Dublin Event Guide 780: Open House! – Open House Dublin, Cop On Festival, Jobs Expo & many more

October 15th, 2022

Open House!

Open House Dublin, Cop On Festival, Jobs Expo & many more

Hi!

It is Open House weekend! Don’t miss it and find out more about the buildings and the architecture that surrounds us. You might be surprised that I keep harping on about this event. ;-) But it is a little less known than Culture Night and it also doesn’t appeal to everybody, I get that.

We take architecture for granted and don’t really give it that much attention, but if you take part in any of the Open House events, you will see that there is a LOT more behind a facade than you think! Literally! :-)

If you haven’t booked any tours, it is still not too late. Go to the website and lock for the red Filter button at the bottom. Now select “Drop-in” and select the day that you are looking for and you will see all the drop in tours that are happening. Try one or two even if you are a bit hesitant and then tell me about it afterwards.

There are lots of other festivals as well and definitely the Cop on Climate Action Festival deserves your attention. Not that the others are not interesting, but it is impossible to do everything.

Next Friday there will be new festivals again: The “Earth Rising – Eco Art Festival” and the “Purple Flag – Alive After Five Festival”. If you go to the bottom of the newsletter you find some more details about them.

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The EPIC Zone

“EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum” (www.epicchq.com) are currently sponsoring the Dublin Event Guide and this section of the weekly newsletter will contain relevant information about events in general or about EPIC-related news and happenings.

+++ SAMHAIN FAMILY FESTIVAL
Sat 22 October – EPIC, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1
Did you know Halloween originated in Ireland? Celebrate the magic of the spoken word and awaken your inner Seanchaí at Samhain Family Festival.
Samhain is a festival that celebrates Ireland’s ancient Halloween roots and rich storytelling traditions. Modern Seanchaís and colourful characters will share spine-tingling tales and there will be plenty of fun in store for all ages as we invite you to celebrate the magic of the spoken word.
The Samhain Family Festival offers a range of workshops suitable for different age ranges, each workshop is 1 hour, with tickets including access for 1 child and an accompanying adult.
The workshops are
. Make your Own Monster with Artists “KIKI NA ART” (Age 5+)
. Pimpin’ Pumpkins and Transformin’ Turnips Workshop (Age 6-12)
. The Story of Samhain Shadow Puppet Show and Workshop (Age 6-12)
. Animal spirits mask making workshop (Age 4-8)
. Illustrate an Irish Vampire Story Workshop (Age 9-13)
. History-at-Home Packs Download (Age 8+)
Booking is required via epicchq.com/whats-on/samhain-family-festival/

+++ EPIC is getting ready for Christmas
An unforgettable Christmas experience awaits at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum on selected dates between 03 and 18 December. Santa, Mrs Claus and the elves are excited to be back at EPIC this December. They’ve spent the last few months getting ready for the best Christmas ever and they can’t wait to see you all again! Included in the experience is
– Entry to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
– Christmas Museum Trail
– Visit with Mrs Claus
– Individual visit to Santa with your family
– Age-appropriate gift from Santa
– A printed family photo with Santa taken by a professional photographer
– Post a letter to Santa at our Christmas Express Post Box
– A ticket to return and visit EPIC again in 2023
Prices:
Children (1-3 years) including an age-appropriate gift EUR18.50
Children (4-12 years) including an age-appropriate gift EUR 26.00
Children (under 1 year) FREE Adults (13+) EUR 16.00
To book and for further information go to epicchq.com/visit-santa-at-epic/

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 15 October

++ Open House Dublin (Sat+Sun) openhousedublin.com/
++ Dublin Festival of History 26 Sep-16 Oct dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/
++ Irish, Spanish, Latin American Festival (13-15 Oct) www.getthislink.com/ISLA2022
++ Red Line Festival (13-16 Oct) redlinefestival.ie/
++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival (14-23 Oct) smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/
++ Cop On Festival about Climate Action (14+15 Oct) copon.ie/

