The weekend’s events: Tributes and trad with French cuisine on top

From traditional music to West End stars and a tribute to a legendary guitarist — there’s an eclectic mix of music events and festivals for all tastes this weekend — with a French food festival thrown in for good measure.

There are only a handful of tickets left for the Cork Youth Orchestra’s West End Comes to Cork weekend concerts in City Hall.

West End stars Sofia Escobar, the current Christine in Phantom of the Opera; Linzi Hateley, the current Madame Thénardier in Les Miserables; Michael McCarthy, who plays Javert in Les Miserables; and Mike Sterling, who has appeared over 1,000 times as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, will perform with the young members of the orchestra on Saturday and Sunday.