Cork: Nouvelle Vague As part of Kinsale Arts Week, French musical interpreters Nouvelle Vague play Charles Fort at 7pm. Expect them to bring plenty of French new wave with support from the West Cork Ukulele Orchestra. . See kinsaleartsweek.com or tel 021-4700877.

Belfast:Rose Week

Running until Sunday at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, more than 50,000 are expected to visit this international rose festival and competition. Children’s activities are held every afternoon, while today’s events include a jazz band and Tai Chi demonstration. Admission and all events are free. See: belfastcity.gov.uk/roseweek

Dublin:Summer reading

The Stinging Fly, a literary magazine that sets out to highlight the best in new Irish and international writing, hosts a reading from its summer issue tonight in the Odessa Club in Dame Court. Readers include Anne Haverty, Colin Corrigan, Patrick Chapman and Mary O'Donnell. Admission is free and it begins at 8pm. See stingingfly.org