Dublin Event Guide 431: Canalaphonic, BlueFire Street Fest, Dublin City Liffey Swim, Living History Weekend, Oktoberfest

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 Sail Training Ship “Gorch Fock” of the German Navy will be in Dublin from 04-21 September. It is anchored at Sir Rogerson’s Quay and you can visit the ship on 13+20 Sept. Until then, the soldiers on boards will be trained for their next cruise, but you can certainly admire the pretty ship from the quays.

A lot of information about the ship can be found on the website below.

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.

A whole range of Parkruns take place every week (and if you know some more, please tell me):
+ Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
+ Cabinteely Park, Old Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
+ Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin
+ Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Co. Dublin

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.

Coastal clean ups will be taking place in over 92 countries over the weekend as part of the International Coastal Clean Up run by the Ocean Conservancy for which An Taisce is the national coordinator for Ireland.

In the Greater Dublin area, the following clean ups are organised on Saturday and Sunday:

+ Portmarnock: 19 Sept at 10:00 – Meet at the kiosk on Portmarnock seafront
+ Dollymount Strand: 19 Sept at 11:00 – Meet at the Wooden Bridge to Bull Island
+ Sandycove Beach: 19 Sept at 11:00 – Meet at the Sandycove Park
+ Killiney Beach South: 19 Sept at 14:00 – Meet beside the metal bridge over the Deansgrange River
+ Sandymount Beach: 20 Sept at 14:00 – Meet at the car park

Find the map with all events and their details here.

If you wanted to participate, you would already know about this event, so I am only telling you in case you want to watch (which is free) or in case you had planned to drive through Phoenix Park on Saturday. Don’t!

The lead up to the Dublin Marathon on the Oktober Bank Holiday weekend includes a Half Marathon this weekend. It starts at 10:00 in Chesterfield Avenue and finishes on Furze Road. Parts of Phoenix Park will be closed from 09:45 until 11:30/13:00 or 14:00.

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.

There will be a ‘Living History’ weekend at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on Saturday 19 + Sunday 20 September.

Military Life from the Viking Era, Age of Chivalry, Napoleonic War, American Civil War, World War I, World War II and Vietnam will all be featured.

Admission is free.

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

Sculpture in Context is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition and it is a brilliant exhibition in the beautiful surroundings of the National Botanic Gardens, Some of Ireland’s best artists are showing new work and the sculptures are displayed throughout the gardens, ponds, Great Palm House and Curvilinear Range, with the smaller works exhibited in the in the gallery in the Visitors Centre.

On Saturdays you will have the opportunity to join the artists for a guided tour through the exhibits.

The exhibition opened on 03 Sept and will run until Fri 16 October.

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 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 Canalaphonic Music and Culture Festival in May was so successful that it will happen a second time this year.

The Canalaphonic End of Summer Party will happen on Saturday and consists of the
+ Canal Bank Market in Portobello Harbour (11:00-18:00) with Vintage Clothing, Vinyl Records, Arts & Crafts, Jewellery, Books
+ Live Music with some of Dublin’s best buskers (13:00-17:00) and
+ gigs in the evening in a number of venues in Portobello and Rathmines. Admission is free.

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These gigs and events are all free:

+ Rathmines Library: Rathmines Writers Workshop from 14:30
+ Alan Hanna’s Book Shop Rathmines: Neev Kennedy, Stephen James Smith, Taylor’s Lane from 18:00
+ Toast, Rathmines: Mother Mooch (Fuzz Rock), The Witch Trials (Psychadelic Rock/Trip Hop), Not Monsters (Alternative/Indie Rock), Solid Sun (Rock) from 21:00
+ Mother Reilly’s, Rathmines: i am niamh, Participant, Almost Ghosts from 21:00
+ Rody Bolands, Rathmines: Mongrel State, Kicking Bird, Aaron Anthony from 21:00
+ Copan, Rathmines: Lady Vegas from 22:00
+ Whelan’s, Wexford Street: The Dodgy Few from 22:00

De Paul Ireland has organised a “Raft Race against Homelessness” in Grand Canal Dock. Teams of 4 have raised money to take part and are provided with rafts and all other gear and will compete against each other and it shoukd be good fun to watch them.

The races will run from 11:00-13:30, but there is lots of entertainment on land for all the specators as well. There will be music with a DJ, s Samba Band, a diving demonstration by the IUSRU and children’s entertainment until 16:00. It’s also ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’ so I’d say attending some water based activity on that day is mandatory! ;-)

Admission for all spectators is free

This is an Intercultural Tour in Mandarin Language with Community Ambassador Vicky Wang.

Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library. Admission is free and no booking required.

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.

Join this walk through Marlay Park and discover the genius of the natural world. Learn about the innovative topic of Biomimicry and how we can look to nature for ideas for new sustainable designs and technologies.

Admission is free, but booking is required with activity leader Sophie Nicol (Earthwise Education) via 086 7743234.

The BlueFire Street Fest is a one-day event with music, workshops, food, stalls and a lot more. It is a great event and you should check it out. Bring the whole family!

The line-up on the Music Stage is Kila, Manden Express, Ajo Arkestra, Kiruu, Rhythm Africana, Ayodele, SuperTonic Orchestra, The Bionic Rats.
The workshosp are Tai Chi(Ross Cousen), Mandala (Vedic Art), Forro Ireland, Compadrito Tango, Capoeira, SAmba, Bollywood Fusion, Yoga, Pilates, DJ Workshop, Djembe/Drums, Flamenco Indalo.
There will also be a children’s area, Live Street Art, Street Performers, YouthTalks, food vendors, market stalls.

A timetable for all these events and also the stage times is here.
Admission is free.

Join this relaxing stroll through woodland and learn about trees and the health benefits gained from reconnecting with nature. Sturdy footwear recommended. Leaders: Shirley Gleeson and Diarmuid McAree, Crann ‘Trees for Ireland’

Admission is free and no booking required. Meet at the Carrickgollogan Wood Car Park.

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 hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 17 Sept – 04 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues due to severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd meal voucher system kicks in: You will have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that, but have we heard of any other events or pubs where you need to buy meal vouchers?

I get my yearly fix of Bavarian food at the Oktoberfest. The Schweinshaxn (pigs trotter) is a must for me, but just once a year. ;-)

The Ranelagh Arts Festival continues with a mixture of free and non-free events and the complete list is here: www.ranelagharts.org/upcoming-events/4588261656

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery (08 Aug – 01 Nov) is called “SECRET – Nothing To See Here” and explores Privacy, Surveillance and Espionage.

Once again it is a really interesting exhibition, that has some intriguing, fascinating and revealing exhibits. Be prepared to do a good bit of reading to understand the background of the exhibits OR get one of the well informed and extremely helpful mediators to explain the details to you.

I would say that SECRET is for a slightly older audience (maybe 16+), but there are plenty of things that younger children will get as well if you make the effort to explain it to them.

From an airport-style security conveyor belt that records what you have in your pocket; via a Wifi traffic eavesdropping device (Transparency Grenade); a secret handshake training device; books full of stolen passwords (you might find yours!?); a Crypto Bar where you can download cryptographic software, a privacy wall that hides your identity to an installation with notepads where the lines are microprinted lists of Iraqi civilian victims of the Iraq war, you will find lots of interesting secrets.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00, so there are no excuses! ;-) Admission is free.

Tower Records are launching the live album “Patterns” of Irish singer songwriter Anderson on Saturday and Anderson will perform live in-store at 13:00.

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 Hodges Figgis Book Festival is running since Monday and today is the last day. There are a few more events today and all are free. Today you can experience:

+ 13:00 Take a trip around Dublin landmarks with Nicola Colton’s beautifully illustrated children’s book A Dublin Fairytale, combining colourful characters and creatures from the fairytale realm.
+ 14:00 Incorporate simple mindfulness practices into our everyday lives with Pádraig O’Moráin’s Mindfulness on the Go: Peace in your Pocket.
+ 15:30 Teen angst and madcap adventures from the Big Smoke Writing Factory, a workshop showcasing ‘The Inner & Outer Child’, including readings of original creative writing from Big Smoke’s brightest up-and-coming young authors.
+ 16:30 “Ireland’s Japanese Cuisine Queen” Fiona Uyema demonstrates Japanese cooking techniques from her forthcoming cookbook Japanese Food Made Easy.

Part of the Ranelagh Arts Festival, the “The Ranelagh Walking Trail” is a Let’s Walk & Talk event on Saturday.

“Absorb the atmosphere of the Ranelagh Arts Festival as local historian, Sally Corcoran takes you on a tour through the heart of one of Dublin’s most charming and vibrant villages. Hear about the Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens, the notorious Massacre of Cullenswood and lots more!

