeGAA
13-14 Irish Coastal Rowing Championships Schull FB: CourtmacsherryRC
13-21 National Heritage Week Varied www.heritageweek.ie
13 Open Day (Kilfaughnabeg Church) Glandore 10am – 6pm 086 320 2073 FB: UnionHallRNLI
13 Skibbereen Golf Classic Skibbereen (Golf Club) 028 21533 FB: SkibbereenRFC
13 Tipp Rugby Blitz (Boys/Girls – Age 8-14) Timoleague (GAA Pitch) 3pm – 5pm FB: ClonakiltyRFC
13 Touch Tanks Lough Hyne (North Pier) 11.15am 028 40900 FB: SkibbHeritage
14 Catherine Duggan Memorial Open Sports Bandon (Town Park) FB: ThisIsBandon
14 Charity Vintage Working Day Clonakilty (O’Leary Family Farm) 087 670 0620 FB: WCVintagePloughing
14 Bandon AC Open Sports Day Bandon (Town Park) 087 113 5500 FB: BanAC
14 Hill Walk & Outdoor Theatre Sam’s Cross Monument 2pm 023 885 8676
14 “Love’s, Labour’s, Lost” (Play) Bantry (Bantry House) 6pm 027 50229 FB: BantryDTA
14-22 Michael Collins Centenary Festival Clonakilty www.michaelcollinsfestival.ie
14-21 Newcestown Summer Festival Newcestown FB: NewcestownSummerFestival
14 Sunflower Harvest Ukraine Fundraiser Schull (Gunpoint) FB: Goleen&District
14 “Timeline of Clonakilty Junction at Gaggin 1866-1961” Exhibition 4pm 086 220 2029 FB: DuchasClon
14 Walking Trail Beara (Hungry Hill) 086 604 3550 www.bandonhillwalkingclub.com
15-18 West Cork Runners Retreat Bere Island 6pm 086 239 1987 www.westcorkislands.com
16-21 Golf Ladies 18 Hole Competition Clonakilty (Golf Club) 023 883 3552 FB: ClonakiltyGC
16 Golf Ladies Singles Kinsale (Golf Club) 021 477 4722 FB: KinsaleGC
16 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
16 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
17 Big Beach Clean Up West Cork+ www.corksafetyalerts.com
17 “Blue Dot” Book Launch Coomhola (The Stream School) 3pm FB: Coomholaborlin
17 Butterfly & Wildflower Walk Three Castle Head 1pm – 4pm FB: CorkNatureNetworks
17 “Happy Birthday Dear Alice” (Play) Baltimore (Community Hall) 8pm 028 22557 FB: SkibbereenTS
17 History of Ardfield Heritage Walk Ardfield (St. Jame.s Church) 3pm FB: WCVintageClub
18-21 Belgooly Summer Festival Belgooly (GAA Club) 086 310 0641 FB: BelgoolyNoticeBoard
18 Dunmanway Historical Society AGM Dunmanway 7.30pm 023 885 6508 FB: DunmanwayHS
18 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
18 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
18 Historical Walking Tour Clonakilty 086 220 2029 FB: DuchasClonakilty
18 The Moynihans in Concert Castletownsend (St. Barrahane’s Church) 8pm 086 226 4797 www.barrahanemusic.ie
19-21 Gents Fourball Competition (Golg) Clonakilty (Golf Club) 023 883 3552 FB: ClonakiltyGC
19/20 “Happy Birthday Dear Alice” (Play) Baltimore (Community Hall) 8pm 028 22557 FB: SkibbereenTS
19-21 Inchigeela Festival – (Part 1) Inchigeela FB: InchigeelaFestival
19 Michael Collins Centenary Celebration Lisavaird 7.15pm 086 250 6418 www.michaelcollinshouse.ie
20 10 Miler Road Race Cork City FB: ClonRR
20 Active Islands Run Series Sherkin Island 086 061 2756 FB: BereIsland
20/21 Bilberry Boreen History & Literary Festival Inchigeela FB: BilberryBoreen
