Dublin Event Guide 365: IFI Open Day, Garden Squares Day, Youbloom, Various Voices, Bikeweek, Bloomsday

A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.

An all-ladies Canoe Polo Competition will take place on Saturday at the fifth level of the Royal Canal in Phibsborough. You can watch the event for free. I am not exactly sure where the 5th level is, but if you walk along the canal, you see signs at the locks that should help you to find it.

The only reference to the event on a website that I found is a warning for users of the Royal Canal, but better than nothing. ;-) www.iwai.ie/forum/read.php?1,55024,55024

The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.

Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.

The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

The Cable Wakeboarding Competition “Grassroots Tour” will take place on Sat at the Grand Canal Dock wakeboard facility. From Grand Canal Quay walk along Hanover Quay “towards” the Poolbeg Chimineys (i.e. East) and you will find the facility in Grand Canal Dock where a few white ramps are.

Wakeboarders of different levels will compete, including Irish pro-wakeboarder David O’Caoimh.

The practice starts at 10:00 and the competition at 15:00. The event is free for spectators.

Every year the Dublin Civic Trust runs the Dublin Garden Square Day, but is not very successful in spreading the word it seems. I found the information by pure coincidence.

Enjoy walking tours, open houses and entertainment across the city’s squares on this Saturday. The free events take place in each of the five Georgian squares: St. Stephen’s Green, Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square on the south side and Parnell Square and Mountjoy Square on the north side.

The full downloadable programme is her ein PDF format.

The events are historical, architectural and botanical walking tours, special access to town houses and public buildings, dance and music in St. Stephen’s Green, a rare guided tour of the chapel of the Rotunda Hospital, Music, children’s art and games, and lots more.

And here are some highlights
+ No 29, the Georgian House Museum on Merrion Square is open from 10:00-17:00for self-guided and guided tours.
+ At 14:00: Guided tour of No. 43 Parnell Square West. View the elegant interiors of this 1750s house, recently restored with a
contemporary edge by Lyons Dermody Solicitors. Numbers limited on a first-come basis. Meet on the front steps.
+ At 12:00 join a historical and architectural walking tour at Fitzwilliam Square, the city’s smallest and most complete Georgian square with Graham hickey, Dublin Civic Trust. First-come basis. Meet at the dublinbikes station on the Pembroke Street side.
+ At 10:00 join this historical and architectural walking tour of Mountjoy Square and its houses’ decorative interiors with resident
Karin O’Flanagan. Numbers limited on a first-come basis. Meet on the steps of No. 54 Mountjoy Square West.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.

Join some of this year’s participants of the Bealtaine Festival Wandering Methods project as they pass on craft skills that they’ve been working with over the past few months. Featured crafts will include block printing on textiles, himmeli decorations and crochet.

The participants and lead artist Liz Nilsson will give an overview of what Wandering Methods is, show some of the craft pieces the group have created, and spend time working with you to help create something simple and fun – and hopefully you’ll come away with some new skills that you can use at home.

Places are limited and it was necessary to register, so there is a high probability that all places are gone. But onthe off-chance that there is a cancellation maybe you want to go to the State Apartments and check. Just don’t be disappointed if all places are full. The booking was done via e-mail to lian.bell@gmail.com with your name, your contact phone number and whether you’d like to attend the morning or afternoon workshop.

The Wandering Methods project gives a group of older people the time and facilities to learn new craft skills with professional artists on hand to guide them. While learning these skills, the group is steeped in the history and design of a significant heritage building.

The Writers’ Centre run a 2-day experimental writing festival and all details are on the website below.

Only one event of the 2-day festival is free. It takes place on Saturday morning and is a marketplace where teams from progressive journals will meet and ‘sell their wares’ to interested writers and readers. Budding writers will equally get the chance to pitch to journals in this give and take environment.

Discover the beautiful restored Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden and learn about growing your own fruit and vegetables, herbs and lots more. Meet OPW professional gardeners Brian and Meeda at the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden. They have lots of advice to plan your perfect garden for the Summer. Admission is free and car parking is available.

The Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden is located next to the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, and the Phoenix Café. The OPW professional gardeners are on site on the second Saturday of the month, (February to November).

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.

The Dublin Bike Fest organised by Cycling Ireland, takes place in St. Anne’s Park.

The festival allows you to learn new skills in coached skills zones featuring Sprocket Rocket, Gearing up off the Road, Strider Bikes and a mini cycle track. In the Picnic Area there will be a relaxed atmosphere with M.C. Ray Shah, live music and a range of food stalls.

Admission is free and the event is suitable for the whole family.

The 2014 Foodcycle will take place during the Bike Week and consists of a Northside and a Southside Cycle. The routes (see below) take in a range of community gardens and allotments and both routes will finish at the Christchurch Garden festival at around 15:00.

To register send a mail to dublinfoodcycle@gmail.com
According to a poster that I saw for this event, cyclists will get free entry to the Garden Festival at Christchurch (normally approx. EUR 10).

Northside Route:
Virgin Mary Garden, Ballymun, Shangan Road, Ballymun Dublin 9: 11.00 Mud Island Community Garden, Newcomen Court, Newcomen Avenue, North Strand Dublin 3: 12.00 Serenity Garden, Great Western Villas, Great Western Square, Phibsborough: 13.00 Broadstone Community Garden, Royal Canal Park, Constitution Hill, Broadstone, Dublin 7: 14.00 TBC Christchruch: 15.00

Southside Route:
Clogher Road Allotments, Pearse College: 11.00 SCR Community garden: 12.00 Back of the Pipes Garden: Reuben Street aka Flanagan’s Field 13.00 Weaver Square Allotments 14.00 Braithewaite Street allotment 14.30 Christchruch: 15.00

The IFI Open Day is a day full of 12 free film screenings. From sneak previews to old favourites, Irish films to classics, cinema-goers of all ages and tastes can get a flavour of the wide breadth of films that the IFI shows throughout the year.

