Culture Night:  One Night For All

Culture Night invites everyone everywhere, on one joyful night, to discover and celebrate all that our culture is today.

Now in its 19th year, Culture Night is a national moment celebrating all that makes up the richness and diversity of culture in Ireland today; connecting people to cultural activities locally and nationally and opening up pathways to ongoing engagement. Culture Night is developed in partnership with local authorities and many other organisations and individuals across the island. In 2024 Culture Night will take place on Friday, 20 September.

Culture Night is about openness, discovery, celebration and belonging. Doors open late and special and unique events are programmed at participating locations, online and broadcast. All activities are free.

On Culture Night in 2023, 1,205,834  people engaged with 1,700 Culture Night events.  This makes Culture Night a real strategic opportunity for audience development year round.

Getting involved

Cork County Council invites expressions of interest from individuals and groups in Cork County to participate in Culture Night on Friday 20th September 2024. We invite you to help create an evening of open, free access to exhibitions, cultural spaces, performances, workshops, games and other cultural pursuits. Events can range from something as simple as hosting a story-telling event, organising an exhibition, to more complex events such as concerts, dance performances or parades, all of which reflect the vibrancy and diversity of culture in County Cork.

To express your interest in delivering a Culture Night event please click here

Why take part?

Aside from being a fantastic celebratory event, Culture Night can have a lasting impact on communities. It has proven to be a wonderful opportunity for local arts and cultural groups to raise awareness of the work they do and build relationships with local people. Culture Night provides a valuable platform to reach new audiences and provides an opportunity for networking with other local cultural organisations and artists.

Where will Culture Night Cork County take place?

This year we are planning to concentrate activity in 17 Culture Night Hubs across Cork County: Baile Mhúirne, Bandon, Bantry, Carrigaline, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Fermoy, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Passage West, Skibbereen, Watergrasshill, Youghal and the islands.

What role will Cork County Council play?

Cork County Council Arts Office will work with and support all participating organisations to be part of the Cork County Culture Night offering.  This year we aim to produce a programme of events which will consist of concentrated pockets of activity throughout the county. We will be coordinating a multi channel marketing and media campaign to ensure public awareness of these events at a local, regional and national level.

Is funding available?

We have limited funding to cover fees for professional artists fees or for professional services costs and these should be outlined in the expression of interest. We regret that Cork County Council cannot provide funding to cover the general costs that may be incurred by a group organising an event or an activity for Culture Night.

Express your interest:

To express your interest in delivering a Culture Night event please click here

Cork County Council invites proposals from individuals and groups in Cork County, particularly in the 17 main Culture Night hub towns of Baile Mhúirne, Bandon, Bantry, Carrigaline, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Fermoy, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Passage West, Skibbereen, Watergrasshill, Youghal and the islands.

Support

Co-ordination, promotion and support for Culture Night is provided by Cork County Council’s Arts Office. We are here to support the delivery of events and will provide a targeted PR campaign to ensure public awareness of events at a local, regional and national level as well as marketing support through culturenightcorkcounty.ie, culturenight.ie and digital media platforms.

For more information please contact:

Cork County Council Arts Office
Tel: 021 434 6210

Email: arts@corkcoco.ie