Nearly €350,000 was spent on Cork city centre’s Christmas events last year, with just under €75,000 in income received from the Ferris wheel and markets. Corkmas took place from November 14 to December 31, with over six weeks of sustained Christmas activity in the city centre. A total of €230,363 was spent on the Corkmas festival programme and delivery, €98,455 on the Corkmas Parade, and €14,452 on communications, promotion and marketing. This brings costs to just over €343,000, but income earned from the Ferris wheel and the Christmas markets meant the net cost to Cork City Council for the festival was just under €269,000. The overall footfall at directly programmed Corkmas events above is approximately 185,000.

Source: Irish Examiner February 09, 2026 19:07 UTC