The full downloadable programme is here and this is how it works: Tickets for all films will become available at 11:00 on Sat at the IFI Ticket office. Tickets will not be available online or by phone. Maximum of four tickets per person (all allocated on a first come, first served basis). Arrive early as tickets are expected to go quickly.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

This is the fifth year for “Yoga in the Park”, a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause: From May until September, Tine from www.aditiyoga.org/ and her team of teachers invite to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park every Saturday. No booking is required.

The class is donation based, but all proceeds go to the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that does invaluable work for the homeless people in Dublin and the suggested donation for this very good cause is EUR 5.

Just bring a mat or a towel, some water and (hopefully) even some sun protection to the class. Should the weather be bad, the bandstand will be shelter or even training location. The training is suitable for all levels, so even total beginners are very welcome.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

Scopes and Space invite to a special Daytime Sun Watch where you will see the Sun in a very special way through telescopes that use special filters to reveal intricate detail on the sun’s surface.

Admission is free.

The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “FAT – It’s Delicious” and it will run from 16 May – 29 Jun. The exhibition is a “lab in the gallery” event, which means that it is not just an exhibition to watch, but there are some interaction and real research elements to the exhibition.

The exhibition will show you the good and and the bad sides of fat. There will be soap that has been made from human fat (gained during a liposuction), animal fat is being cured in alcohol and a delicious meal will be made from it at one of the events, the benefits of plant oils are mentioned and the risks of obesity are pointed out. In addition you can contribute to research through tests and experiments about BMI, agility, body image and blood quality.

I like lab in the gallery events because it is not “just” an exhibition but you also are invited (you don’t have to!) to contribute to research. Kids will get the exhibition, but need some help from the parents with it. You should definitely bring them! However, kids will not be able to do the research elements and might get bored, so plan your trip well.

As always I strongly recommend to have a look at the exhibition, but you only have until 29 June!

Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

To celebrate Dublin Garden Squares Day on Saturday a free architectural tour of Charlemont House with Michelle Doyle will take place.

(…and a non-free – 5 Euro – Children’s Workshop will take place at 14:00: Create a Garden Square with artist Olive Knox, all materials supplied)

The Natural History Museum is running a family event twice on Saturday (12:00 + 14:00). It is entitled “The
Zoo in My Garden”. Join zoologist Catherine McGuinness for a special tour of the museum’s Irish Room, celebrating all the
species that live in local parks and gardens. No booking requied. Admission is free.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

Dublin Tango are dancing Tango Argentino at the Bandstand in Stephen’s Green. All are welcome to watch or to join in. Admission is free.

The Various Voices Dublin festival is a series of free concerts in Dublin. Various Voices is an international choral festival for LGBT choirs and choruses. The choirs are from all over the world, over 50 choirs will be singing in four venues across Dublin over the weekend (Sat+Sun). The free concerts are:

+ Axis Ballymun: Sat 16:00-17:00: 2 choirs from the USA and UK.
+ City Hall: Sat 13:00-18:00 + Sun 13:00-17:15: 12 choirs from Canada, UK, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand and France.
+ Hugh Lane Gallery: Sat 14:30-16:30 + Sun 14:30-16:30: 12 choirs from the USA, Wales, China, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.
+ Meeting House Square: Sun 12:00-16:00: 11 choirs from Denmark, UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Iceland.

No tickets are required for the city centre performances: Just show up at any point during the concert to enjoy the music. You can stay for as long as you wish, or even concert-hop from one venue to another during the day

Tickets for the performance at AXIS can be booked by contacting 01-8832100, but I am not sure how many tickets are still available at this late stage.

There are also five other points around the city centre which are “pop-up choir” locations:
– Wolfe Tone Square (beside Jervis Shopping Centre)
– Henry Street (outside Arnotts)
– South King Street (outside The Gaiety Theatre)
– Castle Market (between George’s St. Arcade
– Powerscourt Shopping Centre)

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

“Something Different” by Jill Lewis & Ali Pye will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below).

Admission is free.

Monster Hero presents a free concert at the bandstand in Phoenix Park to celebrate the launch of their new single ‘Toni Bailey’ with a Single Lunch.

There will be tea and cake and music from 14:00-18:00 with support from Wild Rocket (Deep Space psychedelic explorations), Exploding Eyes (Progressive Jam Rock), Night Trap (Transcendental melodic dance) and more.

Admission is free.

As part of National Bike Week 2014 Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is organising a Fun Family 6km cycle on Saturday. The Bay 6km cycle will start at Newtownsmith Green between the Dun Laoghaire Pier and the 40 Foot in Sandycove and will go along the coast to Sandycove, 40-Foot, Harbour Road, Dalkey Village and back to Dún Laoghaire through Glasthule.

This cycle route is suitable for all ages and will be guided. Goody bags and refreshments will be on offer for everybody who completes the course. A number of bike shops will be available to carry out basic maintenance and repairs.

Participation is free, but the website says that “pre-registration is essential”. Since it might be a little late for that, I would risk it and arrive even without pre-registration. You might not get a goodie bag, but hopefully you can take part.

A full list of other Bike Week events can be found on www.bikeweek.ie

A concert of Chamber Music favourites, featuring participants of the KBC Bank Support Act Programme 2014 will take place. Admission is free.

