Dublin Event Guide 596: Lots of talks & gigs, First Christmas Market, Startup Week

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 Dublin Book Festival 2018 will take place from Thurs 15 Nov until Sun 18 Nov and there are a few free events among the non-free events. You can view all events on the website here or you can download the PDF brochure. You then unfortunately have to search individually to find the free ones.

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.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-16:00. (Come early, though! It seems that traders already start packing up around 15:30.) You can reach the market 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.

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.

Unconference is an event created by young people, for young people to explore issues of home, colonialism, censorship and freedom of speech and how they matter to young people in Ireland today.

These conversations are directly relevant to issues addressed in the current exhibition “Curious Creatures: Frans Post and Brazil”, specifically the legacy of colonialism and decolonisation. This Unconference is part of the education programme for Curious Creatures.

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

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.

17 November and already a Christmas Market? That is definitely a bit shocking!

It seems the “amazing lineup of talented crafters from Kilmainham” want to sell their works before anybody else can.

They are running their Craft Fair on 17/18/24/25 November and on 01/02 December (11:00-18:00).

They forgot to tell us if admission is free (How can organisers forget to mention that!?!?!?), but I assume there is no admission charge.

The Science Week event “Let’s Go To The Moon! Apollo 11 Workshops” will take place at 11:00 and 12:30 on Saturday.

Join astronomer, artist and educator Deirdre Kelleghan to explore the historic Apollo 11 moon-landing mission. Discover how to spot The Sea of Tranquillity – the exact spot on the moon where astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins landed almost 50 years ago.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 6486 316. Suitable from Age 10.

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 current exhibition in the Science Gallery is called “Inti macy” and it will run from 19 October until 24 February. (You probably see that there is a space in the middle of the exhibition title. That is to trick any spam filter that doesn’t like too private or personal words. In the following text I will use “Personal Connection” as a replacement title.)

The exhibition is looking at Personal Space and Personal Connection. What does it mean to be connected? And what really is connection? Can we connect virtually or does it have to be real?

Some of the most interesting exhibits are:

+ Companion Cat and Robot Flatmate
+ Hello Machine, a phone system for spontaneous conversations with strangers
+ Measure your Personal Space
+ A virtual reality system that allows visitors to experience the world through the eyes and body of another person.

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.

Qi Gong is a traditional Chinese form of meditation coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm state of mind.

Come to this gentle Qigong practice outdoors on the Roof Top Garden of the Library (weather permitting) or indoors with a view of the roof garden. Suitable for all ages.

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

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.

Explore the Gallery’s collection and beautiful architecture on this sketching tour.No artistic ability required. All materials provided.

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

The Silk Worm Club “Mind Craft” in the Chester Beatty library is a workshop for kids from 9-11 years.

“Science and creativity meet in this workshop designed for kids. Inspired by the popular game Minecraft, the goal is to simply invent, encourage creativity, innovation, discovery and problem-solving. We will use scientific objects from the Chester Beatty’s collection as inspiration for this hands-on workshop. This event is part of the Science Week events.”

Admission is free but booking is required (at the time of writing this there were still a few tickets available).

The Science Week drop-in activity “Iron, Fire and Stone in Space” will take place on Saturday in the Natural History Museum.

Drop into the Discovery Zone for this session on space rocks that are over 4 billion years old. During this interactive session, meet a scientist and experience the real weight of a meteorite in the palm of your hand.

Admission is free. Suitable from Age 8.

A Guided Tour of the “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again” Exhibition will take place

+ Every Tuesday from 2 October to 11 December: 13:00-14:00
+ Every Thursday from 04 October in Irish language (the time was oddly not mentioned!)
+ Every Saturday from 6 October to 15 December: 14:30- 15:30

Booking is required via heaneyexhibition@nli.ie because space is limited.

