Dublin Event Guide 575: Cruinniu na nOg, Stoneybatter Fest, Flavours of Fingal & of South Dublin, People’s Art Exhibition

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.

“Cruinniú na nÓg”, it is a day full of nationwide events where children and young people (up to 18 years of age) are invited and encouraged to participate in culture and creativity through performances, coding, theatre, art and music workshops, readings, screenings, special events and more.

All events are free and there are approximately 93 events in the Greater Dublin area.

If you have children, check the events list on creative.ireland.ie/cruinniu/events

(The search is somewhat cumbersome, but if you do the following this might help: Click on FILTER, then select DUBLIN and after the “Age Range”. There are more filter options, but this is a good start.)

I have a included a number of events in this Dublin Event Guide through separate listings, but as you can imagine, 93 events is a little much to include all, so you better check the link to find the full list.

Dublin City has created a comprehensive, but very difficult to read, brochure for Cruinniu na nOg that lists all events.

Great idea, but entirely useless if nobody can read the content. LUCKILY you can download it also and you can find the full brochure here.

The Dublin Pride Festival is a one-week festival for the LGBT community and all their friends and supporters. It is a week full of events and it all culminates in the Dublin Pride Parade next Saturday (30 June).

There are too many events to list them all individually, but I will give an overview of the free events here and send you to the Dublin Pride website for more details.

On Saturday the free events are:
+ Outhouse Cookery Demonstration at 13:30
+ Shelbourne FC vs Dublin Devils FC in Tolka Park at 14:00
+ Soapbox Session (Mental Health) in Outhouse at 15:00

All event details are 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:
+ 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
+ Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6
+ Corcagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
+ Tolka Valley Park, Finglas South, Dublin 11
+ Porterstown Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15
+ Bricksfield Park, Crumlin Road, Dublin 12

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 an indoor food/Farmer’s Market that many know from when it was located at Newmarket Square. Due to the redevelopment at Newmarket Square it had to move and is now on the Old Naas Road, opposite the entrance to the Royal Liver Retail Park. At the new location they are also open on Sundays.

Opening hours are Tue-Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat 09:30-16:00 and also Sunday 11:00-17:00.

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.

dlr Lexicon will also participate in Cruinniú na nÓg. From circus skills to Bollywood dancing, yoga to LEGO, and drawing to percussion, there will be lots of evens. They will also launch this year’s Summer Stars reading challenge.

The full programme can be found on this website.

Admission is free to all events.

Children will be invited to watch a demonstration of a variety of different dance types, musical instruments and then try out their favourites. All day long there will be a large interactive art project and the day will finish with a céilí.

Admission is free. Events will be suitable for ages 3 to 12 years.

The Dundrum Festival 2018 is having its main days this Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday the schedule is

10:00-14:00 Set Dance workshop with Padraig and Roisin McEneany, Dundrum Pastoral Centre, Main Street
10:00 Heritage Walk with John Lennon, Assemble at Barton Rd Roundabout
14:00-17:00 Face Painter and Balloon Sculptor, Dundrum Town Centre
14:00-14:30 Donoghue/Pepper School of Irish Dance, Dundrum Town Centre at Bandstand
14:30-15:00 Taney School Suzuki Group, Dundrum Town Centre at Bandstand
15:00-15:30 Julie-Rose McCormack Puppeteer, Dundrum Town Centre at Bandstand
15:30-16:00 Captain Ho-Ho, Dundrum Town Centre at Bandstand
16:00-16:30 Julie-Rose McCormack Puppeteer, Dundrum Town Centre at Bandstand
16:30-17:00 Captain Ho-Ho, Dundrum Town Centre at Bandstand

On Sunday a Street Carnival will happen in the Main Street of Dundrum, check out the separate event listing for Sunday.

Admission is free.

TOG, the Dublin Hackerspace is inviting to an event to Finish your Projects! They call it Finishathon and explain:

“At TOG, we love hacking, and we have a lot of projects lying around, so we want to try to finish some of them. That’s why we are having a one-day community Hackathon and the theme is Finish a Project! Don’t worry if you have a huge project that might take longer to finish, just finish a part of it. The event is free and open to everyone to attend, if you don’t have a project you can help someone else.”

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 Stoneybatter Festival will run from 22-24 June.

On Saturday over 50 free events will take place in conjunction with the Stoneybatter Festival.

The day will start with Yoga, a tour of the Criminal Court of Justice, GAA Taster Training for kids, a Composting Workshop, a tour of St. Michan’s Church & Crypt.

From 10:00-17:00 there’s a Farmer’s Market at Pender’s Lane.

