Dublin Event Guide 374: Jack of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival, Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference, Shakespeare in the Garden

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.

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.

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).

This is the last Saturday of this exhibition!

The display of massive Sand Sculptures in the Upper Courtyard is back for the 15th year. This year the theme is “Black, White & Grey”. The live carving took place from 22-29 July and the finished sculptures will now be on display until 21 August.

Supported by the OPW, the Sand Sculptures are created by Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) (www.duthain-dealbh.com/)

I am fascinated by the Sculptures year after year and strongly recommend a visit! Admission is free.

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.

“Ethnic Film Extras” are needed for Season 3 of “Vikings” and an Open Casting takes place on Saturday. This is paid work!

The text continues “We want to meet people from ethnic backgrounds, of all ages, shapes & sizes, for example, Middle Eastern, African, Indian, Caribbean, South American, Asian… If you want to apply, please come along to our Open Casting.”

For further information contact 085-1761987 or vikingextras@gmail.com

Luckily they described a bit further who they are looking for, because the word “ethnic” doesn’t really makes sense in this context. Ethnic means “of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.”
But is there a better word? Maybe “non-Caucasians”? ;-)

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.

Dubray Books are inviting to “Pirate Storytime” on Saturday in their shop in the Swan Centre in Rathmines and also in the Stillorgan Shopping Centre. The books featured are “Ten Little Pirates” and “The Pirates Next Door”.

They don’t clearly state if admission is free, but I would expect so.

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.

A Military Guard Ceremony takes place every week (July + August) at the “National Memorial to Members of the Defence Forces who died in the Service of the State” at the Merrion Street side of Merrion Square

This Satuday the ceremony will be carried out by the

+ 6 Infantry Battalion, Custume Barracks, Athlone and 28 Infantry Battalion, Finner Camp, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.

The website below describes what is happening during that hour.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Zine Fair 2014 takes place this Saturday and Sunday. It was founded in 2011 to support, promote and celebrate zines, artist books and DIY publishing. It runs annually in August and showcases the best of independent publishing, both from Ireland and beyond.
You can buy and sell independent publications at the fair and all “zinesters” can meet like minded people and form a creative community. The fair also helps the zine scene grow in Ireland and inspires people to get involved.
There will also be music, screenings, readings and workshops.

Admission is free.

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.

The Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from the Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

Summer in Dublin events will take place every Saturday from 09 August to 06 September on North Earl Street and Henry Street.

There will be fun family activities like Giant Connect4, Giant Jenga, Giant Chess, Face Painting, Balloon Modeller, Music, Gyroscope, Funky Cam Car and Puppet Shows.

Participation 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.

The public lecture “The Coëtivy Hours” with Dr Jill Unkel, Curator of the Western Collections, Chester Beatty Library will take place and admission is free.

“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

“Bears, Bears, Bears” by Martin Waddell 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.

Dublindy are running a Summer Swing Picnic on the band stand in St. Stephen’s Green. Come a long to watch or dance Swing, listen to music or have a picnic with your brought food.

The Dame District is an area and an organisation that represents this area (mainly Dame Street, Dame Lane and Dame Court) and they regularly run organised music and other events that have become a great addition to Dublin’s cultural life.

Just recently they ran a Country/Americana/Roots weekend to entertain all the Garth Brooks fans that were in twon but had no concert to go to. And from Fri until Sun the Dame District invites to “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference”, an event that happens in conjunction with the Jack of Diamonds Rhythm And Roots festival on the same weekend.

The line up at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference is here:

SATURDAY
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Vintage Car Show (14:00-17:00) with Classic American Motors V8, Hot Rods, Muscle, Racers, Cruisers from USA 1950s-1960s
Live music outdoors from 16:00 with Old Moon and The Shades
Elvis singing competition from 18:00-19:00
The Mercantile (20:00-23:00): Rock ‘n’ Roll Fashion Show, Live music with The Full Moon Boogie Band, Slim Jim and the Bone Breakers

SUNDAY
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Barber convention: 20 of Irelands best Rock ‘n’ Roll barbers will be trimming and pomping for charity. Hosted By Sam’s Barbers
Live Music outdoors (16:00-22:00) with Dublin City Rounders, Dublin Blue Grass Collective, Lightning Kids, Mick Heslin

An Irish Language intercultural tour with Community Ambassador Jack Fitzgerald will take place. Admission is free.