The Harbour Bar in Bray is running a Ska & Reggae Fest and they seem to have all the well known bands on the line-up. The fest runs from Friday until Sunday. The line-up for Saturday is

17:00 Mr. Upfull feat. Aminah
19:00 The Bionic Rats
21:00 The Skatuesques
(21:00 Trenchtown)
23:00 Gangsters

On the website of the Harbour Bar, there are two bands listed for the same time slot at 21:00 and I am not sure what happened there, but it could be that one band cancelled and the other stepped in. My guess is that the Skatuesques will win the battle for the time slo. ;-)

Admission is free.

Salmon Poetry celebrates the launch of poetry collections by Richard Halperin (“Catch Me While You Have the Light”) and Fred Johnston (“Rogue States”).

Fred Johnston has published nine collections of poems, four novels and two collections of short stories. Richard Halperin has published four collections of poetry with Salmon Poetry.

Admission is free.

The St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral not only has a boys choir, but also a girls choir. The girls perform every Saturday evening in the vigil mass at 18:00.

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.

“Like A Version” will play pop favourites like you’ve never heard them before in the styles of Swing, Ragtime, Charleston, BeBop & Samba.

Admission is free.

The band Kasms is playing a gig in Whelan’s and will get support from Ciaran Byrne.

Admission is free.

Spacevolk are somehow merging the sounds of jazz, funk, soul, hip hop and spoken word into their unique style and they will perform in Sin E on Saturday.

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 Book Festival 2018 will take place from Thurs 15 Nov until Sun 18 Nov and there are a few free events among the non-free events. You can view all events on the website here or you can download the PDF brochure. You then unfortunately have to search individually to find the free ones.

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

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

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-16:00. (Come early, though! It seems that traders already start packing up around 15:30.) You can reach the market 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 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.

On the 18 November, to celebrate Universal Children’s Day (20 November), the National Print Museum will trial a number of free Creative Makers workshops themed with Children’s Rights for children and families led by the Museum’s project artist and letterpress printer Mary Plunkett.

+ Workshop 1: 10.30 – 11.30 – ‘ColourFour’ for 4-7 year olds
+ Workshop 2: 12.30 – 13.30 – ‘Word, Cut, Print’ for 8-12 year olds
+ Workshop 3: 14.30 – 15.30 – ‘The Right to be a Creative Maker’ for 2 adults & 2 children (4+ years)

Admission is free, but booking is required. At the time of writing this there were a small number of places available for each of the workshops. Book via 01 6603770

Every Sunday (with a few exceptions) an art workshop takes place for children from 6-11 years of age. Admission is free and children must be accompanied by an adult.

The themes for the next workshop is: Felt Making with Gabi

Admission is free.

17 November and already a Christmas Market? That is definitely a bit shocking!

It seems the “amazing lineup of talented crafters from Kilmainham” want to sell their works before anybody else can.

They are running their Craft Fair on 17/18/24/25 November and on 01/02 December (11:00-18:00).

They forgot to tell us if admission is free (How can organisers forget to mention that!?!?!?), but I assume there is no admission charge.

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.

Over 45 stands will be at this Psychic & Holistic Fair on Sunday. There will be Mediums, Psychics, Tarot and Angel card readers. Holistic therapists and retailers of natural products and remedies will provide advise and sell their products.

Admission is 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.

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. The workshops are suitable for children of all ages, and take place in the Maples and Calder Creative Space in the Atrium.

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 “Inti macy” and it will run from 19 October until 24 February. (You probably see that there is a space in the middle of the exhibition title. That is to trick any spam filter that doesn’t like too private or personal words. In the following text I will use “Personal Connection” as a replacement title.)

The exhibition is looking at Personal Space and Personal Connection. What does it mean to be connected? And what really is connection? Can we connect virtually or does it have to be real?

Some of the most interesting exhibits are:

+ Companion Cat and Robot Flatmate
+ Hello Machine, a phone system for spontaneous conversations with strangers
+ Measure your Personal Space
+ A virtual reality system that allows visitors to experience the world through the eyes and body of another person.

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.

As part of the Dublin Book Festival Aga Grandowicz and Rob Maguire, authors of Dr. Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals, will take you on a journey through the homes and habitats of Irish animals – from the tiny Eurasian pygmy shrew to the enormous killer whale. It’s a race to the finish, with fun facts to learn along the way and even a lesson in how to draw some of the animals you’ll meet.

