Dublin Event Guide 419: Dublin Pride Festival & Parade, People’s Art Exhibition, Dublin Flea Market, Smithfield Market Fair

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 Malahide Car Boot Sale is running every Saturday at the Malahide Rugby Club. Admission is free for buyers.

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.

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. Admission is free.

The Dundrum Festival runs from Tues 23 – Sun 28 June. On Saturday a Heritage Walk will take place in the morning and Dance Performances on the Bandstand in the afternoon.

On Sunday the Main Street in Dundrum will be closed and a Family Day will happen.

+ Sat 27/06 – 10:00: Heritage Walk with John Lennon (meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Sat 27/06 – 14:00: Dance Performances on Bandstand Dundrum Town Centre
+ Sun 28/06 – 14:00-17:00 Family Day in Dundrum Main Street

There is a downloadable PDF here but it doesn’t give a lot of detail.

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. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

After a management change last year, it is not clear how many active stalls/sellers are currently still there and the market could do with some sprucing up and weeding out, but some people still find what they are looking for.

The Waterways Ireland National Cable Wakeboarding Championships take place on Saturday and Sunday at the Wakedock in Grand Canal Dock.

Ireland’s best cable wakeboarders will compete for the title of Irish Champion in several categories for ladies, men and youths.

Expect high adrenaline jumps and tricks over ramps on the course in the waters of the Grand Canal Dock.

Admission is free.

A new weekly Farmer’s Market is starting in Dalkey this week with over 20 vendors selling a wide variety of foods and an eclectic selection of arts and crafts. Admission is free.

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.

“LuxLeaks: Stop Tax Dodging by Multinationals!” is an event by Attac Ireland, a “a global organization opposed to neo-liberal globalization. It fights for tax and financial justice, and to disarm the financial markets.” At the event in the Connolly Room in Liberty Hall, you will learn how the tax loophole LuxLeaks works and what the consequences of it are.

A panel discussion with James Stewart (Associate Professor of Finance, TCD), Sorley McCaughey (Head of Advocacy and Policy, Christian Aid) and Claudine Gaidoni (Attac Ireland) with chair Marie Moran (Lecturer in UCD School of Justice and a member of Attac-Ireland)takes place.

Admission is free. Registration starts at 10:00.

After the event a tour in the IFSC will explain what companies are involved (see separate event notice here)

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.

A Sports Day (11:00-16:00) will take place in Crumlin on Saturday and on Sunday a Family Fun Day (12:00-16:00) will follow. The venue will be the Eamonn Ceannt Park and the events are

SATURDAY: Fun and Games with Boxing, Basketball, Cricket, Rugby, GAA, Fencing, Archery, Martial Arts, Frisbee, Cycle Display, Street Striker, Obstacle Course, Zumba Display, Bouncing Castle and a Dog show.

SUNDAY: Family Fun Day in Eamonn Ceannt Park. In addition there will be a parade, which will leave St Agnes Church Car Park at 12:00.

Admission is free.

Every Saturday at 11:00 until 29 August an Open Air Pilates class, followed by a Coaching session with a Life Coach takes place in Blanchardstown. Organised by Pace Pilates and supported by Fingal County Council. Find all details on the Facebook page below. Admission is free.

Every Saturday (until 28 August) the Yoga Hub will run an Outdoor Yoga Class in St. Stephen’s Green near the bandstand.

Each class is donation based and the money you donate (each and every Euro!) will go directly to a different charity every week.

No booking required. Bring your own matt or towel. (If it rains, the bandstand will be used.)

Five times this year the “People’s Art 2015″ exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green.

(If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free and you will be able to admire (and buy) a huge amount of art works. The event starts close to 11:00 and typically finishes around 17:00, it runs from Friday until Sunday with the main activity on Saturday and Sunday.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

The Terenure Village Market has moved to Bushy Park and is from now on a weekly market.

The market has now grown to 40 stalls offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

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 Pride Village is where the parade ends, but the village opens already at 12:00. There will be entertainment all day long with community zones and family area in Merrion Square.

Once the parade arrives, guest speakers who have contributed to the LGBTQ community will talk (Gráinne Healy, Mark Kelly and Brian Sheehan). Music from Le Galaxie, Jerry Fish, ELM, M.C. Panti Bliss and Veda will entertain and a food and refreshment stalls will look after you.