The fantastic Fortune Fool’s Productions who brought free Shakespeare plays to Ranelagh and Iveagh Gardens are back and will perform “Much Ado About Nothing in Iveagh Gardens from 07-17 August.

There are only two performances left at 15:00 on 16 + 17 August, so if you don’t want to miss out, you have to go this weekend!

Admission is free (donations are welcome) and no tickets are required. Entry to Iveagh Gardens is through the entrance at Clonmel Street, which is off Harcourt Street. Dress weather-appropriately and bring a blanket or even a chair to sit on

I have been at all previous Shakespeare performances by Fortune’s Fool Productions and in previous year, the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” also helped as a media partner and I am a big fan of their performances. It’s a MUST GO and you have 10 performances to choose from! If you don’t know much about the play check out what it is about here, especially if Shakespearian English challenges you.

Hosted by resident improv band ¡NO!, the “Concrete Soup Nu Psych Afternoons” event will bring you new psychedelic music and projections.

¡NO!’s special guest at this month’s Nu Psych residency is the turntablist and sax supremo DJACKULATE. Generically fluid, DJACKULATE plays innumerable styles in as short a time as possible, with a pinch of humor and plenty of tasteful scratching.

¡NO! will play a first set at 16:00, followed by a set by the guest and finishing with a combo set featuring ¡NO! and DJACKULATE together for the last 45 minutes. Also this month, as an extra-special treat, vid-pilot THE BLACK EGG will return to contribute his unique brand of live visual accompaniment to the sounds.

It is an afternoon event, which is quite unusual for something like that, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying it. Admission is free.

An Irish and an Italian Youth orchestra (Young Dublin Symphonia and Centro Sperimentale Musicale per l’Infanzia) perform an afternoon concert in St Bartholomew’s Church.

Unfortuantely they don’t mention if the concert is free or not, but there is a good chance that it is free and you can find out more via 087-9619359.

The launch of the 12th International Tango Festival in Dublin will take place today in the Italian Quarter at the Northside end of the Millenium Bridge in Bloom’s Lane. Admission to this Outdoor Milonga is free.

The Enoteca delle Langhe will have a special Tango Menu of Italian tapas & wine and a discount of 20% will apply to food and wine to all Tango dancers.

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.

An Argentine Party / Fiesta Argentina takes place in the Trinity Bar and admission is free. The goal is to prolong the good vibes from the world cup a little bit and to celebrate Argentine culture.

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.

Ireland is home to nine species of bat, an important mammal that consumes large quantities of insects each night. They are nocturnal hunters that rely on high-pitch ultrasonic noises to fly around in the dark. Join members of the Dublin Bat Group on a bat walk and enter into the mysterious world of bats.

The event will be lead by Paul Scott (Dublin Bat Group and Bat Conservation Ireland): admission is free, but you need to book with Paul via 086 3849967. www.batconservationireland.org Meet in the main car park.

The Jack of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival takes place from Fri 15 – Sun 17 August. The festival has grown massively over the last few years and will mainly take place indoors in Button Factory, Mercantile, Sweeney Mongrels and Grand Social and outdoors through the “Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference” in the Dame District.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference is listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide. The Jack of Diamonds gigs start at around 21:00 on Saturday in the Mercantile, Sweeney’s and Grand Social and on Sunday the Grand Social and Sweeney’s already start at 18:00 and the Mercantile at 20:00.

The headline gig in the Button Factory on Saturday is not free (EUR 10), but the other gigs in the pubs are all free. The full ine-up is here www.jackofdiamonds.ie/2014-lineup/

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.

Robert Deering is a pianist and singer and he will entertain you in the Cocktail Bar of the Fire Restaurant in Mansion House. Admission is free.

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.

The Farmleigh House Food Market, a farmers market with artisan food products, takes place again this Sunday.