Admission is free. Meet at Ranelagh Triangle, Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6.

“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 96th Dublin City Liffey Swim, a swimming competition with a long history, takes place this Saturday.

More than 400 men and women will swim the 2200m long course from Watlin Bridge on the Victoria Quay side (near the Guinness Brewery) to Custom House. The men’s race starts at 14:30 and the women’s race at 15:30.

The swim is categorised as an Open Sea Swim because the swimmers have to deal with Salt Water, the tide (a very high 3.6m tide this year) and they are not allowed to wear Wet Suits.

Admission is free for supporters. You can cheer the swimmers on and even follow them from the Start to the Finish line if you wish.

Some of you might know the painting that depicts the Liffey Swim; In 1993 Jack B Yeats painted the Liffey Swim and his painting is now in the National Gallery.

A series of fun drop-in workshops will take place on Saturdays during the Sculpture in Context exhibition in the new Children’s Garden. Children from 6 years of age can make a dragonfly, butterfly or unique piece of their own, using simple, natural and recycled materials.

Admission is free. The event takes place in the Education Garden.

“Happy Land” is the theme of the free family workshop for 4-10 year olds in the National Gallery. Admission is free and booking is not required but places are limited.

Every Saturday for the duration of the Sculpture in Context exhibition, you will have the opportunity to join one of the artists for a guided tour and gain an insight into this contemporary art form.

Plant Partners is a Guided Walk and the National Botanic Gardens describes it like this:

“Plants support the life of all animals on Earth. From our native creatures such as the pine marten, to tropical apes such as the orangutan, learn about the surprising and intriguing partnerships that exist between plants and animals. This walk and talk will illustrate intricate interdependencies of both exotic and native species. – The tour is also available in trail form, which can be picked up daily at the Visitor Centre desk.”

The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers meet in Clontarf on the seafront car park, on Clontarf Road, opposite the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club for a public star-gazing. Members bring along their telescopes and share the wonders of the night-sky with you. Admission is free.

The event is weather dependent, so check www.irishastrosoc.org/events/events.htm after 18:00 on the night in the case of poor weather, to check if it is going ahead.

The Harbour Bar writes: “The Gangsters play a solid, 2-Tone influenced brand of ska, tastefully accented with bright horns, smooth keys, and blue-eyed-soulful vocals.”

Admission is free.

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.

Robert Coyle is performing his new show “Being Wrong is Right with Robert Coyle” in Accents Cafe.

Doors open at 20:00, the show starts at 20:30 and finishes at 22:00.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Flanagan’s are opening a new live music venue this week and it is a piano bar that will have live jazz every Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday Adrian Dazz (vocals) will perform.

Admission is free.

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

This week Liza Nelson (vocals) 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 Dodgy Few (ska & rocksteady) are playing in Whelan’s as part of the Canalaphonic Festival. Admission is free before 22:30

80s Tribute Band “Delorean” will be in the Mezz for a gig. Admission is free.

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

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

The Farmleigh House Food Market takes place on Sunday and from 14:00-16:00 there will also be Country & Western music on the bandstand with Matt & Paul Leavy.

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.

There will be a ‘Living History’ weekend at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on Saturday 19 + Sunday 20 September.

Military Life from the Viking Era, Age of Chivalry, Napoleonic War, American Civil War, World War I, World War II and Vietnam will all be featured.

Admission is free.

The County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

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.

Sculpture in Context is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition and it is a brilliant exhibition in the beautiful surroundings of the National Botanic Gardens, Some of Ireland’s best artists are showing new work and the sculptures are displayed throughout the gardens, ponds, Great Palm House and Curvilinear Range, with the smaller works exhibited in the in the gallery in the Visitors Centre.

On Saturdays you will have the opportunity to join the artists for a guided tour through the exhibits.

The exhibition opened on 03 Sept and will run until Fri 16 October.

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

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

Admission is free.

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

Mate is the caffeine-rich South American tea-like drink that is consumed through a silver “straw” from a calabash gourd and – as far as I understand – a “mateada colectiva” is a Mass-Mate-Drinking session. It is a meeting of South American Mate drinkers in Stephen’s Green and everybody is welcome. However, you need to bring your Mate and all implements yourself.

I think the Mate drinking is just an “excuse/justification” for the South Americans in Dublin to meet-up on a Sunday afternoon, so don’t worry too much if you just want to meet nice people and Mate is not your thing. ;-)

Admission is free.

