Ballydehob Jazz Festival
Since its inception in 2007, the Ballydehob Jazz Festival has grown in stature and standard due to its commitment to a first-rate and varied programme of events. Over the years this off-beat little hamlet has hosted a string of extraordinary musicians and performers that include award-winners, child prodigies, Irish legends and pop stars such as Liane Carroll, Andreas Varady, Paddy Cole and Camille O’Sullivan, to name-drop but a few. Each May Bank Holiday weekend sees over 40 performances that range from big name concerts to small workshops; from lively pub gigs to intimate side shows and a healthy dose of fringe attractions to compliment.
The heart and soul of BJF is its Pub Trail where you’ll find the best jazz artists around performing in local hostelries to throngs of earnest listeners and curious bystanders… Saturday and Sunday afternoon opens the road to lively music and artisan food and craft stalls. It is no small feat closing the main thoroughfare of a small village; and BJF does it with panache. Watch out for creative street performances on and off stage!... Other live music is featured throughout the weekend in some of the most unlikely places.