And throughout the day there are numerous workshops (craft and yoga and pilates), kids events, tours, even a boxing event, Ultimate Frisbee demonstration, football, etc.

Check the website below for details of all events.

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.

The Terenure Bushy Park Market is taking place every weekk. The market has more than 30 stalls, offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon was free in 2016, but lucky for us, Dublin City decided to also waive the admission charge for 2018.

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

Áras an Uachtaráin is the residence of the President of Ireland in the middle of Phoenix Park. It started as a modest brick house for the Phoenix Park Chief Ranger in 1751, was then turned into th ‘occasional residence’ for the Lords-Lieutenant and gradually evolved into a huge mansion. After Ireland gained independence it was turned after 1937 into the residence of the Irish president.

Every Saturday a number of public tours take place and admission is free. Tickets will be issued at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on the day, on a first come, first served basis. Group and/or advance booking is not possible.

The tours will be at 10:15, 11:30, 12:45, 14:00 and 15:15 and take approx. 1 hour.

The Drumcondra Village Market is now the “Art, Bites, Crafts Drumcondra Market”. And as you guessed it, it is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. :-) There will also be some food and music.

The market is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30-15:30.

Admission is free.

Birds in the City is a Family workshop with Artist in Residence Róisín de Buitléar during Stoneybatter Festival

Get involved in the local Stoneybatter Festival, discover more about city birds and join in designing and making this festival flock ready to take flight for the weekend festivities.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-6777444. Suitable for all ages.

Two Children’s Art Workshops will take place in the “Cowshed Theatre” at Farmleigh House in conjunction with the “Face to Face” exhibition.

The first one is from 10:30-11:30 for children aged 5-8 years and the second one is from 14:30-15:30 for children aged 9-12 years.

Admission is free, but places are limited. Tickets will be available on the day at the Farmleigh Gallery and will be allocated on a first come, first served’ basis. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

The workshops will focus on portraiture and will be conducted by Karen O’Connor.

Cruinniú na nÓg in The Ark will come with a number of drop-in activities. The building will be a hive of activity to inspire children (and their grown-ups) to examine the variety of plant and animal life in the city.

Activities will run from 10:30-13:30 and include:

Flower pot planting
Protein balls for birds
Make your own bird
Build a bird feeder
Make a bug motel

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From 10:30-16:00, “the building will also host an interactive gallery space with a display of artwork and designs produced by local children during workshop sessions with city greening experts Green Edge. These designs and ideas have been used by Green Edge to inform and inspire the design of The Arks entrance garden. This unique child led approach enables local children to create a lasting impact on their public cultural space in Temple Bar, creating a space that encourages birds and other wildlife into one of the busiest corners of the city.”

Admission is free.

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.

Cruinniú na nÓg at the Hugh Lane Gallery will feature drop-in artist-led workshops, special themed tours and the launch of a youth glass project.

Admission is free.

On Raheen Car Park at Bray Head, the School of Irish Archaeology is doing an archaeology dig simulation for kids aged 5-12.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link on the Facebook page below.

Flavours of Fingal is a two-day event at Newbridge House that is a combination of a food festival, family event and agricultural show.

Vintage Vehicles and a Stage with music performances and a magician are other features. In addition there will be a kids zone with bouncy castles, face painting, archaeological digs, cycle obstacle courses, kids golf and more. And there are sheepdog trials, vintage farming exhibits, a petting zoo and animal competitions.

Admission to the event is free for everyone who uses public transport or the free shuttle bus service to Swords, Balbriggan Skerries/Lusk/Rush and Donabate/Portrane. However, if you do come with your car there is a charge of EUR 20 (Online EUR 15).

Six times this year the “People’s Art 2087″ 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 great art works from the artists themselves. 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 every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

Join the Early Leaning Initiative for a Creative Play Event in the National College of Ireland. A range of activities for children aged 0-6 years including painting, drawing, play doh, sand play, small world play and Storytelling.

Admission is free.

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery is called “Life at the Edges” and it will run from 22 June until 30 September,

The exhibition is looking at space travel, Mars exploration and it also looks at other hostile or difficult environments like antarctica, volcanoes and living in a floating city.

Some of the most interesting exhibits are:

+ Habitat of a simluated Mars mission
+ Creating souvenirs from Lava
+ Process of creating an iron ring from grass that grew on iron polluted soil
+ Animals that travelled to space
+ A plant growing in Mars atmophere
+ A planet to be built from dead bodies

It is a fascinating exhibition, but take your time to understand the exhibits and think a little more about some of them! It is worth it!

The website below lists all exhibits and provides some explanation so that you can either before or after your visit check further details.

