Dublin Event Guide 372: Urban Fleadh, Sand Sculptures Exhibition, Bray Fireworks. First Wednesday

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).

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.

At “Summer Natural His-stories” Zoologist Geraldine Breen brings you on an exploration of all the wonders of the natural world on display at the Museum. Themes for these family friendly (Ages 7+) tours will change as the weeks go by to ensure you see something new each week.Two tours will take place, the first at 10:15 and the second at 11:30.

Admission is free and no booking required. Places limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis.

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 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.

An Urban Fleadh is a free two day (Sat+Sun) Festival of Irish Traditional and world music on Wolfe Tone Square from 12:00-21:00 every day. This year it will feature musicians from Germany, France, the Netherlands and England.

There will be a “Call to Dance” with a traditional Irish caller announcing the steps and inviting all to Dance; a Bodhrán Blitz, where anyone can learn to play the Bodhrán in under ten minutes; Irish Sean-nos Dancing and signing; a Céilí Band; Classic, funk, folk and Jazz music mixes and guests from abroad performing their music.

Since the detailed programme on the Facebook Page below is virtually unreadable, I have typed it up for you. On Saturday the schedule is:

12:00 The Bodhran Buzz
13:00 Sean Nos Dance Display
14:00 The Bodhran Buzz
15:00 Call to Dance with Tolka Ceili Band
16:00 Trad music showcase with Ceoiltoiri Chluain Tarbh
17:00 Call to Dance with Tolka Ceili Band
18:00 Whiskey Ur D Divil
19:00 Imogen Gunner Trio
20:00 Lynched

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 Irish Record Fair will be in Sweeney’s on Saturday. All music styles are available, on CDs, DVDs or Vinyl . Admission is free.

The Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from te 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.

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 “Dublin International Piano Festival and Summer Academy 2014” will take place from 26 July – 03 Aug. Advanced piano students will benefit from an intensive and educational programme and we can enjoy an interesting concert series.

There will be concerts in the National Concert Hall and in the Hugh Lane Gallery and the cost for most of them doesn’t exceed EUR 5, but we are lucky: The Hugh Lane Gallery runs the concerts as free concerts with a a suggested donation of EUR 5.

+ Sat 02 Aug – 13:00: Pianomania! Family Fun Concert for ages 5 and up, featuring Students and Faculty playing 4, 6 and 8 hands on one piano. Hits such as Peer Gynt, The Nutcracker and the Carnival of the Animals are just a few of the pieces to expect at this event.

+ Sun 03 Aug – 12:00-14:00: Final Student Gala Concert, featuring 16 International Students.

More information about all events: www.pianofestival.ie/programme_of_events.html

“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

“Sofia The First: The Floating Palace” by Catherine Hapka & Grace Lee 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.

The Slovak Cultural Week is celebrated in the CFCP and on Sunday a Family Day takes place:

During the afternoon, the Slovak Pre-School Educational Centre OBLACIK will be presented and the event is open to all families.

On Sunday the Closing Evening of the Slovak Cultural Week will invite all friends of the Slovak Centre.

A march in solidarity with the people of Palestine, especially those trapped in Gaza who are under serious attack by Israel, will take place. Assemble at 14:00 at the Garden of Remebrance, Parnell Square to get ready for the march to the Department of Foreign Affairs at St. Stephen’s Green.

You are asked to bring friends, flags, banners, noise, but leave the party-political flags at home.
The event is organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

More details about the protest and the attacks on Palestine are on the Facebook Page below.

And if you have heard about the attacks and killings, but are not sure about the background, then use 5 minutes and watch this very interesting and educational video clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y58njT2oXfE

“Belle Isle” by George Saitoh is a rehearsed reading of new writing in the New Theatre.

Find out all details on the website below.

Admission is free, but a suggested donation of €2 would be welcomed.

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.

The following gigs will take place at the Bray Summerfest:

Saturday 02 August:
20:00-21:00 Bray Gospel Choir
21:30-23:00 Route 66 – 16-piece brass band, playing Rock’n’Roll, Swing and Pop music

Sunday 03 August:
16:00-17:00: Luke Maloney
17:00-17:30: White City
18:00-19:00: Vangoose
20:00-21:00: Robbie Doyle & Friends
21:30-23:00: Smash Hits

All gigs are on the bandstand and admission is free.