The Dublin Society of Model And Experimental Engineers (DSMEE) will be running an exhibition of model engineering in the Orangery, Marlay Park on Sunday.

The exhibition will feature a variety of aspects of model engineering including trains, steam engines, clocks and boats. Members of the Society will explain the models and answer your queries. The Orangery is located in the walled Garden of Marlay Park and can be accessed through the café in the Park. It will also be signposted. Admission is free.

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

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

The hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 17 Sept – 04 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues due to severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd meal voucher system kicks in: You will have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that, but have we heard of any other events or pubs where you need to buy meal vouchers?

I get my yearly fix of Bavarian food at the Oktoberfest. The Schweinshaxn (pigs trotter) is a must for me, but just once a year. ;-)

The Ranelagh Arts Festival continues with a mixture of free and non-free events and the complete list is here: www.ranelagharts.org/upcoming-events/4588261656

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery (08 Aug – 01 Nov) is called “SECRET – Nothing To See Here” and explores Privacy, Surveillance and Espionage.

Once again it is a really interesting exhibition, that has some intriguing, fascinating and revealing exhibits. Be prepared to do a good bit of reading to understand the background of the exhibits OR get one of the well informed and extremely helpful mediators to explain the details to you.

I would say that SECRET is for a slightly older audience (maybe 16+), but there are plenty of things that younger children will get as well if you make the effort to explain it to them.

From an airport-style security conveyor belt that records what you have in your pocket; via a Wifi traffic eavesdropping device (Transparency Grenade); a secret handshake training device; books full of stolen passwords (you might find yours!?); a Crypto Bar where you can download cryptographic software, a privacy wall that hides your identity to an installation with notepads where the lines are microprinted lists of Iraqi civilian victims of the Iraq war, you will find lots of interesting secrets.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00, so there are no excuses! ;-) 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 next concert will feature Elizabeth Cooney (violin) and, Finghin Collins (piano) performing pieces from Schubert and Szymanowski.

Elizabeth Cooney, violin

Finghin Collins, piano

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The Bernard Shaw Flea Market will have stalls inside and outside (covered). There will be bargains, new and second hand items on sale, music will entertain you and you can get your food from the Big Blue Bus.

Admission is free.

Coastal clean ups will be taking place in over 92 countries over the weekend as part of the International Coastal Clean Up run by the Ocean Conservancy for which An Taisce is the national coordinator for Ireland.

In the Greater Dublin area, the following clean ups are organised on Saturday and Sunday:

+ Portmarnock: 19 Sept at 10:00 – Meet at the kiosk on Portmarnock seafront
+ Dollymount Strand: 19 Sept at 11:00 – Meet at the Wooden Bridge to Bull Island
+ Sandycove Beach: 19 Sept at 11:00 – Meet at the Sandycove Park
+ Killiney Beach South: 19 Sept at 14:00 – Meet beside the metal bridge over the Deansgrange River
+ Sandymount Beach: 20 Sept at 14:00 – Meet at the car park

Find the map with all events and their details here.

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 Sail Training Ship “Gorch Fock” of the German Navy will be in Dublin from 04-21 September. It is anchored at Sir Rogerson’s Quay and you can visit the ship on Sunday 20 Sept from 14:00-17:00. Admission is free and booking is not required.

All relevant information about the ship can be found on the website below.

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

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

“80: A Memoir” by Pauline Bewick is a memoir by one of Ireland’s most remarkable artists. Pauline Bewick will be signing copies of her book in Dubray Books.

Admission is free.

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.

“Conservation of the Italian gilded frame for Tintoretto’s ‘Venice'” with Monika Nowocinskia, National Gallery of Ireland Conservation Department, is the Sunday lecture in the National Gallery.

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.

The Proteus Jazz Band, a 6 piece band with Aran McMahon on vocals will be playing music from Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Oliver Nelson and Herbie Hancock and from the boss nova era.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir sings every Sunday from September to June at their “Gig in God’s Gaff”, a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known gospel choirs in Ireland will give you a chance to experience a mass with a difference. It is uplifting and inspiring and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness or your relationship with the Catholic Church in other contexts.

Disclaimer: I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, so the description above MIGHT not be totally unbiased. But just take it from me, they are brilliant! ;-)

The Song Room will bring some of the best unsigned acoustic artists to Bray. 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 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.

Weedway will be playing Reggae in the Mezz. Admission is free.

