Jazz Festival a huge hit as 50,000 descend on Cork city over weekend

Everybody benefits, from hairdressers to taxi drivers, to bars, restaurants, cafes and shops

TBL8 Brass from Dublin who played outside Cork's main Post Office on Oliver Plunkett Street, add to the incredible buzz in the city. Picture: Andy Gibson

This year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival could surpass the levels of success it had before the pandemic and turn out to be one of its best ever, say organisers.

Last year saw a toned-down event, while the previous year was cancelled altogether due to Covid-19. Early estimates for this year's festival predicted that around 40,000 people would attend but despite the bank holiday downpours, it is believed this figure may have been surpassed.