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<\/p>\nA quick guide to help you make the most of the weekend<\/p>\n
13:16, 24 Oct 2026Updated 17:43, 24 Oct 2026<\/p>\n
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Hyde Park perfming as part of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival(Image: Darragh Kane)<\/p>\n
The weather might not be ideal – but many are already heading onto Leeside to make the most of Cork’s biggest party of the year. And from the great buzz in bars to the countless amazing gigs on, there’s no shortage of reasons to get stuck-in to this year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. But before you get started, there are a few details you should know to help you make the most of the weekend. From Storm Boelo updates to where to get the best free gigs – here’s our quick guide:<\/p>\n
Cork Jazz Festival – Everything you should knowWeather: Storm Boelo has been making its presence known across Co. Cork since early this morning. A Status Yellow Rain alert is currently in effect, and will expire at 3pm this afternoon. After that, we can expect some lingering downpours but things should dry up from 6pm onwards in Cork city. The weather is looking much better for Sunday, but heavy downpours are expected again on the Bank Holiday. You can find out more in our latest forecast here.<\/a>Traffic: If you’re driving into Cork city later today – expect traffic as roads will be busy with Jazz visitors. Those driving in from Carrigaline are reminded that a section of the N28 near Carrs Hill is currently closed due to a bridge demolition.<\/a> Diversions are in place.Clocks going back: Those out late tonight will get one extra hour of partying as clocks are set to go back one hour, from 2am to 1am, early tomorrow (Sunday) morning.Public Transport: Jazz attendees are advised to plan their public transport well in advance, as there will be no extra, late-night buses or trains this year. <\/a>With over 100,000 people coming into Cork for Jazz, some services are expected to be completely full. Some public transport schedules also change on the Bank Holiday Monday, so be sure to do your research ahead of time.Thefts: While the Jazz festival is always a great time to relax and blow off some steam – attendees are also reminded to keep a sharp eye on their belongings at all times. Busy bars and clubs are a prime location for opportunistic thieves. In one recent festival, Garda\u00ed were contacted about a string of phone thefts that occurred in city pubs<\/a>. A Garda spokesperson advised the public to “take extra care with personal belongings, especially mobile phones in handbags or pockets, when in crowded areas.”Free gigs: While many gigs this weekend will run you a fair few quid – there’s also no shortage of free performances happening in Cork city. These include: St. Patrick’s Streets Jazz Market from 11am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday; Jazz at Daunt Square from 3pm to 3.30pm on Saturday; Jazz in the Fort at Elizabeth Fort, from 1pm-5pm on Sunday; The annual Jazz Gospel Service will take place at St Anne’s Church, Shandon, at 10.45am on Sunday (free but ticketed); Live music at both the Metropole’s Jazz Festival Club and the River Lee Hotel across the weekend.Garda checkpoints: Garda\u00ed are out in force on roads across Co. Cork this weekend as part of a Bank Holiday checkpoint blitz. So far, a total of 40 people were arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant (alcohol and drugs). Meanwhile, just over 1,570 drivers were detected for speeding offences. If you are drinking this weekend – remember that getting behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol is never a good idea, and can lead to serious consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A quick guide to help you make the most of the weekend 13:16, 24 Oct 2026Updated 17:43, 24…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[14641,93,281292,61,60],"class_list":["post-664533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-cork-city","tag-entertainment","tag-guinness-cork-jazz-festival","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}