West Cork Festivals & Events – ‘May‘, is a detailed listing of all festival/event fundraisers, workshops & online services organised by our group-listing members for the month of May. 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:
Bank Holiday Weekend Jazz & Arts Festival Ballydehob www.ballydehobjazzfestival.org
1-31 Cork City “10 Milers” Run Entries 086 061 2756 FB: BearaAC
1-31 Cork City Road Race Entries FB: ClonRR
1-31 Cork County Walking Month FB: WCStrokeSupportGroup
1-31 (Thurs) Golf Open Singles Entries Bandon 023 884 1111 FB: BandonGC
1-31 (Mon-Thurs) Golf 9 Hole Open Singles Clonakilty 023 883 3552 FB: ClonGC
1-31 (Fri) LGBTI+ Movie Nights Skibbereen FRC 7pm 087 905 3325 FB: SkibbFRC
1-31 May Day Mile Kinsale RNLI 027 477 2162 FB: KinRNLI
1-31 May Day Mile Union Hall RNLI 0876 320 2073 FB: KinRNLI
1-31 Various Skibbereen (49 North St) FB: 49NorthST
1-31 Various Leap (Myross Wood House) Cecas FB: cecas.ie
1-31 Various Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre 028 22090 FB: WCAC
1-21 Art Exhibition Clonakilty Community Arts Centre 11am-5pm FB: CCAC
5-8 Baltimore Fiddle Fair Various FB: BaltimoreIrl
6 Darkness Into Light Walk Dunmanway 4.15am FB: DunDL
6 Table Quiz Glengarriff (Scoil Fhaichna NS) 7.30pm 086 958 5086 FB: GCTG
7 Blackbird (Theatre) Ballydehob Community Hall Evening 085 182 4276 FB: BCH
7 Darkness Into Light Bantry (Bay) 5.30am FB: BantryBaySailing
7 Darkness Into Light Walk Castletownbere 4.15am CastleDL
7 Darkness Into Light Walk Clonakilty 4.15am FB: ClonDL
7 Darkness Into Light Walk Kinsale 4-15am FB: KinDL
7 Darkness Into Light Walk Newcestown GAA 4am 086 454 2173 FB: NewcestownGAA
7 Hog Roast & Music Inishbofin (The Beach Bar) 7pm FB: BereIslGAA
7 LGBTQ+ Sports & Social Open Day Cork City 5pm-7pm FB: LINCcork
8 Hill Walk Glengarriff (Tunnels to Barley Lake) 9.30am (Dur 6hrs) 087 610 6075 www.swg.com
8 Hockey Skills Day Fundraiser (Aged 10-13) Garryduff (Sports Centre) 10am-12.30pm 087 223 3933 FB: BandonHC
8 Pitch ‘n’ Putt Competition Entries Rosscarbery 087 660 2949 FB: RossPnP
8/15/22/29 Walking Group Skibbereen FB: SWG
9 Famine in Bantry Talk Bantry (Christian Fellowship Church) 8pm FB: BHS
9 Flower Club Gala Demo (GAA Pavilion, Ahamilla) Clonakilty 8pm 087 127 2269 FB: KGFC
9-30 Wellness Month (Various Events) Clonakilty 023 883 3702 Info
11 Clonakilty AFC AGM (All Welcome) Clonakilty (O’Donovans Hotel) 8pm FB: ClonAFC
12 Bingo Night Mealagh Valley (Community Hall) 8.30pm 086 205 5327 FB: MVCom
12 Golf Ladies Open Day Entries Bantry 027 50579 FB: BBGC
12 Beara Casualties 1916-1923 Talk Adrigole (The Caha Centre) 8pm 027 60909 FB: TCC
13 Concert for Ukraine Cork Opera House 021 427 0022 FB: AmnCork
13 Dinner Dance Clonakilty Fernhill House Hotel FB: ClonHC
14/15 Art Exhibition (Modes of Escape) Sherkin Island 12pm-6pm 028 22090 Dur: 6hrs FB: WCAC
14-20 Bike Week (Cycle Sense) Skibbereen 087 758 9716 FB: CycleSense
14 Golf Classic Clonakilty (Golf Club) FB: ClonakiltyAFC
14 Surf, Turf n Tar 10Km Marathon Rosscarbery 9am-12pm FB: STnTR
16-22 LGBTI+ Awareness Week Cork City 021 480 8600 FB: LINCcork
15 Biodiversity Scavenger Hunt Dunmanway 023 885 6818 FB: DunFRC