+ Car Boot Sales Tallaght 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 (lower car park) www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Howth Market – Food stalls, organic produce, freshly baked goods, jewelry, clothing, antiques and more (Sat+Sun) 09:00-18:00 Howth Market, 3A Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin www.facebook.com/howthmarket/
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Cop On Climate Action Festival – Workshops, Flea Market, Music 10:00-late TU Dublin, Lower House, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 copon.ie/ (Booking required, tickets still available!)
+ Jobs Expo Dublin – Job Fair, Start your own business advice, Career Clinic, Seminars 10:00-16:00 Cusack Suite, Croke Park, St. Joseph’s Avenue, Dublin 1 www.jobsexpo.ie/ (Registration required)
+ St Anne’s Park Market – Food, Arts, Crafts 10:00-16:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market 10:00-14:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ Bushy Park Market – 30 stalls with hot food, artisan produce, crafters and makers 10:00-16:00 Bushy Park, Rathdown Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Dublin Festival of History 11:00 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1) (First come first served)
+ Children’s History Workshop: Dublin’s Secret Symbols (Age: 9-12) – Dublin Festival of History 11:00-12:10 Pearse Street Library, 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/396475628277 (Booking required)
+ Urban Picnic in Corkagh Park – Farmer’s Market 11:00-17:00 Corkagh Park, Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.facebook.com/UrbanPicnic.ie/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Dublin Festival of History 11:00 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1) (First come first served)
+ Qigong at the Rooftop Garden – Chester Beatty Museum 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden-3/
+ Inspirational Dublin – Workshop for Families (Age 6-11 & guardians) – Open House Junior 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/open-house-junior-inspirational-dublin-workshop-for-families/ (Booking required)
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Tour: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” – Family Tour 13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Dublin-Festival-of-History-From-Barracks-To-Museum
+ Open House Tour: Architecture – National Gallery 13:00-13:45 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/open-house-tour-architecture-1
+ National Library Reading Room Visits – Open House Dublin 13:15-16:15 National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
+ Depictions of Women in Art – Themed Tour – National Gallery 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/themed-tour-depictions-women-art
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Tour: “Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of Irishmen at Home and Abroad: 1914-1915” – Family Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Dublin-Festival-of-History-Recovered-Voices
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ National Library Open House Junior Trail – Age: 7+ 14:00 National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
+ Open House Junior: Drop-In Workshop: At Home with the Vikings – National Museum 14:00-15:30 National Museum, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Open-House-Junior-Drop-In-Workshop-At-Home-with-th (NO booking required)
+ Open House 2022: Architectural Tour of Collins Barracks – National Museum 14:30+15:30 Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Open-House-2022-Architectural-Tour-of-Collins-Barr (NO booking required)
+ International Folk Session at Hartigan’s 18:00-23:00 Hartigan’s, 100 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/InternationalBalladGroup
+ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival – Remembrance – Live performance of music and poetry 19:00-22:00 Chocolate Factory, 26 King’s Inns Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/441091314997 (Booking required)
+ Nxb0dies, Scathed, Ritual Effect, The Psychs and Luna Sky – Gigs – Fibber Magees 20:00-02:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell St, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/642600793905314/
+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (adm free from 21:00-23:00) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ Still At The Music – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
+ Drying Weather – Gig – Whelan’s Midnight Hour 23:30 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/midnight-hour-w-drying-weather/ (Admission free before 22:30 via Guest List)

Sunday 16 October

++ Open House Dublin (Sat+Sun) openhousedublin.com/
++ Dublin Festival of History 26 Sep-16 Oct dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/
++ Red Line Festival (13-16 Oct) redlinefestival.ie/
++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival (14-23 Oct) smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ Howth Market – Food stalls, organic produce, freshly baked goods, jewelry, clothing, antiques and more (Sat+Sun) 09:00-18:00 Howth Market, 3A Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin www.facebook.com/howthmarket/
+ parkHIIT Phoenix Park – Resistance Training 10:00-10:30 DASH Container Cafe, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V663 Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/438539472367 (Booking required)
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market 10:00-16:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ Herbert Park Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.facebook.com/Herbert-Park-Market-405930226496273
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ St. Catherine’s Park Urban Market 11:00-17:00 St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/St.CatherinesParkUrbanMarket
+ Spooky Family Treasure Hunt – St Stephen’s Green – Duration: 30 min (07 Oct-01 Nov) 12:00-18:00 St. Stephen’s Green Park, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/433451494087 (Booking required)
+ Family Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Hamilton Walk – DIAS Dunsink Observatory – Anniversary walk in remembrance of mathematician William Rowan Hamilton 13:00 Dunsink Observatory, Dunsink Lane, Castleknock, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/418041241607 (Booking required)
+ Drop-in Drawing: Georgian Motifs in Drawing and Collage 13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/drop-in-drawing-georgian-motifs-in-drawing-and-collage/
+ Open House Tour: Architecture – National Gallery 13:00-13:45 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/open-house-tour-architecture-0
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 13:30-14:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Open House Junior 2022: Museum Design Takeover at Collins Barracks 14:00 Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Open-House-Junior-2022-Museum-Design-Takeover-at-C (Booking required)
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Tour: “Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of Irishmen at Home and Abroad: 1914-1915” – Family Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Dublin-Festival-of-History-Recovered-Voices
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3525-sunday-tour-29-may-2022
+ Turner and Romantic Nature – Lecture – National Gallery 15:00-16:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/turner-and-romantic-nature
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Tour: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” – Family Tour 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Dublin-Festival-of-History-From-Barracks-To-Museum
+ Sunday Sketching: Light and Shadow – Family Event (Age 6-12 + parents) 15:00-16:00 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3725-ily
+ Balfolk Dublin – Traditional Dances 16:00-19:00 Cobblestone, 77 King Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/1106796879958683
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy with Stephen Mullan & Gillzie Fitz and others 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
+ Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig – Whelan’s Front Bar 22:30 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford St, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/the-dublin-blues-cartel-2/ (Adm free before 22:30)