In the afternoon from 12:00-16:00 there is also music in the bandstand by the St. George’s Brass Band.

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.

This is the last Sunday of this exhibition, don’t miss it!

The display of massive Sand Sculptures in the Upper Courtyard is back for the 15th year. This year the theme is “Black, White & Grey”. The live carving took place from 22-29 July and the finished sculptures will now be on display until 21 August.

Supported by the OPW, the Sand Sculptures are created by Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) (www.duthain-dealbh.com/)

I am fascinated by the Sculptures year after year and strongly recommend a visit! Admission is free.

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.

CEAD-Ireland are hosting a Family Fun Day in association with the DSPCA to raise awareness and funds to fight animal cruelty.

The Coolmine Equestrian Centre invite to a series events in August and September to re-launch their equestrian and sporting facilities in Saggart. The events take place on 17+24+31 Aug + 07 Sept. Admission is free, but a parking fee of EUR 2 is charged.

This Sunday a family fun day will take place. The day is Pet Friendly with Dog Show Jumping Competitions, Miniature Horses, Pony Rides with Rosettes, Bouncy Castle, GIANT Games, Vendors, Live Music, and with competitions for Most Exotic Pet, Cutest Puppy, and Best Trick.

If you read this in the Dublin Event Guide smart phone app, you should see a map below to find the place. If you read it in your e-mail or on the website, go to m.dublineventguide.com to see the map of the location. Saggart is in south western direction beyond Tallaght.

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.

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 over 20 stalls with food and crafts. 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.

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 National Botanic Gardens run daily guided walks themed “Bloomin’ Summer” throughout August.

“Walking through the Gardens in summertime when it is in full bloom is an unforgettable experience. Join us for a guided tour viewing the Herbaceous Borders, Annual Bedding displays, the Rose Garden, and much more.”

The walks are free at 12:00 and at 14:30 on Sundays. During the week (Mon-Sat 11:30 and 15:00) there is a EUR 2 charge per person.

The Dublin Zine Fair 2014 takes place this Saturday and Sunday. It was founded in 2011 to support, promote and celebrate zines, artist books and DIY publishing. It runs annually in August and showcases the best of independent publishing, both from Ireland and beyond.
You can buy and sell independent publications at the fair and all “zinesters” can meet like minded people and form a creative community. The fair also helps the zine scene grow in Ireland and inspires people to get involved.
There will also be music, screenings, readings and workshops.

Admission is free.

“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 Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from the Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

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A Japanese language intercultural tour with community ambassador Hiromi Anzai will take place. 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 public tour of the Hugh Lane Gallery takes place on Sunday from 14:00. Admission is free, but places are limited.

“Pond dipping – frog spawn and newts” takes place, where you can learn about the life cycle of frogs and newts as you search the pond for these amazing amphibians. Hopefully you will find tadpoles.

Leader of this activity will be Andrew Fleming (OWLS). Admission is free, but you need to book with Andrew via 087 3299936 or info@owls.ie. Meeting point is the main car park,

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

Sweet & Lowdown will play Gypsy Jazz in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre Courtyard on 17+24 August. Admission is free.

West Dublin Access Radio brings you the yearly West Dublin Community Festival. There will be music, dance and much more.

There will be live music with PASO, Cash is King, Richard Farrell, Terrie Grey and Megan Ring and entertainment for all age groups with dance group demonstrations, boxing and karate exhibitions, face painting, bouncing castles, food and refreshments.

The festival is a strictly an alcohol-free event for all age groups. Admission is free.

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

The fantastic Fortune Fool’s Productions who brought free Shakespeare plays to Ranelagh and Iveagh Gardens are back and will perform “Much Ado About Nothing in Iveagh Gardens from 07-17 August.

There are only two performances left at 15:00 on 16 + 17 August, so if you don’t want to miss out, you have to go this weekend!

