Dublin Event Guide 813: Happy sunny bank holiday! — Revealing Grangegorman, Normandy Food Festival, Balbriggan Summerfest, Dalkey Vintage Car Festival

June 3rd, 2023

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Happy sunny bank holiday!

Revealing Grangegorman, Normandy Food Festival, Balbriggan Summerfest, Dalkey Vintage Car Festival.

Hi!!

I am wishing you a happy bank holiday weekend! And what a weekend this will be. The weather will be amazing from the start to the end, with a promising forecast of 19 degrees on Monday. And there will be lots of events as well!

The June Bank Holiday weekend is actually the best of the bank holiday weekend for events. So don’t get stuck at home, but explore Dublin and all it has to offer.

One of the big events that was a yearly event on the June Bank Holiday weekend was the Dublin Port Riverfest, but that unfortunately seems to be gone. However we do have this year Revealing Grangegorman, the Balbriggan Summerfest, the Normandy Food Tour and the Dalkey Vintage Car Festival.

Busy for a bank holiday weekend! But come back next week, because things get EVEN better in the “free events world”.

Thanks for your votes on my question about the College Green Traffic. 89% of people were pleased that College Green is not accessible for all vehicles anymore. So that is clear result. 55% thought that it is ok to ban cars but not busses and taxis. And only 50% wanted an all-vehicles ban. So based in this vote, I am wrong and Dublin City got it right.

By the way, I know that I could have offered a lot more options in the questionnaire, but it was intended to just get an impression of opinion, not to do a formal survey (Dublin City doesn’t care about the outcome anyway.) I got some mails from people about it and I will reply, but didn’t get a chance yet.

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“EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum” (www.epicchq.com) are supporting 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.

++ Can Sport & Culture help us fight racism and understand migration issues?
Thu 08 June – 18:30 – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: Free
EPIC & the French National Museum of the History of Immigration, in association with the French Embassy in Ireland, have developed a unique collaboration to change the way we look at racism.
As part of this cooperation, we invite you to a discussion between the 1998 FIFA World Cup Champion and anti-racism campaigner Lilian Thuram and the Irish-Nigerian poet and editor Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi to better understand contemporary issues related to migration and to deconstruct a few preconceived ideas.
In France, for almost a century, the histories of sport, diversity and immigration have intersected and intertwined. These interconnected stories, marked by great success also highlight issues of racism and stigmatisation. How can we analyse them? How can we put them into perspective?
Find out more and book tickets via: epicchq.com/event/can-sport-culture-help-us-fight-racism-and-understand-migration-issues/

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 03 June

+ Car Boot Sales Tallaght 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ 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

+ St Audeon’s Church – Visit this medieval church – no admission charge 09:30-17:30 St. Audoen’s Church Visitor Centre, Corn Market, Dublin 8 heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/st-audoens-church/

+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/

++ Balbriggan Summerfest – Sandcastle Competition (10:00), Music  (14:00-16:00), Emergency Services Demo (16:00) 10:00-18:00 Quay Street & Front Beach, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=627203069445270

+ 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

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Pop Up Chats at the Wonder Cabinet 10:30-11:15/12:00-12:45 Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2023/202306/Pop-Up-Chats-at-the-Wonder-Cabinet
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 10:30/12:00 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ 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/
+ Themed Gallery Tour: Sculpture – National Gallery 11:30-12:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

++ Normandy Food Tour – French Food Festival – Cooking demonstrations, Food tastings, French Food Market & French Music 12:00-19:00 Digital Hub, 152 Thomas Street, Dublin 8  en.normandie-tourisme.fr/normandy-food-tour/ (previously the venue was announced as St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but that got changed.)
++ Revealing Grangegorman: A Celebratory Event – Family Fun Day – performers, food & drink, carnival rides, workshops 12:00-16:00 TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7 ggda.ie/revealing-grangegorman-a-celebratory-event-programme (some events require booking)
+ Grangegorman Alien Mystery – Alien-themed treasure hunt – Revealing Grangegorman 12:00-14:00 TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/636774227857 (Booking required)
+ Dinosaur Day Live – Meet & Greet with dinosaurs 12:00/13:30/15:30 Gulliver’s Retail Park, Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1285650955496126
+ Saturday Looking at Art Club – Viewing and discussion – Hugh Lane Gallery 12:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/633456343977 (Booking required)
+ Sam’s Collective Queer Artist Market (Pride Edition) 12:00-17:00 Zanzibar Locke, 34-37 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/641533974387

+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on 

+ “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” Tour – National Museum 13:00 National Museum Decorative Arts, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/062023/June-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 14:00/15:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ “1913-1923: A Decade of Military Conflict” Tour – National Museum 14:00 National Museum Decorative Arts, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/062023/June-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History