All Science Gallery exhibitions are suitable for ALL ages, even younger children will be able to take part/follow. Some of the exhibits need a bit more of an age-appropriate explanation for younger kids than others, but nearly everything can be simplified for kids.

I strongly suggest to use the help of the amazing mediators, who can explain everything you see, especially if you don’t want to read all the explanations that are next to every exhibit.

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.

Join the Dublin Circus Project for a family circus skills workshop followed by a breathtaking circus cabaret.

Choose from plate spinning, hula hoop, juggling, diabolo, tight wire walking, and learn the tricks of the trade. Once you’ve mastered your chosen circus skills, families and young people are invited to suspend their disbelief and enter a world where anything is possible. During the circus cabaret performance from 14:00, enjoy acrobats, jugglers, clowns, hula hoop artists and more, this truly is the world of the circus. This hour-long cabaret will consist of five acts of incredible skill.

A great opportunity for 8 to 12 year olds to learn traditional drumming from around the world and traditional Native American games and sports.

Somewhere between hurling and lacrosse, Native American Stickball is the oldest sport in North America. Written records exist of it in the 17th Century. Ace Greenwood from the Chickasaw tribe in Oklahoma will visit schools in the Cabra and Finglas areas and talk to children about Native American culture and song and give them a chance to try out stickball for themselves.

In addition, The Big Bang Festival of Rhythm and Dublin Circus Project will organise some of Ireland’s top drumming workshop facilitators and circus performers to work with local schools in the run up to June 23rd, introducing children to different drumming traditions from around the world.

All are welcome to drop in! Children and young people of all ages are welcome to take part in drumming and circus activities, but please note stickball is limited to 8 to12 year old participants.

Admission is free.

The Bernard Shaw Art Market is the Bernard Shaw Market version for artists. There will be paintings and illustrations and prints etc.

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 ILAC Centre is running a fundraising event on Saturday for the Temple Street Children’s Hospital and from 13:00-15:00 there will be Children’s Entertainment.

From 15:4-16:45 a Ukelele Taster Session for children will happen in the Central Library.

Admission is free.

This is a storytelling workshops focusing on developing characters and story structure for children aged 6 – 10.

Admission is free.

Archaeologists can discover a lot about how people lived in the past by studying bones. At this “Bone Stories” workshop you will look at how bones are preserved in different environments and figure out which bones belong to a Bronze Age burial, a bog body and a Viking skeleton.

Admission is free. The Drop-in Activity is suitable for Families with children aged 10+

Every Saturday a free guided tour will take place in the Chester Betty Library. The tour starts at 14:00.

In addition there is another free tour every Wednesday at 13:00 and one on Sundays at 15:00

Led by artist and landscape architect Sophie Graefin von Matzlan, this afternoon activity at St. Annes Road Pocket Park is the final showcase event for a series of workshops guiding children in creative bio-diversity activities. Suitable for age 5 – 12.

Admission is free, the Facebook Page says though that registration is required via 085 7034201

This is a fifteen-minute dramatisation of Lewis Carroll’s The Jabberwocky and it will be performed a number of times. Presented by theatre collective Blacklight Productions.

Admission is free. Suitable for ages 5 – 18. There will be four performances: 14.15-14.30 | 14.45-15.00 | 15.15-15.30 | 15.45-16.00

Performance of poetry and music, where children aged 8 – 12 can write their own piece of poetry afterwards and decorate the poetry tree in the library.

Admission is free. Suitable for ages 5-12.

Street art will come to life at the Mud Island Community Garden, with live graffiti from local artists, music, spoken word and rap.

Admission is free. All ages welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or youth worker).

Two youth music groups from the Ballyfermot area will join together in a live performance to showcase the creative work they’ve collaborated on in recent months.

Come see and hear the Familibase songwriting and recording project and Kylemore College youth choir, string section and songwriters as they join forces (with a very special guest!).

Admission is free.

Hire Love will play a Indie Rock gig in the Patriot’s Inn.

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.

Shy Mascot will play Jazz/HipHop in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

The Clandestinos will play a gig from midnight, but admission is only free until 22:00.

Alternative grunge band Liers will play a gig in Whelan’s and they will be supported by Jack Daw.

Admission is free before 22:30

The Slipped Disk Indiee Disco is back with New Wave, Madchester and Ska classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Expect music from The Clash, Jam, Elvis Costello, Oasis, Blur, The Beat, Specials and also The Undertones, The Blades and The Stunning.

The Deck Doc will be your guide and you should bring your dancing shoes.

Admission is free.

The Rattling Kind are a Urban Folk Band and they will play a gig in the Grand Social on Saturday.

Admission is free.