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

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 Macdara Ó Seireadáin clarinet and Gintaras Januševi?ius piano.

Among many other works, they will play:
Michele Mangani – Blues from An American in Paris
Joseph Horovitz – Sonatina;
Allegro Calmato
Lento, quasi andante
Con Brio
Claude Debussy – Preludes

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.

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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 Science of confidence” is a Science Week event in the Chester Beatty Library on Sunday.

“Public speaking is the number one fear in the world. You can’t conquer your fear until you understand the science behind it. Join a professional actor and a scientist for this seminar, as they take you on a journey through the physiological aspect that lies behind the fear of public speaking. Learn new and robust ideas to help you excel at the art of communication and public speaking.”

Admission is free.

“220th Anniversary of the 1798 Rebellion” is the title of the yearly Military History Lecture in honour of the National Museum’s late colleague F. Glenn Thompson. Historian and author Damian Shiels will talk about recent research and findings at the Vinegar Hill battlefield. The event will also showcase new research from the Centre for Military History and Strategic Studies at NUI Maynooth, with Jim Deery speaking about Irish Soldiers in Wellington’s Army.

Admission is free, but booking is required. Suitable for adults.

Brazilica will perform Jazz, Soul, Latin & Bossa Nova in the Tram Cafe. Brazilica are Luisa Moreira (Vocals) and Jonathan Batista (Guitar/Vocals).

Admission is free.

The Science Week talk “Ancient DNA and Irish Prehistory” will take place on Sunday.

The human genome is the sum of all our genetic information and can tell about our physical characteristics, for example eye/hair colouration or sometimes disease risks, as well as our relatedness to other people and populations. It is now possible to obtain genomes from bones of people who lived thousands of years ago and using this technology, we have begun to decipher the genomes of ancient Ireland and find out about the migrations that shaped our people’s ancestry and what their genetic make up was.

Admission is free, but booking is required via educationarch@museum.ie or 01 6486 332. Suitable from Age 12.

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

Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.

The talk “Many Worlds: Portrait and Still Life Painting” with artist Geraldine O’Neill, ARHA, will discuss portraiture and still life painting in the Lecture Theatre of the National Gallery.

Admission is free.

The title of this event is absolutely no help to understand what it is about. BUT due to spam checkers seriously disliking anything that has to do with close human contact, I can’t describe the event in clear terms either.

So I will try it this way:
The event is a discussion about how to have close human contact while there are phyiscal restraints in the form of a diasbility or illness.

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

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+.

The Harbour Bar in Bray is running a Ska & Reggae Fest and they seem to have all the well known bands on the line-up. The fest runs from Friday until Sunday. The line-up for Sunday is

15:30 Interskalactic
17:30 Weedway
19:30 The Reggulators
21:30 The Rebel Souls

Admission is free.

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.

Poet Moyra Donaldson and artist Paddy Lennon have together created ‘Blood Horses’, a creative and moving dialogue between poem and painting. Through their words and images, they tell the stories of three famous stallions, founding fathers of the thoroughbred horse as we know it today. ‘Blood Horses’, both exhibition and beautiful limited-edition book, looks at the relationship between humans and horses, the effect they have on our lives, and our love for these magnificent creatures.

This event is part of the Dublin Book Festival: www.dublinbookfestival.com

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

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

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

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

The 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).

The Dublin Startup Week 2018 will run from Mon 19 Nov until Fri 23 Nov and there will be approx. 50 events in five different areas: Design / Developer / Diversity / Entrepreneurship 101 / Future.

All events are listed here: www.dublinstartupweek.com/schedule and all events seem to be free but require registration.

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.

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).

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 Dublin Startup Week 2018 will run from Mon 19 Nov until Fri 23 Nov and there will be approx. 50 events in five different areas: Design / Developer / Diversity / Entrepreneurship 101 / Future.

All events are listed here: www.dublinstartupweek.com/schedule and all events seem to be free but require registration.