A Summer Carnival / Fun Fair will be in Dun Laoghaire Harbour from 26 June – 12 July. It will open at 12:00 at the weekend and at 14:00 during the week. Admission to the Fair is free, the rides are – as you would expect – not free.

The Fun Fair is next to the Ferry Terminal. Just look for the Big Wheel.

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 exhibition “HOME\SICK – Post-Domestic Bliss” looks at the Home and asks what “Home” really is and also how it could be improved. The word means something different to everyone, but how will the future of technology and design, communities, families, resources, and nations change the nature of what we define as ‘home’?

HOME\SICK is the summer exhibition of the Science Gallery, which usually is the exhibition that is the most accessible and understandable for all ages and that goal was achieved again. It is not the Science Gallery’s best exhibition, but it is still definitely worth a visit.

The exhibition will run from 01 May until 19 July and is open from Tuesday-Sunday (Tues-Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00). Admission is free.

Kimmage and Sundrive are seen as relatively modern suburbs, but nevertheless, they have a history going back many centuries. This walk will introduce you to some of this past heritage, including the almost forgotten River Poddle. A number of famous people and events associated with the area will also be remembered.

Let’s Walk & Talk tours are led by historian Pat Liddy and usually take approx. 90 minutes. No booking required.

Admission is free.

Attac Ireland, “a global organization opposed to neo-liberal globalization that fights for tax and financial justice and to disarm the financial markets” is inviting to a tour through the IFSC after their earlier meeting in Liberty Hall (see separate event notice).

The meeting point is the James Connolly statue opposite Liberty Hall and the “tour will highlight key companies involved in the murky world of finance, tax avoidance and property speculation in Ireland”.

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 Irish Youth Dance Festival celebrate its 15th year and for the first year, the festival also brings dance to the streets.

On Saturday there will be two free outdoor performances and a free indoor performance, all in the area of the dlr Lexicon. The outdoor performances are on the dlr Lexicon Plaza at 13:00 and 16:00 and the inddor performance is in the dlr LExicon Studio from 17:00-17:30.

The Festival is for contemporary dance for participants between Age 12 and 25.

Morning Gloryville will host a Pillow Fight at the H&G Creations tent in Merrion Square at the Dublin Pride Village.

Please note that the Facebook Event Page for this event says that the event is at 13:00, but the description talks about 12:00. It seems that time was moved from originally 12:00 to 13:00.

Dress to dance and it seems the pillows will be provided!!

Admission is free and for details check the Facebook Event Page below.

The In Focus Tour “A Copy of the Rose Garden of Sa’di in the Chester Beatty Library” with Costanza Ficorella will take place on Saturday.

Admission is free and no booking is required (Limited to first 15 participants). Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

The Dublin LBGTQ Pride Festival continues until Sunday and the main event takes place on Saturday: The Dublin Pride Parade is one of the most colourful events in Dublin and colourful doesn’t just cover the visible colour of clothes etc, but also covers the multi-culture and multi-gender and multi-preference participants themselves. You can take part of watch from the sidelines. Last year an estimate of 45,000 people took part in the parade.

But be aware of the new-ish parade route! It leaces at 13:30 at Parnell Square, goes down O’Connell Street, but then turns left on Eden Quay and continues to the Talbot Memorial Bridge (before Customs House) then across the liffey to Lombard Street, Westmoreland Row and then to Merrion Square.

The parade will end at Merrion Square where you will find the Pride Village (see separate event notice).

After the Pride Parade you have lots of options and admission to all is free:

+ Panti’s All Day Street Party at Panti Bar in Capel Street from 14:00
+ Pride Saturday at The George in George’s Street from 14:00
+ Gold Post Parade Party at Outhouse in Capel Street from 15:00
+ Pride Party at 4 Dame Lane from 16:00
+ Dublin Bear Pride Party at Nealon’s Pub in Capel Street from 16:00
+ El Styra’s Pop Party at Little Strand Street from 17:00

This Drop in Activity for kids from Age 6 will give your children an opportunity to think like an archaeologist for an afternoon and try to solve the puzzle of some mystery objects.

Admission is free. No booking required.

Mud Island is a Community Garden in Dublin 3 and this Saturday they haven an Open Day there. The community invite to free Garden Tours, Workshops and fun and entertainment for the family.

Aisling, a helpful Dublin Event Guide reader, pointed this event out to me and I am happy to spread the word.