Rock Tribunal will play a gig in the Porterhouse in Temple Bar.

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 Dublin Pride Festival is a one-week festival for the LGBT community and all their friends and supporters. It is a week full of events and it all culminates in the Dublin Pride Parade next Saturday (30 June).

There are too many events to list them all individually, but I will give an overview of the free events here and send you to the Dublin Pride website for more details.

On Sunday the free events are:
+ LGBT History Talk in Outhouse at 15:00
+ Dublin Pride Queer Walking Tour at 15:30

All event details are on the website below.

Join Anna Teague from Lucan Yoga Studio on Sunday for a morning of outdoor yoga.

Anna has been practicing yoga for 22 years and is teaching since 2006. She teaches a variety of classes from Yoga Therapy, to Intermediate level and specializes in Special Needs Yoga. People with intellectual or physical disabilities are all welcome.

Admission is free, but donation for Pieta House are welcome.

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 Dundrum Festival 2018 is having its main days this Saturday and Sunday.

On Sunday the Main Street in Dundrum will be closed and a Street Carnival with all these events will happen:

On the stage in Main Street:
14:00-14:30 “Ludford Breeze” Ballad Group, On Stage in Main Street
14:30-15:00 Doherty-Kendrick Academy of Irish Dance
15:00-15:30 Taney School Suzuki Group
15:30-16:00 “Cool Kids Competition
16:00-17:00 Opera performance of Hansel and Gretel

Admission is free.

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

The Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park was for a long time completely neglected, but it is hugely rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 30 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally since 2016, guided tours are provided and this year from April until end of October there will be three tours every Sunday at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. Only 20 places are available on each tour and if there is a big event in Phoenix Park the tour will be cancelled.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

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.

The Stoneybatter Festival will run from 22-24 June.

On Sunday over 40 events will take place.

The Farmer’s Market will run for another day at Pender’s Lane from 10:00-17:00 and there will be a treasure trail. More tours will take place, a pipe band will play, a soccer tournament will happen, Zumba on the Street, Children’s Entertainment, Jazz music, the Garda band, a Ceili, Science workshops, a Tea party, Trad music and lots more will be part of the festival. At 14:00 the neighbour from Aras an Uachtarain, Michael D. Higgins, will pop over to show his face.

It is a VERY busy festival with a huge amount of diversity. Great to see that community’s come together to create such great events! Nearly all events are free.

Check the website below for details of all events.

The Drumcondra Village Market is now the “Art, Bites, Crafts Drumcondra Market”. And as you guessed it, it is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. :-) There will also be some food and music.

The market is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30-15:30.

Admission is free.

A Dog Show for dogs from Crumlin & Walkinstown will take place on Sunday. Registration is from 09:30, the event will start at 11:00.

Admission is free, it seems.

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.

Dundrum Town Centre is running a children’s’ event with Balloon artists, face painting, kids tattoos, dancing and games as part of their summer programme “Dundrum Safari”.

Admission is free.

Flavours of Fingal is a two-day event at Newbridge House that is a combination of a food festival, family event and agricultural show.

Vintage Vehicles and a Stage with music performances and a magician are other features. In addition there will be a kids zone with bouncy castles, face painting, archaeological digs, cycle obstacle courses, kids golf and more. And there are sheepdog trials, vintage farming exhibits, a petting zoo and animal competitions.

Admission to the event is free for everyone who uses public transport or the free shuttle bus service to Swords, Balbriggan Skerries/Lusk/Rush and Donabate/Portrane. However, if you do come with your car there is a charge of EUR 20 (Online EUR 15).

“Flavours of South Dublin” is a family-friendly Food Festival in Rathfarnham Castle. It showcases the very best cuisine from South Dublin and highlights the diversity and vibrancy of the food culture in the county.

Restaurants and eateries will be present, culture and crafts will feature and all different communities living in South Dublin will celebrate together through food and cultural entertainment.

Admission is free.

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

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

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

The Kilkenny Shop Cafe is inviting to a Jazz Brunch Sunday every Sunday from 11:00-14:00 and from 14:30-16:30 a Bluegrass Band is taking over. Unfortuantely they don’t specify who the bands are.

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.

Six times this year the “People’s Art 2087″ 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 great art works from the artists themselves. 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 Green Door Market is an indoor food/Farmer’s Market that many know from when it was located at Newmarket Square. Due to the redevelopment at Newmarket Square it had to move and is now on the Old Naas Road, opposite the entrance to the Royal Liver Retail Park. At the new location they are also open on Sundays.

Opening hours are Tue-Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat 09:30-16:00 and also Sunday 11:00-17:00.