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 Guided Tour of the “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again” Exhibition will take place

+ Every Tuesday from 2 October to 11 December: 13:00-14:00
+ Every Thursday from 04 October in Irish language (the time was oddly not mentioned!)
+ Every Saturday from 6 October to 15 December: 14:30- 15:30

Booking is required via heaneyexhibition@nli.ie because space is limited.

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The Pop-up talk “A Musical Party” with Lisa Flanagan will look at Gerrit van Honthorst’s painting “A Musical Party”. Meet in front of the painting in Room 41.

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.

“The Harbour Ukuleles” is a group of ukulele enthusiasts and they meet every Tuesday in The Harbour Bar in Bray to jam and learn new songs.

Admission is free.

‘Cult Craic’ is a new Cult TV night in the Grand Social every Tuesday. It will bring all the best tv shows and films to the big screen. Watch all the classics like Black Books, Bottom, Monty Python, Mighty Boosh, Old School, Office Space.

Admission is free and there will even be free sweets and treats.

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 Startup Week 2018 will run from Mon 19 Nov until Fri 23 Nov and there will be approx. 50 events in five different areas: Design / Developer / Diversity / Entrepreneurship 101 / Future.

All events are listed here: www.dublinstartupweek.com/schedule and all events seem to be free but require registration.

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 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.

“Mapping, Investigating and Documenting Historic Shipwrecks off the Dublin Coast” is a talk on Wednesday in the National Museum in Kildare Street.

Dublin has one of the highest densities of shipwrecks anywhere along the Irish coast. This talk by Karl Brady, Underwater Archaeology Unit, National Monuments Service, will present an illustrated update on research undertaken through mapping, documenting and investigating some of the many shipwrecks lost off the Dublin Coast with a particular focus on discoveries made in recent times.

Admission is free, but booking is required via educationarch@museum.ie or 01 6486 334. Suitable for adults.

The Creativity Club is “for lonely doodlers and laptop noodlers” and it takes place upstairs in the Harbour Bar on Wednesday.

Admission is free.

The UCD Team will talk about how they are building Ireland’s first ever satellite in association with the European Space Agency.

Admission is free. The talk will be in Theatre 1 in the Newman Building.

On 21 November the Irish Council of Civil Liberties and INCLO will host the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, for a talk about counter-terrorism measures and their impact on human rights.

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

The Spanish language film “El Metodo / The Method” (2005, 115min) will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.

Seven candidates for an executive position apply for the personnel selection test of a multinational company located in Madrid. Their personalities are very different. In a climate of tense competitiveness, fear and doubts will take over the participants, who fall into a state of paranoia and suspicion that it will reveal the lack of scruples of the candidates.

Admission is free.

The Science Gallery invites you to an event where all you need to know about safe seks (intentional misspelling to foosl spam checkers) will be discussed.

Find out all the details via the link below.

Admission is free, but booking is required.

“The Shooting Stars exhibition curated by Marie Darblay offers a photographic glance at the legends of French cinema from the 60s and 70s, prominent film personalities that have become cult symbols.”

Admission is free to the launch and the exhibition, which will run from 21 Nov – 15 Jan.

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

Admission is free.

The Dublin Startup Week 2018 will run from Mon 19 Nov until Fri 23 Nov and there will be approx. 50 events in five different areas: Design / Developer / Diversity / Entrepreneurship 101 / Future.

All events are listed here: www.dublinstartupweek.com/schedule and all events seem to be free but require registration.

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.

If you regularly or occasionally buy books online, you can help the Dublin Event Guide hugely even without having to pay cent directly. In fact you even save money this way:

Buy your books from The Book Depository and get better prices and free (!!) delivery for all orders independent from the volume and when you click on the picture here before you buy, then 5% of what normally The Book Depository would get, they give back to the Dublin Event Guide. Everybody wins!

www.bookdepository.com?a_aid=dubevg

If you prefer Amazon to buy your books (for free postage you need to order a minimum of GBP 25), then use this Amazon link to help the Dublin Event Guide. Thanks!

