Dublin Event Guide 456: Flowing Hair Dollar, F_Festival, Fusion Sunday World Culture Market, St. Patrick’s Festival

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 Five Lamps Arts Festival is a creative arts festival in the North Inner City that will run until 16 March and is packed with events and many of them are free events. With a wide variety and of events, it is one of the most popular arts festivals in Dublin. It has its name from the area where it is initiated in: The Five Lamps is a street lamp with – you guessed it! – 5 lamps and it is located on Amiens Street not too far from Connelly Station at a junction with four other streets (North Strand Road, Portland Row, Seville Place and Killarney Street).

The full programme is here www.fivelampsarts.ie/new/2016-festival-programme/ Unfortuantely there is no PDF version of the programme.

A number of free events are in the daily listings, but have a look at the full programme as well! I had planned to include all free events, but there are sooo many (that’s a good thing!) that I wasn’t able to, so please please spend some time looking at the full programme via the link above.

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
+ St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5
+ Father Collins Park, Donaghmeade/Clongriffin, Dublin 13
+ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

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.

A family history day with a whole range of talks about family history with a definite focus on 1916 related history will take place in the Dublin City Library & Archive on Saturday. The schedule for the whole day can be found on the website below. In addition to the talks, a performance of the “Midwife of the Nation” play will end the History Day from 16:00-17:00.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

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

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

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

The 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.

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.

This is quite a unique event: The world’s most valuable coin is coming to Dublin and will be on display for two days on Saturday and Sunday (12+13 March).

The 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar was the first dollar coin issued by the US government and it was only minted in 1794 and 1795. In 2013 the Flowing Hair Dollar that is coming to Dublin was sold for the amazing price of $10,016,875. The Flowing Hair Dollar will be in Ireland for the first time and it will be accompanied by an original copy of the Declaration of Independence that was printed in 1776 and other coin collections, illustrating the history of the US Dollar.

Admission is free and the event is brought to Dublin by the Dublin Mint Office. Expect some queues!

Four free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 10:00-11:00 Beginner
+ 11:00-12:00 Intermediate
+ 12:00-13:00 Beginner
+ 13:00-14:00 Advanced

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome.

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

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

Hall 4 in the RDS will be the venue for the Student World Fair on Saturday. It is a “study abroad” fair where 32 Universities and Colleges abroad explain and promote their courses.

Admission is free, but registration is required on the website below. If you don’t get a chance to register, I would risk turning up at the venue and hope for registration there.

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.

“Let’s Talk and Walk” are historical walking tours in Dublin that are organised by Dublin City. All walks are free, have a duration of 1.5-2hr and are lead by a historian.

The 1916 Walk and Talk series will visit the main areas of action of the 1916 Rising, both in the city centre and the suburbs and the full programme is available in PDF format here.

The next walk will take place on Saturday at 11:00. It is called “Easter Rising 1916: The Surprising Role of Fairview”.

Starting point is inside the Bram Stoker Park (junction to Malahide Road, Marino Crescent and Clontraf Road) and it will finish at Tom Clarke’s House on Richmond Avenue.

Admission is free and no booking required.

An Intercultural Tour in Mandarin Language with Community Ambassador Vicky Wang will take place.

Admission is free.

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.

Like the rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge that leads to a famous rowing boat race between the two, there is a rivalry between Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin decided by a yearly rowing race.

This Saturday the crews will be on the Liffey again to compete against each other. Starting line is at the O’Connell Bridge and finish line is at St. James’ Gate.

There will be four races with the highlight being the last race for the Gannon Cup. The start times are

+ 12:00 Sally Moorehead Trophy – Novice Women
+ 12:25 Dan Quinn Shield – Novice Men
+ 12:50 Corcoran Cup – Senior Women
+ 13:15 Gannon Cup – Senior Men

These are the most up-to-date times and they are slightly different than earlier publicised times.

The bridges on the way or the Liffey wall are great points for spectators to see the race. But it seems that another way of observing the race in previous years was by following it by bike and since the Liffey Quays are a public road, you could expect that this shouldn’t be a problem. However, for some reason the Gardai have forbidden this for 2016. The organisers are making now six buses available that will follow the race and using the buses is free.

Come to the Family Drawing every weekend (Sat+Sun) in the RHA Gallery. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Find out all details via the link below.

Admission is free.

The exhibition “Field Test – Radical Adventures in Future Farming” (11 Mar – 05 Jun 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring how farming will look like in the future and what new developments will change farming so that we can deal with the global food challenges.

From Farm Cyborgs (for example a Virtual Reality environment for chicken so that they can think they are free range), via odd, unique and forward looking foods (e.g. insects for improving your protein intake); growth houses for your home; very different seeds (e.g. beans that taste like beef) to the “LOCI Food Lab” (outside near the entrance to the Science Gallery) where you can get a customised snack, the exhibition has a lot of interesting exhibits that revealing, intriguing or surprising.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, FIELD TEST is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that chilren from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service!

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

The F_Festival is a festival to “Celebrate Creativity – Celebrate Women” and is intended to generate visibility and equality for women in the arts.

It is a one-day festival with live music, talks, film screenings, comedy and spoken word events. It starts at 12:00 and continues for the rest of Saturday and admission is free.