The Drop-in family workshop entitled “Harry Clarke’s Stained Glass” will take place on Sunday in the “Maples and Calder Creative Space”. Join Edel Campbell for a hands-on workshop that will take inspiration from the stained glass works of Harry Clarke in the gallery’s collection. Children and their parents/guardians/carers are encouraged to work together on creative projects.

Drop-in and stay for as long (or as little!) as you wish. These workshops are suitable for children of all ages.

Admission is free.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

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

A Family Fun Day with Sports, Music, Clowns, Face Painting and Dog Show will happen at Walkinstown Green on Sunday.

Admission is free. There will be a parade from Walkinstown Library to the Green at 12:00

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.

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery is called “Life at the Edges” and it will run from 22 June until 30 September,

The exhibition is looking at space travel, Mars exploration and it also looks at other hostile or difficult environments like antarctica, volcanoes and living in a floating city.

Some of the most interesting exhibits are:

+ Habitat of a simluated Mars mission
+ Creating souvenirs from Lava
+ Process of creating an iron ring from grass that grew on iron polluted soil
+ Animals that travelled to space
+ A plant growing in Mars atmophere
+ A planet to be built from dead bodies

It is a fascinating exhibition, but take your time to understand the exhibits and think a little more about some of them! It is worth it!

The website below lists all exhibits and provides some explanation so that you can either before or after your visit check further details.

All Science Gallery exhibitions are suitable for ALL ages, even younger children will be able to take part/follow. Some of the exhibits need a bit more of an age-appropriate explanation for younger kids than others, but nearly everything can be simplified for kids.

I strongly suggest to use the help of the amazing mediators, who can explain everything you see, especially if you don’t want to read all the explanations that are next to every exhibit.

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 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 Paul McNamara (tenor), accompanied by Philip Mayers (piano). They will perform songs by Engelbert Humperdinck, Felix Mottl, Richard Strauss, Arturo Toscanini and Paul Hindemith. There is also a strong Irish connection with songs by CV Stanford and Hamilton Harty.

This Family Tour is specially designed for children and their guardians, parents and carers to make the works on display in the National Gallery fun and engaging for kids.

Admission is free. Meet at the Merrion Square information desk.

At this Drop in Drawing Session, learn drawing techniques, including line drawing, shading perspective and decoration.

Admission is free. Suitable for ages 13+. Materials are provided but feel free to bring your own sketchbook; dry materials only.

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.

The monthly lecture “Pollination Plan” will complemented with a walk recording the many different species of
bumblebee found within the park.

Admission is free. The programme brochure can be found here.

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

Every Sunday a free guided tour will take place in the Chester Betty Library. The tour starts at 15:00.

In addition there is another free tour every Wednesday at 13:00 and one on Saturdays at 14:00

This is a public tour (including ISL interpretation) of the Eileen Gray gallery, exploring one of the most influential designers and architects of the 20th century.

Admission is free and places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis 15 minutes before the tour starts. Suitable for all ages.

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.

Sunday Sketching for the whole family takes place every Sunday in the Hugh Lane Gallery and admission is free.

Families are invited to explore and respond together the gallery’s collection and temporary exhibitions through discussion and drawing. Bring your own sketchbook along or use the drawing materials provided.

Admission is free and no booking required, although numbers may be limited. Suited for ages 6+.

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

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

The event takes place every Sunday in the Cobblestone Pub.

The High Leeson is a Bluegrass band that plays every Sunday in the Leeson Longe.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

The Dixeland Jazzmen play a weekly gig in Sin E. 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 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).

Dave Tamkin will play Acoustic Rock in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Pride Festival is a one-week festival for the LGBT community and all their friends and supporters. It is a week full of events and it all culminates in the Dublin Pride Parade next Saturday (30 June).

There are too many events to list them all individually, but I will give an overview of the free events here and send you to the Dublin Pride website for more details.

On Monday the free events are:
+ Legal Advise Clinic in Outhouse at 19:00

All event details are on the website below.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

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

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Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase in Wheelan’s.

Admission is 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 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).

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).

The Urban Mojo Blues Band will play a gig in the Leeson Lounge on Monday.

Admission is free.

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

That’s It Recordings is an open mic every Monday at Sin E. Just turn up and play. Sign up before 22:00 to ensure you get a slot. Bring a USB stick along and you will get a recording of your music to take home.

Admission is free.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

Join Emeir Stanley for a pop-up talk about Gabriel Metsu’s paintings “Man Writing a Letter” and “Woman Reading a Letter”.

Meet in front of the paintings in Room 38 in the Milltown Wing.

Admission is free.

WITS Women in Technology and Science are inviting to Heather Massie’s show “Hedy! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr”.

