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Culture Night in Bantry 2026
Follow our Culture Night Trail
Follow a vibrant culture trail across Bantry this Culture Night to find events and performances that weave in music, literature, and conversation inspired by the idea of striving to improve creatively…
Give the young musicians from Bantry’s Curious Keys Music School an appreciative audience at the start of their creative journeys. Listen to West Cork writer R.P. O’Donnell talking about his debut novel. Then listen to the Meliora Quartet – an engaging young ensemble that takes its name from the Latin word for ‘improvement’!
Curious Keys Perform
Location: Bantry Tourist Office, P75 EY11
Time: 5:30pm
The teenage musicians from Bantry’s Curious Keys Music School will take part in an open mic style performance, showcasing their improvement as musicians, singers and songwriters, since they began learning their instruments.
Be among their first audiences as you enjoy their performances, encourage their talent, and take the opportunity to sing along!
No booking required – arrive for prompt 5:30pm start.
Wheelchair accessible: Yes.
Reading & Conversation with R.P. O'Donnell
Location: Bantry Bookshop, P75 YH01
Time: 6:30pm
The trail takes in a reading at Bantry Bookshop by West Cork-based American novelist R.P. O’Donnell. A former winner of West Cork Literary Festival’s JG Farrell prize, the writer will be in conversation about his acclaimed first novel All the Old Clocks, “an accomplished rural noir” mystery.
No booking required. Please arrive promptly for a 6:30pm start.
The Meliora Quartet in Concert
Location: St. Brendan’s Church, P75 H593
Time: 7:30pm
On Culture Night, West Cork Music will showcase the young musicians of the Meliora Quartet. Founded at MTU Cork School of Music, the ensemble takes its name from the Latin word for ‘improvement’. You’ll quickly understand why their amazing performances, spurred by their commitment to continuously improving, has made them favourites with audiences at West Cork Music’s summer Chamber Music Festival!
No booking required – arrive for prompt 7:30pm start.
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
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