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.

The Reggulators are playing Reggae in Sweeney’s Underbelly (i.e. basement). Admission is free.

MVP is the new pub by Bodytonic on Clan Brassil Street. near the Harold’s Cross Bridge and The Improphans are delighted to be the very first act to take to the stage in this new Dublin pub. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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.

The Faux Kings are playing in the Midnight Hour. Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list. The gig starts at midnight.

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 takes place on Sunday and Monday from 10:00 and in the afternoon from 14:00-16:00 there will be Music in the Bandstand with the Drogheda Brass Band on Sunday and the Route 66 Big Band on Monday.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

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 next Pure Vintage Fair will take place this week and it is what it says on the tin.

A market/flea market for vintage items, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month. There will be vintage clothes, furniture, collectibles, jewellery and many more vintage items.

Sounds interesting and with 30 stalls, it is well worth a visit. There will also be food, hot drinks and a DJ.

Meet at the rock area of the Sandycove beach (not exactly sure where that is!) for a Rockpooling for Families Biodiversity event.

Record all the marine life you find find at this family event.

Admission is free, but booking is required through event leader Andrew Fleming (OWLS) on 087 3299936.

The Terenure Village Market will take place again on Sunday. There will be live music and kids entertainment (e.g. face painters, balloon makers or magician) and over 20 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.

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.

An Urban Fleadh is a free two day (Sat+Sun) Festival of Irish Traditional and world music on Wolfe Tone Square from 12:00-21:00 every day. This year it will feature musicians from Germany, France, the Netherlands and England.

There will be a “Call to Dance” with a traditional Irish caller announcing the steps and inviting all to Dance; a Bodhrán Blitz, where anyone can learn to play the Bodhrán in under ten minutes; Irish Sean-nos Dancing and signing; a Céilí Band; Classic, funk, folk and Jazz music mixes and guests from abroad performing their music.

Since the detailed programme on the Facebook Page below is virtually unreadable, I have typed it up for you. On Sunday the schedule is:

12:00 The Bodhran Buzz
13:00 The Royal Folk Orchestra
14:00 Sean Nos Dance Display
14:30 The Bodhran Buzz
15:30 Sean Nos Dance Display
16:00 Call to Dance with Tolka Ceili Band
17:00 Trad music showcase with Ceoiltoiri Chluain Tarbh
18:00 Call to Dance with Tolka Ceili Band
19:00 Jean-Baptiste Boutte and friends
20:00 The Imogen Gunner Trio

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 “Dublin International Piano Festival and Summer Academy 2014” will take place from 26 July – 03 Aug. Advanced piano students will benefit from an intensive and educational programme and we can enjoy an interesting concert series.

There will be concerts in the National Concert Hall and in the Hugh Lane Gallery and the cost for most of them doesn’t exceed EUR 5, but we are lucky: The Hugh Lane Gallery runs the concerts as free concerts with a a suggested donation of EUR 5.

+ Sun 03 Aug – 12:00-14:00: Final Student Gala Concert, featuring 16 International Students.

More information about all events: www.pianofestival.ie/programme_of_events.html

“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 te 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.

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!

Elva MacGowan (soprano) will be giving a jazz recital at Castletown House and Parklands on Sunday. She will sing songs made famous by Doris Day, Connie Francis, Edith Piaf, Ella Fitzgerald, Margaret Whiting and many more, including a few classical favourites. She will be joined by pianist Bryan Mullen and guitarist Drazen Derek.

Admission is free.

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 public tour “The Collection” will take place on Sunday.

Admissionis free, early arrival is recommended as places are limited.

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 following gigs will take place at the Bray Summerfest:

Sunday 03 August:
16:00-17:00: Luke Maloney
17:00-17:30: White City
18:00-19:00: Vangoose
20:00-21:00: Robbie Doyle & Friends
21:30-23:00: Smash Hits

All gigs are on the bandstand and admission is free.

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.

At the Monthly Meeting of the Humanist Association of Ireland, the topic will be “How Humanists Deal With Life Crises.”