Hedy Lamarr, glamorous siren of the silver screen, was more than the most beautiful woman in the world. She invented Frequency Hopping and Spread Spectrum Technology that make the world of wireless communication tick. From Austria to Hollywood, WWII, torpedoes, ecstasy, and intrigue to the very cell phone in your pocket, she was there!

Admission is free, but booking is required via the link here.

Teh French film “Le Choix de Theo” will be screened. It tells the story of the French language in Louisiana and shows how state government has used education to save their heritage language.

The screening will be followed by a talk with French director Mikaël Espinasse who lived in Lafayette, the heart of Cajun French Louisiana.

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

EveryTuesday at 19:00, The Dublin Language Exchange takes place in the Czech Inn. It is the biggest free meeting of people from all around Dublin that are interested in learning languages and communicate with speakers of other languages.

Admission is free and the meetup is completely informal. No booking required.

Jeremy Kenny will talk about “The Evolution of Money” and will introduce DasCoin, a new cryptocurrency.

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

Mayor of South Dublin County Council Paul Gogarty and speaker Liz Costigan Fleury will explore what it takes to stay focused on your own personal health goals.

Unfortunately I couldn’t find a clear statement that says if this event is free or not, but I would hope/expect that it is free.

Camden Comedy is a weekly comedy night on a Tuesday that I only found recently.

Every Tuesday they have a whole range of comedians and 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.

Jesters is a weekly open mic comedy event where a lot of comedians do 5 minutes of material.

Admission is free. If you would like to perform then send a message to the Jesters Facebook Page via the link below.

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 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 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.

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 Tuesday, a pub quiz is taking place in the Woolshed.

Admission is free. Max team size is 6 people.

The Dublin Pride Festival is a one-week festival for the LGBT community and all their friends and supporters. It is a week full of events and it all culminates in the Dublin Pride Parade next Saturday (30 June).

There are too many events to list them all individually, but I will give an overview of the free events here and send you to the Dublin Pride website for more details.

On Wednesday the free events are:
+ Girls’ Night in Pride Speed Friending in Outhouse at 19:00
+ Pole Show – Pride Special in The George at 23:00

All event details are on the website below.

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 Drawing Group for Adults in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays from 11:00-12:00. Materials are provided.

A Walk & Talk event in Phoenix Park is entitled “Mammals of the Phoenix Park”. On that walking tour you will look at habitats of the mammals in the Park.

Admission is free.

The events brochure is here.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events 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.

At this 30 minute lunchtime tour “Photo Detectives” in the Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, delve into this exhibition that celebrates the work and play of the lively, online community who investigate our photographs on Flickr. Who are the Photo Detectives? What do they find out? How does it all work?

Join Seán Mulligan, one of the Flickr experts for this tour as he reveals the stories behind the images.

Admission is free.

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A free guided tour will take place at the National War Memorial at Islandbridge every Wednesday at 14:00 from March until the end of October.

The tour will focus on World War I, in which nearly 50,000 Irish soldiers died. You will also hear about the main features of the gardens at this tour.

Meeting point is the car park at 14:00 (next to the Trinity College Boat Club). For further information and to check that it is taking place, contact 01-6770095 (Phoenix Park Visitor Centre).

The Manchester University Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir will perform Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and Tarik O’Reagan’s Triptych at this concert.

Admission is free.

The Candlelit Storytellers will be in the Stag’s Head telling ancient tales about the High Kings. They are tales of the harsh lessons a king must learn if he would put his own needs before those of his people; tales of the wisdom and wonder that must be won before the land can truly prosper; tales of the high price of kingship, and the great reward a true king can win for all.

Admission is free, but the event is a fundraiser, so your donations are appreciated.

The Dwarf Jar House Trio (Daniel Rorke (sax), Cormac O’Brien (bass) and Matthew Jacobson(drums)) will play a weekly Jazz gig every Wednesday in Dwarf Jar Cafe and they usually have one or more guest musicians or singers supporting them.

Admission is free.

Life Memos is a performance in the Mill Theater by the Mellowing Stars, a theater group that is “experienced in life, but new to theatre-making”. Memories are brought to life through story, image and movement.

The performance is part of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown’s public art programme and admission is free, but tickets are required.

To book your free tickets contact the Mill Theatre Box Office via 01 296 9340 or book online via the link below.

Jesters is a weekly open mic comedy event where a lot of comedians do 5 minutes of material.

Admission is free. If you would like to perform then send a message to the Jesters Facebook Page via the link below.

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

The Dublin Jam Session is an open Jam with full back line. It is open to all levels of musicians and singers and all genres of music and the only rule is that you must jam with others (not all your own band).