Find a tiny bit more information on the Facebook Page below.

At their next Film Screening, the Progressive Film Club will show “Autumn Sun” at 14:30, a film about Occupy Oakland, which was part of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011/2012. And at 15:10 the Spanish film “Ciutat Morta” about police corruption in Barcelona will be shown.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

The Family Workshop with Emma O’Toole is this week entitled “The Midnight Sun”. It is suitable for ages 4-10 and admission is free. Find out all other details on the website below.

Saturday is National Flash Fiction Day and the Big Smoke Writing Factory is inviting to Newsflash, Two types of submissions were requested with deadlines in early June. The first is the under-500-word story category and the second is the 101 word category.

The best stories from the two categories will be read at the Newsflash event and you will meet lots of other flash fiction aficionados.

Wikipedia says that “Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity”.

Admission is free.

“Friends of the Basque Country” and the Cobblestone invite to an afternoon of music and culture from the Basque Country and Ireland.

Basque ‘Bertsolaris’ – traditional Basque improv singers and poets – will perform and there will be folk songs and music from Ireland. At the Open Mic session you can contribute by singing a song or playing an instrument.

Admission is free.

Ben Prevo and Band will play rock, covers and original compositions at their gig. Admission is free.

Live in Sin É will feature a variety of bands and musicians at this weekly gig night on Saturdays. The event is presented by Super Happy Funtimes. Admission is free and the line-up is can be found on the Facebook Page below.

In short, the line-up is A Cult Called Man, Boomchild, Eoin Martin.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event downstairs in the Wine Cave of KC Peaches Cafe. Food will be served until 21:30 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.

Jazz on the Green is now provided every Saturday in the bar of the Fitzwilliam Hotel. Admission is free.

This week Liza Nelson (vocals) and Eanna Ryder (piano) will perform.

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.

The Solely Blues Club will be in Arthur’s for a gig. Admission is free.

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 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.

Working towards – a fit mind. Fitminds is a new regular Sunday workshop which brings together the benefits of fitness & Mindfulness training. Move your body first, then meditate… and see how your mind likes it.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome (max EUR 10).

There will be interval training (walk, job, sprint) with varying intensity to accommodate all levels of fitness, followed by meditation. The event is hosted by Backtobasics who are a team of health professionals, personal trainers and wellness practitioners.

Fitminds takes place in the Gym on the Old Hampstead Hospital Grounds on Hampstead Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, just off Ballymun Road and adjacent to Albert College Park. For questions, ring Peter on 086 217 9917 .

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. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

After a management change last year, it is not clear how many active stalls/sellers are currently still there and the market could do with some sprucing up and weeding out, but some people still find what they are looking for.

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 Waterways Ireland National Cable Wakeboarding Championships take place on Saturday and Sunday at the Wakedock in Grand Canal Dock.

Ireland’s best cable wakeboarders will compete for the title of Irish Champion in several categories for ladies, men and youths.

Expect high adrenaline jumps and tricks over ramps on the course in the waters of the Grand Canal Dock.

Admission is free.

A Sports Day (11:00-16:00) will take place in Crumlin on Saturday and on Sunday a Family Fun Day (12:00-16:00) will follow. The venue will be the Eamonn Ceannt Park and the events are

SATURDAY: Fun and Games with Boxing, Basketball, Cricket, Rugby, GAA, Fencing, Archery, Martial Arts, Frisbee, Cycle Display, Street Striker, Obstacle Course, Zumba Display, Bouncing Castle and a Dog show.

SUNDAY: Family Fun Day in Eamonn Ceannt Park. In addition there will be a parade, which will leave St Agnes Church Car Park at 12:00.

Admission is free.

The next Dublin Flea Market is taking place in the Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket, just off Cork Street, Dublin 8 on Sun from 11:00-17:00. The flea market takes place every last Sunday of the month and admission is free. For more information or if you want to sell your own stuff, check out www.dublinflea.ie

“A bizarre bazaar of vintage clothing, bric-a-brac and what nots, old and new. Stalls include hand-made goods, art, jewelry, furniture, records and lots more unwanted items that may just be your treasure!”
The Co-op Hall is wheelchair accessible and lots of free parking spaces are right outside the door.

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.

“Forgotten Voices” is a 2-hour walking tour that will explore the lives of the people who lived in Dublin’s inner city from the Georgian Period to the middle of the last century.