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Sat 14 June (15:00-16:30): Nature, Ceremony and Symbols
Sun 15 June (15:00-16:30): Art, Science and Nature
Mon 16 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Tues 17 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Thurs 19 June (17:30-18:30): A dialogue with Nature
Fri 20 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

The final year performances from Newpark Music Centre’s BA Jazz Performance degree course will take place from Tues 10 – Wed 18 June. There will be 28 gigs and they will feature a wide variety of music, not just jazz. All gigs are free.

A Facebook event page is set up for each day, which is a bit complicated if you want to get an overview. So to help you, I am including here a summarised version. It still contains lots of information, but I hope you can handle it. ;-)

The remaining gigs are:

+ Sat 14 June (15:00): Kevin Barry Room of National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Mark Kilcoyne, Ciaran Mitchell, Nicholas Canny Quintet, Sakurai Timo, Alan Heffernan
www.facebook.com/events/252098131641027/

+ Tues 17 June (16:00): Kevin Barry Room of National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Paul Jennings’ The Paul J 4tet, Juliana Cardosa, The Richard McDermott Group, Michal Hoter Quintet
www.facebook.com/events/596307263810116

+ Wed 18 June (20:00): JJ Smyths, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Jenny Hallahan’s Hallafunk, Aaron Harbourne, Ciaran OMalley’s Plunkett Quartet
www.facebook.com/events/509922712453086

The ‘Ulysses Comes Home’ reading group sessions will provide an introduction and discussion of three of the great Northside episodes of Ulysses. The episodes are

Fri 13 June: ‘Circe’ / Nighttown
Sat 14 June: ‘Eumaeus’ / The Cabman’s Shelter
Sun 15 June: ‘Ithaca’ / Eccles Street

Admission is free, but places are limited. Places can be reserved via hello@joyceborough.org

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

The Devils Jukebox is live music from 20:00-23:00 and DJs with Alternative, Punk, Rock, Metal & Garage after that. Every Saturday! Admission is free.

youbloom is a growing community of musicians, fans and industry joined together by a love of music and the arts. And the youbloom Conference takes place in Dublin in the College of Surgeons on Sat + Sun (EUR 20).

For the evening entertainment of conference participants and everyone else, youbloom has organised a whole range of free gigs in 7 locations (including outdoor gig stage).

The venues are 4 Dame Lane, Odessa, Sweeney’s, Mercantile, Bankers, The International so they are all very near to Dame Court which makes it really easy to move from one location to the other.

Bands will perform for only 30 minutes, so you will get a chance to hear LOTS of bands. The full schedule is here. Gigs start on the Busking stage at 16:30 (until 19:30) and on the pub stages at 20:00 and gigs will continue until 23:15.

There are well known bands like Ham Sandwhich, I Draw Slow, Gippsy Rebble Rabble, The Young Folk, The Hot Sprockets and then there are less well known bands.

Great event! The only improvement would be to let the top act play a double slot (e.g. 60 min). Check the schedule below.

10 piece Old-skool Jamaican Ska-Band “Interskalactic” will perform in Whelan’s. Admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

Olesya Zdorovetska (Ukraine) is a pianist and singer and she will entertain you in the Cocktail Bar of the Fire Restaurant in Mansion House. Admission is free.

Beached Whales and support School of Fish will perform in the Midnight Hour. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list on the website below.

Street Feast 2014 will take place on Sun 15 June and you can still plan an event or just take part somewhere.

Street Feast is a day of local lunches across Ireland hosted by you and your neighbours. It could be out on the street, in a local park or in your front garden and apart from eating good food, the idea behind is to celebrate your local community and meet new people who live near you.

Find out more detail on the website below.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

The Brocante Market will take place on Sun. It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden.

If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you. The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month. Admission is free.

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

There seem to be TWO weekly markets on Long Mile Road and both are very close to each other. One is behind Wigoders on Long Mile Road (across the road from Aldi). It hosts more than 50 stalls and there is also a Cafe on site. www.facebook.com/WigodersLongmileMarket And the other one is just on the other side of the road, next to Aldi. www.facebook.com/TheLongMileRdMarket

The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.

The Terenure Village Market will take place again on Sunday. There will be live music, irish dancing, and kids entertainment (e.g. face painters, balloon makers or magician) and food and craft stalls. The market takes place every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.

Admission is free.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

Readings of Ulysses and afternoon tea will take place at the green beside the church at Dolphin’s Barn.

Admission is free.

The Dublin currach regatta will take place on Sunday and Currach racing teams from Donegal, Kerry, West Clare, The Aran Islands, Connemara and Galway will be there.

Admission for spectators is free and more inmformation can be found on the website below

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.

The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “FAT – It’s Delicious” and it will run from 16 May – 29 Jun. The exhibition is a “lab in the gallery” event, which means that it is not just an exhibition to watch, but there are some interaction and real research elements to the exhibition.

The exhibition will show you the good and and the bad sides of fat. There will be soap that has been made from human fat (gained during a liposuction), animal fat is being cured in alcohol and a delicious meal will be made from it at one of the events, the benefits of plant oils are mentioned and the risks of obesity are pointed out. In addition you can contribute to research through tests and experiments about BMI, agility, body image and blood quality.

I like lab in the gallery events because it is not “just” an exhibition but you also are invited (you don’t have to!) to contribute to research. Kids will get the exhibition, but need some help from the parents with it. You should definitely bring them! However, kids will not be able to do the research elements and might get bored, so plan your trip well.

As always I strongly recommend to have a look at the exhibition, but you only have until 29 June!

Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

“Made by Hand” or “Hecho a manos” is a new Sunday weekly market in Viva, Portobello with most things made by hand and some vintage clothing and curiosities too. Admission is free.

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

The Irish heat for the “Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014” will take place on Sunday from 12:00-17:30 in the Great Hall of the IMMA. The competition will be filmed and will air on Sky Arts 1HD in October.

