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Hi all!

It has happened! The Christmas Lights were quietly and secretly turned on in Dublin, the Santas are landing in every shopping centre (Get back and finish the production of presents!) and the Pre-Christmas time has firmly arrived (No waiting for the first of December.).

In Grafton Street, the smart people from Dublintown (a well funded trader organisation that takes their money from all the shops in the City Centre…on top of the Dublin City Rates/Taxes) and is in charge of the Christmas lights because Dublin City is not interested, came up with the probably-not-so-bright idea to replace the “Nollaig Shona Duit” sign at the entrance of Grafton Street with a boring-looking and boring-sounding “Welcome to Grafton Quarter” sign instead. (No, “Grafton Quarter” doesn’t exist, it is called Grafton Street!) And people got quite outraged about the nonsensical and unnecessary change.

What do you think?
Do you prefer “Nollaig Shona Duit” (twitter.com/northstar_hotel/status/1194302340809052162) or “Welcome to Grafton Quarter” (twitter.com/daraobriain/status/1194749156205694976)? Make your opinion known on www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide

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And now we come to some of this weekend’s free events. All events are sorted by start time, but watch out for the few events that have a “++” in front of them, the are particularly recommended. ;-) ALL events in this list are free, but some require booking! The market events that take place every week are only posted on the website at www.dublineventguide.com

Saturday Events (16 November)

Saturday + Sunday Markets

+ Temple Bar Food Market: Sat 10:00-16:30 on Meeting House Square  www.facebook.com/TempleBarFoodMarket/
+ Honest2Goodness Market: Sat 09:00-15:00 in Dublin Ind. Estate, Glasnevin www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Red Stables Market: Sat 10:00-16:00 at the Red Stables in St. Anne’s Park, Raheny www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket/
+ The Super Natural Food Market: Sat 09:00-15:00 at St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Marley Park Market: Sat 10:00-16:00 / Sun 11:00-16:00 Grange Road, Rathfarnham www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/markets/marlay-park-market
+ Dun Laoghaire People’s Park Market: Sun 11:00-16:00 People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/markets/peoples-park-market

++ We Are All Scientists Sat+Sun 10:00-17:00 chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/428130861231732 (Interactive Science Week Exhibition for all ages.)
+ Dublin 8 Christmas Craft Fair 11:00-17:30 Parochial Hall, James’ Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157632265719326&set=gm.2696786963677867
+ Pop-Up Shop in UKIYO 11:00-18:00 UKIYO Bar and Lounge, 7-9 Exchequer St, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/472173996719620/
+ Drop-in Family Workshop: Portraiture 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/drop-family-workshop-portraiture-0
+ National Gallery – Highlights Tour 11:30/13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Market Park (with 50 stalls) 12:00-17:00 Jam Park, Airside Retail Park, Swords, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/1081686925375587/
+ Plastic – Can’t live with it, can’t live without it – Exhibition 12:00-18:00 Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/plastic/
+ Schumann Reflections – Sundays@Noon Classical Concerts 12:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/2680-sundaysnoon-jane-oleary-schumann-reflections
+ Children’s Treasure Hunt 12:00-16:00 Smock Alley Theatre, 6-7 Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.dublinbookfestival.com/childrens-treasure-hunt/

in addition there are all the other free events at the National Museum, National Gallery, National Print Museum, Hugh Lane Gallery, Science Gallery, Chester Beatty Library National Botanic Gardens and then there are all the weekly markets.