Meeting point is at the entrance of the Four Courts Dublin. The tour is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via email to jsfolkloregirl024@gmail.com or – if you can’t book beforehand – just show up on the day.

Private group bookings off up to 25 people can be accommodated at a different time and or day on request.

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.

Five times this year the “People’s Art 2015″ exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green.

(If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free and you will be able to admire (and buy) a huge amount of art works. The event starts close to 11:00 and typically finishes around 17:00, it runs from Friday until Sunday with the main activity on Saturday and Sunday.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

Last Chance:

Dublin City Hall is waiving the admission charges into their exhibition in the basement on every Sunday in June. The exhibition is entitled “The Story of the Capital” and is definitely worth a visit if you are interested in Dublin! You have four Sundays to give it a go, don’t miss it. (Last admission is at 16:15).

At 12:00 and 15:00 short talks about the City Hall will also take place.

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.

A Summer Carnival / Fun Fair will be in Dun Laoghaire Harbour from 26 June – 12 July. It will open at 12:00 at the weekend and at 14:00 during the week. Admission to the Fair is free, the rides are – as you would expect – not free.

The Fun Fair is next to the Ferry Terminal. Just look for the Big Wheel.

The National Botanic Garden wants to share the beauty of the gardens with you and invite you for a free guided tour viewing the Herbaceous Borders, Annual Bedding displays, the Rose Garden and more. Every Sunday at 12:00 and at 14:30. (Duration: 1hr)

The Science Gallery exhibition “HOME\SICK – Post-Domestic Bliss” looks at the Home and asks what “Home” really is and also how it could be improved. The word means something different to everyone, but how will the future of technology and design, communities, families, resources, and nations change the nature of what we define as ‘home’?

HOME\SICK is the summer exhibition of the Science Gallery, which usually is the exhibition that is the most accessible and understandable for all ages and that goal was achieved again. It is not the Science Gallery’s best exhibition, but it is still definitely worth a visit.

The exhibition will run from 01 May until 19 July and is open from Tuesday-Sunday (Tues-Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00). Admission is free.

The Smithfield Market Fair will take place again in the Generator Hostel at Smithfield Plaza and it is their 1st birthday!

Over 40 market stalls will be selling Vintage Clothes, Food, Vinyl records, Contemporary Arts, Jewellery pieces and much more. There will be live music and DJs.

Even free Yoga from 12:00-13:00 is added this time and E.T. will be screened at 15:00.

Admission is free.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June.

The last concert before the summer break will feature the RTE Contempo Quartet performing the last concert in the “Father & Sons” Concert Series with guest William Dowdall, flute.

From 28 June until 27 September, every Sunday from 12:00-15:00 BlueFire the people behind last years StreetFest at Smithfield are organising an afternoon of events. There will be at least two activities/ workshops/ games/ live bands or performances of some sorts every week.

You are invited to bring your blanket and picnic and have a great afternoon! Admission is free.

The details for this Sunday’s events are planned to appear here.

Due to the Dublin Pride Parade, this week’s Saturday “My Favourites” Tour is moved to Sunday!!

“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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

The “Save Moore Street from Demolition” group has organised a symbolic human protective chain around Moore Street to express their determination to fight for the protection of the street and the buildings.

There will be musicians, singers and speakers and performers include Paul O’Toole and John Cummins.

Admission is free.

Biodiversity Monitoring Talks will take place over three Sundays (14+21+28 June) in the Arkle Room of Farmleigh House.

As many species of pollinators (bees, wasps, etc) continue to decline around the world, the need to monitor them has increased. The pollinators now rely on us to provide them with a healthy habitat and in turn provide us with food and beauty. By learning a few simple steps to help provide a healthy environment, these species can then continue to provide us with useful functions such as pollination.

The talks will cover various interesting aspects of Biodiversity Monitoring in Ireland including species identification, how to set up a monitoring transect & how to increase pollen and nectar sources in you garden.

The event will start with a 25 minute Biodiversity presentation in the Arkle room followed by a 25 minute outdoor exploration to view some species on Farmleigh grounds. (Weather Permitting).

Admission is free and will be distributed on a first come first served basis at the guides reception desk of Farmleigh. For further information contact farmleightours@gmail.com or call 01 815 5914.

The topic of the final event of this series is “Bumblebees of Ireland and Farmleigh”.

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!