At the event, the Irish portrait artist finalists will paint The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon, musician Sharon Corr and actor Colm Meaney. The artists will compete to make the final of the show where they will be up against the winners from the English, Scottish and Welsh heats to become Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2014. Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell are the presenters and will be at the event.

You are invited to attend the free event on Sunday. No tickets or registration required.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert will be part of the “KBC Great Music in Irish Houses” event.

Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano will play pieces from Bax, Ferguson and Stanford.

The Various Voices Dublin festival is a series of free concerts in Dublin. Various Voices is an international choral festival for LGBT choirs and choruses. The choirs are from all over the world, over 50 choirs will be singing in four venues across Dublin over the weekend (Sat+Sun). The free concerts are:

+ Axis Ballymun: Sat 16:00-17:00: 2 choirs from the USA and UK.
+ City Hall: Sat 13:00-18:00 + Sun 13:00-17:15: 12 choirs from Canada, UK, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand and France.
+ Hugh Lane Gallery: Sat 14:30-16:30 + Sun 14:30-16:30: 12 choirs from the USA, Wales, China, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.
+ Meeting House Square: Sun 12:00-16:00: 11 choirs from Denmark, UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Iceland.

No tickets are required for the city centre performances: Just show up at any point during the concert to enjoy the music. You can stay for as long as you wish, or even concert-hop from one venue to another during the day

There are also five other points around the city centre which are “pop-up choir” locations:
– Wolfe Tone Square (beside Jervis Shopping Centre)
– Henry Street (outside Arnotts)
– South King Street (outside The Gaiety Theatre)
– Castle Market (between George’s St. Arcade
– Powerscourt Shopping Centre)

The Bike Festival in Phoenix Park from 15-22 June is part of Bikeweek 2014.

Sun 15 June: 12:30-17:00 Cargo Bike Championships. Fun events, market stalls, music, prizes, try out a Cargo Bike
Sun 15 June: 15:00 Photo Exhibition Launch: “Where Will Your Bike Take You!?” – Continuing all week at Visitor Centre

Mon 16 June until Fri 20 June:
+ 18:30 Bike Tours every evening from the Visitor Centre
+ Free Bike Checks at Phoenix Park Bike Hire. Leave your bike in and get a full bike check. www.facebook.com/PhoenixParkBikeHire

All events are free. The evetns for Sat+Sun of next week will be in the next Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events).

The Irish Cargobike Championship takes place and it is an event that is part of the Bikeweek. On Sunday cargobike users and enthusiasts are called to sign up to participate in that competition and if you are not a cargobike owner, you can come along and try out a cargobike.

There will be a range of fun races such as the relay race, the slalom and the traditional egg and spoon race. The only difference is that the entrants will compete whilst riding a cargobike! This event is free and family focused with plenty of activities for all ages and abilities and lots of prizes.

The location for this event and for the market stalls that are part of the complete event, is the part of Chesterfield Avenue that is closed for traffic, North-West from the roundabout at the president’s residence.

The Cargobikes are made available by the Dutch Bike Shop and by Greenaer.

On Sunday “Street Feasts”, local get-togethers and meet-ups that involve having some food together, will happen all over Ireland and Happenings, the people behind the outdoor film screenings in Fitzwilliam Square and Grand Canal Square, will organise a James Joyce-inspired Street Feast in North Great George’s Street.

They are explaining:

“The Street Feast “Tea Party” will showcase the wackier side to Edwardian Dublin. A Tea Party that’s more Mad Hatter than high society. It wasn’t all white linen and straw hats; they really knew how to have a good time! So come meet the real Joyce’s alter-ego. Hop under the covers and into bed with Molly Bloom, stuff yourself with cupcakes, cream buns & juices from our apothecary, win some prizes at the ridiculous & bizarre lucky potato sports day and dance the afternoon away at The Gramophone Disco.”

Admission is free.

The Dubliners Street Theatre will bring each of the fifteen stories from James Joyce’s “Dubliners” to life through short dramatised excerpts from the text, performed with audience participation on fifteen separate doorsteps on North Great George’s Street. The troupe and audience will work their way up the street in a musical procession stopping at different doorsteps to celebrate each of the Dubliners stories.

This event will feature actors and musicians from The Here Comes Everybody Players of Boston, Massachusetts.

Admission is free.

A new flea market-like fair will take place at Smithfield Plaza this Sunday. The Generator Hostel is hosting the “Smithfield Market Fair” with over 30 stalls selling vintage clothing, vinyl records, curiosities, contemporary art &craft and lots more.

There will also be live music and DJs until late and an “Underground Cinema” is featuring cult classics. And there will be a Live Art Installation.

The live bands are The Lousiana 6 (50s Skiffle), LB Jeffries (Bossa Nova & Smooth Jazz),

Admission is free.

The Walk for Greyhounds will gather from around 12:00 and will depart Merrion Square Park at 13:15 for a walk through Dublin to promote Greyhounds as Pets. Everybody is welcome with or without dogs of any breed.

Admission is free.

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches.

There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website below or on their Facebook Page where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!

A family fun day will take place at St. Peter’s Church at the junction of Cabra Road with North Circular Road. There will be a BBQ, a Bouncy Castle, Cake & Plant Sales, Dance performances, music and more.

Admission is free.

A public tour of the current Eva Rothschild sculpture exhibition will take place and admission is free. Places are limited.

Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8

A free storytelling session, featuring books from the National Print Museum’s Junior Library, is taking place on Sunday from 14:15-15:00. Suitable for 4-7 year olds. Places are limited (first come, first served).