Admission is free (donations are welcome) and no tickets are required. Entry to Iveagh Gardens is through the entrance at Clonmel Street, which is off Harcourt Street. Dress weather-appropriately and bring a blanket or even a chair to sit on

I have been at all previous Shakespeare performances by Fortune’s Fool Productions and in previous year, the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” also helped as a media partner and I am a big fan of their performances. It’s a MUST GO and you have 10 performances to choose from! If you don’t know much about the play check out what it is about here, especially if Shakespearian English challenges you.

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.

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.

The Dame District is an area and an organisation that represents this area (mainly Dame Street, Dame Lane and Dame Court) and they regularly run organised music and other events that have become a great addition to Dublin’s cultural life.

Just recently they ran a Country/Americana/Roots weekend to entertain all the Garth Brooks fans that were in twon but had no concert to go to. And from Fri until Sun the Dame District invites to “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference”, an event that happens in conjunction with the Jack of Diamonds Rhythm And Roots festival on the same weekend.

The line up at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference is here:

SATURDAY
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Vintage Car Show (14:00-17:00) with Classic American Motors V8, Hot Rods, Muscle, Racers, Cruisers from USA 1950s-1960s
Live music outdoors from 16:00 with Old Moon and The Shades
Elvis singing competition from 18:00-19:00
The Mercantile (20:00-23:00): Rock ‘n’ Roll Fashion Show, Live music with The Full Moon Boogie Band, Slim Jim and the Bone Breakers

SUNDAY
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Barber convention: 20 of Irelands best Rock ‘n’ Roll barbers will be trimming and pomping for charity. Hosted By Sam’s Barbers
Live Music outdoors (16:00-22:00) with Dublin City Rounders, Dublin Blue Grass Collective, Lightning Kids, Mick Heslin

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 Jack of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival takes place from Fri 15 – Sun 17 August. The festival has grown massively over the last few years and will mainly take place indoors in Button Factory, Mercantile, Sweeney Mongrels and Grand Social and outdoors through the “Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference” in the Dame District.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Conference is listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide. The Jack of Diamonds gigs start at around 21:00 on Saturday in the Mercantile, Sweeney’s and Grand Social and on Sunday the Grand Social and Sweeney’s already start at 18:00 and the Mercantile at 20:00.

The headline gig in the Button Factory on Saturday is not free (EUR 10), but the other gigs in the pubs are all free. The full ine-up is here www.jackofdiamonds.ie/2014-lineup/

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).

This week Saucy Sundays ia part of the Jack of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival and the line-up is Wyvern Lingo, Cold Comfort, Markas Carcass, Buffalo Sunn, Ross Breen, Phil Cosby.

The Sweeney’s Dixeland Jazzmen play their weekly gig on the ground floor in Sweeney’s. 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 the Sunday Roast is part of the Jack of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival and the line-up is Sue Callaghan, MARLE (Maria Ohle), Fox Owl Crow, Jackal, Fox E & The Good Hands.

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 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.

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).

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.

The display of massive Sand Sculptures in the Upper Courtyard is back for the 15th year. This year the theme is “Black, White & Grey”. The live carving took place from 22-29 July and the finished sculptures will now be on display until 21 August.

Supported by the OPW, the Sand Sculptures are created by Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) (www.duthain-dealbh.com/)

I am fascinated by the Sculptures year after year and strongly recommend a visit! 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.

A series of Geanealogy talks are taking place in the National Library this week. All talks start at 13:05 and will go on for about 20 minutes followed by a Q&A. The talks are free and no booking required.

The topics for the week are:

Mon 18 Aug: “Using Ancestry.com to trace your family history” with Rhona Murray (Ancestry.com)
Tues 19 Aug: “Reading Headstones – Primary Sources Carved in Stone” with John Tierney (Eachtra Archaeological Projects )
Wed 20 Aug: “Trinity College archives as a genealogical source” with Ellen O’Flaherty (TCD)
Thur 21 Aug: “Digitising Irish newspapers: bringing Ireland’s past stories back to life” with Ian Tester (British Newspaper Archive)
Fri 22 Aug: “No hope, except in arms: the Irish in European armies 1600 to 1945” with Lar Joye (National Museum of Ireland)

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

The Rose of Tralee Festival is not your usual event. It takes place in Tralee, but over two nights (Mon + Tues) and a total of six LONG hours, the main event will be shown on TV (RTE1). So it is just a live TV show, but that show is so odd, that I have to mention it here, especially for all the non-Irish readers of the Dublin Event Guide.

