Yay Cork

Yay Cork

  • Yay
  • News
  • Food
  • Homes
  • Beauty & Style
  • Business
  • Wellness
  • Travel
  • Cork, like
  • Shopping
  • Opera Lane Magazine
Yay Cork

Yay Cork

The online home of everything new and happening in Ireland’s greatest city

  • Yay
  • News
  • Food
  • Homes
  • Beauty & Style
  • Business
  • Wellness
  • Travel
  • Cork, like
  • Shopping
  • Opera Lane Magazine
  • Home
  • /
  • News
  • /
  • Love is a Stranger adds extra acts, a special feast and a sauna to East Cork festival
News

Love is a Stranger adds extra acts, a special feast and a sauna to East Cork festival

By Yay Cork July 17, 2025

It’s shaping up to be a glorious weekend.

Another Love Story just announced the final lineup for the latest edition of their roaming mini festival series, Love Is A Stranger at Ballyvolane House on Saturday, August 16th.

Joining an already stellar lineup that includes Elaine Howley, Niamh Regan, Optimo [Espacio], and Shane Johnson, revellers can now enjoy a Welcome Event on Friday, August 15th, featuring sets from Shane Johnson (Fish Go Deep) and Caoilian Sherlock and Tessa Rose Johnson.

This special evening also includes Breaking Bread, a Palestinian-themed fundraising feast by Wildfolk.ie, with half of all proceeds supporting Gaza Go Bragh, Irish Artists for Palestine, and Nour Kitchen for Gaza.

The excitement continues on Saturday with a host of new artists, including Cack Jollins, Cee M Cee, Eamonn End Up, Gilbert Steele, James Abure, Patfeelgood, and Jim Plug’d.

Don’t miss The ALS Shift Shack Soundsystem featuring Efa O’Neill, Heaps Keen, Nally, Neil Flynn, and That Good Good. The Baltimore Fiddle Fair is also presenting performances by Bog Jazz Duo and Fuinamana.

Beyond the music, you can catch The Point of Everything Podcast, relax at the Bosca Beatha Sauna, and enjoy yoga sessions throughout the festival.

“One of the great thrills of the Love Is A Stranger series is having a platform to do a deep dive into the local music scenes in the new locations we find ourselves – and Cork, with its rich and storied history as a hub of music creation and expression – has provided incredibly rich pickings.” said Festival curator Emmet Condon.

“We are so delighted to welcome a treasure trove of artists from Cork and further afield to add to and complete our lineup for Love Is A Stranger : Ballyvolane House 2025.”

Tickets start at €95 for a Day Ticket and you can check out what’s available in terms of camping over here.

Tags: festival, Love Is A Stranger, music, things to do
Previous Post

Cork Airport just revealed two new winter flights to Prague and Geneva

July 17, 2025
Next Post

The All-Ireland Hurling Final will be screened all over Cork Airport

July 18, 2025

You May Also Like

News

BARE is back, placing six human exhibits within an intimate Cork gallery space

October 14, 2026
Wellness

Skip the pub and book a Saturday Night Rave Sauna by the beach instead

October 14, 2026October 13, 2026
News

Alchemy is hosting an Irish-speaking morning on Barrack Street this Saturday

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026

Subscribe to our newsletter

* required
Recent Posts
  • Food, Shopping

    Coolbawn Yard is back this weekend with coffee and pop-ups (here’s how to find it)

    October 15, 2026October 14, 2026
  • Business, News

    A stunning new coffee shop just opened in Cobh – with some truly unique surprises

    October 14, 2026
  • News

    BARE is back, placing six human exhibits within an intimate Cork gallery space

    October 14, 2026
  • Wellness

    Skip the pub and book a Saturday Night Rave Sauna by the beach instead

    October 14, 2026October 13, 2026
  • News

    A lovely new arts centre just opened in Bandon, with plans for talks and workshops

    October 14, 2026October 13, 2026
Recent Posts
  • How about a feel-good morning of stretching, saunas and coffee in Cork City?

    How about a feel-good morning of stretching, saunas and coffee in Cork City?

    October 13, 2026
  • Add this two-day city Halloween Market to your bank holiday plans

    Add this two-day city Halloween Market to your bank holiday plans

    October 13, 2026
  • Find out if you can *really* sing at this live band karaoke night in town

    Find out if you can *really* sing at this live band karaoke night in town

    October 13, 2026
  • 5 deliciously spooky Halloween treats to nab yourself on Opera Lane this week

    5 deliciously spooky Halloween treats to nab yourself on Opera Lane this week

    October 12, 2026
  • This lush West Cork plant nursery is throwing a massive three-day autumn party

    This lush West Cork plant nursery is throwing a massive three-day autumn party

    October 12, 2026
  • A wholesome Halloween Witches’ Walk is returning to Fota House – and adults go free

    A wholesome Halloween Witches’ Walk is returning to Fota House – and adults go free

    October 12, 2026
Facebook Twitter Instagram
  • About Us
  • Privacy Statement (EU)

© 2025 Yay Cork

Type and hit enter to display search result

Yay Cork
Manage your privacy

To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.

Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by using the toggles on the Cookie Policy, or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen.

Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Statistics

Marketing

Features
Always active

Always active
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
Manage options
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}