Come to the Family Drawing Sundays in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Admission is free. For further information, contact Ruth Carroll on 01 6612558 or via ruth@rhagallery.ie

Bark in the Park is a charity fundraiser for the Irish Animal Welfare Charity “Irish Blue Cross”. It is a 30-45 minute walk in a park with your dog (if you have one). The idea is that you get a sponsorship pack, then collect money from friends and family and donate that money on the day. Because it is too short notice you can still participate if you arrive at 14:00-14:30 and give a donation there.

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Sat 14 June (15:00-16:30): Nature, Ceremony and Symbols
Sun 15 June (15:00-16:30): Art, Science and Nature
Mon 16 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Tues 17 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Thurs 19 June (17:30-18:30): A dialogue with Nature
Fri 20 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.

A weekly Jazz gig will take place in the Sunshine Cafe for your Sunday afternoon entertainment. The Jazzwise Duo (piano and double bass) play classic jazz including Broadway standards, Bossa Nova, Blues etc

The public tour “A Way With Words” with Adrian McBreen will bring you on a journey around the museum, exploring objects on display connected with writers and writing. On the day before Bloomsday, the tour also includes an artefact tied to James Joyce, his protagonist Leopold Bloom and Dublin life in the early 20th century.

Admission is free. No booking required, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first come basis 15 minutes before the tour. starts.

Brian Keary is a classically trained guitar player who also has experience of different styles / genres of music ranging from ragtime and folk to baroque and contemporary. He will perform in Sweeney’s (Ground Floor) on Sunday afternoon.

Set in the Pillar Room in the Rotunda Hospital, the 1914 Parliament will sit under the watchful eye of a very special Honorary Speaker to hear passionate proposals from costumed speakers for how life in Dublin and Ireland can be improved over the next 100 years, recalling the era of James Joyce’s Dubliners. You, the audience, are part of the Parliament and you can question the speakers on their motions and vote to approve such proposals as votes for women, Home Rule for Ireland, the abolition of censorship, and themes addressed in Joyce’s Dubliners stories.

Admission is free.

House Dublin is a restaurant and bar in Leeson Street. On Sundays the Camembert Quartet is playing in their garden from 17:00-19:00. Admission is free.

The wedding and party band The LJJ Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.

Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. The line-up and links to all bands/performers are available via the Saucy Sundays Facebook Page (see link below).

The short version of the line-up is: Buffalo Sunn, White Oak Barrels, Tell No Foxx, Robin James Hurt, Kellie Marie Reynolds, Maggie Hildrick. www.facebook.com/events/632370973498068

The Sweeney’s Dixeland Jazzmen play their weekly gig on the ground floor in Sweeney’s. Admission is free.

The ‘Ulysses Comes Home’ reading group sessions will provide an introduction and discussion of three of the great Northside episodes of Ulysses. The episodes are

Fri 13 June: ‘Circe’ / Nighttown
Sat 14 June: ‘Eumaeus’ / The Cabman’s Shelter
Sun 15 June: ‘Ithaca’ / Eccles Street

Admission is free, but places are limited. Places can be reserved via hello@joyceborough.org

The Dublin Blues Cartel will be in Whelan’s again and will perform mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll, Soul, Funk, Blues and rap of all eras. Admission is free.

This weekly Latin Music event will take place every Sunday. You will be able to dance salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia and reggeaton. Live music, food tasting and free admission, what more could you want?

The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below).

This week Sunday Roast and the Youbloom Festival are working together and the line-up is The Hot Sprockets, The Dead Heavys, Hurdles, Silent Noise Parade and The Tightrope Walkers.

The Complex in 41-52 Benburb Street, Dublin 7 is bringing you comedy in an Open Air event on Smithfield Plaza. Comedians Andrew Stanley, Karl spain and Eric Lalor are bringing you “Comedy for Father’s Day”.

Admission is free.

youbloom is a growing community of musicians, fans and industry joined together by a love of music and the arts. And the youbloom Conference takes place in Dublin in the College of Surgeons on Sat + Sun (EUR 20).

For the evening entertainment of conference participants and everyone else, youbloom has organised a whole range of free gigs in 7 locations (including outdoor gig stage).

The venues are 4 Dame Lane, Odessa, Sweeney’s, Mercantile, Bankers, The International so they are all very near to Dame Court which makes it really easy to move from one location to the other.

Bands will perform for only 30 minutes, so you will get a chance to hear LOTS of bands. The full schedule is here. Gigs start on the Busking stage at 16:30 (until 19:30) and on the pub stages at 20:00 and gigs will continue until 23:15.

There are well known bands like Ham Sandwhich, I Draw Slow, Gippsy Rebble Rabble, The Young Folk, The Hot Sprockets and then there are less well known bands.

Great event! The only improvement would be to let the top act play a double slot (e.g. 60 min). Check the schedule below.

Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.

At the Jawbone Gig night in Sin É, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free. For the line-up check here www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

The line-up: Andrew Stanley headlines with David Reilly & more.

Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe. Admission is free.

The Pavement Kings play Rockabilly from 21:00 and
DJs Popocorn Peete and Little Dakota follow from 23:00-01:30 with a white variety of styles (Rockabilly, Calypso, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, etc).

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.

Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.

A highlight of the year for some, a non-sensical celebration for others:

Bloomsday celebrates a totally fictional day (Thursday 16 June 1904) from the novel Ulysses by James Joyce. The day is named after fictional character Leopold Bloom, the central character in Ulysses. The novel follows the life and thoughts of Leopold Bloom and a host of other characters from 08:00 on 16 June 1904 through to the early hours of the following morning.

Because it is all made up by James Joyce the non-fans see it as mad as dressing up as a Star Trek character, the fans on the other hand completely immerse themselves into the book, get dressed up, speak differently and eat differently, as the large amount of Bloomsday-related events (free and non-free) on the website below show.