The Dundrum Festival runs from Tues 23 – Sun 28 June. On Saturday a Heritage Walk will take place in the morning and Dance Performances on the Bandstand in the afternoon.

On Sunday the Main Street in Dundrum will be closed and a Family Day will happen.

+ Sat 27/06 – 10:00: Heritage Walk with John Lennon (meet at Barton Road Roundabout)
+ Sat 27/06 – 14:00: Dance Performances on Bandstand Dundrum Town Centre
+ Sun 28/06 – 14:00-17:00 Family Day in Dundrum Main Street

There is a downloadable PDF here but it doesn’t give a lot of detail.

The Family Workshop “Use your Head to make a Hat” will happen on Sunday.

“Discover your inner fashion designer and go exploring in the Museum for inspiration to design a fabulous hat. Check out the hats in the Soldiers & Chiefs exhibition or try designing a hat to match one of the amazing outfits in the new Ib Jorgensen exhibition.”

The event is free, but a EUR 2 contribution towards materials per child is required and you also have to book via 01-6777444. The workshop will run twice, from 14:15-15:15 and from 15:45-16:45.

The Film Screening of “Pinocchio” (88 min) will happen in the CBL. The original 1940 classic tale of the puppet will come to life.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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 Battle of Waterloo Re-enactment will take place at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. 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

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.

The lecture this Sunday is about the Donegal County Museum with Judith McCarthy fromt he Donegal County Museum. The talk is part of a free lecture series on the theme of ‘Exploring Museum Collections Nationwide’.

Admission is free and no booking necessary.

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 Dublin Bluegrass Collective will perform in McLoughlin’s in Dun Laoghaire.

It seems that the gig is is free, but I couldn’t find any definite confirmation, so please check.

A Ceremony of Love and Remembrance will take place at the Oscar Wilde statue in Merrion Square to remember the LGBTQ community and family members who have died.

The next Jazz&Tapas Brunch/Dinner in Zaragoza is this Sunday with Denise Whyte (vocals) and James Mullen (piano) performing.

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

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

At the Jawbone Gig night in Arthur’s Pub, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

Connor Linnie will play a Folk gig in the Harbour Bar and admission is free.

Juke Joint Aces will perform in Sin E on Sunday and admission is free.

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.

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).

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

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

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Dublin City Architects (via PIVOT Dublin) is running a pilot project around challenges faced by owners and residents of private apartment complexes in the city, called The Empowered City.

On Monday, Joel Mills and Erin Simmons from the Center for Communities by Design will talk about The Empowered City Pilot Project and also the Design Assistance Programme (a strategic initiative of the American Institute of Architects Center for Communities by Design) it draws on.

Through this programme, over 1,000 professionals from more than thirty disciplines have provided millions of dollars in professional pro bono services to more than 200 communities across the U.S. – engaging thousands of people in community-driven participatory process.

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

More Irish talent will be showcased at the next Pleasing Features Gig Night.

The line-up is Transmission Club, Brass Phantoms, Míde Houlihan, White-Line Fever.

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 New England Conservatory Youth Symphony from Boston, Masachusetts will perform a concert in the National Concert Hall with the Royal irish Academy of Music Percussion Ensemble.

The NEC Youth Symphony is an ensemble made-up of student musicians aged 12-18 who study in the Preparatory School Division of New England Conservatory in Boston, MA (USA).

Admission is free and tickets are available through the box office of the National Concert Hall (01-4170000) or via the link 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.

Super Happy Fun Times are running an Open Mic night for Music and Spoken Word every Monday in Sin É.

Admission is free.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bad hosts “Al Porter’s Comedy Shed”. Admission is 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).

Every Monday 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 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.

“GAA Museum, Croke Park” with Joanne Clarke (GAA Museum) is a talk in the lecture series ‘Exploring Museum Collections Nationwide’.

Admission is free and no booking necessary.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesdays 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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

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

“Get the Bishops out of our Bedrooms! – The Church, The State & Oppression in Ireland” is a talk by Eamonn McCann (journalist and civil rights activist) on Tuesday. The event is organised by the Socialist workers Party. 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.

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.

Endless Rain is a monthly themed spoken word event and this month it attempts to get laughs out of the Leaving Cert. The contributors are Alicia Byrne Keane, Alvy Carragher and James Moran. Admission is free with a suggested donation of EUR 3.