The topic arises from the HAI December meeting when members present discussed how humanists can deal with life events such as death, divorce or separation without the framework that usually exists in organised religions.

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 line-up in brief: Punch Face Champions, Btch Falcon, Ger Kelly, Christian D Collins, Franko Franko and My Tribe Your Tribe

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 famous Workman’s Club Bank Holiday Party is back and this time the line-up is Death in the Sickroom, Sissy, The Boxing Plot, The Choir Invisible. Admission is free and all details about the bands and the event can be found on the website below.

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 will hopefully be available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link 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). Headliner on Sunday will be Eric Lalor and he will be surpported by George Fox and 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.

For the second year, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon will take place in Dublin it starts at the early tiem of 08:30 at North Wall Quay & Castleforbes Road and finishes on Chesterfield Avenue, Phoenix Park. A Fun Run starts at 11:45 on Chesterfield Avenue and also finishes there.

The route for the Half Marathon will be from North Wall Quay along the Northside of the Liffey to Butt Bridge where you will cross the Liffey, then along the Southside of the Liffey to Dublin Civic Offices, turning left to Christ Church and then running some loops to gain the distance, back to the Liffey. Then further along the Liffey to Heuston Station, then onwards to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, through the RHK grounds to Kilmainham Gaol and then I lost it! ;-) It is a LOOOONG run! :-) If you want to see the whole route, there is a cool video clip showing it here.

Bands will be at O’Connell Bridge, at Dublin Civic Offices, Heuston Station, Royal Hospital Kilmainham and then there will be lots of bands in Phoenix Park. A total of 22 bands will play along the course and at the Finish Line.

Like all runs of that type, this Half Marathon is not free either, BUT listening to the music on the stages on the route and then at the Finish Line is free. However, you have to get up early to get to hear the music. The run starts at 08:30 and the festival at the Finish Line is from 10:00-13:00 only.

Bands on the line-up are: Fight Like Apes (12:00 – Finish Line), The Frank and Walters (11:00 – Finish Line), Elastic Sleep (10:00 – Finish Line). And along the route: The Young Folk, Swimmers, Death in the Sick Room, Children of the Son, Biggles Flies Again, Grim, Fox Jaw, The Boxing Plot, Maria Somerville, Silences, Let’s Set Sail, Jet Setter, Buffalo, I’m Your Vinyl, Fallen Rule, Ana Gog, Little xs For Eyes, The Pale, Spies. The downloadable ist is here.

A Health & Fitness Expo takes place in connection with the run so that participants can collect their race number and goody bags there. The Expo takes place on 02+03 August (11:00-17:00) in the Serpentine Hall of the RDS in Ballsbridge. And if you want, you can still register there for EUR 55.

The August Bank Holiday Monday is regularly shockingly quiet. It must have to do with the fact that all event organisers assume that the whole country is on holiday!?

Some museums are closed as well (including the Science Gallery), so that leaves then what? Well you can do shopping (most shops are open during normal working hours). When you do come to the City Centre, keep in mind that some of public transport companies may run the weekend schedule.Parking on Pay & Display space is free today. But using the bus lanes, or using wheelchair parking spaces is NOT ok.

Or instead of shopping, you can hope for good weather and enjoy one of the parks in Dublin. OR you use the day to relax and recover and get ready for next week. Maybe not the worst option either!

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 10 km road race, The Bay 10k” will take place in Dun Laoghaire on Bank Holiday Monday. Start is at Newtownsmith Green (between the pier and Sandycove) and the finish line is at Dun Laoghaire DART Station. Admission to this event is not free, but there will be some entertainment (music?) at the finish line and during the race you can cheer on the participants and that 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.

The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club Display will be on the middle seafront in Bray on Monday from 12:00 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.

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The Pleasing Features present Badhappy, Look to the Lady. The Mariannes, Trypstacy and Radio Room.

Pleasing features is a live music event with innovative acts and a diverse line-up

Admission is free.

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

The King Kong Club / Home of Enthusiasm will be in the Mercantile for four days (Mon-Wed+Fri) of Live Radio Recording for RTE 2XM. 7 bands will perform. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

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). Headliner this Monday will be Fred Cook.

