West Cork Festivals & Events – ‘July‘, is a detailed listing of all festival/event fundraisers, workshops & online services organised by our group-listing members for the month of July. 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:
24(06)-3 West Cork Chamber Music Festival Bantry 027 52788 FB: WCMusic
25(06)-16 Members & Friends Exhibition Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 028 22090 www.westcorkartscentre.com
27(06)-9 Draw Mind Matters Exhibition Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 028 22090 www.westcorkartscentre.com
29 (06)-3 Tracton Music & Arts Festival Tracton (Minane Bridge) 021 477 4313 FB: Kin&DockRC
1-3 Relax, Refresh &Reconnect Retreat Beara (Dzogchen Meditation Centre) 027 73032 FB: DDBMC
1-3 The Heart of Cacoa Women’s Retreat Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 087 641 0414 www.answanctoir.ie
1-31 West Cork Garden Trail Various Locations www.westcorkgardentrail.com
1 Ahamilla 1st/2nd Year Disco Clonakilty (Ahamilla Complex) 9pm-12am FB: ClonGAA
1+4-7 The Brute McCarty/Who’s Who (x2 Plays) Baltimore+ FB: BaltimoreIrl
2 Buttervant Heritage Day Buttervant 027 51246 FB: BantryHistoricalSociety
2-23 “Decades” Art Exhibition Clonakilty (Asna Gallery) 023 883 4719 FB: Clonarts
2 “Extraordinary, Ordinary Women” Play Bere Island (Heritage Centre) 6pm 027 75956 FB: BereIslandHC
2 Old Time Fair Clonakilty All Day www.clonakilty.ie
2 South of Ireland Band Championship Clonakilty All Day 023 883 3226 www.soibc.ie
2 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Kerry Irish Community Air Ambulance 021 419 0999 FB ICAA
3 Dunmanway Agricultural Show Dunmanway (Showgrounds) All Day www.dunmanwayshow.com
3 Walking Trail Durrus (Mount Corrin Loop) 086 604 3550 www.bandonhillwalkingclub.com
5 Golf Ladies Open Day (Play in Pink – 4 Ball Team) Kinsale (Golf Club) 021 477 4722 FB: KinsaleGC
5-14 “Where The Stones Sing” Exhibition Sherkin Island
6 South Munster Senior Men’s Open Bantry (Golf Club) 027 50579 FB: BantryGC
7-21 Arts Exhibition (Rain & Shine) Kinsale (Gallery 23) 021 477 2234 www.kinsale.ie
7-10 Kinsale Arts Festival Kinsale www.kinsaleartsweekend.com
8 Bandon GAA Annual Golf Classic Bandon (Golf Club) 087 236 7222 FB: BandonGAA
8 “Rawney” EP Launch Clonakilty (DeBarra’s) 023 883 3381 www.debarra.ie
8-20 “Two Painters” Art Exhibition Schull (Blue House Gallery) www.bluehousegalleryschull.com
8-28(08) West Cork Artists Exhibition Bantry (Marino Church) 083 421 6252 www.hammondgallery.com
8-15 West Cork Literary Festival Bantry 027 52788 www.westcorkmusic/literary.ie
8-10 Writers Retreat Bere Island 027 75099 FB: BereIsland
9 10Km Charity Swim Rosscarbery (Galley Head) www.evenbrite.com
9 70th Anniversary Skibbereen RFC Celebrations Skibbereen (Rugby Club) FB: SkibbereenRFC
9 Barryroe Agricultural Show Barryroe (GAA Grounds) 083 136 0018 www.barryroeshow.com
9 Bere Island Midsummer Run Bere Island 086 061 2756 FB: BearaAthletics
9 Festival Table Quiz Bere Island (Hotel) 8pm 027 75099 FB: BereIsland
9-10 Scratch Cups Golf Tournament Bantry (Golf Club) 027 50579 FB: BantryGC
9 Wild Atlantic Mizen Cycle All Day www.wildatlanticmizencycle.com
10 Hill Walking Carran (Grade B) 10am 087 652 6343 www.clonakiltyhillwalkingclub.com
