Counting House Plaza
The new Counting House Plaza is set to become Cork’s ultimate Corkmas entertainment space.
On Saturday 6th December enjoy, performances, music, dance, and then on Sunday 7th December come join in Corkmas Sings – A Festive Celebration for All Voices. Get ready to raise your voice and lift your spirits in this special open-air celebration in the heart of the city.
Join Choral Confusion, The Munster Quartet, the Voices of Cork Choir, dazzling dancers, and acclaimed operatic soloist Emma Nash for an unforgettable evening of modern and traditional Christmas songs. Sing-a-long-Social invites everyone to take part as we build to a glorious finale where every voice joins as one to celebrate the spirit of Christmas in our beautiful city.
And in a spectacular addition to the Corkmas events, we present the ROGU Fire Show on December 13th.
Schedules below
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Time |
Event |
Description |
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16:00 |
Barrack Street Band |
Bringing the sound of music to Cork since 1837, the Cork Barrack Street Band is a proud community of musicians sharing our passion for music |
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17:00 |
Kabin Crew |
From catchy hooks to heartfelt verses, these young performers bring the magic of Knocknaheeny to Christmas in Cork |
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18:15 |
Boola Boom |
Make it LOUD with Cork’s drumming collective! |
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20:00 |
Grooveline |
6 piece style-bending band rooted in funk make a completely refreshing sound that is unlike anything in the Irish music scene. |
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Time |
Event |
Description |
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16:00 - 17:00 |
Sing-along Social |
Get ready to rock around the Christmas pop charts as we jingle all the way through Mariah, Wham, East 17, Cher and all your guilty-pleasure faves. No microphones, no judges, no pressure — just fun and shared joy! |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Trish Mc Carthy School of Dance |
Based in the Lough and Togher, Trish McCarthy School of Modern Dance teaches a variety of dance classes including Hip-Hop, Theatre Craft, Contemporary and Freestyle. Students range in age from 2 years old to 17. |
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Music Generation Collaboration |
Young brass & wind musicians from Mahon Community |
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Voices of Cork |
Voices of Cork is a four part harmony community choir, aiming to provide quality choral music within the community, focused on people with limited access to such music, plus to give members of the community an opportunity to participate, regardless of prior experience. |
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18:00 – 19:00 |
Trish Mc Carthy School of Dance |
Based in the Lough and Togher, Trish McCarthy School of Modern Dance teaches a variety of dance classes including Hip-Hop, Theatre Craft, Contemporary and Freestyle. Students range in age from 2 years old to 17. |
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Sing-along Social |
Get ready to rock around the Christmas pop charts as we jingle all the way through Mariah, Wham, East 17, Cher and all your guilty-pleasure faves. No microphones, no judges, no pressure — just fun and shared joy! |
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19:00 – 20:00 |
Munster String Quartet |
Ireland's most exciting pop string quartet, MSQ specialise in performing pop and rock classics, famous movie themes and music from trending TV shows. |
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Emma Nash |
Emma Nash is an alumna of the Cara O’Sullivan Associate Artist programme. From singing ‘Stand Up and Fight’ at Munster Rugby matches to premiering new Irish opera with the RTE Concert Orchestra, Emma has been described by the Irish Times as ‘captivating’. |
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20:00 – 21:00 |
Choral Con Fusion |
Choral Con Fusion are a vibrant, inclusive LGBTS choir with strong roots in the LGBTQIA+ community, offering a welcoming space for individuals from all walks of life to connect, express themselves, and celebrate diversity through the joy of singing. |
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Grand Finale |
Emma Nash, Choral ConFusion & Munster String Quartet share the stage to create together a joyful community of festive song. |
Fire Show
Also on the new Plaza, on December 13th, prepare to be enthralled by ‘Stories from the Book of Fire’, a journey through the primal power of fire presented by Ireland’s most acclaimed fire arts company, ROGU Fire Arts. This show will run at 5pm and again at 7pm.
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December 13th
17:00 and 19:00 |
ROGU Fire Show | Prepare to be enthralled by ‘Stories from the Book of Fire’, a journey through the primal power of fire presented by Ireland’s most acclaimed fire arts company, ROGU Fire Arts |
Events are subject to weather – updates will be posted on Corkmas social media: Corkmas | Facebook and Corkmas Instagram