Because there are a good few venues involved and because the line-ups areonly available on Facebook (but not on the event page!) as pictures, it is not so easy to get your head around everything that is happening, but I am trying to help you with this:
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Venues:
+ Grand Social for Music and Spoken Word
+ Sweeney Mongrel for Music
+ Back Loft for Talks
+ Hangar for Film Festival
+ Wigwam for Comedy
+ Filmbase
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Back Loft – F_Festival Talks
Between 12:00 and 17:00, four panel discussions (Tech Panel, Waking the Feminists, Business Panel, Entertainment Panel) and an interview with MMA Fighter Ais “The Bash” Daly will take place.
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Grand Social – F_Festival Live Music:
17:00 Hvmmingbyrd
17:40 Fara Ellen
18:20 Kevyn
19:00 Twin Headed Wolf
20:00 Bairbre Ann
21:00 Spines
22:00 I am Niamh
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Sweeney’s – F_Festival Live Music
22:30 Laura Anna Byrne
23:30 Sarah Red
00:30 Susie Blue
01:30 Sister Ghost
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Grand Social – F_Festival Spoken Word
18:40-19:00 Radical Spice (Vicky Curtis, Kate McCranor)
19:40-20:00 Anarchist Spice (Caelainn Bradley, Alicia Byrne Keane)
20:40-21:00 BadAss Spice (Punk Groves, Ailish J Keer)
21:40-22:00 Legendary Spice (Caoimhe Lavelle, Candlelit Tales)
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Hangar – F_festival Film
a series of 16 short films in four categories from 18:00-21:40
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Film Base + Gallery of Photography
Visual art from SBK, Cosmic Lotus, Angie Pappas Constable and more.
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Wigwam – F_Festival Comedy
Joanne Mc Nally (Republic of Telly) headlines a day of laughter
(unfortunately I couldn’t find a start and end time)

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.

Pedigree and Whiskas have teamed up to bring “PawsitiveLiving” to Dublin. It is an event for pet owners and pet lovers and suitable for the whole family.

There will be snacks for pets and owners and other visitors. The ISPCA will have pets there that are looking for a home and pet vet, pet groomers and pet experts will provide their services.

The event will run from Friday until Sunday with opening hours of 12:30-14:30 on Friday and 12:00-16:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

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 Bernard Shaw Flea Market is now a weekly market! Every Saturday there will be 16 stalls, music, pizzas from the Big Blue Bus and the Bernard Shaw Garden Bar. Expect vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

Admission is free.

This tour will introduce you to the rich architectural history and heritage of the National Library.

Admission is free.

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

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

Every Saturday a kid’s book will be ead in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below). Suitable for age 0-6 with their parents.

Admission is free.

Drawing inspiration from many of the early feminists, who began their involvement in political campaigning by speaking out about equality issues on a soapbox on a city centre street, The NWCI is bringing a Soapbox to the bandstand in S. Stephen’s Green.

The topics Equality, Politics, Labour, Health, Creativity, Republicanism and Pacifism will be discussed by a variety of women and you are invited to the event.

Admission is free.

Help your child to uncover their musical potential through fun games, dances and songs. This Rainbow Music workshop is suitable for children aged 18 months to 6 years.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8749619

This is a one hour long magic show for children and adults.

Admission is free, but you have to book by calling 0879737401

The Family Workshops for 4-10 year olds with their minders has the title “Going Green” this week and will be run by Vita Ryan. Admission is free. All other conditions are listed on the website below.

Carnation Theatre present an hour-long performance about the dramatic role played by Cumann na mBan during the Easter Rising. The performance brings to life the characters of 1916 in a coherent, humanizing and entertaining way.

Picture a woman with a Red Cross flag in one hand and a White flag in the other, emerging from the door of a building in Moore Street. Meet Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell, midwife at Holles Street Maternity Hospital. She is taking the offer of surrender to the British barricade on Moore Street. This is the starting point for the show. Other characters in it are Countess Markievicz, Louise Gavan-Duffy and Margaret Skinnider. All the time, the narrative of the story will move back in time, explaining, documenting and highlighting the connection between history, drama and even celebration.

The play will be performed three times:

+ 08 March – 12:00 in Ballyfermot Library. Booking required via 01-6269324 or ballyfermotlibrary@dublincity.ie
+ 09 March – 13:00 in the Central Library. Booking required via 01-8734333 or centrallibrary@dublincity.ie
+ 12 March – 16:00 in Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street. No booking required.

Admission is free.

“The Planning of the 1916 Rising” with author Donal Fallon will take place.

Donal Fallon is the author of a recent biography of Major John MacBride for the Sixteen Lives series, published by O’Brien’s press. He is a tour guide and one of the writers of the “Come Here To Me” Dublin history blog.

Admission is free, but booking is required via ds1916centenary@gmail.com

Interskalactc play traditional Jamaican Ska and they will be for a gig in the harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

Jazz with Liza Nelson (vocals) and August Korsgaard (piano) will entertain you in Barker’s Bistro on Saturday evening.

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.

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and this week also on Thursday.

The line-up is
Sat 12 Mar: Brian Dunning (Flute) & Sean Whelan (Guitar)
Thu 17 Mar: Brenda Bourke (piano + vocals)
Fri 18 Mar: Jess Kav (vocals) & Stephen McHale (guitar)

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.

“Young & Lovely” and “New Mellow” will perform in the Midnight Hour slot in Whelan’s.

The gig starts at 00:00 and admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

The Bionic Rats are playing their Reggae, Ska and Rocksteady in the Mezz from midnight.

Admission is free.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale in Tallaght, Irish Car Boot Sales run a weekly Sunday Car Boot Sales in Ballymun.

Admission for buyers is free.

The Five Lamps Arts Festival is a creative arts festival in the North Inner City that will run until 16 March and is packed with events and many of them are free events. With a wide variety and of events, it is one of the most popular arts festivals in Dublin. It has its name from the area where it is initiated in: The Five Lamps is a street lamp with – you guessed it! – 5 lamps and it is located on Amiens Street not too far from Connelly Station at a junction with four other streets (North Strand Road, Portland Row, Seville Place and Killarney Street).

The full programme is here www.fivelampsarts.ie/new/2016-festival-programme/ Unfortuantely there is no PDF version of the programme.