Live sessions with the Blue Moon Folk and Blues Collective are taking place every Tuesday at the Beerhouse. 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.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday AND Tuesday. 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 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

On one of the nicest days of this year (Met Eireann you better be right!) another big event happens: Venus and Jupiter will merge at 21:00 and Astronomy Ireland are celebrating this event with a star gazing event.

Admission is free.

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.

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

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.

On Wednesday Irish 3D experts, Industry experts, jewellers and designers will be presenting state of the art achievements equipment and software at the 3D printing Expo in UCD. 3D printing in food, anatomy and medical technology will be discussed regarding its impact and prospects.

The event takes place in G20 in the Newstead Building on the UCD Campus.

Participants/contributors are Jenny Lawlor ( Pioneering Jewellery Designer), Michael Rock( Jeweller), Dolman Group (Product Design), Roslyn Park College, NCAD Innovation, Layer Labs, 3D Printing Ireland, EMCO, Formlabs, Concept-Laser, ultimaker, Stratasys, 3-Doodler, Leica,ink3D,Filamentshop,NUI Maynooth Product Designers.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the Eventbrite Page here.

A Phoenix Park Walking Tour will bring you to Farmleigh House to explore the grounds and walled garden.

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.

The Army no. 1 Band will perform in Herbert Park an open air lunchtime concert.

Admission is free.

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Rachael Gilbourne (Assistant Curator, Exhibitions, IMMA) introduces the new exhibition of artist, poet and writer Etel Adnan. A selection her oil paintings and leporellos will be discussed.

Admission is free.

The Temple Bar “Night” Market is more an afternoon and evening market (15:00-20:00) and it takes place every Wednesday until 19 August.

You can buy Arts & Crafts at this market. In previous years the missing food and drink stalls (probably to protect the pubs and restaurants in Temple Bar) was mentioned by visitors as a critique.

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.

Easy recipes for understanding complex maths will be provided by Eugenia Cheng (Senior Lecturer in Pure Mathematics, University of Sheffield) in her talk “Cakes, Custard and Category Theory: Easy Recipes for Understanding Complex Maths.”

Whether you are a maths glutton or have forgotten how long division works (or never really knew in the first place), the chances are you’ve missed what really makes maths exciting and mathematical crusader Eugenia Cheng will tell us why we should all love maths.

Sounds very interesting!!

A Water Charges protest will take place in Kildare Street, find details onthe site below.

Brand New Switcharoo are playing a regular Roots Gig on Wednesdays in the Harbour Bar in Bray. Admission is free.

A Canada Day Party will take place in the Woolshed on Wednesday. There will be DJs and Giveaways and lots of Canadians. :-)

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.

The Anseo Comedy Club, run by comedian Aidan Killian, takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

“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.

Los Paradiso are playing Rockabilly, Tex Mex, Western Swing, Surf in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

The Jazz Pigs with a classic multi-brass front line play a mix of Lounge, lively sixties Jazz and driving Funk. Every Wednesday downstairs in 4 Dame Lane. 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).

AC/DC will be in Dublin on 01 July and at the after party in the Mezz, Crow Black Chicken will perform. Admission is free. The gig starts after midnight (approx. 00:30).

At the Picture Clinic, National Gallery Curators appraise paintings, prints and drawings brought into the Gallery.

The Picture Clinic takes place on the first Thursday of every month (except August and January). No appointments necessary.

Every first Thursday of the month, a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is 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.

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 Wood Quay Summer Sessions, five 1-hour long open air gigs, will take place for the first time this year.

Throughout July, Dublin City is inviting to this lunchtime event every Thursday at the outdoors “Amphitheatre” between Christ Church and the Dublin Civic Offices.

The line-up for the five weeks is:
+ 02 July: Rob Walsh // Travis Oaks
+ 09 July: David Keenan // Third Smoke
+ 16 July: Sinead White // Cry Monster Cry
+ 23 July: O Sister // Bunoscionn
+ 30 July: Elephant // The Flaws

Admission is free.

Come to this public tour of the exhibition “Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats” on the first Thursday of each month from March – October 2015. As this year marks the 150th anniversary of the poet’s birth in 1835, the tour will introduce the life and work of the poet.

Admission is free. Booking is not required, but places are limited.

“Join the Buzz: Explore the magic of stories” with Debbie Thomas is a creative writing workshop for boys and girls aged 8-11

Explore the magic of stories with children’s author Debbie Thomas. Create your own characters, plots and settings, using themes from her new book “Class Act”, a buzzing tale of bees, courage and Curly Wurlys.