Some interesting and some weird events take place and MANY events are not free. One of the stranger events is “Feeding the Seagulls” and obviously as a true “Joycean” you will only feed them on Bachelor’s Walk and feed them with “Banbury Cakes” instead of using just normal bread. The feeding takes place from 13:10-13:40.

Are Bloomsday fans the Trekkies of the 20st century? ;-)

The Balloonatics Theatre Company present theatrical re-enactments from Joyce’s Ulysses, at or close to the locations where they are set. The day begins at 08:00 on Eccles Street, with a re-enactment of “Calypso”. The next performance is at 10:00 in Westland Row and the last one is at 12:15 at the Joyce Statue on North Earl Street. All performances are free.

In the evening more performances take place in Wynn’s Hotel, Lower Abbey Stree. This event is not free (EUR 10), but run by the same theatre company.

Check all details on the webiste below.

“Constitutions and Culture Wars: Northern Ireland, the Irish State and the North-South Dimension” is the title of a conference at the Institute for British-Irish Studies.

Sixteen years after the Good Friday Agreement and after a period of stabilisation of the institutions and completion of implementation, we appear to be re-entering a phase of instability and uncertainty. There has been much discussion of the British role in Northern Ireland and the increasingly positive East-West linkages, in the context of uncertain Scottish and EU relations. This conference focuses on a less-studied aspect of the situation: the North-South linkages and their impact on changing popular politics in Northern Ireland.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the RSVP address on the website below, where you will also find lots more information about the event.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

The James Joyce Tower & Museum in Sandycove will be open from 10:00-18:00 on Monday (Bloomsday) and the following programme is taking place:

13:00: Joycean Songs performed by Lua and Friends (a trio of ladies in Edwardian costume).
14:00: Songs from the early 1900s performed by the Ceiliuradh Choir. (30 min)
15:00: Songs and Readings from Joyce performed by Aidan Colman (accompanied on electric piano).

Admission is free to the museum and to the performances.

Sweny’s Chemist is featured in Ulysses, is described in detail within the novel and till today looks the same as in 1904. Sweny’s will be open for Bloomsday and will feature readings. You can also buy a bar of lemon soap there, something else that Joyce mentions in the book.

Guest organist Aleksandr Nisse and Tenor Simon Heaps will present songs and music from Ulysses including Loves Old Sweet Song & The Holy City. Admission is free.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

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Peter Sheridan hosts a gala afternoon of readings and songs from Ulysses. Come and read your favourite few words from Ulysses or just listen to the readings. Tenor Morgan Crowley, soprano Deirdre Masterson and pianist David Wray will also perform.

Admission is free.

UCD Alumni Relations is inviting to the ‘2014 Bloomsday Conversation’ with Dr Mary McAleese former President of Ireland & Prof Conor Gearty Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE and UCD alumnus, both will have been honoured by UCD earlier in the day.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the web form below. The event will take place in the A & L Goodbody Theatre of the UCD Sutherland School of Law.

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Mon 16 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Tues 17 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Thurs 19 June (17:30-18:30): A dialogue with Nature
Fri 20 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

A debate featuring spokespersons from all the main political parties covering the most pressing issues confronting the LGBT community in 2014.

In Blackrock an on-street performance of ‘A Play on Ulysses,’ a full, dramatised production of Ulysses compressed into 60 action-filled minutes, will take place. This dramatisation will especially focus on the humour of Ulysses and will tell the story in an accessible way to build a bridge to Joyce’s best known but most complex, labyrinthine book.

The performance takes place beside the Cross in Blackrock’s Main Street. Admission is free.

“Dublin Speaks Free” is a group of native language teachers who are passionate about language and who would like that everyone has a chance to learn a language and socialize in a very friendly environment.

The classes are free and all study materials are provided. Donations are very welcome and needed to cover cost for materials etc.

Dublin Speaks Free offers the following classes:
+ Mondays: Italian Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Beginner at 19:00 / English Intermediate at 20:00
+ Tuesdays: French Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Intermediate at 19:00 / German Beginner at 20:00

If you are interested in languages and want to support this great initiative, have a look at www.dublinspeaksfree.com/ and then get your classes started!

A weekly free Craft Beer Walking Tour started last Monday in Dublin. Meeting Point is in the Beerhouse and during the evening you will visit four Craft Beer Pubs. The tour is free and you pay for your own beer.

This is an open mic night with Special Guests every Monday. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play. Admission is free.

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free.

The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free. The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

The line-up is Gar Murran as the headliner with Neil Hickey & more

The Crafty Monday Sessions is an Open Mic night for acoustic singer/songwriters and original bands. Admission is free.

The 4-piece band Loose Trad are performing every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. www.loosetrad.com/ Admission is free.

Patrick Mahony sings songs from Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Matt Monro and many more every Monday in the Cafe en Seine. Admission is free.

A group of trainee Yoga instructors got together and they are running free Yoga classes every Tuesday morning at 07:30 in Berlin Cafe (yes, it is in the Cafe!). You just need to bring a Yoga mat and wear suitablre clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will on Tuesday now as well. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The final year performances from Newpark Music Centre’s BA Jazz Performance degree course will take place from Tues 10 – Wed 18 June. There will be 28 gigs and they will feature a wide variety of music, not just jazz. All gigs are free.

