Love is a Stranger Festival

Name: Love is a Stranger Festival
Start: 2026-07-19
End: 2026-07-19
Location: Cork

The Love is a Stranger Festival was a multi-day electronic music mini-festival series held at Ballyvolane House in Castlelyons, Co Cork, Ireland. Its program for the final day, July 19, 2026, was cancelled following the death of an attendee after a medical emergency.

Date: Jul 19, 2026
Location: Cork

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Highlights

Multi-day electronic music festival.
Held at Ballyvolane House, Castlelyons, Co Cork.
Final day's program cancelled following an attendee's death.

The Love is a Stranger Festival was an electronic music event, described as a roaming mini-festival series. It ran from Friday to Sunday, with its main event on Saturday and scheduled to conclude on Sunday, July 19, 2026. The festival took place at Ballyvolane House in Castlelyons, Co Cork, Ireland, also referred to as East Cork or north-east Cork.

On its final day, Sunday, July 19, 2026, the festival's remaining program and closing concert were cancelled. This decision was made after a man in his 30s was found unresponsive in a tent on the festival grounds following a medical emergency. Emergency services administered CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardaí were alerted to the incident and a post-mortem examination was to be arranged.

Festival organisers expressed their devastation regarding the death and confirmed they were assisting An Garda Síochána and emergency services with their inquiries. The deceased was identified locally as DJ Mark O'Brien, a figure well-known in the Cork electronic music scene.

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