The purpose of the event is to determine the next “Rose of Tralee”, a woman that will represent Tralee for a year. But the competition is not a beauty competition, not a talent competition (in some cases maybe rather the opposite) and not a personality competition. So you wonder what it is? Who knows!!!

Somehow one of the 32 competitors (who come from Irish communities from all over the world) will be chosen and announced on Tuesday night.

But before that you can have the pleasure or torture of listening to little life stories, anecdotes, praising the parents, praising the “esco rts” (young men that are “assigned” to the competitors for the duration of the festival as accompanyment), listening to mad proud parents cheering their daughter and waving silly banners and – the worst – listening to or watching the competitors perform their often very questionable talent in form of a song, dance or – if all else fails – the recital of a poem.

The event totall harmless, but it is also as anachronistic as it gets and it is as “traditional” Irish as you can only imagine. The fact that RTE broadcasts it live over two whole evenings every year, says a lot and if you have never seen or heard about it, give it a go. You will shake your head in amazement! :-)

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.

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 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 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 suitable clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

A Thursday morning beginners class at the same time in the same place has been added to the schedule now. Don’t forget your mat!

The display of massive Sand Sculptures in the Upper Courtyard is back for the 15th year. This year the theme is “Black, White & Grey”. The live carving took place from 22-29 July and the finished sculptures will now be on display until 21 August.

Supported by the OPW, the Sand Sculptures are created by Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) (www.duthain-dealbh.com/)

I am fascinated by the Sculptures year after year and strongly recommend a visit! Admission is free.

In 1014, the forces of Brian Boru defeated the armies of Sitric, king of Viking Dublin and his allies at the Battle of Clontarf. Drop in to make your own finger puppet, choose your side and fight the battle once again 1,000 years later. Will you be a Viking or a Gael? Located in the Learning Resource Room, first floor. Admission is free and no booking required. The workshops take palce from 11:00-12:00 and 14:00-15:00.

“Fur, Feathers and Fossils” is a summer inspectorium: Drop in to the Discovery Zone and inspect everything from bears, to brachiopods at this hands-on sessions. You can stay five minutes or fifteen or more, see the specimens up close and chat to a zoologist to find out some fun facts. Drop-in activity. 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.

A series of Geanealogy talks are taking place in the National Library this week. All talks start at 13:05 and will go on for about 20 minutes followed by a Q&A. The talks are free and no booking required.

The topics for the week are:

Mon 18 Aug: “Using Ancestry.com to trace your family history” with Rhona Murray (Ancestry.com)
Tues 19 Aug: “Reading Headstones – Primary Sources Carved in Stone” with John Tierney (Eachtra Archaeological Projects )
Wed 20 Aug: “Trinity College archives as a genealogical source” with Ellen O’Flaherty (TCD)
Thur 21 Aug: “Digitising Irish newspapers: bringing Ireland’s past stories back to life” with Ian Tester (British Newspaper Archive)
Fri 22 Aug: “No hope, except in arms: the Irish in European armies 1600 to 1945” with Lar Joye (National Museum of Ireland)

“SynBio axlr8r: The first Synbio Demo Day” takes place in the Science Gallery on Tuesday.

6 startups from the US, Canada and Europe will unveil their new products and pitches. These are not your every day biotech companies.

Synthetic Biology is revolutionizing and becoming an integral part of every major industry, including medicine, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, even consumer devices. The effect Synthetic Biology will have on Biotech is comparable to the effect the microcontroller had on the computing industry.

Admission is free, but booking is required here.

The 6th edition of the “Planet of the Runt” magazine will be launched and there will be featured performances by Colm Kearns (wordlegs, Endless Rain) and Saul Philbin Bowman (This is Not Where I Belong).

Admission is free.

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

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.