A number of free events are in the daily listings, but have a look at the full programme as well! I had planned to include all free events, but there are sooo many (that’s a good thing!) that I wasn’t able to, so please please spend some time looking at the full programme via the link above.

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

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

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

The 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.

Foe this “Monument Walk along O’Connell Street” join Carly Keegan on a walk to explore the history of the key monuments on the central median: Monument to Daniel O’Connell, Jim Larkin and the Spire.

Admission is free. Meeting point is the O’Connell statue

This is quite a unique event: The world’s most valuable coin is coming to Dublin and will be on display for two days on Saturday and Sunday (12+13 March).

The 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar was the first dollar coin issued by the US government and it was only minted in 1794 and 1795. In 2013 the Flowing Hair Dollar that is coming to Dublin was sold for the amazing price of $10,016,875. The Flowing Hair Dollar will be in Ireland for the first time and it will be accompanied by an original copy of the Declaration of Independence that was printed in 1776 and other coin collections, illustrating the history of the US Dollar.

Admission is free and the event is brought to Dublin by the Dublin Mint Office. Expect some queues!

Three free Yoga sessions take place in MVP in Dublin 8 every Saturday and every Sunday. The times are 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 and the duration is 1 hour. At every session only 8 places are available, so get your bookings in early (you can book weeks in advance).

The sessions can be booked following these links:

+ 10:00-11:00 Beginner
+ 11:00-12:00 Intermediate
+ 12:00-13:00 Beginner
+ 13:00-14:00 Advanced

Classes are open level, so everyone is welcome.

Every Sunday a free Children’s Art Cart Workshop will take place in the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. They are for kids aged 6-11 and the children must be accompanied by an adult.

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

The next Fusion Sundays Market will take place this Sunday in the Dublin Food Co-op.

It is a world culture market, an ethnic Bazaar, that focuses on the diverse ethnic culture present in Ireland today. The Market features a huge array of International stalls, ethnic food, live music and entertainment for kids. You can buy handmade goods, arts and crafts, recycled products, jewellery, clothes and food. The market is held every second Sunday of the month.

This month there is also a Argentinian Tango performance and live African music. And Nicole Demel will do a Tai Chi Demo at 13:15 and then run a free one hour Tai Chi workshop at 13:30.

There is always a great atmosphere and I definitely recommend this monthly market.

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.

Come to the Family Drawing every weekend (Sat+Sun) in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Find out all details via the link below.

Admission is free.

The exhibition “Field Test – Radical Adventures in Future Farming” (11 Mar – 05 Jun 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring how farming will look like in the future and what new developments will change farming so that we can deal with the global food challenges.

From Farm Cyborgs (for example a Virtual Reality environment for chicken so that they can think they are free range), via odd, unique and forward looking foods (e.g. insects for improving your protein intake); growth houses for your home; very different seeds (e.g. beans that taste like beef) to the “LOCI Food Lab” (outside near the entrance to the Science Gallery) where you can get a customised snack, the exhibition has a lot of interesting exhibits that revealing, intriguing or surprising.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, FIELD TEST is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that chilren from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service!

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

Every Sunday, the National Botanic Gardens invite to two guided walks. The first one is at 12:00 and the second one at 14:30.

Admission is free.

Pedigree and Whiskas have teamed up to bring “PawsitiveLiving” to Dublin. It is an event for pet owners and pet lovers and suitable for the whole family.

There will be snacks for pets and owners and other visitors. The ISPCA will have pets there that are looking for a home and pet vet, pet groomers and pet experts will provide their services.

The event will run from Friday until Sunday with opening hours of 12:30-14:30 on Friday and 12:00-16:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

Admission is free.

The Smithfield Market Fair will take place again in the Generator Hostel at Smithfield Plaza, month with a St. Patrick’s Edition.

Over 40 market stalls will be selling Vintage Clothes, Food, Vinyl records, Contemporary Arts, Jewellery pieces and much more. And there will be Yoga, Live Music, DJs and a film screening in the afternoon.

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 the Mornington Singers with conductor Orla Flanagan.

An Intercultural Tour in Japanese Language with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai will take place. Admission is free.

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

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

Every Sunday a free tour takes place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Admission is free and booking is not required, but places are limited, so early arrival is recommended.

Come to the Family Drawing every Sunday in the RHA Gallery. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Find out all details via the link below.

Admission is free.

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

Students and Staff at the Royal Irish Academy of Music invite young and old alike to the Academy’s Wind, Brass and Percussion Family Day. If you or your children ever wanted to play a wind, brass or percussion instrument, come to this day and find out more.

Admission is free.

The lecture “Commemorating heroic figures in sculpture” with Dr Sighle Bhreathnach Lynch, Art Historian is part of a free lecture series throughout the month of March looking at the theme of war and revolution in art, in association with the current exhibition, James Stephens, the National Gallery of Ireland, and the 1916 Rising.

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.

During these workshops for 4 to 12 year olds, they will explore paintings, sculpture and architectural features through discussion and drawing.

Admission is free and no booking is required, but numbers are limited.

Brian Crowley, curator of the Pearse Museum, will give an illustrated talk on educationalist, writer and 1916 leader Patrick Pearse entitled “‘The strange thing that I am’: A look at the life of P.H. Pearse'”

Admission is free but booking is required via 01-6777444.

Travel around European traditional dancing culture without a ticket at the Bal Folk Dance Sessions.

And if you don’t know how to dance, don’t worry! Workshops are provided and admission is free.

The event takes place every Sunday in the Cobblestone Pub. The time alternates a little: On 1st+2nd Sunday of the month it is from 16:00-19:00 and on 3rd and 4th Sunday from 18:00-22:00. And on every 4th Sunday there is also a Breton session from 15:00.

The fifth Game Night by Alt Events will take place this Sunday. Play Board Games and re-discover this great activity that is currently experiencing a big renaissance in Dublin with Board Game events taking place left, right and centre. You can bring your own game or play one of the many games Alt Events has. The list is on the Facebook Events Page below.

