Highlights on the day include an interactive science exhibit where guests will take a journey through a giant inflatable gut and a talk on the quirks of DNA. 

Visitors can tap to donate €2 to Enable Ireland and place a ribbon on a tree within the market.

The idea is expected to be a hit with the many pet parents who visit the Marina Market with their canine companions daily.

A fresh planning application was recently lodged with Cork City Council by R Properties Cork Limited seeking permission to maintain their use of the former Southern Fruits Distribution Company warehouse as a market/food emporium for a period of five year

A fresh planning application was recently lodged with Cork City Council by R Properties Cork Limited seeking permission to maintain their use of the former Southern Fruits Distribution Company warehouse as a market/food emporium for a period of five years

More than 30,000 signatures were gathered for an online petition to save the market following Cork City Council’s initial refusal for permission

An original application was turned down by Cork City Council last November.

The Echo understands that discussions have been taking place in the background in an effort to address the concerns raised and potentially find a solution.