The King Kong Club / Home of Enthusiasm will be in the Mercantile for more Live Radio Recordings for RTE 2XM. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

The Rose of Tralee Festival is not your usual event. It takes place in Tralee, but over two nights (Mon + Tues) and a total of six LONG hours, the main event will be shown on TV (RTE1). So it is just a live TV show, but that show is so odd, that I have to mention it here, especially for all the non-Irish readers of the Dublin Event Guide.

The purpose of the event is to determine the next “Rose of Tralee”, a woman that will represent Tralee for a year. But the competition is not a beauty competition, not a talent competition (in some cases maybe rather the opposite) and not a personality competition. So you wonder what it is? Who knows!!!

Somehow one of the 32 competitors (who come from Irish communities from all over the world) will be chosen and announced on Tuesday night.

But before that you can have the pleasure or torture of listening to little life stories, anecdotes, praising the parents, praising the “esco rts” (young men that are “assigned” to the competitors for the duration of the festival as accompanyment), listening to mad proud parents cheering their daughter and waving silly banners and – the worst – listening to or watching the competitors perform their often very questionable talent in form of a song, dance or – if all else fails – the recital of a poem.

The event totall harmless, but it is also as anachronistic as it gets and it is as “traditional” Irish as you can only imagine. The fact that RTE broadcasts it live over two whole evenings every year, says a lot and if you have never seen or heard about it, give it a go. You will shake your head in amazement! :-)

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.

A free improv comedy night with the Improrphans takes place. This is a fortnightly show and admission is free. Donations are very welcome.

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.

This is the second last day of the exhibition!

The display of massive Sand Sculptures in the Upper Courtyard is back for the 15th year. This year the theme is “Black, White & Grey”. The live carving took place from 22-29 July and the finished sculptures will now be on display until 21 August.

Supported by the OPW, the Sand Sculptures are created by Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) (www.duthain-dealbh.com/)

I am fascinated by the Sculptures year after year and strongly recommend a visit! Admission is free.

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:
20 Aug: Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (A)
27 Aug Gate Lodges of Phoenix Park from Ashtown Castle to Castleknock (VC)

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.

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.

A series of Geanealogy talks are taking place in the National Library this week. All talks start at 13:05 and will go on for about 20 minutes followed by a Q&A. The talks are free and no booking required.

The topics for the week are:

Mon 18 Aug: “Using Ancestry.com to trace your family history” with Rhona Murray (Ancestry.com)
Tues 19 Aug: “Reading Headstones – Primary Sources Carved in Stone” with John Tierney (Eachtra Archaeological Projects )
Wed 20 Aug: “Trinity College archives as a genealogical source” with Ellen O’Flaherty (TCD)
Thur 21 Aug: “Digitising Irish newspapers: bringing Ireland’s past stories back to life” with Ian Tester (British Newspaper Archive)
Fri 22 Aug: “No hope, except in arms: the Irish in European armies 1600 to 1945” with Lar Joye (National Museum of Ireland)

The lecture “The Vrba-Wetzler escape, the Hungarian Action, and the revelation of what Auschwitz was about” with Prof. Robert Jan van Pelt, is the next public lexture by the Herzog Centre and Holocaust Education Trus.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up.

Tonight is another Live Radio Recordings for RTE 2XM. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

A surprise Movie Screening will take place on Wednesday in the Ball Room of the Grand Social. The event is a fundraising event for the Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice, but admission is free. You are asked to give a donation and there will be a raffle at the end of the screening to raise the funds.

Up to 80 people will fit in the room, so I suggest you send a mail to the organiser Nicole Polettin at polettin@gmail.com to reserve your place.

There is also a crowd funding page, if you prefer to donate that way: www.indiegogo.com/projects/4-challenges-for-ireland-s-children-s-hospice

“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.

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).

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 suitable clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

A Thursday morning beginners class at the same time in the same place has been added to the schedule now. Don’t forget your mat!

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.

Last day today! Tomorrow all Sand Sculptures will be destroyed and the sand will be removed until next year a new set of Sand Sculptures will be built again.

The display of massive Sand Sculptures in the Upper Courtyard is back for the 15th year. This year the theme is “Black, White & Grey”. The live carving took place from 22-29 July and the finished sculptures will now be on display until 21 August.