For World Peace Day, a public 10 minute meditation followed by a Group Hug will take place at the Bandstand in St. Stephen’s Green.

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 hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 17 Sept – 04 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues due to severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd meal voucher system kicks in: You will have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that.

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.

“Idea to Invention – What you need to know to Cash In on Your Inspiration” with Patricia Nolan (US Inventor / Entrepreneur) is the next lecture in the Business Library of the Central Library. Admission is free and booking is not necessary.

“ISIS, the Caliphate and History” is a talk by Ronan Stewart about the history of the caliphate in a balanced way, examining myths of western and Islamic history in the process.

Admission is free.

Candlelit Tales is a monthly Storytelling event that focuses on Irish legend, mythology and folk tales. It is organised by Aron and Sorcha Hegarty and takes place in the Stag’s Head (upstairs). The next event is on Monday and has the theme “Educating Heroes”.

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

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.

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).

An Open Trad Music Session is taking place every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Donal Kirk and Anto Drennan are playing music from Lowell George Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Free, Bad Company, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Beatles, Bobby Bland, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Etta James, Elvis, Ry Cooder, Dobie Gray, Guy Clarke, early ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson.

Admission is free.

“Advancing towards 2016: refurbishment & rehanging of the NGI” with Sean Rainbird, Director, National Gallery of Ireland, is the topic of the Tuesday Lecture.

Admission is free and no booking is required.

“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.

The hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 17 Sept – 04 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues due to severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd meal voucher system kicks in: You will have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that.

In August and September a series of talks introducing a broad range of topics in Irish family history will take place in the National Library every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13:00-14:00. Booking is not required and admission is free.

+ 22 Sept: “Sport and the Everyday in Ireland” with Speaker Paul Rouse (NUI Dublin)

James Franklin Fuller (1835-1924) was an outstanding architect. He was responsible for some of Ireland’s best-known buildings – Kylemore Abbey, Ashford Castle, Parknasilla and Farmleigh are all his, but while many Irish people would recognise one or more of these, very few indeed could name their architect.

To mark the 180th anniversary of his birth, the Irish Architectural Archive are showing an exhibition and will host a lecture about the life and legacy of this prominent Irish Architect.

The lecture is on 22 Sept. Admission is free and no booking required, but places are limited.

The exhibition will be on show from 11 Sept-31 Oct. Admission is free as well.

“The Winning Mindset – a Workshop for Jobseekers” with Ebun Joseph (Training and Employment Officer, BITC) will take place on Tuesday. Admission is free and no booking required.

To launch Discover Research Dublin 2015, Science Gallery Dublin and the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute will host a discussion on the huge potential of big data in medicine.

From DNA sequence data to recovery rates to hospital records, an integrated data-driven approach could revolutionise the Irish healthcare system.

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

Italian Poet Valerio Magrelli will be in conversation with Clarissa Botsford. Admission is free. Readings will be in English and Italian.

Valerio Magrelli is the author of six poetry collections, for which he has won the Mondello Prize, the Viareggio Prize for poetry, and the prestigious Montale Prize.

Clarissa Botsford studied Italian at Cambridge and Comparative Education in London before moving to Rome, Italy. She teaches English and Translation Studies at Rome University and translates contemporary Italian fiction and poetry.

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.

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.

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).

Pete Cummins, Grammy award winning songwriter will play songs from his album “Crooked Highways”. Every Monday he and his band will be in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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

Every week there is a free pub quiz in Sober Lane, the new-ish pub in Irishtown. There are lots of other weekly events happening there too, check them out here.

The Lounge Quintet plays this gig every Tuesday: Jazz Standards, Latin and Bebop. Often guest musicians and singers join them. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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.

Did you ever want to give drawing a go? Or maybe you are a budding artist looking for like-minded people to draw with? The Creative Den in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays at 11:00 (02, 09, 16, 23, 30 Sept).

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 hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 17 Sept – 04 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues due to severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd meal voucher system kicks in: You will have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that.

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 Centre for Contemporary Irish History Research Seminars series will begin the new university term at on Wednesday 23 September 2015 with a lecture by Dr Paul Taylor (Oxford) on “Heroes or Traitors? Experiences of Southern Irish Soldiers Returning from the Great War 1919-1939”.

Find out some more details on the website below.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

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

The lecture “Sinclair’s Dream: The Waterford Municipal Art Collection” by Dr. Peter Jordan will give an account of how the Waterford Municipal Art Collection came about.