The Fringe Lab entrance is in Sycamore Street, next to the Meeting House Square.

Admission is free.

Every Sunday evening from 18:00-20:00, the Wiley Fox is hosting a trad session, where some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians will play for you.

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

“A-Musing” is a new Comedy Club in the Mercantile. It will feature some of Ireland’s best up and coming comedians every Sunday night.

Admission is free.

The guys from Intitial asked if the Dublin Event Guide could help them spread the word a bit about their Drum & Bass events every Sunday evening and I am happy to help. If you like DNB check this event in BerlinD2.

Admission is free.

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! ;-)

What Gives? are playing classic funk and this gig will be in the Harbour Bar.

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 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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.

Guilty Party will perform in Whelan’s.

Admission is free.

Ecology, the Bibke and Ethics is a half-day seminar by the Department of Religions & Theology.

All details can be found on this PDF here.

It is not clear if this seminar is free, but there are indications that it might be.

The Five Lamps Arts Festival is a creative arts festival in the North Inner City that will run until 16 March and is packed with events and many of them are free events. With a wide variety and of events, it is one of the most popular arts festivals in Dublin. It has its name from the area where it is initiated in: The Five Lamps is a street lamp with – you guessed it! – 5 lamps and it is located on Amiens Street not too far from Connelly Station at a junction with four other streets (North Strand Road, Portland Row, Seville Place and Killarney Street).

The full programme is here www.fivelampsarts.ie/new/2016-festival-programme/ Unfortuantely there is no PDF version of the programme.

A number of free events are in the daily listings, but have a look at the full programme as well! I had planned to include all free events, but there are sooo many (that’s a good thing!) that I wasn’t able to, so please please spend some time looking at the full programme via the link above.

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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Emily Gallagher will run a weekly “just for fun” photo trail where you get instructions to hunt for specific snaps around the city centre. Afterwards the symbolic significance to the snaps will be shared. The overall theme is “Get a glimpse of directions you may wish your life to take and discover decisions you may desire to make.”

Meeting point is the Meeting House Square.

Participation in the photo trails is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 0852725095

The next lecture in the Centre for Early Modern History Seminar Series 2015-16 is “The experience of dissent: John Owen and congregational life in Restoration London” by Crawford Gribben (Queen’s University Belfast),

Admission is free.

Rock ‘n’ Roll band Little Mammoths is on tour in Ireland and they will play an acoustic gig in Stag’s Head on Monday afternoon.

Admission is free.

This is a weekly workshop in the LexIcon Library that will give a basic introduction to 3D printing and will get you started with your first 3D printed object.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite site here.

Louis-Philippe Dalembert is a Haitian poet and novelist. He writes in both French and Haitian Creole and is one of the most notable Haitian contemporary writers.

The idea of wandering and references to religious themes are quite characteristic of his work. Translated into several languages, he has won numerous literary prizes for his work. Both conference and readings will be in French.

Admisson is free, but bookig is required by sending an e-mail to rsvp@alliance-francaise.ie with subject “Dalembert”.

The event “Le regole del gioco: conversazione con Stefano Bartezzaghi” will take place in the Italian Institute of Culture in Italian language.

Admission is free, but booking is required via iicdublino@esteri.ie

Musician and writer Ian Brennan wrote the book “How Music Dies (or Lives)” and the book will be launched in the Gutter Bokshop on 14 March.

The book “is a virtual how-to manual for those on a quest for authenticity in an age of air-brushed and auto-tuned “artists”. The text is culled from a lifetime of “learning through failure” and designed to provoke thought and inspiration for artists in every medium.”

Admission is free.

The Casement Evening Lecture Series continues with “One Bold Deed of Open Treason: The Appalling Vista of Roger Casement’s Trial” with historian Angus Mitchell.

The talk is about Sir John Lavery’s painting of Roger Casement. Find out more on the website below.

History Ireland editor Tommy Graham will host a panel discussion on the destruction of Nelson’s Pillar 50 years ago. He will be talking about it with Donal Fallon, Fergus Whelan, Dennis Kennedy and Carole Holohan.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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

The Circle Sessions is an “Open Mic” that provides an opportunity for up and coming musicians, spoken word artists, poets and comedians to perform.

Come to this weekly show to perform or to simply watch a great mix of music, poetry, spoken word and comedy.

Admission is free.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bar hosts “The Comedy Shed”, usually with 3 headline acts.

Admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, 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).

De Grand Auld Opry is a gig night with special guests on the Stag’s Head. Admission is free.

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.

The Five Lamps Arts Festival is a creative arts festival in the North Inner City that will run until 16 March and is packed with events and many of them are free events. With a wide variety and of events, it is one of the most popular arts festivals in Dublin. It has its name from the area where it is initiated in: The Five Lamps is a street lamp with – you guessed it! – 5 lamps and it is located on Amiens Street not too far from Connelly Station at a junction with four other streets (North Strand Road, Portland Row, Seville Place and Killarney Street).

The full programme is here www.fivelampsarts.ie/new/2016-festival-programme/ Unfortuantely there is no PDF version of the programme.

A number of free events are in the daily listings, but have a look at the full programme as well! I had planned to include all free events, but there are sooo many (that’s a good thing!) that I wasn’t able to, so please please spend some time looking at the full programme via the link above.

“The story of St Patrick in art” with Caoilte O’Mahony, National Gallery of Ireland is a free talk in the National Gallery.

“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.

This is an afternoon of talks for everone who is thinking about starting a food business.

Speakers from the FSAI, EHO and DCC will share invaluable information and advice for starting a new food venture in the city. This event will also include a case study where a food business owner (The Bretzel Bakery) will discuss some of the challenges involved in starting up and exploring the possibility of turning great ideas into profitable sales.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8733996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie Find more details on the website below.