And the free events for next week….

Monday 17 October

++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival (14-23 Oct) smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

+ Spooky Family Treasure Hunt – St Stephen’s Green – Duration: 30 min (07 Oct-01 Nov) 10:00-18:00 St. Stephen’s Green Park, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/433451494087 (Booking required)
+ “Limits to Growth” in Soviet Perspective – Lecture – TCD 16:00-17:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/limits-to-growth-in-soviet-perspective.php (Booking required)
+ Newspapers and the Destabilization of Empire 1760-1770 – Trinity Centre for Early Modern History 16:00-17:30 Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/an-imperial-public-sphere-newspapers-and-the-destabilization-of-empire-c1760-1770.php (Booking required)
+ A Climate Friendly Kitchen – Learn about the connection between climate change and food – The Sustainable Life School 18:30 Walkinstown Library, Percy French Road, Dublin 12 www.dublincity.ie/events/climate-friendly-kitchen (Booking required)
+ Reading Diversely with Doreen Duffy – to give new writers the confidence to continue writing 18:30 Ballymun Library, Ballymun Road, Dublin 11 www.dublincity.ie/events/reading-diversely-doreen-duffy (Booking required)
+ Song Cycle with Laura Ryder & Moon Looks On – Whelan’s 20:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy with Martin Angolo & Padraig Williams and others 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Tuesday 18 October

++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival (14-23 Oct) smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

+ Spooky Family Treasure Hunt – St Stephen’s Green – Duration: 30 min (07 Oct-01 Nov) 10:00-18:00 St. Stephen’s Green Park, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/433451494087 (Booking required)
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Online Audio Description Tour – for people with a visual impairment 12:00-13:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/439509624117 (Booking required)
+ Apollo Project: My Perspective: A Vanitas Fruit-piece – Pop-up talks by young people for young people – National Gallery 13:15-13:45 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/apollo-project-my-perspective-vanitas-fruit-piece
+ A Climate Friendly Kitchen – Learn about the connection between climate change and food – The Sustainable Life School 18:30 Ballymun Library, Ballymun Road, Dublin 11 www.dublincity.ie/events/climate-friendly-kitchen-0 (Booking required)
+ War of Words: censorship, propaganda and civil war – Lecture – Civil War in Ireland: New Perspectives – National Library 19:00-21:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/427905686427 (Booking required)
+ The Flo Show: Open Mic & Talent Show (all genres) – Workman’s Club 19:00 The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 theworkmansclub.com/events/the-flo-show-open-mic-talent-show-5/
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/

Wednesday 19 October

++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival (14-23 Oct) smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

+ CNCI Digitisation and Cataloguing Group: Increasing Access and Discoverability – Symposium 09:30-12:30 Online and at Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/cnci-digitisation-and-cataloguing-group-increasing-access-and-discoverability/ (Booking required)
+ Spooky Family Treasure Hunt – St Stephen’s Green – Duration: 30 min (07 Oct-01 Nov) 10:00-18:00 St. Stephen’s Green Park, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/433451494087 (Booking required)
+ Little Museum of Dublin – Free Tour 10:00 Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 littlemuseum.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173601013
+ Meet a Geologist in person – Q&A with a Geologist at the National Museum 10:00-17:00 National Museum Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-October-2022
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Exhibition Tour – National Library 13:00-14:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/361690505037
+ Revolution, Settler Colonialism and the Life of an Irish Doctor in South America – Seminar – TCD 14:30-16:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/revolution-settler-colonialism-and-the-life-of-an-irish-doctor-in-south-america.php (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Dublin Festival of History 14:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1) (First come first served)
+ Guided Tour at Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge 14:30 National War Memorial Gardens, off South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (Meeting point is inside the main gates)
phoenixpark.ie/event/irish-national-war-memorial-gardens-islandbridge-free-wednesday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4189
+ Chat with Abbey Theatre Resident Director Claire O’Reilly – Dublin City Culture Club 15:00 Abbey Theatre, 26/27 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873639782 (Booking required)
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 17:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ Creative Photography for Beginners (19+26 Oct + 02+09 Nov) 18:30 Richmond Barracks, richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633646 (Booking required)
+ Birdwatch Ireland Evening Lecture: Birding in the Fast Lane 19:45-20:45 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/event/birdwatch-ireland-evening-lecture-birding-in-the-fast-lane/?instance_id=51909
+ Trad on Wednesdays – Uilleann Piper Eoin Dillon – Whelan’s 20:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/trad-on-wednesdays-2/