It seems that the event is free, but please check. Book a place via learning@nli.ie

A weekly Forro Night (Brazilian Dance) with a Forro Live Band takes place in the D-One Bar & Brazilian Grill every Thursday.

Admission is free.

Find out what’s left to learn about the bacteria on our bodies and in our homes, the ants in our backyard, the cats in our neighbourhood and the mites on our faces.

Rob Dunn is a biologist and writer in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University and he works on large-scale biology filled with unknowns.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below. (BTW Mites on our face is not a mistake! They really are there!)

Does Dublin need a Latin American Cultural Quarter? Come along to a talk by Antonio Sierra (former Director of the Instituto Cervantes from 1971 – 1991).

Admission is free and some refreshments will be served at 17:30. No booking required.

On Thursdays from 18:00-20:00, the Little Museum of Dublin waives all admission charges thanks to sponsor Guinness.

Visit the museum and find out lots more about Dublin. A new exhibition at the Little Museum is “Dear Christy: The Christy Brown Collection”. It is the first time that Christy’s personal archive will go on view. You can visit that exhibition as well when you are there on Thursday.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale which starts so early (06:00!!) that you need to be an insomniac or a super early bird, there is now a Thursday evening Car Boot Sale in the same location. It starts at 18:30 and runs until 22:00. Late night car boot shopping. :-) Admission for buyers 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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

A weekly live music gig of the genres Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul will take place in Arthur’s Pub with weekly changing performers:

+ 1st Thursday: Ben Prevo
+ 2nd Thursday: Declan Kennedy
+ 3rd Thursday: Dermot Byrne
+ 4th Thursday: Mick Pyro

Admission is free.

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30), followed by live music (21:00-23:30) by up and coming local and international artists.

Admission is free before 20:00 and free finger food is provided.

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.

Jack O’Rourke will play a Folk Rock / Baroque Pop gig in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

Every Thursday 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.

A Fun Pub Quiz takes place in Brady’s in Terenure on Thurs. The quiz will be on every Thursday night in the Lounge at Brady’s. Keith McLoughlin is the Quiz Master.

There will be six rounds of the quiz with picture questions, audio questions and general knowledge questions. Admission to the quiz is free and therr will be free drink vouchers for the winning and runner up teams. (No phones to get answers allowed.)

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

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 Woolshed Karaoke is happening every Thursday from 21:30. Anyone can participate! Admission is free.

Delorean is an 80s Tribute Band and they will be in The Mezz for a gig. 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 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 Church will celebrate American Independence Day with an Independence Weekend full of “fun and entertainment”.

The festival begins on Friday with “The All American BIG BBQ” in their Outdoor Garden with Giant Games and Live DJ. This will be followed by a late Bar & Club.

On Saturday “Rock of Ages” are kicking off the 4th of July celebrations on the main stage from 22:00. They will play hits from the biggest Rock Bands from the 70s & 80s (e.g. Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Kiss, Whitesnake, etc). Two DJs will also be there.

Admission is free. To bok a table contact reservations@thechurch.ie or call 01-8280102.

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 100 young people from 5 choirs from USA & Canada will perform a unique concert in Christ Church Cathedral on Friday 03 July.

The August Children’s Chorale from Georgia USA, the Ecole Secondaire Neelin High School Choir from Manitoba in Canada, the Forrest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Choir from Washington USA, the Texas Youth Chorale USA and Voices in the Laurel from North Carolina USA will come together under the direction of Dr Rollo Dilworth and will entertain you with performances by individual choirs and a programme of the mass choir.

Admission is free and at the end your donation for the Musical Youth Foundation, a charity that helps to fund free music education programmes for disadvantaged children in Ireland, will be very welcome.

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

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

A weekly Gig Night in Sin É, organised and presented by Super Happy Fun Times takes place every Friday and admission is free. The line-up can be found on the Facebook Page below.

Túcan are playing instrumental Folk Rock combined with acoustic funk and some dance classics. They will be in the Harbour Bar for a free gig.

Dick Farrelly will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Despite pages of information about Farrelly’s biography, I couldn’t find any information about the music at and the configuration of his gig. Singer/Songwriter? Solo Performer? Band?

Admission is free.

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

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live. followed by DJs until late. Admission is free.