Don’t miss Christmas!

Dublin is busy with events and Christmas Markets. Go!!

But if Christmas is passing you by a little this year, remember that Christmas is not just happening in shops and Christmas markets, but is also a state of mind. And it is a joyous, smiley, happy state of mind. If you are looking at the good things in your life, then you don’t need a Santa or some baubles and you still can look forward to the next few weeks EVEN if the Christmas fest is this year or in general not that much your thing. Oh and if you struggle finding good things in your life, then think of the ONE thing that makes you smile. It could be a picture, a song, a smell, a taste or just a thought!

Now bring that thing that makes you smile with you for the next 2-3 weeks. Have a great pre-Christmas time!

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Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 11 December

+ Irish Car Boot Sales – Market 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 irishcarboot.ie/
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 (lower car park) www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
++ Outdoor Christmas Craft Market – National Botanic Gardens 10:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/event/christmas-outdoor-craft-market/
++ Glasnevin Indoor Outdoor Christmas Fair 10:00-18:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ Red Stables Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Red Stables, St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket
++ Richmond Barracks Christmas Craft Fair 11:00-17:30 Richmond Barracks, Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.richmondbarracks.ie/events/event/christmas-fair/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ BIAS: Built this way – Digital exhibition about data equity, privacy, surveillance culture, facial recognition, class and artificial intelligence – Science Gallery 12:00-17:00 Science Gallery, TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/bias
++ Mema’s Christmas Market 12:00-?? Mema’s Pub, 155 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/memasdublin/

++ Christmas at the Castle – Christmas Market 08-21 Dec 14:00-21:30 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2021/ (Booked out)
+ Pop-up Cards Workshop for Teens (Age: 12-17 years) – Chester Beatty Museum 14:30 Online chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/live-online-workshop-for-teens-pop-up-cards/ (Registration required)
+ Carol-Singing with Cantóirí – Chester Beatty Museum (Outdoors) 15:00 & 16:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/carol-singing-with-cantoiri/
+ Family Workshop: Catch A Falling Star 15:00 Richmond Barracks, Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173619062
+ It Must Be Heaven (Duration: 97 min)- Comedy by director Elia Suleiman – Dublin Arabic Film Festival 18:00-00:00 Online Screening dublinarabicfilmfestivalonline.com/programs/it-must-be-heaven-trailer-37feb0
+ International Ballad Session in Hartigans – Open session every Saturday 18:00-23:00 Hartigan’s, 100 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/InternationalBalladGroup
+ Miss Universe Ireland 2019 and NASA Datanaut Fionnghuala O’Reilly in conversation with Ann Daly 20:00 Online tobeirish.ie/event/from-here-to-there-fionnghuala-oreilly-in-conversation/
+ Motörhead – Gig 21:00-23:00 Tolka House, Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
+ The Cazettes – Gig 21:00-23:00 Quinlan’s Black Lion, Orchard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.facebook.com/quinlansclondalkin/
+ Fanning at Whelan’s – Episode 12featuring Pillow Queens, Niamh Regan, Cat Dowling, Houseplants, RSAG, Kodaline, Jenny Green 22:00 Virgin Media Two www.whelanslive.com/event/fanning-at-whelans-3/

+ Irish Car Boot Sales – Market 08:00-13:00 Trinity Comprehensive Secondary School, Ballymun Rd, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie/
++ Rathfarnham Castle Christmas Market – 35+ stalls 10:00-15:00 Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 6w www.facebook.com/events/4595039777279939
++ Outdoor Christmas Craft Market – National Botanic Gardens 10:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/event/christmas-outdoor-craft-market/
++ Glasnevin Indoor Outdoor Christmas Fair 10:00-18:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
++ Art and Craft Christmas Market 10:00-17:00 Art Cafe, 58 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/2105753572909899
++ Balbriggan Christmas Market 10:00-16:00 Bremore Castle, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin www.fingal.ie/christmas
+ Getting Through December with the Celtic Yogi – Workshop 10:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/220245178257 (Booking required)
++ Christmas Food and Craft Fair – Seamus Ennis Arts Centre (Outdoors) 10:30-16:30 Séamus Ennis Arts Centre, Naul, Co. Dublin www.tseac.ie/event/christmas-craft-food-fair-2/
++ Richmond Barracks Christmas Craft Fair 11:00-17:30 Richmond Barracks, Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.richmondbarracks.ie/events/event/christmas-fair/
+ Fireside Tales: Tree Dogs Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature – Storytelling for Children and Adults 11:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/220252871267 (booking required)
+ Herbert Park Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.facebook.com/Herbert-Park-Market-405930226496273
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
++ Dandelion Christmas Market 12:00-17:00 The Well, 130 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/614580246242029
++ Dublin Alternative Christmas Market – for alternative art, clothing, accessories, decor and lifestyle 12:00-18:00 The Grand Social, 35 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1027378724776633/
+ BIAS: Built this way – Digital exhibition about data equity, privacy, surveillance culture, facial recognition, class and artificial intelligence – Science Gallery 12:00-17:00 Science Gallery, TCD, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/bias