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 20 October

++ Purple Flag – Alive After Five Festival (20-23 Oct) www.dublintown.ie/purpleflag
++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival (14-23 Oct) smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

+ Spooky Family Treasure Hunt – St Stephen’s Green – Duration: 30 min (07 Oct-01 Nov) 10:00-20:00 St. Stephen’s Green Park, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/433451494087 (Booking required)
+ Meet a Geologist in person – Q&A with a Geologist at the National Museum 10:00-17:00 National Museum Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-October-2022
+ Guided Tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery 11:00 Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) phoenixpark.ie/event/arbour-hill-cemetery-free-friday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4188
+ Reading the Deeds and Sasines: Unlocking Irish and Scottish Land Records – Talk – Registry of Deeds 11:30 Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873639375 (Booking required)
+ The Practical Guide to Being Confident & Assertive – Talk – Iconic Offices 12:00-13:00 iconicoffices.com/events/the-practical-guide-to-being-confident-assertive/ (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Dublin Festival of History 14:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1) (First come first served)
+ Futures Thinking – Talks – TCD 16:00-19:00 Ed Burke Theatre, Trinity College, Arts Block, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.com/e/425353231967 (Booking required)
+ Purple Flag – Alive After Five Festival (20-23 Oct) – Drury Street Festival – Local business stalls, on street food demonstrations and tasting, live music from buskers, street entertainment 17:00 -22:00 Drury Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/Dublintown.ie/photos/5569023449800788
+ Teacher Network Evening – National Gallery 18:00-20:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/teacher-network-evening-0 (Booking required)
+ Starting Your Own Business: “Market Research – Identifying Clients, Competitors and Resources” – Talks – Central Library (13, 20, 27 Oct) 18:00-19:45 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/starting-your-own-business-autumn-series (Booking required)
+ Ma Thursdays Open Mic – Mother Reilly’s Bar 21:00-23:30 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/mathursdaysopenmi

Friday 21 October

++ Earth Rising – Eco Art Festival (21-23 Oct) imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising/
++ Purple Flag – Alive After Five Festival (20-23 Oct) h
++ RDS Visual Art Awards (21-29 Oct), RDS Concert Hall with free guided tours on 21+22 Oct. www.rds.ie/rds-foundation/arts/vaa
++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival (14-23 Oct) smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

+ Meet a Geologist in person – Q&A with a Geologist at the National Museum 10:00-17:00 National Museum Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/102022/Meet-a-Geologist-in-person-October-2022
+ Bones in the Attic – Study Morning – High Lane Gallery 10:00-12:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/356297745147 (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the Hugh Lane Collection – Hugh Lane Culture Club 10:30 Online www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3776-culture-club-21-october-2022 (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Dublin Festival of History 14:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1) (First come first served)
+ Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery 14:30 Arbour Hill Cemetery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) phoenixpark.ie/event/arbour-hill-cemetery-free-friday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4188
+ Earth Rising – Eco Art Festival (21-23 Oct) – IMMA 15:00-21:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 18 imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising/ (Booking required)
+ Colm Lynch + Special Guests – Gig – Soft Rock Classics 19:00-21:00 Hard Rock Hotel, 18 Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/1086498125259577
+ The Irish Halloween Experience: Dressing Up and Knocking on Doors – Talk 20:00-21:00 National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/427098070827 (Booking required)

And there is more…

+++ Open House Dublin 2022
Open House Dublin is an event by the Irish Architecture Foundation mainly on 15+16 October, but there are already a few tours on Friday 14 Oct.
Open House focuses on architecture. It looks at the buildings around us and you will be able to visit these buildings, go on a guided tour and find out from architects what was the idea behind how they are built.
At Open House there will be lots of tours in interesting buildings in Dublin on Saturday and Sunday and while some tours are walk-in tours where you just join a queue outside and wait until it is your turn, many require booking. So check the website www.openhousedublin.com and make a plan for the next weekend.

