Cork Jazz Festival confirmed to take place this October bank holiday weekend 

After last year's cancellation, organisers have announced that the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival will take place this year 
Cork Jazz Festival confirmed to take place this October bank holiday weekend 

The Lamarotte Jazz Band at a previous Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.  Picture: Clare Keogh

Better late than never, but the organisers of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival have announced that their event will take place this year.

The confirmation comes after months of speculation as to whether the lifting of Covid restrictions would come in time for an event that has been a fixture on Leeside for the October bank holiday weekend since 1978.  Last year was the first time the drums had fallen silent in Cork since that date.

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