Admission to the lecture is free. A voluntasy donation of EUR 5 would be appreciated (in the glass box in the foyer).

“Contemporary scenes and classic monologues of Spanish theatre” is the title of this performance of the Dublin Cervantes Theatre Club.

This is an open mic night every Wednesday. Arrive, sign up and play. Admission is free.

Swan River Press hosts an appreciation of the work of Mervyn Wall. Mervyn Wall (1908-1997) was born in Rathmines, was secretary of the Arts Council from 1957-1975 and wrote plays and novels.

This event will include a discussion on the writings of Mervyn Wall with Maurice Harmon, Val Mulkerns, Patricia Craig, and Aileen Wall along with readings from his work.

Admission is free.

The Roots Band “Brand New Switcharoo” will perform in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

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).

Every Thursday 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 hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 17 Sept – 04 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues due to severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd meal voucher system kicks in: You will have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that.

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.

In August and September a series of talks introducing a broad range of topics in Irish family history will take place in the National Library every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13:00-14:00. Booking is not required and admission is free.

+ 24 Sept: “Family history and its role in Irish culture”

The Lunchtime Lecture “Entertainment as well to the Broom man as the Greatest Peer: 18th Century Dublin Theatre” with Professor Chris Morash (Seamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing, Trinity College Dublin) will take place.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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.

Girl Geek Dinners are a chance for ladies in technology to get together, enjoy some nice food and drinks and have fun meeting other women in their field.

Admission is free, but you need to register for this free event here. Men are allowed to come but only when invited by a woman, check the rules on the website below.

This month Fiona Swan from Riot Games will be speaking at the event, which is sponsored by SAP.

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.

NC Lawlor will be in the Planet Murphy Beer Garden in the Palace Nightclub for a monthly gig. Admission is free.

The Spanish Film “Un Gran Desorden Bajo El Cielo / A great disorder under heaven” will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is free.

At this free public event in the National Gallery, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Junior Minister for New Communities, Culture, Equality and Drugs Strategy will launch the online learning resources on the Renaissance in the National Gallery.

This will be followed by an introduction to the online resources, the first screening of a specially-commissioned short animation on the Renaissance, and an illustrated talk on the Italian Renaissance by Dr Philip Cottrell, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, UCD.

Twice every year, the Central Library together with the Local Enterprise Office in Dublin City are running a series of six free Business Lectures for everybody who wants to start or grow a business. The lectures will cover subjects such as the characteristics needed to run and fund your business. Digital marketing strategies and writing business plans will also be included.

They will take place on Thursdays from 18:30-20:00 between 24 September and 29 October.

Admission is free, but booking is required here. All topics and speakers are listed on that same website, but to make it easier for you, they are also here:

24 Sept: Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur – How You Can Create and Produce Ideas
01 Oct: Creating the best Business Plan for your Business
08 Oct: Market Research Skills – What You Need To Do To Be Successful
15 Oct: Business Online – Having A Digital Plan To Help You Increase Sales
22 Oct: Financial Grants, Supports and ServicesTo Assist Your Start Up Business
29 Oct: Essential Supports for Entrepreneurs – Who’s Out There To Help You

Artists Stephen McKenna (who currenly exhibits “Perspectives of Europe” in the Hugh Lane Gallery) and Richard Demarco (Visual and Performing Arts artist from Scotland) will talk about Stephen McKenna’s exhibition that features a group of McKenna’s portraits of cities and landscapes from the last thirty five years.

Admission is free.

Some of the most powerful telescopes in Ireland will be set up to give you and your family and friends the chance to view the Moon in spectacular close-up detail. There will also be free posters, back issues of the Astronomy Ireland magazine and great offers.

If cloudy, a telescope exhibition and workshop will be held demonstrating how to use telescopes.

Admission is free.

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30). 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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

Ben Reel, one of Northern Ireland’s best American Roots musicians is playing Acoustic/Rock/Blues/Soul/Roots in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

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.

A new weekly Table Quiz takes place in the Grand Social. Every Thursdayteams of 4 people (or at least 2 people) will compete against each other over questions from the areas of General Knowledge, Music, Film, Sports & Entertainment.

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.)

The Cabin Sessions are a monthly gig night in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Dundrum, Dublin 14.

The Cabin Crew (Spats Davenport, Con Butler, Gerry Fitzpatrick, Enda O’Connor), featuring Cathy McEvoy (fdl), Christian Volkmann (hca), Richard Hawkins (bjo), Dave Hardy (sax/clt.

