What’s on your festival bucket list this year in Ireland?
Irish Festivals and Events to End 2025
OCTOBER 23-27th: Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Cork
Ireland’s biggest and longest-established jazz event, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, has been a cornerstone of the cultural calendar since 1978. Taking place annually, it draws hundreds of talented musicians and tens of thousands of enthusiastic music fans to Cork City for an incredible celebration of jazz in all its forms. The 2025 festival, running from 23rd–27th October, promises a stellar line-up of both Irish and international musicians, along with emerging artists who are redefining the boundaries of the genre. In addition to outstanding performances, the festival offers vibrant pop-up events, late-night parties, scenic boat trips, unique collaborations, and the iconic spectacle of brass bands parading through the city streets. It’s no surprise this festival remains one of Ireland’s most popular and anticipated events. Stay tuned for the announcement of headline acts closer to the date. For updates and details, visit www.guinnesscorkjazz.com.
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MONTH OF OCT: The Nightmare Realm, Dublin
If you want to ensure 2025 is the year of the ultimate Halloween night out then, you have to pencil a visit to the renowned The Nightmare Realm, Ireland’s only indoor scream park. You’ll have to wait until later in the year for precise dates and this year's theme but it traditionally runs from early October into the first few days of November. Crowned the ‘Best Scream Park in Europe’ in 2023 at the European Scare Awards, The Nightmare Realm continues to entertain thousands of Irish and international visitors and is hailed as one of the best in the haunt industry. It promises to be a full-on fun and fear factor, whether you laugh or scream your way through the event, with a few shocks and surprises along the way. For more see www.thenightmarerealm.ie/.
We hope this roundup of festivals and events to look forward to in 2025 gives you a bit of food for thought and music for the soul to start thinking about your culture and experience bucket list for 2025!
