Dublin Event Guide 581: Rush Harbour Festival, Fabulous Market, Ha’Penny Market, Whelan’s Trad & Folk Fest, Dalkey Classic Car 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 Irish International Jugger Tournament 2018 takes place this weekend on the Wanderers Football Club grounds. The Facebook page explains everything for participants and NOTHING for spectators. (Maybe they don’t expect any spectators.) There is a good chance that admission is free for spectators, but we can’t be 100% certain.

Jugger is is an intriguing game and for that reason you might want to have a look! There are about 7 weapons with which the players fight each other and the goal is to get a skull shaped ball or something like that. Intriguing, as I said. Check out the explanations here.

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.

This is a monthly market for comic book collectors.

Admission is free.

A Vintage Kilo Sales takes place in the Gresham. Admission is free and clothes are sold for Eur 25 per kilo.

Find out more details on the Facebook page below.

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.

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.

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

The Rush Harbour Festival runs from Friday until Monday (03-06 August) in Rush and it includes a Air Display Show on Saturday and lots of Outdoor Movies.

The events every day are from 11:00-18:00: Fun Fair, Food Fair, Craft Fair (not on Monday), Art Exhibition and Bouncy Castles.

In addition these special events take place:

Saturday
11:00 Outdoor Movie: Toy Story
15:00 Air Display 2018 with Team Raven, Team Stearman, Richard Goodwell and Christen Eagle
16:00 Outdoor Movie: Finding Nemo + Live Music
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Sunday
11:30 Outdoor Movie: Toy Story 2
14:00 Fashion Show
15:00 Outdoor Movie: Finding Dory
——
Monday
12:00 Wooly Wards Petting Zoo
13:00 Kids Magic Show
——
Admission is free to all events above. (There are also two concerts on Saturday and Sunday evening which are not free.)

“Following Her Path: A Walking Tour of Ireland’s Remarkable Women” is a walking tour that takes you on a journey of discovery of the women who shaped Ireland through the centuries, while you casually stroll through Dublin city center.

Vasilena Vasileva will run the tour and admission is free, but tips will be welcome.

If you are interested, you can find further information on this Facebook page www.facebook.com/FollowingHerPath/ and you can book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/following-her-path-17555023951

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.

Rock Tribunal will play a gig every Saturday in August in the Porterhouse in Temple Bar. And the Porterhouse has live music EVERY day of the week, so check it out.

Admission is free.

On the first Saturday every month, the “A Fabulous Market” will take place in the George Bar in South Great George’s Street.

You will find all sorts of art and crafts at this market

Admission is free.

After 8 years, the weekly Ha’Penny Flea Market is closing. It was a regular flea market with changing traders and it will be missed. For your very last chance to experience it, today you have one more chance:

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.

A Ceremonial Military Guard will parade at the site of the “National Memorial to Members of the Defence Forces who died in the Service of the State”, at Merrion Square during July and August. Ceremonies will take place at the pyramid at Merrion Square opposite the back entrance to the Dail, every Saturday from 14 July to 18 August 2018.

Units from different sections of the Defence Forces (Army, Air Corps and Naval Service) will participate in this Military Guard Ceremony to remember their comrades. Every week different units will be involved and the details of the ceremony and the participating units are described on the website below.

A Public Auction with over 400 Lots will take place in Portrane on Sunday and Monday (14:00-17:00) and the viewing is on Satuday from 12:00-15:00. The auction lots will consist of furniture, china, collectables, antiques, designer clothes, artwork and more.

Admission is free and parking is free as well. For enquiries ring 087 7711968

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 Asociación de Residentes Bolivianos en Irlanda is inviting to their celebration of the Bolivian Independence Day.

There will be dance, music and food and everybody is invited.

Admission is free.

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

“Prehistory Mysteries – Humans and the Natural World” is a Drop.in activity for all ages.

“Pop in and have a chat with our Museum Educators who will have an array of replica artefacts and raw materials which you can pick up and examine. Discover how humans cleverly used antler, wood, and clay in centuries past – long before there was plastic.”

Admission is free. Located in the Prehistoric Ireland exhibition, Ground Floor.

