The 1996 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 15 September to 3 November 1996.
The final was played on 3 November 1996 at Páirc UàChaoimh in Cork, between Argideen Rangers and Fr. O'Neill's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Argideen Rangers won the match by 3âÂÂ09 to 0âÂÂ11 to claim their first ever championship title.
Argideen Rangers' Michael Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 3âÂÂ14.