+++ LOW PRICED BOOKS (WITH FREE DELIVERY)
Book Depository is the place where you can buy low priced books, usually for better prices than on Amazon. And Book Depository always delivers for free. By buying books from Book Depository you will also help the Dublin Event Guide for no additional cost to you, so two good reasons in one. Use this link: shor.by/BookDepository .

+++ Samhain Halloween Walks 2022 – Marlay Park (29+30 Oct)
Many people contacted me directly to find out if and when the Marlay Park Halloween Walks take place and how you can get tickets. These tickets are in hot demand and, so check out how it works here: The walks take place on Sat 29 Oct (16:30-20:30) and on Sunday 20 Oct (15:30-20:30). events.dlrcoco.ie/event/samhain-halloween-walks-2022
Tickets are free and will be available from www.eventbrite.ie/o/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council-31637777971 For Saturday 29 October you can get the tickets from 14:00 on Saturday 15 October and tickets for Sun 30 October can be booked from 14:00 on Sun 16 October. (Each ticket admits 6 people! Dogs are not allowed, unless they are assistance dogs.)
The halloween walk is a 1.7km long haunted walk with “Weirdoes, Witches, Banshees and the Disco of Death”.

+++ PURPLE FLAG – ALIVE AFTER FIVE FESTIVAL
From 20-23 Oct Dublin will celebrate the Purple Flag festival. Like the Blue Flag is a quality accreditation for clean beaches, the Purple Flag is an accreditation that honours excellence in the appeal and management of a town or city centre area after 17:00.
Sounds a little odd? Yes it does! I didn’t even realise that there is any central management done for anything that happens after 17:00 in Dublin. :-O
Dublin Town (the organisation that represents the traders in Dublin City) are looking after this festival and their website is not revealing much. Big words “packed with free events on both sides of the city showcasing the best in culture, food and music that Dublin has to offer”.
But at the moment there are only two events listed: A festival in Drury Street on Thursday with on-street food demonstrations and tasting, live music from buskers and street entertainment (17:00-22:00) and on Sunday 23 Oct an on-street movie screening of the original Ghostbusters. Maybe DublinTown will tell us more about other events OR these two events are the “best Dublin has to offer”. www.dublintown.ie/purpleflag

+++ Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival
The Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival is a yearly festival organised by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders, an organisation working to improve the security and protection of human rights defenders at risk. The festival runs from the 14-23 October and the theme is “In Solidarity: A Celebration of Human Rights”.
There will be workshops, theatre performances, musical performances, visual arts, exhibitions, film screenings, panel discussions, poetry and literature events, historical memory performances, live art, and digital installations.
All events (most of them are free) can be found at smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

+++ EARTH RISING – ECO ART FESTIVAL
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is inviting to an Eco Art Festival from Fri 21 to Sun 23 Oct. There will be over 70 contributors, artist commissions, talks, workshops, Seed STUDIO and showcases and a “Built to Disappear” eco pavilion. Live Music and food stalls will provide entertainment and sustenance. The festival is an outdoor festival, so come prepared. Some events need pre-booking, others are drop-in events. The festival will run on Friday from 15:00-21:00 and on Sato and Sun from 12:00-19:00. For all details and to get tickets, go to imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising/

+++ COP ON! The Festival – Arts, Talks & Workshops about Climate Action
The Cop On Festival about Climate Action will stimulate discussion and inspire concrete climate action for realistic and sustained change. It is organised by Concern Worldwide and is part of the 1Planet4All campaign. There will be “an inspiring mix of great speakers from Ireland and around the world along with legendary Irish bands, comedians and spoken word artists.” Some of the music acts are Kila, Sive, Accidental Rapper and 49th & Main. An open-air cinema, workshops, street food, flea market, reggae yoga, special DJ sets and a range of surprises will enhance the festival.
It will take place at TU Dublin, Lower House, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 On Friday 14 Oct (18:00-21:00 ) and Saturday 15 Oct (10:00-21:00). Admission is free, but registration is required at www.eventbrite.ie/e/415146082107
More information about the event can be found at copon.ie/
It seems that most workshops are sold out already, but there might be some more tickets on the day.

+++ LOTS of Trinity College Talks
Trinity College is offering really interesting talks and LOTS of them. There are so many that I couldn’t include them all, so please check out www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/ and if you check before Monday, then click on “NEXT WEEK” towards the top to see all the events that take place next week.

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The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes doen further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get!

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+++ IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION
The Ideal Home Exhibition in the RDS (Simmonscourt) will be back on 21-23 October. It is a home improvement exhibition and fair with lots of suppliers and service providers that want to help you equip your home and make it nicer.
Tickets on Saturday and Sunday are not free, but on Friday (11:00-17:00) you can get access to the show for free if you book via www.idealhome.ie/ticket-registration/