As part of Dublin Startup Week Brian O’Kane, author of ‘Starting a business in Ireland’, will give a lunchtime talk about “The Entrepreneurial Challenge” for anyone who is starting – or thinking about starting – a business.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-873 3996 or businesslibrary@dublincity.ie.

The Dublin Art Book Fair will be in the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios from Thursday 22 Nov until Thurs 29 Nov. It will open every day at 11:00. However on the opening, doors a launch event will happen at 17:00.

During the Fair a varied programme of events will happen and all details are here: www.templebargallery.com/events

This year’s theme “Art and Architecture”, sees a special focus on Uncovering Libraries and Collections, highlighting the importance of libraries in our lives.

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.

Shane Lynam will facilitate the free Self Publishing Photobook Workshop “Photobook publishing/self publishing. From project idea to actual book”.

Photographer Shane Lynam has achieved that holy grail of photography projects and has completed the full book making cycle with his newly launched book “Fifty High Seasons”. Over the course of an hour Shane will draw on this experience to have an open and frank discussion about the process.

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.

Glug is a meeting of creative minds in Dublin and at their next meeting on Thursday there will be talks from four (graphic) designers and all details can be found on the Facebook page (link below).

Admission is free, but booking is required here.

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.

Cor van Gelderen, owner of Esveld Nurseries in Holland, plant collector, author and judge at Bloom, with his tremendous knowledge on plants, garden design and garden development, will speak about some of his garden projects from small to large spaces and how plants can be incorporated in Irish gardens today.

Admission is free.

The Crystal Skull Sessions is a band competition where a variety of acts perform at each heat and are randomly selected from an ancient skull who determines their faith. The crowd gets to vote for their favourite act to get through to the final.

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.

Buckshot Amber are a Rock band from Bray and they will play a gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

Every Thursday a Singer Songwriter/Open Mic 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 Connor McKeon Band will play a gig in Speakeasy style in the Mint Bar.

Admission is free.

The Dublin Startup Week 2018 will run from Mon 19 Nov until Fri 23 Nov and there will be approx. 50 events in five different areas: Design / Developer / Diversity / Entrepreneurship 101 / Future.

All events are listed here: www.dublinstartupweek.com/schedule and all events seem to be free but require registration.

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 Indian Film Festival 2018 will take place in three of Dublin’s Libraries. The Kevin Street Library, Rathmines Library and Pearse Street Library will be the venues that will screen films on Friday and Satuday (23+34 Nov).

Admission is free and the full programme can be found via the link 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.

If you regularly or occasionally buy books online, you can help the Dublin Event Guide hugely even without having to pay cent directly. In fact you even save money this way:

Buy your books from The Book Depository and get better prices and free (!!) delivery for all orders independent from the volume and when you click on the picture here before you buy, then 5% of what normally The Book Depository would get, they give back to the Dublin Event Guide. Everybody wins!

www.bookdepository.com?a_aid=dubevg

If you prefer Amazon to buy your books (for free postage you need to order a minimum of GBP 25), then use this Amazon link to help the Dublin Event Guide. Thanks!

The Pop-up talk “Art and Propaganda: Photographs of Countess Markievicz as Joan of Arc” will take place in the Hugh Lane Room (Room 31) of the National Gallery.

Join Mary Dowling and discover how portraiture can be used as a vehicle for political expression, propaganda and shaping a public identity.

Admission is free.

The TramCafe is the venue for Dublin’s only after work Jazz event on a Friday. Lulu Kumama will perform Jazz & Soul Standards wth a Funky Twist.

Admission is free.

“Sounding Out: The Women Composers of Ireland” is a talk on Friday evening,

This talk will celebrate women composers at home and abroad. Performers will highlight the impact women composers have had, and continue to have, whilst also giving voice to younger composers.

The event will take place in the Seanad Chamber, Leinster House, and has been organised in collaboration with the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

Admission is free, but booking is essential via educationarch@museum.ie or 01 6486 334. Suitable for adults.

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.

Early House is a 6-piece Soul & Funk band and they 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.