It’s the perfect excuse to get out in the sun.

If you enjoy a little education with your weekend stroll, this Cork Midsummer event will be right up your street.

This year The Good Room hosts a trail that drifts around the city to the soundtrack of some of Ireland’s finest writers, poets, raconteurs and musicians in interesting and unusual locations.

This Saturday, June 23rd, there’s a jam-packed schedule of free walks to enjoy as part of Crosstown Drift:

11am – St Peters city garden on North main Street with Gerry Murphy & Catherine Kirwan

12pm – The Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place with Danny Denton & Nicole Flattery

1pm –  Nano Nagle place , Douglas Street with The Gab and O Bhéal

5.20pm – Waterstones – “Under the hammers” with Cormac Lally and David Jackson

Wear a comfy pair of shoes and bring a bottle of water to keep you hydrated.