It takes place every Wednesday and admission is free.

The Anseo Comedy Club takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

“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.

Dance Forro every week at this “Forro Wednesday” in the Woolshed for free.

The next Inn Jokes Comedy night, organised by comedian Colm O’Regan, will be on Wednesday. No idea yet about the line-up, but it might be on the website before the event!

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

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

“Shipwrecked” is the name of the Bowery’s Open Mic on Wednesdays.

Each week there will be an array of music, comedy, spoken word and all things in between.

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).

The Luna Boys are in the Porterhouse for a gig.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Pride Festival is a one-week festival for the LGBT community and all their friends and supporters. It is a week full of events and it all culminates in the Dublin Pride Parade next Saturday (30 June).

There are too many events to list them all individually, but I will give an overview of the free events here and send you to the Dublin Pride website for more details.

On Thursday the free events are:
+ Wellness and Mental Health Workshop in The Wisdom Centre at 09:30
+ Dublin Pride Yearly Debate in Outhouse at 18:30
+ Karaoke Session in Street 66 at 20:00
+ Pride Geili in Pantibar at 21:00
+ Thursy Thursday Antics with Davina Devine in the George at 23:00

All event details are on the website below.

Akina Dada wa Africa-AkiDwA (Swahili for sisterhood) is a national network of migrant women living in Ireland. They will have an Open Day on Thursday with Music, Food, Drama, Fashion Show and more.

Admission is free, but registration is required via the link below.

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.

Grangegorman Military Cemetery is in Blackhorse Avenue just outside Phoenix Park. It is the largest military cemetery in Ireland. It was first opened in 1876 to serve as a graveyard for the soldiers of what was then Marlborough Barracks, now McKee Barracks, and their families. Specific zones were laid out for English, Canadian, New Zealand, and Australian service men. The cemetery’s pedestrian gate is open from 10:00-16:00 seven days a week.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

A Ukulele Taster Day for Adults and Young Adults will take place 12:30-13:!5 and from 13:30-14:15. Come along and try out the ukulele and learn to play a song together. No previous music or ukulele experience necessary.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 4333

The Temple Bar Craft Market during the week is back and it has moved to Thursdays in 2018. Organised by the Temple Bar Company the market will bring handcrafted jewellery, wood design, handmade soaps, original art, photography, fashion, specialised cards and stained-glass crafts.

The market starts at 14:00 and finishes at 20:00, but is still carrying the totally nonsensical and completely misleading name “Temple Bar NIGHT Market”. I will just ignore this unsuitable and incorrect name and will rename it to “Temple Bar Craft Market”. ;-)

Art historian Kate Drinane will show you a new perspective of the National Gallery. Spend one hour exploring the history of gender and seksual identity (Note: Spam Filter-sensitive spelling) through a selection of works from the collection that are connected to the LGBTQ community.

Admission is free. Meet at the Merrion Square information desk.

The tour will take place on
+ Thu 28 June at 17:30
+ Fri 29 June at 12:30
+ Fri 29 June at 16:30

A weekly Jazz Club event with live band is taking place at J.W. Sweetman’s.

Admission is free.

Every Thursday the Little Museum of Dublin waives their admission charges for two guided tours thanks to sponsorship from Guinness. The first tour is at 18:00 and the second tour is at 19:00. Make sure that you are there at least 10 minutes before the start of the tour to get one of the limited places.

The Little Museum of Dublin has a fascinating collection of artefacts from the last 100 years Dublin’s history.

On other days and other times, admission is EUR 10 for adults and admission is by guided tour only.

The film “La caja 507” will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

Admission is free.

Explore some of the highlights of the National Gallery exhibitons at this evening tour.

Admission is free. Meet at the Merrion Square information desk.

“In Conversation: The Legacy of Maeve Brennan” is an event in the Lecture Theatre of the National Gallery. The event is focused on Maeve Brennan and will feature Sinéad Gleeson, Aoife Barry and Angela Bourke.

“The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers” edited by Sinéad Gleeson and the “Dublin: One City One Book” selection of 2018, includes the work of Maeve Brennan, the New York-based Irish writer whose work was neglected for many years.

Admission is free.

The talk “A Surburb is Planned: Where is this Ballyfermot anyway” by Historian Cathy Scuffil will take place in Ballyfermot Library.

Admission is free.

An expatriate or expat is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship.

And this is a weekly meeting for all Expats in Dublin (new and old!). If you are new to the city, this is an excellent way to meet people.

Admission is free (no booking required!), but you are asked to give the same kind of welcoming to new members as is given to you.

