Cork is the place to be over the October bank holiday.

And Cork Airport is tuning up for a Jazz Festival influx of 62,000 passengers, with numbers up 12% compared to the same weekend last year.

Friday, October 24th will be the busiest day of the weekend. As the international gateway to the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, tens of thousands of visitors will jet in to enjoy the world-renowned music event, now in its 47th year and worth over €45 million to the local economy.

As soon as passengers touch down at Cork Airport this weekend, they will be treated to live performances in the terminal as part of the festival’s “Big Fringe” – with music from the Chaupiques Brass Band, TBL8 Brass Band and the popular local ensemble, Rebel Brass.

Travel advice for passengers 

Cork Airport’s Winter Schedule also starts this weekend, with 1.4 million seats on sale between November and March 2026 – over 65,000 more seats compared to last winter to destinations across the UK, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, The Netherlands and Türkiye.

Passengers travelling on Sunday, October 26th are reminded that the clocks will fall back one hour early on Sunday morning. Anyone travelling this weekend is also advised to arrive at Cork Airport 90 minutes before their flight is due to depart.