The Guided Walk “Plant Hunters Walk” will take place in the Kilmacurragh part of the Botanic Gardens every Saturday in August from 14:30-15:30. (04+11+18+25 August)

“The travels of the plant hunters make wonderful stories! Often away for several years at a time in the most inaccessible parts of the world, these intrepid people showed wisdom, bravery and foolhardiness that will illuminate a walk round Kilmacurragh.”

Admission is free. Meet at the Car Park.

The Storytelling event “Saints in Stories” for families is happening in the Chester Beatty Library. Storyteller Róisín Murphy will delve into much loved stories of saints inspired by the exhibition “Miniature Masterpiece: The Coëtivy Hours”.

Admission is free.

Peter Reid’s play “Small Men Might See Rain” will be performed in the form of a rehearsed reading.

Admission is free and a suggested donation of EUR 2 is appreciated.

Donations

The Whelan’s Trad and Folk Festival 2018 will take place from Thur 02 – Sun 05 August. There will be over 20 acts on 3 stages in Whelan’s and admission to all gigs is free. The line-up is below and if you can only go to ONE gig, then “I Draw Slow” is my recommendation.

Saturday 04 Aug
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Main Venue:
20:30-21:40 CALL THE DANCERS / 21:45-23:15 I Draw Slow
Upstairs:
20:40-21:40 WHISTLE / 22:00-23:00 EOIN DILLON / 23:30-00:15 TBC / 00:30-01:30 THE RATTLING KIND
Front Bar:
19:00-21:00 TRADITIONAL ARTS COLLECTIVE

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Sunday 05 Aug
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Main Venue:
20:15-20:45 COLIN CLARKE, NICOLE MARTIN & RUTH DOLAN / 21:00-21:30 THE ESKIES [Acoustic] / 21:45-23:15 GRAND
Upstairs:
20:30-21:00 ALICE JAGO & GREG KAVNA / 21:15-21:45 KEVIN MEEHAN / 22:00-23:00 JUNIOR BROTHER
Front Bar:
19:00-21:00 TRADITIONAL ARTS COLLECTIVE

Constant Supply, an alternative rock/pop band from Donegal, and supporting act Elizabeth Moen and band, who will play folk, rock and R&B will be in Sin E for a gig.

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.

In all honesty, I have NO idea what the “NAFAS Project” is. If you search on Google you find that NAFAS stands for “North Anatolian Fault in the Aegean Sea”. Well, if that is a band name, then they show imagination. ;-)

I assume actually that it is a band, because what else would be performed in the Harbour Bar on a Saturday evening, but music.

Admission is free.

This is an An open jazz jam from 21:30-00:00. Bring your instruments!

Admission is free.

The Camembert Quartet will play a gig in the Mint Bar in the Westin Hotel.

Admission is free.

The Kickbacks will play a gig from 23:00 in the Bowery.

Admission is free until 22:00.

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 Irish International Jugger Tournament 2018 takes place this weekend on the Wanderers Football Club grounds. The Facebook page explains everything for participants and NOTHING for spectators. (Maybe they don’t expect any spectators.) There is a good chance that admission is free for spectators, but we can’t be 100% certain.

Jugger is is an intriguing game and for that reason you might want to have a look! There are about 7 weapons with which the players fight each other and the goal is to get a skull shaped ball or something like that. Intriguing, as I said. Check out the explanations here.

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.

On Sunday and Monday a Farmer’s Market will take place at Farmleigh House.

On Sunday, this coincides with a Plant Fair at Farmleigh House as well. On Monday there is no other event happening there.

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.

A Nature Scavenger Hunt will take place in Herbert Park at 10:00 and admission is free (Supported by Dublin City Council.) A second hunt will take place in the area of South Dublin County Council (at 12:30 in Griffeen Park), but they support it less and therefore there is a EUR 2 fee per child.

“Does your family have what it takes?! Race around the park collecting all the items on your list, then solve a series of challenges in the fatest time to become the scavenger hunt champions. This challenge will test all your nature identification skills.”

Booking is required with Turtle via education@owls.ie

At the Farmleigh Plant Fair a wide variety of specialist growers from all over Ireland will have an extensive range of special and exotic plants for sale. There will also be a play garden and some talks.

And a Farmers Market is also happening at Farmleigh House on Sunday.

Admission is free.

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 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 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.

