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Cork Fringe Festival 2026
Cork City, Co. Cork
8 May - 10 May 2026
Join us from May 8 — 10 as over 55 performances take place across Cork City! From alternative comedy, to exquisite and experimental dance-theatre, to burlesque and cabaret, there is truly something for everyone in Cork Fringe!

Joy, pleasure, laughter and outrage. Fringe doesn’t whisper, it shouts. Fringe is a space for artists, technicians & producers to play, provoke, excite and challenge!

From May 8th - 10th, over 55 performances will take place across Cork City! Ranging from alternative comedy, to experimental dance-theatre, to burlesque and cabaret, there is truly something for everyone at Cork Fringe.

From experienced life-long 'Fringer's' to emerging artists platforming their first show, Fringe represents a low-stakes and welcoming environment for artists, no matter their career stage, to embrace risks and to test new and innovative material.

Join us as the weird, wonderful and whimsy takes over Cork; support Cork's thriving independent Art scene!

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Cork City, Cork, Ireland

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