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.

The Bray Summerfest ends with a bang: The Finale Fireworks, which is always a great event, takes place at 21:30 on the seafront in Bray. 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.

“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

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.

The talk “Genealogy at Lunchtime: Hatch, Match and Beyond … finding trails and tales in parish records” with speaker Rev. Patrick Comerford (Church of Ireland Theological College, TCD) will take place. It is a 20 min talk followed by Q&A.

Admission is free and no booking required.

The Irish Wildlife Trust invites to “Green Drinks Dublin” and this month the topic is “The Fracking Controversy”.

“Fracking has being hailed by the fossil fuel industry as one of great technical development in recent years, championed as the answer to energy independence for the US and Europe as well as the bridge fuel to the low carbon economy as well. But fracking has many dirty secrets, everything from water and air pollution, human and animal health impacts, to false economic of the how process works, to the negative impact it has on the climate change.
Richard Curtin from No Fracking Dublin will explore the dangers of fracking and how this could have the potential to come to Ireland very soon as part of our energy mix.”

The event takes place on the top floor of JW Sweetman’s and admission is free. Booking required via dublinbranch@iwt.ie

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

The next Blue Moon Rising Gig Night with Madison, Hips, Shoot The Preacher and The ROJ Lightbear is taking place. Admission is free if you sign up for the guest list on the Facebook Page below, otherwise it is EUR 5.

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 four days (Mon-Wed+Fri) of Live Radio Recording for RTE 2XM. 7 bands will perform. 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.

A free improv comedy night with the Improrphans takes place. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

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.

Entry charges at nearly all OPW sites are waived once a month. The Office of Public Works (OPW) wants to encourage people to visit the historic sites that it manages and has therfore started this initiative in 2011.

Most OPW owned sites can already be visited for free, but the sites that normally charge a fee will be free every first Wednesday as well. In the (extended) Greater Dublin Area this means you can visit the following sites for free:
+ The Casino, Marino
+ Dublin Castle, State Apartments
+ Kilmainham Gaol
+ Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre at Newgrange
+ Glendalough Visitor Centre in Wicklow

As you can imagine, this event is very popular and therfore it is strongly recommended to arrive early at the venues. Once the day’s tickets are given out, you will not get access anymore.

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:
30 July: Sports in Phoenix Park (VC)
06 Aug: Monuments of Phoenix Park (VC)
13 Aug: Walk to Rose Cottage via Knockmaroon Gate (F)
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.

The talk “Genealogy at Lunchtime: Shipping records and their usefulness when searching for your Ancestors” with Brian Mitchell (L’derry Archives) will take place. Admission is free and no booking required. It is a 20 min talk follwoed by Q&A

Karen Sweeney (Assistant Curator, Exhibitions, IMMA) discusses a selection of works featured in the exhibition “Isabel Nolan: The weakened Eye of Day”. Admission is free but booking is require via the website below,

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.

Muse Open Mic provides a platform for poets, musicians, singers, actors and prose writers to perform new and original material in a supportive environment. As each performer is limited to three minutes per slot, Muse Open Mic is always entertaining, occasionally thought-provoking and never dull.

Admission is free.

Founded by poet and musician Orla Martin in 2006, the artistic mission of the event is to provide an informal platform for artists to perform while promoting public access to the arts.

A “Sh*t Shirt Party & Latte Art Throwdown (Barrista Jam)” takes place in Twisted Pepper with coffee tastings, food, craft beers & cocktails. A mandatory “Sh*t Shirt” dress code at least for the Barrista Jam competitiors and possibly for the guests as well is added to it. Read all details on the website below. Admission is free.

The King Kong Club / Home of Enthusiasm will be in the Mercantile for four days (Mon-Wed+Fri) of Live Radio Recording for RTE 2XM. 7 bands will perform. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

“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.

37 Live takes place every Wednesday and this week The Luna Boys, a energetic acoustic trio, will entertain.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

Every Thursday, free tours of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue take place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

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 Royal Hibernian Academy invites to a lunch time talk on th elast day of the 184th Annual Exhibition. With Eílis O’Connell RHA. Admission is free but a donation of EUR 5 is suggested.