A Facebook event page is set up for each day, which is a bit complicated if you want to get an overview. So to help you, I am including here a summarised version. It still contains lots of information, but I hope you can handle it. ;-)

The remaining gigs are:

+ Sat 14 June (15:00): Kevin Barry Room of National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Mark Kilcoyne, Ciaran Mitchell, Nicholas Canny Quintet, Sakurai Timo, Alan Heffernan
www.facebook.com/events/252098131641027/

+ Tues 17 June (16:00): Kevin Barry Room of National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Paul Jennings’ The Paul J 4tet, Juliana Cardosa, The Richard McDermott Group, Michal Hoter Quintet
www.facebook.com/events/596307263810116

+ Wed 18 June (20:00): JJ Smyths, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Jenny Hallahan’s Hallafunk, Aaron Harbourne, Ciaran OMalley’s Plunkett Quartet
www.facebook.com/events/509922712453086

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Tues 17 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Thurs 19 June (17:30-18:30): A dialogue with Nature
Fri 20 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

“Dublin Speaks Free” is a group of native language teachers who are passionate about language and who would like that everyone has a chance to learn a language and socialize in a very friendly environment.

The classes are free and all study materials are provided. Donations are very welcome and needed to cover cost for materials etc.

Dublin Speaks Free offers the following classes:
+ Mondays: Italian Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Beginner at 19:00 / English Intermediate at 20:00
+ Tuesdays: French Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Intermediate at 19:00 / German Beginner at 20:00

If you are interested in languages and want to support this great initiative, have a look at www.dublinspeaksfree.com/ and then get your classes started!

“Tango in its history. Its first half century (1885-1935)” is the title of a talk with Javier Barreiro (writer and literature professor). He will talk about Tango’s humble beginnings and how it then rapidly spread across all five continents.

Admission is free. The talk is in Spanish!

Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

Blue Moon Rising are featuring “Here to Help You Out”, Eva Queen and Mark Buckeridge at their gig night in Whelan’s. Admission is EUR 5 unless you sign-up for the guest list via the website below.

Rumours have it that the Bluegrass Collective will perform in Sin É on Tuesday and there might even be an open Bluegrass Jam! Admission is free.

Resident Comedy Crunch MC Danny O’ Brien previews his brand new Edinburgh Show “Back to the Hills”. With support from Conor O’ Toole and Colm McGlinchey. Admission is free.

The Folk Club in Whelan’s will bring you the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music every Tuesday. The line-up this week is on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

Every Tuesday a Jazz Jam Session will take place in the Grand Social and you are invited to listen or even to participate. Admission is free for musicians and audience.

Instruments are supplied (drums (no cymbals), double bass, guitar amp, bass amp, PA system) and ideas and themes will be proposed prior to the session to the musicians who join the event on Facebook (see Facebook Page below).

The Phoenix Big Band is a 16 piece band playing songs of the 1930s, 1940s and other big band arrangements and they are playing every Tuesday in the Tara Tower Hotel (since 2012!) for adult dancing. If you like to waltz, cha cha or foxtrot, come and enjoy their performance.

Admission is free.

The band plays in the main function room which is occasionally booked, so to confirm that they are playing, please ring the hotel on the day: Phone 01-2694666

A totally unplugged Singer/Songwriter night (no PA, no microphones) with original music is taking place upstairs in Anseo every Tuesday from 21:30.

Please check on the Facebook Page below if the event is going ahead as it seems to get cancelled every now and then and if you want to play a 15-30 min set or just want to play one song make yourself heard via the same Facebook Page.

Admission is free.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

Wednesday Walks will take place in and around Phoenix Park from every Wednesday from June to December. Weather permitting, walkers will meet at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (VC) or Farmleigh House (F) at 11:00. Each walk takes about 90 minutes.

Please check the website below for updates or ring the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01 677 0095) or Farmleigh House (01 815 5914) for further information. Admission is free,

The upcoming walks are:
18 June: Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (F)
25 June: Historical Walking Tour to Farmleigh House (VC)
02 July: History of the Clock Tower at Farmleigh (F)
09 July: Guided Walk to Knockmaree Cist/Cromlech (F)
16 July Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (A)

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The Little Museum of Dublin secured sponsorship from Johnston, Mooney & O’Brien until October 2014 and will therefore be able to continue the Big J Wednesday: Every Wednesday from 12:00-17:00 admission into the museum is free thanks to the bread company. There are free guided tours every hour.

During the National Bike Week, the fourth yearly “Bike to Work – Lunchtime City Cycle” takes place on Wed 18 June.

Starting from Grand Canal Square, the 30min (5km) cycle with over 2,500 cyclists is for everyone who can make it. The event is run by Dublin City Council and there will be spot prizes for best individual fancy dress, best team fancy dress and fanciest helmet.

Grand Canal Square will be turned into a bicycle market with a range of vendors selling bike related goods and food vendors providing you with your lunch.

The cycle will go along the Samuel Beckett Bridge, the Custom House, the newly opened Rosie Hackett Bridge, Trinity College and Merrion Square.

Participation is free, but you are asked to pre-register and the first 500 to pre-register will receive a goodie bag on the day: www.eventbrite.ie/e/lunchtime-city-cycle-bike-to-work-day-tickets-7042854367?ref=devg In addition everyone who pre registers will be entered into a draw for an iPad Mini.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

The lecture “What was Dublin like in 1014?” with Ruth Johnson (archaeologist and author of ‘Viking Age Dublin’) will examine evidence from excavations for the foundation, development, physical layout, economy, art and crafts of Viking Dublin.

Admission is free. The event will be in the Visitor Centre.

The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.

In the Instituto Cervantes’ Film Series “Soccer Stories”, the next film screening is “En fuera de juego”. Admission is free. The film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

An evening course of basic map reading hints and tips by Volunteer Ranger Denis Reidy of the Dublin Mountain Partnership will take place on 18 + 25 June on the Hell Fire Club car park.

Denis will share his vast knowledge of map reading to give people more confidence in their map reading skills and give some hints and tips along the way, the exercise will be along the forest roads and tracks in the Hell Fire forest.