A guided walk “People and Places in Rathmines, including the historic Cathal Brugha Army Barracks” will take place from Rathmines Town Hall (Clock Tower) on Tuesday. The event is sponsored by Rathmines College as part of its Proclamation Day programme of events. (Proclamation Day is a special day when colleges and colleges commemorate the 1916 Rising).

Admission is free.

The Finglas 1916 Commemoration Committee will display and discuss artefacts from the period, including uniforms and regalia, replica firearms and shell casings. Also taking part will be local school children who will present artworks and read stories and poems based on the events of 1916.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8344906 or finglaslibrary@dublincity.ie

Do you have an idea but need some help figuring out where to get started or what creative technologies might help bring the idea to life? Maybe you just want to bounce your idea off someone else?

Drop in to the Dún Laoghaire LexIcon Lab where Creative Technology Curator, Dr. Jake Rowan Byrne, other “makers” and
members of the community will be there and keen to help out.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite site here.

The debating competition “Joutes Oratoires” open to students in second-level schools in Ireland and the intention is to enhance students’ oral learning skills through a structured system of debates in the French language.

This year’s final will take place on Tuesday between Belvedere College SJ and St Columba’s, both in Dublin. The theme of the debate is “L’Irlande s’attache trop au passé”.

Admission is free, but booking is required by sending an e-mail to rsvp@alliance-francaise.ie with subject “Finale Joutes”.

Maya Schweizer (Artist) and Maeve Connolly (ARC-IADT) discuss the role of film as collective modes of remembrance and memorialisation in Schweizer’s film “Der sterbende Soldat von Les Milles” (The dying Soldier of Les Milles) 2014,

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

Find out about the latest research on understanding your brain and lifestyle factors that can protect it!

The Neurological Alliance of Ireland and the Irish Brain Council invite to this event and speakers will be

+ Professor Sabina Brennan
Co-Director of the NEIL (Neuro Enhancement for Independent Lives) Programme, Trinity College Dublin & creator of ” Hello Brain”

+ Dr Niall Pender
Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist & Head of Department of Psychology, Beaumont Hospital National Neuroscience Centre;
Adjunct Associate Professor in Psychology, Trinity College Dublin.

+ Professor Tim Lynch
Consultant Neurologist Mater Hospital and Clinical Director of the Dublin Neurological Institute

Admission is free.

“The 1916 Proclamation in its National and International Context” is a Proclamation Day Symposium organised in association with the Department of History, TCD. Four panels will discuss different aspects of the 1916 proclamation.

All details are on the website below.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the Eventbrite page here.

A new weekly Board Games night is taking place in the Black Sheep Pub. Lots of games are available and you can also bring your own.

Admission is free.

The four winners of the I am Dublin Flash Fiction Competition will be reading at this event alongside four well-known names on the Dublin literary scene: Gavin Corbett, Eilís Ní Dhuibhne, Colm Keegan and Paula McGrath.

Admission is free.

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, 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

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.

The Five Lamps Arts Festival is a creative arts festival in the North Inner City that will run until 16 March and is packed with events and many of them are free events. With a wide variety and of events, it is one of the most popular arts festivals in Dublin. It has its name from the area where it is initiated in: The Five Lamps is a street lamp with – you guessed it! – 5 lamps and it is located on Amiens Street not too far from Connelly Station at a junction with four other streets (North Strand Road, Portland Row, Seville Place and Killarney Street).

The full programme is here www.fivelampsarts.ie/new/2016-festival-programme/ Unfortuantely there is no PDF version of the programme.

A number of free events are in the daily listings, but have a look at the full programme as well! I had planned to include all free events, but there are sooo many (that’s a good thing!) that I wasn’t able to, so please please spend some time looking at the full programme via the link above.

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.

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.

Wednesday before St. Patrick’s Day is the calm before the storm! ;-)

Maybe it is the last chance for a cup of tea for a few days and Twinings Teas could help you with that. Ahhh, I know it won’t be here in time, but the anticipation on getting it a few days later is nearly as good as having it already.

CLick on the picture below or use this link and if you order any teas that way, you help the Dublin Event Guide because Twinings will pay a small reward if you order after clicking on the picture or link above.

Orders over GBP 35 are free in the UK and if you use Parcelmotel’s Belfast to Dublin service, you can get it delivered for just EUR 3.95 of postage.

The Polyphonic Singing Ensemble of Calenzana (Corsica) is made up of about 20 singers from different musical backgrounds: lyrical, jazz, folk, etc and musicians. Its repertoire is mainly composed of traditional polyphonic songs, liturgical and secular music, traditional and contemporary Corsican music and various creations.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated and booking is required via the Eventbrite website here.

The New Parents Tour is for parents, guardians and carers of infants and young children. The route of the tour is suitable for prams and/or strollers.

Admission is free.

The National Photographic Archive at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar is currently showing an exhibition of pictures from the Easter Rising.

On Thursday a public tour through this exhibition will take place. (This tour will take place on the 3rd Thursday of every month: 16/03, 21/04, 19/05, 16/06, 21/07, 18/08, 15/09, 20/10 and 18/11.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

“Tales from the Holyland: mobility and memory in post-war Belfast” with Dr Sean O’Connell, Queen’s University Belfast is the next lecture in the Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series 2015-16.

Admission is free.

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

Candlelit Tales are retell Irish myths and legends at their events and on Wednesday the theme is “Rising: Myths of Ireland”, when they tell myths and stories about the 1916 Easter Rising.

Admission is free and donations are welcome.

How does architecture and design influence our relationship with food? Join architect Christy Cheng to explore how the catalytic nature of food and drink can be used to redefine architecture and design characteristics.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below, where you also find more information about the topic and the speaker.