15 Birdwatch (Dawn Chorus) Leap (Myross Wood House) FB: BWIWC
15 Family Fun Bike Ride Bandon 10.30am FB: BandonCycling
15 Hill Walk Mullaghmesha (Meet Drimoleague Centra) 10am 087 415 3285 FB: CHWC
15 Kinsale RFC Underage BBQ Kinsale (Rugby Club) 2pm FB: KinsaleRFC
15-22 National Biodiversity Week Nationwide 056 777 0777 FB: THC
15 Open Air Theatre “Awful Auntie” Kinsale Community Centre 4pm 086 289 5075 FB: SaileSport
15 Road Walk Warren Beach 1.45pm (Dur 2.5hrs) 087 610 6075 www.swg.com
15 Sports Centre 30th Anniversary Open Day Skibbereen 2pm-4pm 028 22624 www.skibbsportscentre.ie
15 Sunday Sessions Music Bandon Stables Bar 087 295 4146 FB: K&DRC
15 Tour Da South Coast Cycle Kinsale (Minane Bridge) FB: KinsaleTriClub
16-31 Reflections Through Art Exhibition Clonakilty (CRC) 023 883 3702 FB: CCRC
17 LGB with the T Dunmanway FRC 10am-1pm 023 885 6818 FB: DunFRC
18 Bike Treasure Hunt Bandon (Il Caffe Italiano) 7pm FB: BandonCycling
18 LGB with the T Skibbereen FRC 10am-1pm 028 23572 FB: SkibbFRC
18 Open Ladies Day Golf Tournament Bandon (Golf Club) 023 884 1111 FB: BandonGC
20-22 Adrigole GAA Golf Classic Entries Bantry FB: AdrigoleGAA
20 Bingo Night Courtmacsherry (The Pier House) 8.30pm FB: BarryMnF
20 Golf Scramble (9 hole) & BBQ Bantry (Golf Club) 5.30pm 027 50579 FB: BantryGC
20-22 Golf 18 Hole Open Tournament Clonakilty (Golf Club) 023 883 3552 FB: ClonakiltyGC
20 Music with Ger Wolfe Skibbereen (Family Resource Centre) 086 787 2481 11am-1pm FB: 49NorthSt
20 Pub Quiz Ballydehob (The Sandboat Bar) 9pm FB: SchullAS
21 All Islands GAA Tournament Bere Island 027 75956 FB: BereHeritage
21 Biodiversity On Our Shores Adrigole (Trafask Beach) 12pm-3pm FB: BantryNKF
21 Charity Bike Run (Cork Stroke Support Centre) Blackrock FB: BandonCycling
21 Clonakilty RFC Golf Classic Clonakilty (Golf Club) 086 255 9799 FB: ClonakiltyRFC
21 Golf Memorial Trophy Entries Bantry 027 50579 FB: BBGC
21 Installation Launch Skibbereen (Uillinn Arts Centre) 3.30pm 028 22090 FB: UWC
21 Kinsale Voices & Dublin Welsh Male Voice Choir Kinsale (St. Multose Church) 7.30pm 085 872 5789 FB: KYSS
21 Morning Chorus With Bandon’s Birds Bandon 7.30am FB: CNCWC
21 Race Night (Irish Community Air Ambulance Kilcrohane (The Old Creamery) 8.30pm FB: KilDev
21 Women’s Sound Healing Session Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 2pm-4pm 083 856 7994 www.ansanctoir.ie
22 Historical Walk Schull 2.30pm-4.30pm www.skibbereenhistorical.ie
22 Intermediate Walk Durrus (Mt. Corrin Loop) 10.45am (Dur 3.5-4hrs) 087 610 6075 www.swg.com
22 Local Walk Bandon Hill Walkers (Kelleher’s) 9.30am (3hrs) FB: BanHWC
22 Rowing Schools Regatta Ardfield (Kilkern Lake) 086 848 9741 FB: CourtmacsherryRC
22 Vintage Club Car Run Clonakilty (Model Railway Village) FB: WestCorkVC
23 Dementia Info Evening Bantry (Maritime Hotel) 7pm-9pm Info
23 Forest Bathing Glengarriff (Bamboo Park) 10am-1pm 083 149 1543 FB: CahaCentre
24 Coffee Morning Clonakilty (NLN) 10am-12pm 087 231 6919 FB: ClonNLN
25 Voices of Camus Fundraiser Clonakilty (Camus Farm) 087 921 0022 www.camusfarm.ie
26-30 Fastnet Film Festival Schull www.fastnetfilmfestival.com
