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film · Saturday 8 August 2026 · 3:00pm 
Andre Rieu's 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht - Arc Cinema Cork
At Arc Cinema Cork · North Main Street Centre, Cork City, Co. Cork
At Arc Cinema Cork · North Main Street Centre, Cork City, Co. Cork
André Rieu’s annual summer concert on the Vrijthof Square in Maastricht has been a beloved institution for two decades, and the 2026 edition marks its 20th anniversary. Rather than travelling to the Netherlands, you can catch the full spectacle broadcast live to the big screen at Arc Cinema Cork - a proper cinema event with all the atmosphere of a shared audience, cold drink in hand, and Rieu’s Johann Strauss Orchestra filling a six-screen city-centre venue. This is event cinema at its most celebratory, and it suits anyone who enjoys classical music, operetta, or simply a lavish night out that feels genuinely special.
The concert - titled Viva Maastricht! - is filmed live on the Vrijthof, the vast medieval square at the centre of Maastricht, in front of tens of thousands of fans. The Johann Strauss Orchestra performs waltzes, operetta arias, and popular classics in the open air, and this anniversary programme promises artists who have never before appeared on the Vrijthof stage. As part of the cinema experience, broadcaster Charlotte Hawkins hosts exclusive backstage content filmed during the concert weekend, including a special interview with Rieu that is only available to cinemagoers - so the cinema version offers something the live audience in Maastricht does not get. The whole thing runs as a single filmed concert broadcast, and the atmosphere in a full house tends to be warm and participatory rather than hushed.
Arc Cinema Cork is on North Main Street in Cork City centre, inside the North Main Street Centre. It is within easy walking distance of the main bus stops on St Patrick’s Street and South Mall, and well served by Bus Éireann and Cork City services from across the county. Drivers will find the North Main Street multi-storey car park directly beside the centre - 330 spaces, open from 07:30 Monday to Saturday and 11:30 on Sundays. Cork Kent railway station is about a 20-minute walk or a short taxi ride away, with regular intercity services from Dublin, Limerick, and Killarney.
Cork City is worth a couple of hours before or after the screening - the English Market is a five-minute walk and the riverfront along the South Mall and Lavitt’s Quay gives you a good sense of the city at its most relaxed. There is more to see in Cork and across Co. Cork.
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