FAQs

If you’ve got a question about anything involving West Cork Music, you should find the answer here. Click on any question to reveal the answer. If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, just email us or call us.

If you have questions relating to one of our Festivals or Concert Series, you’ll find relevant FAQs on their pages:

General Queries

Can you tell me about accommodation, restaurants and tourist information?

There is a wide choice of accommodation in the region – Manor House Hotels and Hotels, Lodges and Guesthouses, Bed & Breakfasts and Farmhouses.  To explore your options, browse our Fáilte Ireland-approved listings or see the Co Cork listings at Discover Ireland.

If you’re having trouble finding accommodation our local Tourist Information Office will be delighted to help you.

You can also find out more about our local area and things to do on our own Tourist Information pages.

What are your terms & conditions?

You’ll find our terms and conditions on our Booking pages – with all the other information you’ll need to know about booking.

Pricing

Do you have any concessions for children, students or pensioners?

We offer a 50% concession for most events to those aged 16 and under. No other concessions are available.

Please get in touch our West Cork Music Box Office for these requests as they aren’t currently available on our website – 00 353 (0)27 52788.

Supporting Our Work

I love the Festivals! How can I support your work?

Great to hear! There are a variety of ways you can support our Festivals, Educational programmes and Concert Series. Find out more on our Supporter pages.

And do keep coming back to our events – we couldn’t produce them without you!

Venues

How do I find all the venues?

We have several maps of the venues available to you:

All our local venues are within easy walking distance of each other. Note that Bantry House, the furthest, is a 15 minute walk from the Tourist Information Centre on the market square.

Where can I park?

Bantry House has parking available for visitors just off the main road. You can see it’s exact location on the Venue Maps.

In the town itself, street parking is limited to 2 hours, Mon-Sat 9am – 6pm. But there are several free car parks around the town:

  • By the Bay
    • directly off the main square at the Supervalu turn
    • take the Supervalu turn from the main square and there is indoor and outdoor parking by the supermarket itself
  • In town
    • By Biggs Catering Supplies, just down from the Library, off Bridge St
    • Off William St, on the left after An Poste
How about disabled parking?

Bantry House has convenient parking by the house. Please let us know in advance and we can book you a space for any events you are attending.

St Brendan’s Church has disabled parking spaces directly outside. Again, it’s worth booking in with us to be sure you get a space.

There are also disabled parking spaces throughout the town centre, and in the carparks mentioned in the previous FAQ.

Would you consider a dedicated venue?
West Cork Music began in the mid-’90s as an idea in the head of Francis Humphrys – farmer and founder of the renowned West Cork Chamber Music Festival. It has grown into a suite of 3 world-class festivals, supported by formidable education and outreach activities.

But now, the festivals need a home so we can fulfil our ambitions for music and arts events, education, and community activities year-round. We have plans for a world-class arts venue and a Music Education Centre that will drive learning from beginner to elite levels to create the musicians and audiences of the future!

Learn more about our plans for a dedicated venue for West Cork Music. > https://bantrymusiccentre.ie