20-31 “The Golden Age” Art Exhibition Schull (Blue House Gallery) www.bluehousegalleryschull.com
20 Wild Birds Talk Rosscarbery (Celtic Ross) 2.30pm – 4.30pm 087 121 5256 www.birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
21 Baltimore Ring Fort Talk Baltimore (Community Hall) 3pm – 4pm FB: BaltimoreIrl
21 Family Fun Day Bandon 12am – 5pm FB: ThisIsBandon
21 Family Fun Day & BBQ Mealagh Valley (Community Hall) 3pm – 6pm 086 205 5327 FB: MVCommunity
21 Fundraiser Swim Glandore 12pm 086 320 2073 FB: UnionHallRNLI
21 Hill Walking Temple Hill (Grade B) 087 652 6343 9.30am www.clonakiltyhillwalkingclub.com
21 Michael Collins Evening Bandon (Munster Arms) 8pm 023 884 1562 FB: ThisIsBandon
21 Michael Collins Wreath Laying ceremony Sam’s Cross 11am – 12pm 023 885 8676
21 Vintage Vechile Run Crossbarry FB: CrossbarryCommunityActionGroup
22 Beal na Blath Bus Tour Clonakilty (Depart) 5pm 086 811 3317
22 South Munster Senior Gents Open (Golf) Clonakilty (Golf Club) 023 883 3552 FB: ClonakiltyGC
23(07)-10(09) Beyond Drawing Exhibition Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 028 22090 www.westcorkartscentre.com
23 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
23 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
23 Spoken Word (Poetry) Clonakilty (DeBarra’s) 8.30pm 023 883 3381
24 “Happy Birthday Dear Alice” (Play) Baltimore (Community Hall) 8pm 028 22557 FB: SkibbereenTS
24-28 Masters of Traditions Music Festival Bantry 027 52788 www.westcorkmusic/traditions.ie
24 Open Studio Day Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 028 22090 FB: WestCorkArtsCentre
24 Zero Waste Open Market Leap (Myross Wood House) 10am – 2pm FB: Cecas.ie
25 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
25 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
26 Dip Into The Blue (Swim) Inchydoney Beach 11am 087 277 2732 FB: ClonakiltyCRC
26 Family Fun Afternoon Bantry (Hairy Henry Care Farm) 2pm – 5pm 087 938 9876 www.hairyhenry.com
26/27 “Happy Birthday Dear Alice” (Play) Baltimore (Community Hall) 8pm 028 22557 FB: SkibbereenTS
26-28 Inchigeela Festival – (Part 2) Inchigeela FB: InchigeelaFestival
26 RNLI Fundraier Night & BBQ Kinsale (Yacht Club) 087 295 4146 FB: Kinsale&DockRC
26 Solas Fire Arts Festival Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 9.30pm 083 896 0036 FB: SolasFAF
27/28 Charity Bungee Jump Courtmacsherry 023 884 6600 FB: CourtmacsherryLifeboat
27 Eugene Cronin Memorial Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryHospice
27/28 Old Head Lighthouse Open Days 9.30am – 5pm FB: BelgoolyNoticeBoard
27 Solas Fire Arts Festival Ballydehob (Village) 9.30pm 083 896 0036 FB: SolasFAF
28 Ball Run Competition & BBQ Eyeries 1pm FB: EyeriesFamilyFestival
28 Clonakilty RFC Tag Day & BBQ Clonakilty (Rugby Club) FB: ClonakiltyRFC
28 Coffee Morning Fundraiser Courtmacsherry (Hotel) 10am FB: BandonCycling
28 Walking Trail Killarney-Kenmare Butter Road 086 604 3550 www.bandonhillwalkingclub.com
28 West Cork Yoga Retreat Ballyrisode Beach FB: WestCorkYogaFestival
