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 7^th 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, and also below find changes to bus services in the area

Schedule: Counting House Plaza December 6th

Time	Event	Description
16:00 - 16:45	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
17:00 - 18:00	Kabin Crew	From catchy hooks to heartfelt verses, these young performers bring the magic of Knocknaheeny to Christmas in Cork
18:15 - 19:30	Boola Boom	Cork 's own 20 piece brass and percussion big band, playing jazzy house music
19:45 - 21:00	Grooveline	6 piece style-bending band rooted in funk make a completely refreshing sound that is unlike anything in the Irish music scene.

Schedule: Counting House Plaza December 7th

Time	Event	Description
16:10 - 17:10	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!
17:20 - 17:45	Music Generation Collaboration	Young brass & wind musicians from Mahon Community Concert Band and Barrack Street Youth Band come together for a very special performance of familiar tunes and Christmas classics. Presented in partnership with Music Generation Cork City and Cork Academy of Music.
17:55 - 18:20	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.
18:30 – 18:50	Trish McCarthy 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.
19:00 – 19:30	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.
19:30 – 20:00	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’.
20:00 - 20:30	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.
20:30 – 21:00	Voices of Peace - A Musical Journey Through the Best Christmas Songs	A festive finale with songs and small theatrical miniatures. The intercultural children’s and youth choir “Voices of Peace” of the Cork Academy of Music, CreativeIrl, conducted by Svitlana Deikun, featuring 25 talented young singers, will create an atmosphere of warmth and harmony, sharing the beauty of beloved Ukrainian Christmas melodies. Popular Ukrainian Christmas songs will sound especially warm — sincere, homelike, and heart-warming for everyone in the audience. For our participants, the choir is about family, support, and mutual respect. These values resonate in every note, adding a special heartfelt touch to the evening. The world-renowned Ukrainian masterpiece “Shchedryk”, known around the globe as “Carol of the Bells”, will serve as the leitmotif of the event, uniting all the festive moments. Join us to experience the true magic of Christmas!

Bus Eireann - Changes to Affected Services

Bus Éireann customers are advised that the South Main Street will be closed to traffic from 15:45hrs to 21:45hrs each day on Saturday, 6^th December and Sunday, 7^th December, 2025

Route 214 from Marwood/Cork City/CUH will operate on a diversion route via South Mall; Anglesea Street; South Terrace, and will not serve South Main Street Bus Stop (428971).

Route 216 services from Monkstown to CUH will operate route via South Terrace/Georges Quay/Sullivans Quay and will not serve bus stops on Grand Parade City Library (241461) and South Main Street (428971).

To access services, please go to the following bus stops:

Route 214
- 243491 St. Patrick’s Street
- 240501 Princes Street Jnctn
- 243051 French’s Quay

Route 216
- 240911 South Terrace
- 240921 George’s Quay
- 243051 French’s Quay

Fire Show

Also on the new Plaza, on December 13^th, 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.

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

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