Did you ever want to try your hand at programming a robot, controlling your house from your phone or simply flashing some lights? This workshop will give you taste of how inputs and outputs on small computers such as the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, can be used to create smart solutions to everyday problems.

Admission is free. but booking via the Eventbrite site here is required.

Sweeney’s promise a 3-day Paddy’s Weekend event from Wednesday until Friday (16+17+18) with music and dancing. At the time of writing this, the line-up has not been announced yet, so you need to check via the link below.

Admission is free.

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

St. Parick’s Cathedral invites to a free family-friendly screening of “Secret of Kells”. “Secret of Kells” is an animated fantasy film from 2009 about Celtic mythology.

Registration is required via the Eventbrite site here.

Eckankar, a movement that wants to help individuals find their way back to God through direct personal spiritual experiences, is inviting to a discussion about what happens when we die: “Spiritual Wisdom on Life After Death”.

It takes place every third Wednesday of the month and admission is free.

The Workman’s Club, the Garage Bar and the Bison Bar have teamed up again to bring you a 2 night event on Wednesday and Thursday in 3 bars with 5 Live bands on Wednesday and 17 DJ sets and 1 Karaoke Club, And to top it, admission to all this is free.

This is planned for the 2-nighter:

Wed 16 March:
WORKMAN’S CLUB: Live Music from 19:30 with Squarehead / The Fontaines / Sun Mahschene / My Mind Races / Vameel
GARAGE BAR: 22:00-03:00: DJs

Thu 17 March:
WORKMAN’S CLUB: 16:00-04:00: DJs and from 22:00 Karaoke Club
GARAGE BAR; 15:00-03:00: DJs

A gig organised by Good Name will take place in the Bernard Shaw Pub. The Bagels will play live and Good Name DJs will entertain before and after.

Admission is free,

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.

MASS is a cover band, playing Disco, Chart, Soul, Funk Covers.

Admission is free.

Third Smoke and The Mountaineers will be in Sin É for a gig. The start time has unfortuantely not been announced, so you might want to check on the Facebook page below closer to the day.

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).

Crow Black Chicken, Blues Rock band from Clonmel & Cork will play a gig in the Mezz on the night before St. Patrick’s Day.

Admission is free.

There will be two Funfairs in Dublin for the St. Patrick’s Festival. Both won’t be too impressive, but will nevertheless provide a good bit of entertainment. Entering the Funfairs is free, but rides are understandably not.

The locations are at Merrion Square, Dublin 2 & Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 and the opening hours are

11:00-21:00 on Thurs 17 & Sat 19 March
11:00-20:00 on Sun 20 March

Because the next Thursday is St. Patrick’s Day, there are some doubts that this tour will take place, so please make sure that you ring the number below to check if it is taking place.

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. Ring 01-6770095 for more information and to check if the tour is going ahead.

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.

In addition to the main parade in the City Centre, many towns and village in Ireland have their own parades. In the North Dublin region of Fingal, some of the parades are

+ Swords 11:30
+ Rush 13:00
+ Lusk 13:30
+ Balbriggan 14:00
+ Skerries 15:00
+ Blanchardstown 15:00

The line-up for the Paddy’s Day Party in the Mezz is

Ro Byrne
Sugar Dave
Favoured by Monkeys
Meanwhile in Mexico
Cascades
The Retronauts

Admission is free.

The Mercantile will have a St. Patrick’s Day Party again with live trad music and DJs.

Admission is free throughout the whole day.

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 12:00 at Parnell Square, continues down O’Connell Street and then crosses the Liffey on O’Connell Bridge. Just in time for the parade, the Luas building works were completed at College Green, so the parade continues to Westmoreland Street, College Green, Dame Street and then goes to Christ Church were it turns left to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and then ends.

Up to 250,000 people will line the parade route (don’t believe the “official” numbers of 500,000, they are totally over-exaggerated) and that is a large amount for such a short route.

If you want to see the parade well (especially with children), you will have to watch it on TV! Or alternatively come well before 10:00 to town. Last year some people told me that they arrived at 08:00 to get a front row place. The place where you have the best chance to see something is between Christ Church and St. Patrick’s Cathedral at the end of the parade. O’Connell Street or Dame Street are totally overcrowded.

The St. Patrick’s Day parade is a yearly institution. But like with all “institutions”, the excitement about it has gone lost a bit and it would be good to shake the parade up again.

While it has significantly improved in comparison to the earlier years of the festival, for the last 5-7 years no substantial change has been made. The themes that are given out every year are not really having much of a differentiation effect on the floats and as a visitor to the parade, you might as well forget about the theme as you won’t recognise it in the floats.

The route has not changed for many years and is much too short to give people a proper chance to see the parade (if you are in O’Connell Street or in Dame Street and didn’t arrive really early in the morning, you will not see anything!) The first 3 rows of people can see something, after that you see whatever is higher than 2 metres and you will hear the bands. The rest is out of sight and out of reach.

The (American) Marching Bands are good in most years and are the most impressive part of the parade, but in general there is too much “same old, same old” for the parade to be a must-go event.

After the parade, I recommend that you leave the City Centre quickly again and stay away from areas like Temple Bar or Grafton Street. Drunken youngsters really spoil the fun and the fact that there is not much else happening apart from getting drunk is a big weakness of the St. Patrick’s Day plans. This year the Gaelstage is at Earlsfort Terrace, but since this event is targeting Irish speakers only, it probably has limited appeal.

On St. Patrick’s Day, the Turk’s Head is running a whole day mini music festival starting already at 11:30. Admission is free.

The line-up and schedule for the day is according to the banner picture on the Facebook Events page below this:

11.30 Skipper Alley (Trad muisc)
15:00 Wailers Tribute (Reggae)
19:00 The Covers (indie / rock)
22:00 The Bionic Rats

The text on the same page has a different schedule and I am not sure which is correct, but for some reason I would trust the picture more.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday Street Theatre will be performed in various locations in Dublin.