++ Outdoor Doggy Market – “Christmas” Market for dogs ;-) – 13:00-16:00 Oscar’s Cafe Bar, Smithfield Plaza, Smithfield, Dublin 7
++ Christmas at the Castle – Christmas Market 08-21 Dec 14:00-21:30 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2021/ (Booked out)
+ Sunday Public Tour – Hugh Lane Gallery 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3350-sundays5
+ Organ Freeman – Weekly Jazz Sundays 18:00-20:00 The Big Romance, 98 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/4141-organ-freeman-weekly-jazz-sundays.html
+ Gardiner Street Gospel Choir – Mass – Gardiner Street Church 19:30-20:30 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/TheGSGC
+ Ben Prevo Solo – Gig 19:30 The Circular, 536 South Circular Road, Rialto, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/607920280325702
+ Bluemoose – Gig 19:00-21:00 Quinlan’s Black Lion, Orchard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.facebook.com/quinlansclondalkin/
+ A Celtic Music Holiday Celebration – Milwaukee Irish Fest (Celtic MKE) 20:00 Online celticmke.com/CelticMKE-Events/virtualholiday.htm

And lots of free events next week….

Monday 13 December

Tuesday 14 December

Wednesday 15 December

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 16 December

+ Reverberations From An Irish Landscape – Environmental artist Luke Casserly invites you to take a moment to pause and listen to the passing of time in five unique Irish landscapes 10:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/220281867997 (Accessible until 23 Dec)
+ The National Library of Ireland: History & Heritage – Festive Edition 11:00 Online nli.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173613403
++ Christmas at the Castle – Christmas Market 08-21 Dec 14:00-21:30 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2021/ (Booking required)
+ Beuys 100: Talk with Curator Catherine Nichols about Joseph Beuys’ interest in James Joyce – Hugh Lane Gallery 17:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3371-catherine-nichols
+ Sing! Christmas Concert – Axis Ballymun and Chamber Choir Ireland 20:00-20:30 Axis Ballymun, Main Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 axisballymun.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173619609
+ Donal Kirk Band – Gig 21:00-23:00 Quinlan’s Black Lion, Orchard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.facebook.com/quinlansclondalkin/

Friday 17 December

+ Free Fitness for all! – Group Session 07:00 Grand Canal Dock, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.meetup.com/project-awesome-dublin
+ Darina Allen’s Chocolate Christmas Yule Log – Baking Video 10:00 www.eventbrite.ie/e/220291998297 (Accessible until 23 Dec) Find the recipe at tobeirish.ie/event/darina-allens-chocolate-christmas-yule-log/
++ Christmas at the Castle – Christmas Market 08-21 Dec 14:00-21:30 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2021/ (Booking required)
+ Cáirde Cheoil – with Liam O’Connor (fiddle), Seán McKeon (uilleann pipes), John Blake (flute, guitar & piano) and Padraig O’Connor (box accordion) -Seamus Ennis Arts Centre 20:30 Online www.tseac.ie/event/traditional-irish-music-night-cairde-cheoil/ (Free online stream)
+ Santoria – Gig 21:00-23:00 Quinlan’s Black Lion, Orchard Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.facebook.com/quinlansclondalkin/

And there is more…

+++ Christmas at the Castle – Dublin Castle Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in the Courtyard of Dublin Castle is back from 08-21 December daily from 14:00-21:30. It is a market with a LOT of potential. This year the market is called a Boutique Market, so don’t expect too much. Booking is required and the weekend is booked out, but during the week there is still availability. You have to book tickets for a timeslot to enter the market. If you want to go, I would recommend that you book really soon! www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2021/ (Booking required)

+++ The Moving Crib is back
For the 65th year the moving crib is back at the St Martin Apostolate at Parnell Square. It is a whole basement floor of a crib installation and many other scenes from the bible and many of the figures and installation have moving parts. Definitely something for kids, but I enjoyed it as well when I visited the Moving Crib a few years ago. Opening hours are 11:00-18:00 every day of the week from 23 Nov-09 Jan (closed on Christmas Day, St. Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day). Admission is free, but booking is required. www.stmartin.ie/crib/

+++ Illuminated Forest Walks
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, have their Christmas programme paired down to an illuminated forest walk at Marlay Park and also at Cabinteely Park. Both are open from 16:00-20:00 from Monday to Friday. There will be NO Christmas Market in Dun Laoghaire.

+++ Visit Dublin Castle for free
Time is running out! Only until the end of 2021, entry to Dublin Castle is free for all visitors. You will be able to visit the State Apartments on a self-guided tour. There are currently no guided tours and therefore the Medieval Undercroft and Chapel Royal are not accessible. Opening hours are Mon-Sun & Bank Holidays: 09:45-17:45 (last admission 17:15). Tickets can be booked at dublincastle.admit-one.eu/?p=calendar&ev=SELFGUIDE for free there will also a limited number of tickets available at the ticket desk.

+++ Low Priced Books with free delivery
Book Depository is the place where you can buy low priced books, usually for better prices than on Amazon and Book Depository always delivers for free. And by buying books from Book Depository you will also help the Dublin Event Guide for no additional cost to you. Use this link: shor.by/BookDepository  .

+++ National Gallery tickets available here
The National Gallery is usually free anyway, but in current times you will have to book tickets to get access and you have to enter the building on the Merrion Street side. Tickets are available here: www.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/book-your-ticket The National Gallery also is running events again and because the events have limited number of spaces, they can book out relatively fast, at least before I can write about the events, so check out the events 1-2 weeks in advance here www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on and then book tickets for them.

+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
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The lowest cost for courses this month will be around 12.99. Check out the website at shor.by/GqCk And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.

Take care,

–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)