The Rush Harbour Festival runs from Friday until Monday (03-06 August) in Rush and it includes a Air Display Show on Saturday and lots of Outdoor Movies.

The events every day are from 11:00-18:00: Fun Fair, Food Fair, Craft Fair (not on Monday), Art Exhibition and Bouncy Castles.

In addition these special events take place:

Saturday
11:00 Outdoor Movie: Toy Story
15:00 Air Display 2018 with Team Raven, Team Stearman, Richard Goodwell and Christen Eagle
16:00 Outdoor Movie: Finding Nemo + Live Music
——-
Sunday
11:30 Outdoor Movie: Toy Story 2
14:00 Fashion Show
15:00 Outdoor Movie: Finding Dory
——
Monday
12:00 Wooly Wards Petting Zoo
13:00 Kids Magic Show
——
Admission is free to all events above. (There are also two concerts on Saturday and Sunday evening which are not free.)

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.

A Drop-in family workshop will take place on the Maples and Calder Creative Space in the Atrium of the National Gallery.

At this weekly drop-in workshop, 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.

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.

A Public Auction with over 400 Lots will take place in Portrane on Sunday and Monday (14:00-17:00) and the viewing is on Satuday from 12:00-15:00. The auction lots will consist of furniture, china, collectables, antiques, designer clothes, artwork and more.

Admission is free and parking is free as well. For enquiries ring 087 7711968

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.

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 Film Screening of “The Odd Couple” (English. 1968, G (105 min)) will take place.

“With his friend in the middle of a traumatic divorce, Oscar volunteers to take him in. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are at their comic best in this hilarious and charming 1968 classic.”

Admission is free.

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

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 Whelan’s Trad and Folk Festival 2018 will take place from Thur 02 – Sun 05 August. There will be over 20 acts on 3 stages in Whelan’s and admission to all gigs is free. The line-up is below and if you can only go to ONE gig, then “I Draw Slow” is my recommendation.

Saturday 04 Aug
==========

Main Venue:
20:30-21:40 CALL THE DANCERS / 21:45-23:15 I Draw Slow
Upstairs:
20:40-21:40 WHISTLE / 22:00-23:00 EOIN DILLON / 23:30-00:15 TBC / 00:30-01:30 THE RATTLING KIND
Front Bar:
19:00-21:00 TRADITIONAL ARTS COLLECTIVE

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Sunday 05 Aug
=========

Main Venue:
20:15-20:45 COLIN CLARKE, NICOLE MARTIN & RUTH DOLAN / 21:00-21:30 THE ESKIES [Acoustic] / 21:45-23:15 GRAND
Upstairs:
20:30-21:00 ALICE JAGO & GREG KAVNA / 21:15-21:45 KEVIN MEEHAN / 22:00-23:00 JUNIOR BROTHER
Front Bar:
19:00-21:00 TRADITIONAL ARTS COLLECTIVE

The Bionic Rats play Ska and Reggae at the Sunday Skank in the Foggy Dew.

Admission is free.

The next Bank Holiday Sunday Party will take place in the Workman’s Club. There will be live music with

Fields, Fonda, Gabriel Paschal Blake

and this will be followed by The Workman’s Karaoke Club.

Upstairs Djs will entertain from 23:00 with 9 Bar (Alternative Tunes, Psych Sounds), Tony Bones (Manchester Music & Indie Anthems), Tony Callaly, 80s, 90s, 00s by Guilty Pleasures.

Admission is free.

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).

Dysfunktional are playing a gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

A weekly Pub Quiz takes place in Rody Boland’s over the summer.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Blues Cartel will be in Whelan’s again and will perform mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic Rock twist, sandwiched with Swing, Rock’n’Roll, Soul, Funk, Blues and Rap of all eras.

Admission is free.

Today is the August Bank Holiday and that means that there are less events happening this weekend than on other bank holiday weekend. Why that is, is not soooo clear because there are plenty of people in town, but it has been that way for years. :-O

It’s not that nothing is happening, but there are no big events really.

The day is for shops etc a normal day, but most office workers have a day off.

Please note that some regular events happen as normal, but others don’t happen on a Bank Holiday, so you better check!

Have a great day!

On Sunday and Monday a Farmer’s Market will take place at Farmleigh House.

