Going out or staying in? Your weekend guide to what's happening in Cork
Karl Spain plays at Sea Church on Saturday night. Tickets are priced at €20.
170 Years – The Best Of Cork Opera House Gala Concert, Cork Opera House, 8pm: A memorable evening of elegance and entertainment featuring their acclaimed orchestra. Tickets €40.
Three Short Comedies by Seán O’Casey, The Everyman, 7.30pm: Three classic one-act plays, The End of the Beginning (1937), Bedtime Story (1951), A Pound on Demand (1939). Tickets €39.
Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Cork Arts Theatre, 8pm: LongStory Theatre Group presents the play by Brian Friel. Tickets €18.
Scala and The Kolacny Brothers, Cork Opera House, 8pm: Scala, an all-girls choir, performs and records classical arrangements of popular rock, metal, dance, hip-hop and pop songs. Tickets €34.
The Legends of American Country Show, The Everyman, 8pm: The tour will showcase tributes to Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Don Williams, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, and others. Tickets €31.
Cork City Music College Concert, Cork City Library, 11am: A special live performance by the college’s talented students.
The Frank and Walters, Paddy Casey, Lisa Lambe & Steve Cooney, and The Oars perform at Coláiste Muire, Crosshaven, 6.30pm: Music legends will take to the stage in aid of Coláiste Muire Realt na Mara, Crosshaven. Tickets €48.
An Evening of Folk Music Featuring Pat Kelleher and Aine O’Gorman, School Yard Theatre, Charleville, 8pm: Tickets €15.
COZY x 7EVEN Part Two, The Pav, 9pm: A night filled with good vibes, great music, and even better company. Get ready to dance, mingle, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Tickets €17.
Cork Podcast Festival: The Creep Dive, Live at St Luke’s, 7.30pm: Prepare to be captivated by impeccable storytelling, hilarious banter, and bone-chilling stories from around the world. Tickets €25.
Shrek Rave, Cyprus Avenue, 9.30pm: Have you ever longed for a DJ to play hits from the animated classic Shrek? Get ready to unleash your inner ogre in a five-hour extravaganza that combines it with electrifying dance music. Tickets €20.
Karl Spain, Sea Church, 9.30pm: One of Ireland’s most beloved comedians. Tickets €20.
Pottery & Prosecco - A creative Bottomless Brunch, Crawford & Co, 12pm: The opportunity to create your own unique little sculpture out of air-drying clay, while enjoying unlimited prosecco and brunch style finger food. Tickets €55.
An Evening with Spirit & Rose O’Driscoll Psychic Medium, Ballymaloe Grainstore, 6pm: Tickets €25.
1. Flow: 5-star Oscar-winning animation about a brave cat.
2. My Favourite Cake: A 70-year-old widow looks for love, defying convention in this drama.
3. One of Them Days: Two best friends struggle to find rent money in this buddy comedy.
4. Twiggy: Excellent documentary about the fashion icon.
5. The Last Showgirl: Pamela Anderson shines in this story of a woman forced to face change.
Raised By The Village, RTÉ1, 6.30pm: Two Cork farming families, the Collins’ in Kealkill and Morrisseys in Aghada, are host families as series returns.
The Great House Revival, RTÉ1, 9.30pm: Tommy McDonald purses his childhood dream as he and partner Emily renovate a house in Carlow.
Twister: Caught In The Storm, Netflix: Documentary about people affected by a massive tornado in Missouri in 2011, in which 150 people died.
Happy Face, Paramount+: Eight-part series about the crimes of Canadian-American murderer Keith Hunter Jesperson.