29 Coffee Morning Fundraiser Drimoleague (Parish Hall) 10am – 3pm FB: DrimoleagueCG
30 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
30 Heritage Guided Walk Bantry (Tourist Office) 11am 027 50229 FB: BantryD&TA
Online:
1-31 LGBTQIA+ Resources 023 885 6818 FB: DunFRC
1-31 (Thur) Loving Kind Meditation 9.30am-10.15am FB: DDBMC
1-31 (Tues) Time To Meditate 9.30am-10.15am FB: DDBMC
1-31 (Wed) VOICE for the Disabled 1 hour 087 718 9237
13 Aldi Community Games FB: Community Games
Workshops:
1-31 (Sat) Junior Sailing Club (Aged 10-16) Schull 086 240 9249 www.shsc.ie
1-31 (Tues) Meet & Train Fit 4 Life Clonakilty AC 6.30pm FB: ClonRRAC
1-31 Mind, Body & Soul (Varied) Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 083 896 0036 www.ansanctoir.ie
1-31 (Fri) Move2Meditate Beara (Dzogchen Meditation Centre) 10.30am-12pm 027 73032 FB: DBBMC
1-4 Kid’s Camp Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 083 896 0036 www.ansanctoir.ie
1-5 Munster Rugby Youth Summer Camp Kinsale (Rugby Club) 9.30am – 1pm FB: KinsaleRFC
3 Inclusive Dance Class Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 3pm – 4.30pm 086 060 4647 www.ansanctoir.ie
2-3 Kid’s Art & Action Summer Camp (Aged 4-10) Castletownbere 11am – 1.30pm/1.30pm – 4pm 027 70998 FB: BWFRC
2-5 Kid’s Summer Art Camp Kinsale (St. Multose Hall) 10am-1pm 086 836 6002 FB: ThisIsBandon
2-5 Kids Yoga Summer Camp Bandon (Town Hall) 10am-12.30pm 085 236 1317 FB: YogaBeoga
2-5 Shooting Stars Basketball Camp (Aged 8-13) Skibbereen (Sports Centre) FB: SkibbSC
8-12 Kids Yoga Summer Camp Bandon (Town Hall) 10am-12.30pm 085 236 1317 FB: YogaBeoga
9 Contemporary Dance Class Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 5pm – 6.30pm +491763323607 www.ansanctoir.ie
9 Inclusive Dance Class Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 3pm – 4.30pm 086 060 4647 www.ansanctoir.ie
9-11 Multi Activity Teen Camp (Aged 13+) Ahamilla (Sports Ground) 2pm – 5pm 086 032 7866 FB: DunFRC
9-11 Summer Cycling Camp (Aged 3-5/5-7/8-11) Dunmanway (FRC) 023 885 6818 FB: WestCorkCC
11-14 Summer Art Camp Clonakilty (School of Painting) 087 718 4399 www.ps.jameswaller.org
15-19 Tennis Summer Camp (Aged 6-8/9-12) Kinsale (Tennis Club) FB: KinsaleTC
16-19 Kid’s Art & Action Summer Camp (Aged 4-10) Castletownbere 11am – 1.30pm/1.30pm – 4pm 027 70998 FB: BWFRC
16-20(09) Women on Wheels Cycling Programme Skibbereen (Cycle Sense) 087 924 2222 FB: CycyleSenseIrl
22-26 Bandon Rugby Summer Camp (Age 7-14) Bandon (Rugby Club) 9.30am – 1.30pm FB: BandonRC
22 Contemporary Dance Class Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 5pm – 6.30pm +491763323607 www.ansanctoir.ie
22-26 GAA Cul Summer Camp (Aged 6-13) St. Colums GAA 087 907 6953 FB: St.ColumsGAA
22 (6Wks – Mon) Let’s Have A Kick Of It (Ladies Soccer) 7pm 086 258 8127 FB: BandonAFC
22-26 Munster Rugby Yoth Summer Camp Skibbereen (Rugby Club) 9.30am – 1pm FB SkibbereenRFC
23-26 Kid’s Art & Action Summer Camp (Aged 4-10) Castletownbere 11am – 1.30pm/1.30pm – 4pm 027 70998 FB: BWFRC
25 Cork Volunteer Support Programme – Strategy & Recruitment FB: CorkSportsPartnership