On Sunday, this coincides with a Plant Fair at Farmleigh House as well. On Monday there is no other event happening there.

Admission is free.

The Rush Harbour Festival runs from Friday until Monday (03-06 August) in Rush and it includes a Air Display Show on Saturday and lots of Outdoor Movies.

The events every day are from 11:00-18:00: Fun Fair, Food Fair, Craft Fair (not on Monday), Art Exhibition and Bouncy Castles.

In addition these special events take place:

Saturday
11:00 Outdoor Movie: Toy Story
15:00 Air Display 2018 with Team Raven, Team Stearman, Richard Goodwell and Christen Eagle
16:00 Outdoor Movie: Finding Nemo + Live Music
——-
Sunday
11:30 Outdoor Movie: Toy Story 2
14:00 Fashion Show
15:00 Outdoor Movie: Finding Dory
——
Monday
12:00 Wooly Wards Petting Zoo
13:00 Kids Magic Show
——
Admission is free to all events above. (There are also two concerts on Saturday and Sunday evening which are not 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 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.

The Dalkey Vintage and Classic Car Festival is a yearly festival on the August Bank Holiday in the Dalkey Church Car Park.

There will be lots of classic cars, a Formula 1 simulator and Street Entertainment.

Admission is free,

A Public Auction with over 400 Lots will take place in Portrane on Sunday and Monday (14:00-17:00) and the viewing is on Satuday from 12:00-15:00. The auction lots will consist of furniture, china, collectables, antiques, designer clothes, artwork and more.

Admission is free and parking is free as well. For enquiries ring 087 7711968

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.

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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Do you suffer from severe allergies? The Allergy Fairy, supported by the Anaphylaxis Campaign, is inviting to a meet up picnic event for allergy sufferers in Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday. The meet up will take place in the Phoenix Park but Pheonix Park is big, so you will have to register to find out where it is.

The meetup is a chance to meet other individuals and families who are managing severe allergies on a daily basis and learn about what supports are available to help you. If you are interested in attending contact theallergyfairy@gmail.com

Admission is free.

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.

The Ben Prevo Band plays Blues and R&B in the Music Cafe.

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).

The Long Beach Jazz Band will play popular covers in a jazz style.

Admission is free.

The Urban Mojo Blues Band will be in the Leeson Lounge playing their Blues.

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.

Join our Circus250 artist-in-residence Steve Simpson for an Open Studio event. His studio will be open to all visitors who want to see what he has been working on as part of his residency. He will be there to chat about his work and about the inspiration he has drawn from the “Circus250: Art of the Show” exhibition.

Admission is free.

The National Botanic Gardens run “Kids Drop by Activities” every Tuesday until 28 August.

There will be fun activities in the dedicated Children’s Garden. Sow seeds, make seed bombs, design bug hotels and re-use everyday items to create your own piece of eco art. Suitable from age 4. All children must bring their own grown up.

The event times are: 11:00, 11:30, 15:00, 15:30

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.

The tour “Conversations on Art” is a Dementia-friendly tour in the Chester Beatty Library and people living with dementia and their loved ones are invited.

“Take a break from the everyday and enjoy an afternoon of conversations on art and life in general. Join us for a relaxing tea or coffee in the Silk Road Café before we take you on a tour of our beautiful collections. Limited to 10 Participants per tour.”

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-4070766

The Pop-up talk “The Grand Tour” will take place in Room 45 of the National Gallery. Sarah Wilson will talk about the “Grand Tour”,

Admission is free.

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) continues to bring you Dublin Green Drinks on the first Tuesday of every month in J.W. Sweetman’s. Green Drinks is a monthly event in 711 cities around the world to bring people with an interest in green issues together.

The topic this month is: Discover Ireland’s lizards

“Kieran Flood, Conservation Officer for the Irish Wildlife Trust will be giving a talk on our native Irish lizard and the work the Irish Wildlife Trust has been doing to map the distribution of this little know Irish reptile. Ireland is not known for its reptile diversity but our own native reptile, the viviparous lizard, is widespread and a fascinating creature.”

Meet up on the top floor of J.W. Sweetman’s. Doors open at 18:30 and the talk is at 19:00. Admission is free.

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.

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.

This is a weekly (acoustic) Roots & Blues gig with Anthony Mannion and Luke Mercer.

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.