11 Literary-Arts Magazine Launch Bantry (Library) 1pm 027 52788 www.westcorkmusic.ie
12 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
13 Choral Concert (Free) Bandon (St. Peter’s Church) 8pm FB: ThisIsBandon
14 40th Music Festival (1) Castletownsend (St. Barrahane’s Church) 086 226 4797 www.barrahanemusic.ie
14-7(08) ‘Fit Up’ Theatre Festival Various 086 045 4458 www.fit-uptheatrefestival.com
14 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
15 Dinner & Talk with Steve Redmond Baltimore (Sailing Club) 7.30pm 028 20622 FB: BaltimoreIrl
15-17 Eyeries Family Festival Eyeries www.eyeries.ie/festival
15-17 Summer Arts Exhibition Ballygurteen 11am-5pm www.sarahodson.com
15 “The Estate” Play Bere Island (Heritage Centre) 6pm 083 091 7648 FB: BereIslandHC
16 Coffee Morning & Fundraiser Clonakilty (GAA Club) 10am-1pm 023 887 8370 FB: ClonGAA
16 Crossmahon-Bandon Crossroads Bash Fundraiser Crossmahon Bar 023 881 7029 FB: CBCBash
16-17 Garden & Galleries Festival Innishannon FB: InnishannonTidyTowns
16 St. Fachtna’s Silver Band Skibbereen (Market) 11.30am 089 429 8852 www.skibbereensilverband.net
17 Deep Time Reflection Day Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 10am-5pm 085 781 8137 www.ansanctoir.ie
17 Summer Comedy Night Rossmore (Theatre) 086 448 1086 www.rossmoretheatre.com
17 Walking Trail Priest’s Leap 086 604 3550 www.bandonhillwalkingclub.com
19 Coffee Morning Fundraiser Baltimore (Wild Atlantic Pool) 028 20622
19 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
21 40th Music Festival (2) Castletownsend (St. Barrahane’s Church) 086 226 4797 www.barrahanemusic.ie
21 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
21 The Carbery Show Skibbereen (Showgrounds) All Day 086 308 2140 FB: CarberyShow
22-1(08) Courtmacsherry Harbour Festival Courtmacsherry FB: CourtmacsherryHarbourFestival
22-31 Skibbereen Arts Festival Skibbereen+ www.skibbereenartsfestival.com
22-3(08) “Views From Mount Gabriel” Art Exhibition Schull (Blue House Gallery) www.bluehousegalleryschull.com
23-10(09) Beyond Drawing Exhibition Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 028 22090 www.westcorkartscentre.com
23-29 Feel Good Festival Skibbereen 085 2611814 FB: SkibbFGF
23 Mizen Looper Charity Cycle 086 823 8424 FB: MizenLooper
24 Hill Walking Brandon (Grade A) 087 271 9072 www.clonakiltyhillwalkingclub.com
24 KTC Kidathlon Kinsale (Dock Beach) 9.30am 087 285 7719 FB: KinsaleTriClub
24 “Slow Tide” Dance Performance Skibbereen (Lissard Estate) 2pm & 4pm 028 22090 www.westcorkartscentre.com
25-28 West Cork Runners Retreat Bere Island 6pm 086 239 1987 www.westcorkislands.com
26 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
26 Whiddy Family Fun Day Whiddy Island 11am FB: BantrySailingClub
27 Zero Waste Market Leap (Myross Wood House) FB: Cecas.ie
28 40th Music Festival (3) Castletownsend (St. Barrahane’s Church) 086 226 4797 www.barrahanemusic.ie
28 Guided Walking Trail (Free) Rosscarbery 11am – 12.30pm 087 436 2630 FB: CelticRoss
29 5 Mile Regatta Kinsale (GAA Pitch) 7.30pm FB: KinsaleTriClub
29 Ballabuidhe Horse Fair Dunmanway FB: BallabuidheHorseFair
29-6(08) Festival By the Sea Castletownbere FB: CastletownbereDA
29 St. Mary’s GAA Golf Classic Macroom (Golf Club) 086 353 0417 FB: St.MarysGAA
