Hey everyone! It’s Christmas time in Cork again and its one of the first times since Covid 19 that everything will be up and running with its usual Christmas zest, since local Cork businnesses have had time to recover. Cork is always buzzing around Christmas time and there will be plenty of things to keep you entertained in the city this season, have a read below for the 5 best thngs to do in Cork this Christmas!
Glow Cork from 25th November 2022 to the 8th January 2023 in Bishop Lucy Park
GLOW Cork is a massive hit every year and is basically a winter wonderland in Bishop Lucy Park cinsisting of a model village made from Art installations with Santas house, and the “olde post office” where kids can post their Santa letters.
This area is usually the stage for the main Christmas activities in the city and there will be local Chiors performing, a merry go round and a North Pole express toy train. You can find more information on GLOW this year as soon as the info goes live on the Cork City Council website by clicking here, you can also look at last years festival on the GLOW Facebook page below to get an idea of what you can expect
Christmas market and Ferris wheel 25th November 2022 to the 8th January 2023 on the Grand Parade
Corks Christmas Markets run the same time as the GLOW festical usually and have everything from crafts to Cake Pops. The main attractions here will be food, craft stalls, a large Ferris Wheel and live entertaimment. This market is right next to the GLOW event in Bisho Lucy Park, so you can soak up the Christmas spirit for an evening all in the one area.
The Alpine skate Trail at Fota Wildlife Park on from 4th November 2022- to the 29th January 2023
Cork on Ice has taken on a new form since last year and is now kown as The Alpine Skate Trail in Fota Wildlife Park. Last year there was an outdoor trail only, but the director of Cool Runnings Bill Cremins says that this year hes taking things indoors into Fota house to account for Corks risky weather conditions and ensure that everyone can enjoy the ice safely. He described the new trail recnetly to Cork Beo, read the article here.
“The public gave us a huge vote of confidence last year, so now we are stepping things up with a new 500sqm ice rink and 400m trail that will be themed by one of Ireland’s best event décor companies”
You can book a day out at the trail by clicking here.
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The 12 pubs: This is less of an event and more of a Cork tradition, every year there are work groups and friend groups that set out on a mission in Cork City to complete 12 pubs in one night. We wear Christmas jumpers and set fun games and rules for each pub. We usually pick one street to stick to for the night to incrweae our chances of makig it to all 12, but we rarely ever do!
The Christmas Panto
Last but not least, we have a more family friendly option here which is the Christmas Panto. Each year we have large scale productions of classics in both the Cork Opera House, and the Everyman Theatre that are perfect for a Christmas themed family night out. This year we have Sleeping Beauty playing in the opera house which you can book here, and Cinderella playing in the everyman which you can book here.
If you don’t have time to head out to this years Christmas events, but you still want to see Santa, you can find him in Fota House, Leahy’s Farm, Cork North Pole Outpost Experience in Cobh, and Patrick Street in Cork City.
If you do have a picture worth experience Chirstmas this year in the city, make sure and take a picture and tag us at #corkenglishcollege or @corkenglishcollege so we can reshare 😊
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