It seems the Jazz Jam has been moved to Tuesday for this week:

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).

Ben Prevo will be for his weekly gig in the Bowery. Expect Blues, Funk, Jazz and even Country.

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 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.

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.

The Teens Lab “Exploring 3D Printing: When is a Copy a Copy?” for 12-17 year olds will take place on Wednesday and at the time of writing this, there were still some places available.

“Are you interested in exploring 3D Printing technologies, their future applications and how they can be used to replicate the objects housed in the Chester Beatty? Then why not attend this workshop with Colin Keogh, a tech innovator and engineer, and explore the difference between a fakes/forgeries and a replica and get hands on with turning ideas and concepts from the museum into real life copies. Participants will learn about how to use a 3D printer and tablet applications to digitize objects, and to discover the Chester Beatty’s collections in an innovative way. Come along and experience the worlds of history, education and technology combined.”

Admission is free, but registration is required via 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.

“Amazing Amber” is a drop-in activity for families.

“Amber is amazing. People used this beautiful material in the Bronze Age, in Early Christian Ireland and even in Viking Dublin. Drop-in to the Museum to uncover the mystery of where all this amber came from, handle some real 33-million-year old amber, then make your own marbled beads from air dough to take home.”

Admission is free. Located in Learning Resource Room, First Floor.

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.

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 Irish Wildlife Trust host this family friendly event which features a brief wildlife talk in the library followed by a walk in the local park, exploring the wildlife found there.

The talk in the library will be followed by a walk in Fairview Park to explore the wildlife.

The Talk and Walks are free and all are welcome. Booking is recommended via 01-8336297

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

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.

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.

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

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 will play a gig in the Porterhouse in Temple Bar.

Admission is free.

The Harleys are a popular coverband and they will be in the Mezz every Wednesday at midnight.

Admission is free.

The Children’s Workshop “Budding Botanists” will take place in Glasnevin on Thursday.

“Ever wanted to start your very own dried plant collection? Get great tips and discover how you can become a plant collector! Join our guides on an expedition through the Botanic Gardens, identifying and collecting suitable plants for pressing before constructing your very own flower press. If you like, you can also create some beautiful botanical designs with our pre-dried plants.”

Admission is free, Suitable for ages 6+. Booking is required via 01-804 0319 / 857 0909 or email botanicgardens@opw.ie.

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.

“Inspectorium: Catch me if you can” is a Drop-in activity for families.

Some animals hide to conceal themselves from predators and others hide to sneak up on their prey. During this drop-in session at the Discovery Zone, find the animal that is hiding in its environment.

Admission is free.

Learn how to take better care of the environment and its biodiversity. Explore marine habitats and human impact on marine ecosystems. Hands-on activities are used to explore marine biodiversity including food chains and webs. Touch tank with various sea creatures. This is a free 90 minute workshop for children age 7-11 years.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-4907035

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.

“Eileen Gray – her work and her world” is the title of a talk that is suitable for adults.

Celebrate the 140th anniversary of the birth of designer Eileen Gray, with Dr Jennifer Goff, Curator Eileen Gray exhibition and author of “Eileen Gray: Her Work and Her World” at this lunchtime lecture. The lecture will focus on how Gray’s life and work has influenced future generations in design and architecture.

Admission is free.

August is the month for the yearly “Opera in the Open” at the Amphitheatre behind Dublin City Offices and not far from Christ Church Cathedral. For the first four Thursdays a lunchtime performance of an opera will take place. This year the performances are:

+ 02 Aug: Don Giovanni – Amadeus Mozart
+ 09 Aug: Hansel & Gretel – Engelbert Humperdinck
+ 16 Aug: L’Heure Espagnol – Maurice Ravel
+ 23 Aug: Lucia di Lammermoor – Gaetano Donizetti

Admission is free. In very bad weather it can happen that the event will get cancelled. In that case notifications should be on the Facebook Page below.

The talk “The Admiral and the Vi rgin” with Professor Richard Gameson, Department of History, Durham University will take place.

Admission is free.

The Pop-up talk “Clump of Trees, Rochefort-en-Terre” will take place in the National Gallery. Tom Hodson will talk about Roderic O’Conor’s “Clump of Trees, Rochefort-en-Terre”.

