Late Night Coffee in Cork

Cork’s coffee houses will get a night-time boost with Coffee House Lates. This pilot initiative will see 12 independent cafés open late for a range of free events.

With everything from coffee tasting to live music, comedy, art, dancing, festive shopping, festive treats and knitting, Coffee House Lates will turn participating businesses into hubs of creativity and connection after dark.

The Cork night-time economy initiative, facilitated by the Cork Business Association (CBA), is being developed to showcase Cork’s coffee house culture and respond to the growing demand for alcohol-free evening activities in the city. The hope is that the pilot scheme will encourage independent coffee shops to extend trading hours as part of Cork City Council’s ambition to extend the city’s late night entertainment offering.