26 Foraging Walk Clonakilty (Town) 11am-12.30pm 923 883 3702 FB: CCRC
27-29 Baltimore Wooden Boats Festival Baltimore FB: BWBF
27 Family Fun Bingo Kinsale (AFC Clubhouse) 7.30pm FB: KinsaleAFC
27 Glaslinn Choir Bandon Town Hall 8pm FB: GlaslinnChoir
27 Kilbrittain GAA Annual Golf Classic Bandon (Golf Club) 023 884 1111 FB: KilbrittianGAA
27 Music Night (Fundraiser for An Sanctoir) Ballydehob (An Sanctoir) 083 896 0036 www.ansanctoir.ie
28 Astrology Talk Bandon (Library) 023 884 4830 FB: CoCoLib
28 Charity Cake Sale Bandon (Main St) 087 1135500 FB: BanAC
28 Community Games (Art, Various) Skibbereen Riverstick Hall FB: SCG
28 Fundraiser Night (Air Ambulance, CUH, ICU) Bere Island (O’Donoghue’s Bar) 027 75099 FB: BIC
28 Grease (The Movie) Sing-Along Clonakilty (Park Cinema) 8pm 086 375 3986 FB: DarraraCC
28-29 Lighthouse Open Day Old Head of Kinsale 021 419 1285 FB: Kinsale&DockRC
28 Post Ascension Day Fete Ballydehob (Community Hall) 1pm-4pm 02837640 FB: BallyCH
29 Ballinspittle Comhaltas Concert Ballinspittle (Hall) 6.30pm 087 295 4146 FB: K&DRC
29 Boat Launch & Coffee Morning Bantry (Rowing Club) 11am FB: BantryRC
29 Easy Walk Bantry 1.45pm (Dur 2.5-3hrs) 087 610 6075 www.swg.com
29 Garden Fete Rossmore (Kilmeen N.S) FB: K&KGAA
29 Hill Walk Mangerton (Meet Glenflesk Petrol Station) 10am 087 415 3285 FB: CHWC
29 Motorcycle Hill Climb Kinsale (Dunderrow) 083 014 0474 www.wcmcc.ie
29 Plant & Seed Swap Clonakilty Community Garden 2pm-3.30pm FB: ClonFOAS
29 Plant & Seed Swap Mealagh Valley (Community Hall) 12pm-2pm 086 205 5327 FB: MVCom
30-3(06) The Wild & Wonderous Retreat Bere Island (Glamping) www.westcorkislands.com
31 Survivors of Sexual Violence Talk Rosscarbery (Celtic Ross) 10am-1pm FB: WCWAV
Online:
1-31 AsIAm Summer Programme FB: AsIAm
1-31 eMagazines (Gardening) FB: nlnwestcork
1-31 Kid’s Quiz CorkCoCo Libraries FB: CCCLib
1-31 (Thur) Loving Kind Meditation 9.30am-10.15am FB: DDBMC
1-31 Membership Renewal Ardfield & Rathbarry Vintage Club 086 819 0120 FB: ARVC
1-31 Membership Renewal West Cork Vintage Club FB: WCVC
1-31 (Tues) Time To Meditate 9.30am-10.15am FB: DDBMC
1-31 Various Ardfield & Rathbarry Newsletter FB: ARC
1-31 Various The Wellbeing Network West Cork www.thewellbiengnetwork.ie
1-31 Volunteers Wanted CoAction 086 043 0310 FB: WCCoAction
3 Music, Poetry. Song & Story Kinsale Men’s Shed (Women Welcome) 7pm-9pm 083 468 5059 FB: KinMS
3 The Fateful Path To Ballygroman Talk Kilbrittain 8pm FB: KHS
10/17/24 Vocal Workshops 11am FB: BantryCC
12 Age Action Discussion (My House) 3pm 01 475 6989 FB: AgeActionIrl
24 Creative & Wellbeing Workshop 12pm FB: BantryCC
Workshops:
1-31 (Thurs) Boxing Fitness (Adults/Kids) Kealkill Creamery 7.15pm-8.15pm FB: KCCS
1-31 (Tues) LGBTQ+ SkibbereenFRC 4pm-5.30pm (15-18yrs)/5.30pm-7pm (19-25yrs) FB: brodWC
1-31 (Wed) Kayaking Skibbereen (Tragumna) 6pm FB: WCKayakers
1-31 (Thurs) Keep Fit Bantry Boys Club 027 51191 FB: BBC
1-31 (Tues) Keep Fit Riverstick Community Centre 086 1409 225 FB: RCC
1-31 (Wed) Ladies Self-Defence Bandon Town Hall 7pm 087 761 6900 FB: BanKarate
1-31 (Fri) Music Morning Bandon (St. Michael’s Centre) 11am-1pm 023 884 1681 FB: St.MC
