Music will be in the air at Cork Airport this October Bank Holiday weekend as the city hosts its popular Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.
As a result, the Irish gateway expects to handle in excess of 58,000 passengers over the weekend, with tens of thousands of festival-goers landing on Leeside to enjoy the the annual event.
Now in its 48th year, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is the biggest music event on Cork’s cultural calendar and over the coming days, arriving passengers will be treated to live performances in the terminal – with music from Manic Jazz Preachers, Dublin-based TBL8 Brass and the popular local ensemble, Rebel Brass.
Cork Airport notes that it is proud to continue its partnership with the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival once again this year, through support from the airport’s Community Fund.
Speaking in the lead up to the festival and October Bank Holiday weekend, airport managing director, Niall MacCarthy, enthused: “This weekend is one of the highlights of the year for us all here at the airport.
“We are thrilled to be proud festival partner of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival once again. It’s an event that brings so much to our city and county, with some of the world’s most talented jazz performers, the craic around the city streets, and a great boost to the local economy.
“And of course, our passengers will get to sample ‘the jazz’ as soon as they touch down at Cork Airport over the coming days!”