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:

07 Aug: Orphée et Eurydice (Gluck)
14 Aug: The Magic Flute (Mozart)
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 seathing is available.

The talk “Genealogy at Lunchtime: The Genealogy of Gaelic Clans C11 – C17: sources, records and evidence” with Lorna Moloney (Merriman Research) will take place. Admission is free and no booking required. This is a 20 min talk followed by Q&A.

The Film Screening of “The Madness of King George” is taking place and admission is free. (No booking required.)

“It’s the 1870s and King George III is not himself. His son is waiting to pounce and no doctor in the land can find a cure. Elegant adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play with Nigel Hawthorne as King George III.” (1994, 12A, 107mins)

“Chemistry” is an Exhibition from the Media students of The MIC Project and it will be on show on Wed 06 Aug in Darndale Village Centre Reception) (13:00-16:00) and then on Thurs 07 Aug in the Filmbase in Temple Bar (17:00-20:00).

There will be a range of projects on display from Photography, Graphic Design, Digital Editing and Sound Engineering.

The MIC Project was founded in April 2002 when it recruited 16 participants for the full time, 11 month media production course in the Darndale Village Centre.

Focusing on Fetac Level 5 in Sound Engineering, Digital Editing, Photography, Graphic Design and Communications and more. The MIC Project now in its 12th year has 18 places for participants and a very high progression rate to further and higher education.

The opening of the Block T Members Exhibition will take place and the exhibition will be on show until 28 August.

The show highlights the talent and diversity of BLOCK T’s visual arts practitioners who are currently working in their studios.

Featured artists: Seamus McCormack/ Mella Travers/ Nina Panagopoulou/ Ben Readman/ Eoin Flynn/ Thomas Collins/ Cailtyn Rooke/ Dee O’ Shea/ Erin Quinn/ Eavan Aiken/ Claire Bonnie/ David Timmons/ Michelle Hall/ Laura Pettit/ Suzanne Collins/ Suzanne Martin/ Aubrey Robinson/Aubrey Robinson/ Bláthnaid Ní Mhurchú/ At It Again/ Beatrix Fekete/ Feargal Brennan/ Steve Doogan/ Andrew Carson/ Alex Synge.

The exhibition will be open from Mon-Fr from 09:00-19:00. Admission is free.

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.

Color//Sound and Featuring X will be performing in Tower Records at the next Indie Showcase Night. 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 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.

The performances take place at 19:00 on 07, 08, 12, 13, 14, 15 August and at 15:00 on 09, 10, 16, 17 August. (No show on 11 August). Doors will open 30 minutes before the show.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

Codai are playing an In-Store Gig in HMV on Friday. Admission is free.

The talk “Genealogy at Lunchtime: Yesterday’s Children: Discover your ancestor’s childhood” with Aoife O’Connor (author) will take place. Admission is free and no booking required. This is a 20 min talk followed by a Q&A.

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Sandford Parish Church in Ranelagh is inviting to Classical Music Summer Concerts from every Friday from June to September.

The next concert is The Medici Trio : Brendan Dowling(violin), Sandra Vedres (cello) and Declan Fitzpatrick (piano) – music by Beethoven and Fauré

Admission is free.

A Garden Walking Tour with Helen Rock takes place and admission is free. Meet at the Walled Garden.

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.

The performances take place at 19:00 on 07, 08, 12, 13, 14, 15 August and at 15:00 on 09, 10, 16, 17 August. (No show on 11 August). Doors will open 30 minutes before the show.

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.

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.

The King Kong Club / Home of Enthusiasm will be in the Mercantile for four days (Mon-Wed+Fri) of Live Radio Recording for RTE 2XM. 7 bands will perform. Admission is free. www.facebook.com/TheKingKongClubDublin

At the Taste of Music event in Arthur’s Pub the line-up is:

Sean McGrath, Ireland (Folk/Ballads)
Alan Guerreiro, Brazil (Classical/Rock/Bossa)
Slidin Pk, Poland (Blues/Ragtime)
Raimonda Tamchurn, Lithuania(Jazz)

Admission is free.

“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.

:Hounds; and Btch Falcon are playing in Whelan’s Midnight Hour. Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.