1-31 (Wed) Toddler Group Durrus Community Hall 10am-12pm FB: SHTG
1-31 (Mon) Toddler Group Glengarriff/Coomhola 086 169 7571 FB: GCPTG
1-31 (Thurs) Toddler Group 10.30am-12.30pm 028 23572 FB: SkibbFRC
1-31 Various Baltimore Swimming Pool 028 20622 www.baltimorepool.ie
1-31 Various Clonakilty Community Resource Centre 023 883 3702 FB: CCRC
1-31 Various Darrara Community Centre 086 375 3986 FB: DCC
1-31 Various The Wellbeing Network West Cork www.thewellbiengnetwork.ie
1-31 Various Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre 028 22090 FB: WCAC
1-31 Various Women with Brest Cancer Cork ARC 021 427 6688 FB: CorkARC
3/10/17 Baby Sensory Group Allihies Community Hall 11am FB: BearaWestFRC
3/10/17 Relaxation Group Cork (Shine Resource Centre) 2.30pm-4.30pm FB:Shine
4 (6wks) Spring Gardening Course Skibbereen FRC 3pm-5pm 028 23572 FB: SkibbFRC
4 Yoga Class Kilcrohane Hall 2pm-3pm 086 172 1279 FB:MBCC
4/16/30 After Schools Willow Weaving Lauragh Community Centre 3.30pm-4.45pm FB: CahaCentre
7 (6wks) Community Climate Action Programme Cork Dur: 2hrs 30mins FB:CCAP
9 Flower Arranging DunmanwayFRC 12pm-2.30pm FB: DunFRC
9/23/7(06) After Schools Willow Weaving Ardgroom (Caha Centre) 3.30pm-4.45pm FB: CahaCentre
10 (6 wks) Aromatherapy Class DunmanwayFRC 10.30am-12.30pm FB: DunFRC
10 (4wks) Flower/Florist Classes DunmanwayFRC 12.30pm-3pm 083 851 4132 FB: DunFRC
13/20/27 Kids Fun Run Beara (Athletics Club) 4.30pm-5.30pm 086 061 2756 FB: BearaAC
13 Women’s Pelvic Health BearaWestFRC Courtyard 10.30am FB: BearaWestFRC
13/14 Mindful Morning DunmanwayFRC 10am-1pm 023 8856818 FB: DunFRC
16/23/30 Take the Comedy Plunge (Open Mic) Cork (LINC Centre) 021 480 8600 FB: LINCcork
17 AnamCara Group meeting Bandon (Munster Arms) 7.30pm-9pm FB: AnamCara
18 (4wks) Craft Workshops Dunmanway FRC 10am-12.30pm 023 885 6818 FB: DunFRC
18 (8wks) Women’s Social Soccer Dunmanway FRC 7pm-8pm 023 885 6818 FB: DunFRC
19 (4wks) Get Into Golf (Ladies) Bantry 087 155 4427 FB: BBGC
20 (6wks) Baby Massage Classes Bantry (Holistic Centre) 085 722 7884 FB: GCTG
20 Dance With The Elements Castletownbere 085 733 1333 FB: MMWC
21 Net Zero Skibbereen Skibbereen (Uillinn Centre) 1pm-4pm 028 22090 FB: SusSkibb
22 Intro To Equine Assisted Learning Enniskeanne (The Hollies Centre) All Day FB: THC
23/30 Active Retirement Yoga Castletownbere (Pam’s Studio) 4pm-5pm 086 125 8848
23 Art with Pauline Clonakilty (CRC) 11am-12.30pm 023 883 3702 FB: CCRC
23 Knitting Clonakilty (CRC) 1pm-3,330pm 023 883 3702 FB: CCRC
24 Neurodiversity Social Club BearaWestFRC 3.30pm 027 70998 FB: BearaWestFRC
25 CyberSafe Kids (For Adults) Bandon (Library) 11am 021 454 6499 FB:CoCoLib
26 Mending Denim Ballydehob (Oasis Cafe) 6pm-8pm 087 713 3591 ballydonut@posteo.ie
26 Safe Talk Training (Suicide Prevention) Bantry (Maritime Hotel) 10am-1.30pm FB: BantryGAA
28-29 Wood Fire Pizza Oven Building Enniskeanne (The Hollies Centre) FB: THC
28 21 Years of Permaculture Enniskeanne (The Hollies Centre) 9.30am-5pm FB: THC
30 (4wks) Chair Based Exercise (Men & Women) Adrigole (The Caha Centre) 11am-12pm 027 087 914 4427 FB: TCC
31 Mindfulness Workshop Dunmanway FRC 6pm-8pm 023 885 6818 FB: DunFRC