Supported by the OPW, the Sand Sculptures are created by Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) (www.duthain-dealbh.com/)

I am fascinated by the Sculptures year after year and strongly recommend a visit! Admission is free.

“Fur, Feathers and Fossils” is a summer inspectorium: Drop in to the Discovery Zone and inspect everything from bears, to brachiopods at this hands-on sessions. You can stay five minutes or fifteen or more, see the specimens up close and chat to a zoologist to find out some fun facts. Drop-in activity. 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.

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.

A series of Geanealogy talks are taking place in the National Library this week. All talks start at 13:05 and will go on for about 20 minutes followed by a Q&A. The talks are free and no booking required.

The topics for the week are:

Mon 18 Aug: “Using Ancestry.com to trace your family history” with Rhona Murray (Ancestry.com)
Tues 19 Aug: “Reading Headstones – Primary Sources Carved in Stone” with John Tierney (Eachtra Archaeological Projects )
Wed 20 Aug: “Trinity College archives as a genealogical source” with Ellen O’Flaherty (TCD)
Thur 21 Aug: “Digitising Irish newspapers: bringing Ireland’s past stories back to life” with Ian Tester (British Newspaper Archive)
Fri 22 Aug: “No hope, except in arms: the Irish in European armies 1600 to 1945” with Lar Joye (National Museum of Ireland)

Opera in the Open is back during August. Every Thursday at 13:00 a free opera performance will take place at the Amphitheatre at the back of Christ Church Cathedral near the Civic Offices. Ther performances are:

21 Aug: La Rondine (Puccini)
28 Aug: Il Barbiere di Silviglia (Rossini)

This is an outdoor event and it is weather dependent. If there is heavy rainfall it might be cancelled. Otherwise you should dress appropriately. Limited seating is available.

The In Focus Tour “The Vegetal, the Cursive and the Geometric: Three Aspects of Islamic Art” with Nateghe Moane takes place. Admission is free, but places are limited to the first 15 participants.

This is the second last Temple Bar Night market:

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 that will will feature the work of artists & craft makers and street entertainment from music to painting & from dance to workshops.

“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.

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.

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.

Jackal will play at the Zebra Club. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30.

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 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.

A series of Geanealogy talks are taking place in the National Library this week. All talks start at 13:05 and will go on for about 20 minutes followed by a Q&A. The talks are free and no booking required.

The topics for the week are:

Mon 18 Aug: “Using Ancestry.com to trace your family history” with Rhona Murray (Ancestry.com)
Tues 19 Aug: “Reading Headstones – Primary Sources Carved in Stone” with John Tierney (Eachtra Archaeological Projects )
Wed 20 Aug: “Trinity College archives as a genealogical source” with Ellen O’Flaherty (TCD)
Thur 21 Aug: “Digitising Irish newspapers: bringing Ireland’s past stories back to life” with Ian Tester (British Newspaper Archive)
Fri 22 Aug: “No hope, except in arms: the Irish in European armies 1600 to 1945” with Lar Joye (National Museum of Ireland)

“I Have a Tribe” will perform at an In-Store Gig in HMV. Admission is free.

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A Garden Walking Tour with Marie Staunton takes place at Farmleigh House. Assemble in the Walled Garden for this free walk.

Leigh Bardugo, author of the Grisha Trilogy, which is a must-read for all fans of Young Adult Fantasy-Adventure novels, will be visiting Department 51 at Eason Dundrum for a reading, Q&A and signing session.

Admission is free and no booking is requried, but you can pre-book on 01-2169160

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.

Over the last year Trout Records have released a number of live in studio videos as part of the “Trout Records Presents” series. And as the series comes to a close, a wrap party with performances by Cian Nugent & The Cosmos, Myles Manley and Cal Folger Day Tandem Felix and PRINCESS will take place in the Button Factory.

Admission is free if you reserve a place by sending an e-mail to TroutRecordsireland@gmail.com

“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.

The Cravingz are playing a mix of old and contemporary rockabilly. Admission is free.