30-6(08) Maureen O’Hara Blair Festival of Golf Glengarriff (Golf Club) 027 63150 GlenGC
30 Swim-A-Thon Fundraiser Bantry (Bay) 5.30pm 086 815 1696 FB: BantryBaySailing
31 Ahiohill Vintage Harvest Day Ahiohill 086 816 3875 FB: AhiohillVintageClub
31 Annual Wreath Laying Ceromony (RNLI) Castletownbere 12pm FB: CourtmacLifeboat
31-6(08) Ardfield Summer Festival Ardfield FB: ArdfieldSummerFestival
31 Fair Days Folk Music Clonakilty (Outdoors) 2pm-10pm 023 8869268 www.camusfarm.ie
31 Kinsale RNLI Open Day Kinsale 2pm – 5pm FB: KinsaleRNLI
31 Union Hall RNLI Coffee Morning 11am Glandore (Casey’s Bar) FB: UnionHallRNLI
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
7/8/11/22 Ecological Economics For All www.eefa.com
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 (Fri) Move2Meditate Beara (Dzogchen Meditation Centre) 10.30am-12pm 027 73032 FB: DBBMC
2 GAA Foundation Level Training Bandon (GAA) 10am-2.30pm 085 161 1703 FB: BanGAA
4-8 Theatre Summer Camp (Aged 4-12) Ballineen/Enniskeane (BEDA Hall) 10am-2pm FB: ThisIsBandon
5-7 Kid’s Fitness Summer Camp Skibbereen (Sports Centre) 10am-1pm 028 22624 FB: SkibbereenSC
5-7 Kid’s Pottery Summer Camp Skibbereen (Cre Pottery Studio) 10.30am-12.30pm 028 22913 www.cps.com
5-7 Multi Activity Teen Camp (Free) Dunmanway (Doheny’s GAA) 086 032 7866 FB: DunFRC
6-8 Learning Outdoors Summer Camp (Age 5-7 10.30am-1pm/8-12 2pm-4.30pm) Lough Hyne FB: LO.ie
8 Remote Workers Coffee Event Dunmanway (Brookpark) 11am FB: ThisIsBandon
11 Placard Making Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 12pm-3pm 028 22090 www.westcorkartscentre.com
11-15 Kid’s Summer Art Camp Bandon (Grammer School) 10am-1pm 086 836 6002 FB: ThisIsBandon
11-14 Summer Art Camp (age 9-18) Clonakilty (School of Painting) 2pm-5pm 087 718 4399 www.ps.jameswaller.org
11-15 Urhan GAA Summer Camp Urhan 087 948 2685 FB: UrhanGAA
12-14 Kid’s Pottery Summer Camp Skibbereen (Cre Pottery Studio) 10.30am-12.30pm 028 22913 www.cps.com
16 Games for Artists & Non-Artists Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 028 22090 www.westcorkartscentre.com
18-22 Built It Lego Summer Camp (Aged 8-14) Skibbereen (Gaelscoil) 087 190 4174 www.evenbrite.ie
18-22 Kid’s Summer Art Camp Clonakilty (Showgrounds) 10am-1pm 086 836 6002 FB: ThisIsBandon
18-21 Summer Art Camp (age 9-18) Clonakilty (School of Painting) 2pm-5pm 087 718 4399 www.ps.jameswaller.org
18-22 Tennis Summer Camp (Aged 6-8/9-12) Kinsale (Tennis Club) FB: KinsaleTC
19-21 Kid’s Pottery Summer Camp Skibbereen (Cre Pottery Studio) 10.30am-12.30pm 028 22913 www.cps.com
20-22 Learning Outdoors Summer Camp (Age 5-7 10.30am-1pm/8-12 2pm-4.30pm) Lough Hyne FB: LO.ie
25-29 Clonakilty RFC Summer Camp (Boys/Girls 7-12 years) 087 352 3207 FB: ClonkiltyRFC
25-28 Future Stars Summer Camp (Aged 5-13) Skibbereen (Sports Centre) 028 22624 FB: SkibbSC
25-29 Kid’s Summer Art Camp Timoleague (Hall) 10am-1pm 086 836 6002 FB: ThisIsBandon
25-29 Summer Peil Camp (Aged 4+) 10am-1pm 087 953 7805 FB: BantryBluesGAA
25-29 Young Filmmakers Week 085 872 5789 FB: FirstCutYouthFilmFestival
26-29 Kid’s Art & Action Summer Camp (Aged 4-10) Castletownbere 11am – 1.30pm/1.30pm – 4pm 027 70998 FB: BWFRC
28 Dawn Painting Skibbereen (Lough Hyne) 5am-8am 028 22090 www.evenbrite.ie