2014 Christmas In Cobh Family Events Guide 3rd Dec – 6th Jan

WEDNESDAY 3rd DECEMBER
Cobh Flower Club Gala Christmas Demonstration Demonstrator Eileen O’Brien, D.Dip AOIFA Commodore Hotel, 8 pm €10

THURSDAY 4th DECEMBER
*Christmas Craft and Food Fair in conjunction with Christy’s Customer Evening Cobh Heritage Centre 5 pm. Free entry
*Frankie Gavin & DeDannan Sirius Arts Centre 8pm €20

FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER
*Farmers’ Market Promenade, 10 am – 1pm

SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER
*SANTA ARRIVES By train to Cobh Railway station, 12.25 pm
*Visit Santa in his Grotto Cobh Heritage Centre, 12.45 pm – 4.30 pm €5 incl. parcel (accompanying adults free). Professional photos printed on the spot €5. Free Arts and Crafts activities all afternoon Cobh Heritage Centre

*ARC Santa Paws fundraising events and Christmas Cheer all day in town

*Christmas Craft Fair – St. Benedict’s Priory, The Mount, 2 pm – 5 pm

*Children’s Torch Lit Procession led by Cobh Animation Team and featuring Cobh Children’s Theatre and Sinéad Sheppard’s dancers from Cobh Heritage Centre to the Christmas Tree, 5.00 pm. Bring a torch, glow stick or a night light in a jam jar. All welcome.
Cobh Confraternity Band adding Festive Cheer in the square, 4.30 pm
*Switching on of the Christmas lights at 5.15 pm

*Muldowney Christmas Lights Show Preview Night
A Christmas Musical Light show for all the family! An amazing lights display that dances and flashes in time to music from 8.15 – 8.35pm nightly from 8th December until New Year’s Eve! 94 Norwood Park, Cobh, Cork! (all lights on static from 5pm-10pm nightly, apart from the 20 minute Musical Sequence at 8.15)

*Molgoggers Christmas Concert – Sirius Arts Centre 8 pm €10

SUNDAY 7th DECEMBER
*Christmas Market/Arts and Craft Fair at Cobh Community Centre. Doors open 10 am. Admission to public is Free!

MONDAY 8th DECEMBER
*Muldowney Christmas Lights Show 8.15 – 8.35pm nightly until New Year’s Eve! 94 Norwood Park, Cobh, Cork! (all lights on static from 5pm-10pm nightly, apart from the 20 minute Musical Sequence at 8.15)

TUESDAY 9th – THURSDAY 11th DECEMBER
*Pantomime Cinder-eile Presented by Cobh Fishermen’s Rowing Club Carrignafoy Community College 8 pm €7 adult, €5 children, €20 family (4)

THURSDAY 11th DECEMBER
*A performance of Christmas Favourites (hosted by Cobh Lions Club) with Cobh School Choirs at Cobh Heritage Centre 6.30 pm
*Trio in Concert – Sirius Arts Centre 8 pm €15

FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER
*Farmers’ Market Promenade, 10am – 1pm
*Trio in Concert – Sirius Arts Centre 8pm SOLD OUT!
*Ticksgiving at the Roaring Donkey Music, spots and craic. Bring a gift for a child or buy a raffle ticket. In aid of “Children with Autism”.

SATURDAY 13th and Sunday 14th DECEMBER
*Cobh Christmas Markets – Aherns Farm, Belvelly 2 – 7 pm

SATURDAY 13th DECEMBER
*Cork Harbour Tragedy Commemoration Memorial near the Old Town Hall, Lynch’s Quay 11.30
*Christmas Gift Giving Mass St. Colman’s Cathedral 6 pm

SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER
*Christmas Craft Fayre St Mary’s National School 2 pm

WEDNESDAY 17th DECEMBER
*Parish Carol Service St. Colman’s Cathedral 7.30 pm
*Rushbrooke Rowing Club Bingo at Commodore Hotel. 8.00pm sharp

FRIDAY 19th DECEMBER
*Farmers’ Market Promenade, 10am – 1pm

MONDAY 22nd DECEMBER

*Christmas Penitential Service – St. Colman’s Cathedral 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 24th DECEMBER
*Christmas Eve Masses – Cathedral: 6.00pm, 8.00pm and 12.00 Midnight Mass – Rushbrooke: 9.00pm – Ballymore: 12.00 Midnight Mass

*Seasonal Bells – The traditional Christmas Eve recital of seasonal music, “Caroling on the Carillon” of St Colman’s Cathedral 4.30 – 5.30 pm Carillonneur: Adrian Gebruers

THURSDAY 25TH DECEMBER
*Christmas Day Masses – Cathedral: 8.30am, 10.00am and 12 noon. – Rushbrooke: 11.00 am. – Ballymore: 9.30am – NB No Evening Masses!
*Family Communion for Christmas Day – Christchurch Rushbrooke, 10am
*30th Annual Charity Swim in aid of Cobh Hospital Cuskinny, 11.30am. Sponsorship cards and details from Cobh Hospital

FRIDAY 26th DECEMBER
*Cobh GAA Club Puc Fada Carthy’s Cross (near Ballymore), 11 am. www.cobhgaa.com

26th DECEMBER – 5th JANUARY 2015
*Weekday Mass Times – Cathedral: 11.00 am – Rushbrooke: 10.00 am Mon/Tue/Thu. 7.30 pm Wed/Fri

WEDNESDAY 31st DECEMBER
*Carillon at Midnight – The ringing out the old and in the new like no where else in Ireland. The New Year’s Eve recital will commence at 11.50 and conclude at midnight with the playing of “Auld Lang Syne”. Presented by Adrian Gebruers, Cathedral Carillonneur

THURSDAY 1st JANUARY
*Lusitania Centenary Year Opening Event

*Carillon at 4 – A recital on the carillon of St. Colman’s Cathedral will commence at 4 pm and culminate at 4.30 pm with a ceremony in The Promenade. At 5 pm flares will be fired from SpikeIsland in memory of the 1198 people who died in the tragedy

SATURDAY 3rd and SUNDAY 4th JANUARY 2015
*Cobh and District Showbird Society Open Show at CobhCommunity College. Open 4 pm -7 pm Saturday and Open 10 am – 1 pm Sunday

TUESDAY 6th JANUARY 2015
*Feast of the Epiphany
Mass Times – Cathedral 8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm – No 12 noon Mass. – Rushbrooke 11am. – Ballymore 9.30am