Admission is free. Meet in the Atrium. Places are limited to 15 people and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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”. ;-)

A public tour of the exhibition “World War Ireland: Exploring the Irish Experience” will take place. Find out about the Irish experience ‘over there’ and on the home front during WWI through our collections of letters, diaries, recruiting posters, newspaper reports, cartoons and leaflets.

WWIreland is at 2/3 Kildare Street not at the main National Library building.

Admission is free.

Learn how to take better care of the environment and its biodiversity. Explore marine habitats and human impact on marine ecosystems. Hands-on activities are used to explore marine biodiversity including food chains and webs. Touch tank with various sea creatures. This is a free 90 minute workshop for children age 7-11 years.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-01-4973539

“The Meg and other Creatures of the Deep” is a tour for Ages 8+.

What creatures of the deep live in Irish waters today? Join Educator, Geraldine Breen, for a special tour to celebrate the extinct Megalodon, the largest shark of them all, during this tour of the Irish Room.

Admission is free. Places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis 15 minutes before the tour starts.

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.

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

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

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.

A discussion about the struggle for Trans Rights will take place.

Admission is free.

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.

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

Admission is free.

The Crystal Skull Sessions is a band competition in Sin É and this week the final will take place. Your vote decides who wins!

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.

Susan Tomelty will perform Blues + Jazz.

Admission is free.

Telegraph with Kevin Doherty and Ciaran Tourish will play American and Irish Folk in the Leeson Lounge.

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 next “Movies on the Beach” is the screening of “Dirty Dancing” and it will take place on Thursday from 22:00.

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.

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 “Treasures of the National Museum Tour” is suitable for everybody from Age 7+.

See the iconic treasures in the National Museum, including the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice on this tour.

Admission is free. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

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.

The Nigerian Carnival Ireland CultureFest will take place on the Ballymun Plaza outside of the Axis.

It is a family fun day open to everyone with a carnival parade and stalls on the Plaza. Various cultures, groups and organisations will showcase the beauty of their culture.

Admission is free.

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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.

Join our Circus250 artist-in-residence Steve Simpson for an Open Studio event. His studio will be open to all visitors who want to see what he has been working on as part of his residency. He will be there to chat about his work and about the inspiration he has drawn from the “Circus250: Art of the Show” exhibition.

Admission is free.

The TramCafe is the venue for Dublin’s only after work Jazz event on a Friday. The Cafe Duo will play every Friday Jazz, Soul and Bossa Nova.

Admission is free.

Every Friday in July and August, Sinnott’s will have live music on their terrace.

The line-up is below:
Friday 10 Aug. Steve Squared
Friday 17 Aug. Pacino Brothers
Friday 24 Aug. Retronauts Acoustic
Friday 31 Aug. The Shapes

Admission is free.

The Dublin Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival will happen from Friday until Sunday (10-12 August) and it seems it has moved and shrunk in size. For the last four years it took place in 11 venues in the Dame District, this year the only venue will be the Grand Social. :-O

Australian Cherry Divine will be in the Grand Social on Friday & Sunday and California’s J P McDermott & The Western Bop will be headlining on Saturday night.

The line-up is here

Friday:
21:00 Donna Dunne / 22:30 Cherry Divine – Helen Bailey / 23:45 Surfers Paradise with PointBreak

Saturday:
19:00-21:00 The Dance Off- With Lindy Hop all levels / 21:00 Dublin City Rounders / 22:00 Louisiana 6 / 23:00 J.P. McDermott and Western Bop

Sunday:
Zodiacs / Kaleo / Cherry Divine – Helen Bailey

Admission is free.

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 National Youth Harp Orchestra of Great Britain will be in Christ Church for a concert. 23 harpists will perform during their tour in Ireland and the gig in Dublin is their last concert on this tour.

Admission is free.

The False and the Fair will play psychedelic folk rock in Sin E.

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.

Old School will be playing 40s Swing and Jazz at this gig.

Admission is free.

The Souljackers will play Soul and Lounge music.

Admission is free.

Dermot Byrne plays the old style classic blues from the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Son House to Robert Johnson with some country, soul and work songs thrown in.

Admission is free.

Post-punk disco live band King Bones will play a gig in the Grand Social. The event is brought to you by Oslo IV.

Admission is free.