To book a place e-mail reidyd@hotmail.com with your name and which evening you would like to attend.

“REFRESH: Payments – Problems, Opportunities and the Role of Marketing” with Tracy Glynn from Realex Payments is the next Refresh Dublin event.

REFRESH DUBLIN is an event that promotes design, technology, usability and standards through cross-discipline insight so that different disciplines can learn from each other.

Admission is free, but booking via the website below is required.

An open mic session with readings from local and international poets is taking place upstairs in the Ranelagh Arts Centre. Admission is free.

Irish & Sean-Nós Dance Dublin is inviting to an evening of traditional music and dance in aid of LauraLynn Children’s Hospice. Irish & Sean-Nós Dance Dublin is a dancing school for adults, with students at all levels.

With both Irish dancing and sean-nós dancing represented – and hopefully some céilí dancing later on in the evening – this will be a celebration of Irish culture that is open to everyone. The dancers will be accompanied by young traditional musicians Radie Peate (concertina), Robert Harvey (flute), Luke Deaton (accordion), and Ultan O’Brien (fiddle).

Admision is based on donations, which will go to the Laura Lynn foundation.

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

The list of performers is not yet announced on their Facebook Page and I am not sure if it will be put up there, but check it anyway.

The final year performances from Newpark Music Centre’s BA Jazz Performance degree course will take place from Tues 10 – Wed 18 June. There will be 28 gigs and they will feature a wide variety of music, not just jazz. All gigs are free.

A Facebook event page is set up for each day, which is a bit complicated if you want to get an overview. So to help you, I am including here a summarised version. It still contains lots of information, but I hope you can handle it. ;-)

The remaining gigs are:

+ Sat 14 June (15:00): Kevin Barry Room of National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Mark Kilcoyne, Ciaran Mitchell, Nicholas Canny Quintet, Sakurai Timo, Alan Heffernan
www.facebook.com/events/252098131641027/

+ Tues 17 June (16:00): Kevin Barry Room of National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Paul Jennings’ The Paul J 4tet, Juliana Cardosa, The Richard McDermott Group, Michal Hoter Quintet
www.facebook.com/events/596307263810116

+ Wed 18 June (20:00): JJ Smyths, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Jenny Hallahan’s Hallafunk, Aaron Harbourne, Ciaran OMalley’s Plunkett Quartet
www.facebook.com/events/509922712453086

“Géilí” us a Céilí for the LGBT community as part of the Dublin Pride Festival. Admission is free.

“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.

“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.

Bad Boy Jake are every Wednesday in the Gypsy Rose Rock & Blues Bar playing their rock, blues and American.

Every Wednesday a Singer Songwriter Night will take place in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines. This is YOUR chance to show everyone what you can do, alternatively you can just listen to the talented Singer/Songwriters. Admission is free.

Colm O’Regan is bringing you another Inn Jokes Comedy Show. The line-up is PJ Gallagher, Foil Arms and Hog, Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly aka Paul Woodfull.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Thurs 19 June (17:30-18:30): A dialogue with Nature
Fri 20 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

After a successful first year, the Temple Bar Night Market is back this year and thist time there will not just be a few sporadic events, but it will take place every Thursday from 05 June until 28 August.

It is an Arts & Craft Market (and not more – see below!) that will will feature the work of artists & craft makers and street entertainment from music to painting & from dance to workshops.

Last year many people criticised that they missed food stalls at the market and I expect that this won’t change: The market is organised by the Temple Bar Company, an association of the traders in Temple Bar, so it is not in their interest to have competing traders at this market. If you know what to expect, you will hopefully not be disappointed.

The “Artist as Foreigner” is an event with readings from three writers who contributed to the short story collection “Dublin: Ten Journeys, One Destination”, which was produced by the Irish Writers’ Exchange. The writers are Nigerian Ifedinma Dimbo, Swede J.B Rehnstrom and Canadian Roslyn Fuller.

Admission is free.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

The weekly European Folk Dance Workshop/Session takes place in the Tap Bar every Thursday.

The dances are French, Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese folk and traditional dances and everybody interested to join in or to learn is welcome. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 3) are very welcome

Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00, follow the link for the line up.

Indie-Pop band The Statics will be in Whelan’s for a gig on Thursday. Admission is free.

The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.

Trad/Folk band The Bonny Men will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.

Every Thursday a free Trad Session takes place in McNeills and often there are high profile Trad musicians performing.

The Zebra Club will feature “I’m Your Vinyl” on Thursday. Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

Samuel Vas-Y will perform to celebrate the Fête de la Musique. He recently released his debut album ‘Tickly Teeth’ and his song ‘Millionaire of Hours’ is featured on well-known fashion label. Having grown up in France, Samuel Arnold (aka Samuel Vas-Y) is heavily influenced by latin music, from Tropicália to Freak Folk; Serge Gainsbourg to Devendra Banhart.

Admission is free.

Daithi will perform at an In-Store event in HMV Grafton Street. Admission is free.

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The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Fri 20 June (17:00-18:30): Meet the Artists & Happy Hour in the Dublin Biennial Gallery
Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

The public lecture “Yeats and Heaney as ‘National Poets” with Professor John Kelly (Emeritus Research Fellow in English, St John’s College, Oxford) will discuss and compare Yeats and Heaney as ‘National Poets’.

Admission is free.

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

“Electric Fridays with DUB” is a weekly gig/open mic night in the basement of The International Bar. Admission is free.

Musicians, artists, bands who want to play a 25 min set should contact the organisers via the Facebook page below. A PA and some equipment is available.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live and the DJs Tommy Rash and Fukszy are on the decks until late. Admission is free.

Four-piece Rockabilly band “The Cravingz” are performing in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.