The Thursday Night Board Gaming event is running for more than 10 years already and it is a weekly event for all Board Game enthusiasts. But even if you are a Board Game newbie, you are welcome. Just come along! More information can be found here: www.meetup.com/IrishGamesAssociation/

Admission is free.

The National Council For The Blind Of Ireland next Virtual Technology Club meeting will take place on Thursday. It is an online meeting, not a physical one and to access the meeting use the link here: zoom.us/j/749549150

The topic will be online security and Martin O’Sullivan (Cyber Security Specialist) will speak at the meeting. Martin will discuss some of the methods and tools used by both attackers and defenders of cyber security systems. There will be a Q&A after the talk.

An alternative to the access link above is this: Dial into the meeting using a traditional land line or mobile telephone via 01 6917488. When prompted for a meeting ID enter 749549150.

Admission is free.

The Crystal Skull Sessions is a band competition in Sin É. A variety of acts perform at each heat and are randomly selected from an ancient skull who determines their faith.

Admission is free.

Bicurious will play a gig with heavy instrumental rock in the Harbour Bar in Bray.

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.

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.

The BIMM Music College is organising the Midnight Hour on Thursdays in Whelan’s. The line-up has not yet been announced.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Pride Festival is a one-week festival for the LGBT community and all their friends and supporters. It is a week full of events and it all culminates in the Dublin Pride Parade next Saturday (30 June).

There are too many events to list them all individually, but I will give an overview of the free events here and send you to the Dublin Pride website for more details.

On Friday the free events are:
+ Pride AA meeting in Outhouse at 20:00
+ Pop Tunes at Pantibar at 21:00
+ Dublin Bear Pride at 21:00 in Nealon’s Bar
+ Pride 666 Drag Disco in Street 66 at 21:00
+ Glitterbomb in The George (Free before 22:30)

All event details are on the website below.

The talk “Return of the Giant Killer Centipede: The conservation of the Tawara Toda handscrolls” with Andrew Thomson and Sydney Thomson, The Restorient Studio, Leiden will take place.

Unfortunately though a time is not mentioned on the Chester Beatty Library at the time of writing this. So you should either check closer to the date OR call the CBL to find out when the talk will start.

Admission is free.

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition about Dublin’s History and you should definitely check it out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon was free in 2016, but lucky for us, Dublin City decided to also waive the admission charge for 2018.

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

The Culture Club (in collaboration with Dublin City Council), invites members to explore and enjoy the collections at Collins Barracks through a series of specially arranged guided tours and activities followed by ’Tea & Chat’.

June’s Culture Club will be a tour of Irish Country Furniture with Museum curator Rosa Meehan.

Admission is free, but booking is reuqired via 01-6777444.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings every day of the week. Currently there is at least one free tour every day. Check their website for details. Some special events will be listed separately.

Admission to the gallery and to most events is free.

Art historian Kate Drinane will show you a new perspective of the National Gallery. Spend one hour exploring the history of gender and seksual identity (Note: Spam Filter-sensitive spelling) through a selection of works from the collection that are connected to the LGBTQ community.

Admission is free. Meet at the Merrion Square information desk.

The tour will take place on
+ Thu 28 June at 17:30
+ Fri 29 June at 12:30
+ Fri 29 June at 16:30

A Pop-up talk takes place in the gallery’s courtyard in front of the installation “Finding Power” by Joe Caslin. Artist Joe Caslin himself will discuss his monumental installation.

Admission is free.

The Cemetery at Arbour Hill is the last resting place of 14 of the leaders of the 1916 Rising. Among those buried there are Pádraig Pearse, James Connolly and Thomas Clarke. This tour every Friday introduce the Cemetery and will also explain the background and the event of the Easter Rising.

Admission is free and no booking necessary. The meeting point is inside the cemetery gates.

Art historian Kate Drinane will show you a new perspective of the National Gallery. Spend one hour exploring the history of gender and seksual identity (Note: Spam Filter-sensitive spelling) through a selection of works from the collection that are connected to the LGBTQ community.

Admission is free. Meet at the Merrion Square information desk.

The tour will take place on
+ Thu 28 June at 17:30
+ Fri 29 June at 12:30
+ Fri 29 June at 16:30

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 Wellington Weekender in the Workman’s Club on 29+30 June + 01 July will start with a gig by David Kitt on Friday. He will be supported by Cian Nugent.

Admission is free.

The Level Heads will play a gig 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.

The Square Pegs will be in the Patriot’s Inn to play their Blues at this gig.

Admission is free.

Funk 5-piece Deep Funk Project will play a gig in Sin E.

Admission is free.

Post-punk quartet Slow Riot will be in Whelan’s to play a gig.

Admission is free.