See our Full Programme of 2019 events below.

You can opt to view our 2019 Full Programme, Personal Development events, Children & YA festival and listings by Writer and by Type of event, by selecting the relevant tabs. You can also Meet our 2019 Writers here.

And don’t miss the Special Events we’ve highlighted for you!

Past Events

Friday 12 July 2019

New To The Parish

12 July 20191:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free

Opening Reception of the 21st West Cork Literary Festival

12 July 20196:30 pm
Bantry Library
Free
Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

12 July 20198:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
€25
Saturday 13 July 2019

Yoga on the Lawn

13 July 20199:30 am
Bantry House Gardens
€10

Rónán Hession

13 July 201911:30 am
Bantry Bookshop
Free

Thomas McCarthy & Mary Noonan

13 July 20191:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free
Kevin Barry

Kevin Barry

13 July 20191:30 pm
Whiddy Island Ferry
€25
Stephen James Smith

Teenage Workshop: Stephen James Smith

13 July 20193:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free

Whiddy Island Talk and Festival Walk

13 July 20193:15 pm
Whiddy Island
€5

Claire Adam & Jing-Jing Lee

13 July 20195:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free
Stephen James Smith

Stephen James Smith

13 July 20196:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
€16

Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

13 July 20198:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
€20
Sunday 14 July 2019

Mark Boyle

14 July 201912:30 pm
Future Forests
€18
John Boyne

Teenage Reading: John Boyne

14 July 20193:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€6
Tracy Thorn

Tracey Thorn *** CANCELLED ***

14 July 20193:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
€18

Catherine Kirwan & Catherine Ryan Howard

14 July 20195:00 pm
Bantry Courthouse
€18

John Boyne & Patrick Gale

14 July 20196:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
€16
Anne Carson

Anne Carson

14 July 20198:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
€20

Open Mic Night

14 July 201910:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Monday 15 July 2019

Coffee and Chat with Helen Jukes

15 July 201910:00 am
Bantry House Tearooms
€10

Jennifer Russell

15 July 201911:30 am
Bantry Bookshop
Free

Diarmaid Ferriter

15 July 20191:00 pm
Bantry Library
Free

Editor-in-Residence with Kishani Widyaratna

15 July 20192:00 pm
Arts Council - funding literature
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
Maritime Hotel