Special guests this month are Mark Lysaght & Joe Toolan (trad), Emma Butler (contemporary), Jak Jones (contemporary).

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.

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

A weekly Trad Music Night is taking place in McLoughlin’s in Dun Laoghaire. It is an acoustic night and all musicians are welcome. Admission is free.

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.

“State Lights” are performing a gig in Whelan’s on Thursday and admission is free before 22:30.

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 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 hugely popular Oktoberfest in Dublin takes place from 17 Sept – 04 Oct again. It is a German Beer Festival with Erdinger Weissbräu Beer (including alcohol-free wheat beer), lots of German Bavarian Food and authentic Bavarian music.

Opening hours are Mon-Thurs 12:00-23:30, Fri+Sat: 12:00-00:30, Sun 12:00-22:30.

The best place to experience the festival is in the Festival Tent on the platform in George’s Dock. But because the yearly festival is soo popular, there are at times long queues due to severe admission restrictions (quantity of people). Last year the queues already started at 17:30. Luckily around George’s Dock are more food and drink stalls so that you don’t HAVE to be in the Festival tent to enjoy the event.

Admission is free, but after 22:00 an odd meal voucher system kicks in: You will have to buy a wristband for EUR 6 that gives you a EUR 5 food voucher (and 1 Euro goes to charity). Allegedly licensing rules force them to do that.

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.

“Discover Research Dublin” is like a Culture Night for Science. Trinity College Dublin is inviting you to come to the campus and to take part in tours, talks, demos and chats.

There will be 66 separate events with backgrounds as diverse as biotechnology, history, robotics, theatre, civil rights, gender studies and linguistics. The general themes are Human, Tech, World and Society.

There are already 45 events/talks listed on the Facebook Event Page here and admission to all talks is free. Booking is however requried and you can that via the Facebook Page above or directly on the Eventbrite Page here. More events will be added to that list.

The Dublin Festival of History 2015 takes place from 25 Sept until 11 October. A large number of talks will be in the Printworks building in the lower court yard of Dublin Castle (former Revenue Commissioner), some other events will be in Dublin’s Libraries, in City Hall, Mansion House and a few other venues.

The talks on Friday are

+ COMMEMORATING 1916 with Diarmaid Ferriter, Anne Dolan, John A. Murphy & Eamon Phoenix. Moderator Jane Ohlmeyer
+ THE BEAUTIFUL GAME OR THE GARRISON GAME? A HISTORY OF LEAGUE OF IRELAND FOOTBALL

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

The full progranme can be downloaded here.

Kriya Yoga is a powerful yoga that leads to finding Peace and Self-realization. Join Yogacharya Claudia Cremers to find out more. She will openly discuss Kriya Yoga prior to her weekend initiation program. Details about the Kriya yoga program can be found on the website below.

Admission to this Information Evening is free,

Takin’ The Mic Open-Mic Night is an open mic night at the Irish Writers’ Centre, taking place one Friday every month. Writers, spoken-word artists and musicians are all welcome to perform. If you want to perform (5 min per performer) register via this link.

Guest host is writer and performance poet Colm Keegan.

Admission is free with a suggested donation of EUR 5. BYOB

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 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

The Reggulators will play Reggae at their gig in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

The Rothar Sessions is a monthly unplugged acoustic singer/songwriter night on the last Friday of the month and the line-up this month is Maria McCormack, Christian Collins, Grainne Hunt, Owen Vahey.

Admission is free.

Líadan will launch their third album “In Am Tratha: Well Times” in the Cobblestone. Liadan is a six-member, all female band from Limerick who blend traditional with new material.

Admission is free.

The Planet Murphy Beergarden in the Palace Nightclub will host the Ben Prevo Band on Friday. Admission is free.

Flanagan’s are opening a new live music venue this week and it is a piano bar that will have live jazz every Friday and Saturday.

On Friday Lisa Jameson (vocals) will perform.

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.

Psychotic Reaction Presents is a gig night in the Mezz and the line-up this week will be September Girls, Autumns, New Gods, Brass Phantoms.

Admission is 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.

The Patriot’s Inn will welcome Bree Harris with her band for a gig on Friday. Bree Harris is a legendary Blues/Rock singer.
It seems that admission is free.

The Mojo Witnesses will be playing Classic Rock and Blues in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.