City centre delights

With December having flown around, it's time to say Thank Cork It's Christmas! The campaign, spearheaded by Cork City Council, is to increase awareness of the safety and experience available to those who wish to shop, eat, drink or visit Cork city.

The website, CorkCityShopping.com is also available for those who would rather shop Cork online from the comfort of their own home while still supporting local.

The Cork City Shopping channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are also highlighting the city's range of boutiques, high street stores and quirky shops as well as cafés, bars, restaurants, cultural venues and events.

In line with public health guidelines, a Re-Imagined Glow is also taking place in the city with the return of the ferris wheel on Grand Parade. Furthermore, a pantomime-themed festive window trail has been created by Eventi Management around the city centre, as an ode to panto and theatre in general, to ensure that residents and visitors can enjoy the Christmas in Cork experience while ensuring social distancing.

Created by Sinéad Dunphy from Eventi Management, with set design by Lisa Zagone, and projection mapping and sound designed by Cormac O'Connor, animations by Barry McCarthy and voiceovers by West End star Michael Sands, each window represents a traditional pantomime title in the artistic fashion of a theatre model set box. The stories of Cinderella, Peter Pan, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Beauty and the Beast, Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel will be told in its own designated window on a magical walking tour of the city centre.