+ Thurs 17 March:
Colaiste Tayto will teach you some Irish in a fun way. In South King Street (14:00-17:35)

+ Fri 18 March:
Colaiste Tayto will be at the top of Grafton Street (13:00-16:30)
The 4 Handed Guitarist will be in South King Street (12:30-17:30)

+ Sat 19 March:
Colaiste Tayto will be on Barnardo’s Square (12:00-15:40)
The 4 Handed Guitarist will be in South King Street (12:30-17:30)
The Dinner Table will be at the top of Grafton Street (12:45. 14:15, 15:45)
Lords of Strut will also be at the top of Grafton Street (12:00, 13:30, 15:00)
Chapeau Magique will be at St. Stephen’s Green North (12:00-17:00)

Admission is free. More details about the performances are on the website below.

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.

A series of lunchtime lectures during the St. Patrick’s Festival will explore topics connected with the 1916 Easter Rising.

The lectures are
17 March – 13:00 The Unmanageable Revolutionary
18 March – 13:00 Guinness and 1916
19 March – 13:00 Making 1916

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website here: www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/love-my-city-events

The drop-in event “Hands on History” is a chance to explore some of the artefacts from the Museum’s collection of objects for handling with Museum educators. Suitable for all ages.

Admission is free and no booking required.

At this guided walk through the native Irish collections, you will discover some fascinating stories about our native trees and plants. This walk will highlight the conservation sections where you can see some rare and endangered natives. Of particular interest is one of the latest additions, a plot of grassland lifted directly from the Burren landscape and transported to the Botanic Gardens.

Admission is free.

St. Patrick’s Day in Sin É will start with Trad Rock at 15:00 and later (times are not specified) the Bagels and Witch Trials will perform.

Admission is free,

After the St. Patrick’s Day parade, you can come to the Gaelstage, an Irish language and traditional music stage outdoors on Earlsfort Terrace, near the National Concert Hall.

Admission is free.

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.

Sweeney’s promise a 3-day Paddy’s Weekend event from Wednesday until Friday (16+17+18) with music and dancing. At the time of writing this, the line-up has not been announced yet, so you need to check via the link below.

Admission is free.

Sweeney’s promise a 3-day Paddy’s Weekend event from Wednesday until Friday (16+17+18) with music and dancing. At the time of writing this, the line-up has not been announced yet, so you need to check via the link below.

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

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30). Admission is free.

Bunoscionn are playing Trad & Folk with a twist on banjo, whistles, flutes, bodhrán, mandolin, guitars, djembe, drums, bass and blended vocals.

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 and ore information,

This week’s line up is Cult Called Man, Bunk. Frankenstein Bolts and Slouch.

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and this week also on Thursday.

The line-up is
Sat 12 Mar: Brian Dunning (Flute) & Sean Whelan (Guitar)
Thu 17 Mar: Brenda Bourke (piano + vocals)
Fri 18 Mar: Jess Kav (vocals) & Stephen McHale (guitar)

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.

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.

Popular Soul and Party band will play a gig in the Raheny Inn.

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 Dublin Bay Prawn Festival is back from Friday 18 March until Sunday 20 March and you might be surprised to read about it already.

It indeed is more than a month earlier than in previous years AND it overlaps with the St. Patrick’s Day Festival. So this is either an inspired move or one of the worst decisions possible, I love the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival, but for me it is definitely a good weather festival. With March being still a good colder and because the weekend is already busy with lots of events in Dublin, I will probably not get to the Prawn Festival in Howth and therefore I am definitely not happy about the change. What do you think? Let me know via dublineventguide@gmail.com

The festival starts on Friday at 12:00 and there will be cooking demonstrations and live music among many other (free and non-free) events. The programme is here: www.dublinbayprawnfestival.ie/friday-24th-april/

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday Street Theatre will be performed in various locations in Dublin.

+ Thurs 17 March:
Colaiste Tayto will teach you some Irish in a fun way. In South King Street (14:00-17:35)

+ Fri 18 March:
Colaiste Tayto will be at the top of Grafton Street (13:00-16:30)
The 4 Handed Guitarist will be in South King Street (12:30-17:30)

+ Sat 19 March:
Colaiste Tayto will be on Barnardo’s Square (12:00-15:40)
The 4 Handed Guitarist will be in South King Street (12:30-17:30)
The Dinner Table will be at the top of Grafton Street (12:45. 14:15, 15:45)
Lords of Strut will also be at the top of Grafton Street (12:00, 13:30, 15:00)
Chapeau Magique will be at St. Stephen’s Green North (12:00-17:00)

Admission is free. More details about the performances are on the website below.

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.

Music in the City will be a variety of performances in different venues in Dublin:

+ Newsome High School Choir from Florida on Fri 18 March at 13:20 in St Anne’s Church, Dawson St
+ The Trinitones on Fri 18 March at 12:30 in Powerscourt Centre, South William St. and at 14:15 in Stephens Green Shopping Centre (Trrinity College a-cappella choir)
+ Bagad de Vannes Melinerion on Fri 18 March at 15:00 on Barnardo’s Square, Dame St. (next to City Hall) This is a traditional band from Brittany. and winner of “France‘s Got Talent” in 2015.

Admission to all events is free.

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A series of lunchtime lectures during the St. Patrick’s Festival will explore topics connected with the 1916 Easter Rising.

The lectures are
17 March – 13:00 The Unmanageable Revolutionary
18 March – 13:00 Guinness and 1916
19 March – 13:00 Making 1916

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website here: www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/love-my-city-events

The Children’s Soap Box is the launch and introduction of The Ark’s new Children’s Council and it gives a voice to children from across Dublin. The children’s hopes and dreams for Irelland’s future will be shared via soap box style performances using spoken word, stories, and poetry.

There will also be performances of children’s choir RTÉ Cór na nÓg.

The event will run at 14:00 and at 16:00 and it is suitable for children from Age 4. Admission is free, but booking is required via the link below.

The original Willi Wonfa film from 1971 will be screened in the Chester Beatty Library. Admission is free.

Join Museum educator, Trisha Ryan, on a specialised tour exploring the relics of the Patron Saints of Ireland. Come and see St. Patrick’s Bell Shrine, St. Brigid’s Shoe Shrine and the Crozier of St. Columba, among many other treasures and learn about the Cult of the Relics in Ireland.

Admission is free and no booking required. Meet at Reception where the limited places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Presenter, filmmaker & photographer Donal Dineen will in conversation with GAA sports commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, to discuss his talent of storytelling.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website here: www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/love-my-city-events

The St. Patrick’s Day Ceili is a public, outdoor Irish Dancing event. A stage is built near the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort Terrace and Traditional Irish Music groups will perform on it. A Ceili caller will teach you the dances and then you give it a go on the street.

The Ceili is a lot of fun if you give it a go, but if you have the disfortune of being employed in Ireland, you will not get much of a chance to take part of it, because the starting time is a little early even for people that work in the City Centre. Luckily the Ceili will continue for a while, so check it after work, it might still be in full swing.

Admission is free.

Tonnta Music will perform the choral performance “Rarity”.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website here: www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/love-my-city-events

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.

12 Angry Men is probably one of the best films I have ever seen. The movie version is from 1957 and Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon.

12 Angry Jurors by the Clontarf Players is based on the same play the film was based on and if they perform it only half as good as the cast in the movie, you have to see it!

The Clontarf Players have three performances planned on 18, 19 and 20 March in different churches in the area. The first one is on Friday in St. Joseph’s Church, also known as Bonnybrook Church.

Admission is free and donations are appreciated.

The Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers meet at the Martello Tower car park in Sandymount for a public star-gazing. Members bring along their telescopes and share the wonders of the night-sky with you. Admission is free.

This event happens regularly on a Friday and is followed by a similar evening in Clontarf on Saturday.

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

The Jazz Cafe has live Jazz, Blues and Soul music performances every Friday and Saturday from 20:00-22:30 and this week also on Thursday.

The line-up is
Sat 12 Mar: Brian Dunning (Flute) & Sean Whelan (Guitar)
Thu 17 Mar: Brenda Bourke (piano + vocals)
Fri 18 Mar: Jess Kav (vocals) & Stephen McHale (guitar)

Admission is free.

A Reggae Gig with “The Reggulators” is happening in the Harbour Bar

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.

The St. Patrick Festival in Sin E continues with Too Fools supported by Ryan O Shaugnessy and Griff (New Secret Weapon).

Admission is free.

Bree Harris is one of Ireland’s top blues and rock singers. She probably is also one of Ireland’s most experienced singers, considering that she is performing since 1978 already! On Friday she will be in the Patriot’s Inn with her band for a gig.

Admission is free.

“Gavin Povey and The Fabulous Oke She Moke She Pops” will play New Orleans style Piano Rhythm & Blues, Boogie Woogie and Rock’n’ Roll.

Gavin Povey has played piano with Van Morrison, Finbar Wright, Kirsty MacColl, Steve Cropper, Shakin’ Stevens and many more.

This gig will take place on 04+11+18 March and 01 April.

Admission is free.

The St. Patrick’s Festival Treasure Hunt is an enjoyable family-friendly event that gives you chance to explore the city following an easy trail. On the way you will visit historical locations and find answers to questions that help you to discover new aspects of Dublin.

Registration is between 10:00 and 13:00 in City Hall and – if you hurry – the trail can be completed in approx. 2 hours. But it is not a race against the clock, so if you want to take it easy on your Saturday in Dublin City, then you have until later in the afternoon (approx. 16:00) to complete the trail. There is also a shorter trail available for families with younger children.

Admission is free. You can register via the website below or register in City Hall on the day.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday Street Theatre will be performed in various locations in Dublin.

+ Thurs 17 March:
Colaiste Tayto will teach you some Irish in a fun way. In South King Street (14:00-17:35)

+ Fri 18 March:
Colaiste Tayto will be at the top of Grafton Street (13:00-16:30)
The 4 Handed Guitarist will be in South King Street (12:30-17:30)

+ Sat 19 March:
Colaiste Tayto will be on Barnardo’s Square (12:00-15:40)
The 4 Handed Guitarist will be in South King Street (12:30-17:30)
The Dinner Table will be at the top of Grafton Street (12:45. 14:15, 15:45)
Lords of Strut will also be at the top of Grafton Street (12:00, 13:30, 15:00)
Chapeau Magique will be at St. Stephen’s Green North (12:00-17:00)

Admission is free. More details about the performances are on the website below.

A series of lunchtime lectures during the St. Patrick’s Festival will explore topics connected with the 1916 Easter Rising.

The lectures are
17 March – 13:00 The Unmanageable Revolutionary
18 March – 13:00 Guinness and 1916
19 March – 13:00 Making 1916

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website here: www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/love-my-city-events

“Older than Ireland is a landmark documentary that tells the story of a hundred years of a life as seen through the eyes of thirty Irish centenarians. Older than Ireland features thirty men and women aged 100 years and over. Often funny and at times poignant, the film explores each centenarian’s journey, from their birth at the dawn of Irish independence to their life as a centenarian in modern day Ireland. These centenarians truly are older than Ireland, they are our living history and these are their extraordinary stories.”

Come to this special screening and interview with some of the stars of the documentary.

Admission is free, but booking is required via www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/love-my-city-events