+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Virg ins, Talking Knives, Forty Foot, Battle Skies – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1920277288310400/

+ 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 before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin

+ Neon River – Country/Blues Gig 21:30 Harbour Bar, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=626449646187305

+ The Algorhythms – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial 

Sunday 04 June

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 07:00-12:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot

+ St Audeon’s Church – Visit this medieval church – no admission charge 09:30-17:30 St. Audoen’s Church Visitor Centre, Corn Market, Dublin 8 heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/st-audoens-church/
+ parkHIIT Phoenix Park – Resistance Training 10:00-10:30 DASH Container Cafe, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V663 Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/644872790877 (Booking required)

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)

+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/

+ St Mary’s Hospital Guided Tour (formerly the Royal Hibernian Military School) 11:00 Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.phoenixpark.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/event-programme-2023-03-30.pdf
+ Gardening for Kids – Children’s Erasmus Education Garden Drop By Activity – 20min session (Age 4 and up) 11:00/11:40/15:30/16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/246343167753151
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/

+ Family Drop-in Art Workshop – All Ages – National Gallery 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 11:30-12:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Sunday Family Drop-in – for all ages – National Gallery 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Sundays at Noon : Michelle O’Rourke voice, David Adams piano – concert 12:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/629196974087 (Booking required)
+ Donana Market at Rumbullion Fest 12:00-19:00 Wigwam, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/633420446607 (said to be free, but since the Rumbullion Fest is not free, I can’t guarantee that)
+ Women’s Mini Marathon – 10km Charity road race with more than 20,000 participants – Free to support the runners 12:30 Start: Fitzwilliam Place (then Leeson Street Upper – Morehampton Road, Donnybrook – Donnybrook Road – Stillorgan Road – Nutley Lane – Merrion Road) Finish: Baggot Street www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie/

+ CANCELLED Family Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Balbriggan Summerfest – Family Fun Day with music, carnival, craft and food stalls 13:00-18:00 Quay Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=627203069445270

+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Sunday Souful Sessions 14:00-22:00 Baraza Bar in Zanzibar Locke, 34-37 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/643055846347
+ “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” Tour – National Museum 14:00 National Museum Decorative Arts, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/062023/June-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited places)

+ CANCELLED Themed Gallery Tour 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ “Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One” Tour – National Museum 15:00 National Museum Decorative Arts, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/062023/June-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History

+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch 

+ The Guns N’ Roses Tribute Live – Gig – support from Voodoo Kitchen 21:00 Fibber Magees, 80 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1333952340801030/
+ Myle Hy Club – Blues Gig 21:30 Harbour Bar, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=626449646187305
+ Strolling Homes – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

And the free events for next week….

Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.

Monday 05 June

++ Dalkey Vintage Festival – Vintage & Classic Car Show, Market Stalls 11:30-18:00 Dalkey Village, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=542895848037356
+ Gallery Tour – National Gallery 11:30-12:15/12:30-13:15/13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Dinosaur Day Live – Meet & Greet with dinosaurs 13:00/14:00/15:30 Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=625563382938253
+ Themed Tour: Women Artists 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Open Mic Comedy “Cheeky Monkey Comedy Clubl” 19:00 The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/cheekymonkeyclubopenmic

+ Cross Guns Ukulele Club 20:00 Bernard Shaw Pub, Cross Guns Bridge, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 thebernardshaw.com/whats-on/

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Tuesday 06 June

+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Exhibition Tour – National Library 11:00 Bank Of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street entrance, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/may-person-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again
+ Native Irish Trees – Workshop 11:00 Richmond Barracks richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173643713 (Booking required)
+ EUNIC European Film Club: Os gatos não têm vertigens (Cats have no vertigo) 18:00 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/eunic-european-film-club-os-gatos-nao-tem-vertigens-cats-have-no-vertigo
+ “The Civil War in 1923: The Final Months” – Ireland in 1923: Lecture series 18:30 Pearse Street Library, 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincity.ie/events/ireland-1923-free-lecture-series (Booking required)

+ The Location / Greater Than / Pure – Gigs 19:00 The Workman’s Club (The Cellar), 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 theworkmansclub.com/events/my-band-presents-the-location-greater-than-pure/
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:15-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818

+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/

+ Bits & Pints – Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic Night 20:00-23:00 The Black Sheep, 61 Capel Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/554328053530817

Wednesday 07 June

+ Little Museum of Dublin – Free Tour 10:00 Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 littlemuseum.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173601013

+ Sillibilly Classes for kids 0-4 with their parents/minders – Music, Singing, Bubbles, Stories, Drama, Balloons and Magic 10:00+11:00 Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 sillybillyparties.ie/#price
+ EUNIC European Film Club: The Secret of the Snake Goddess 11:00 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/eunic-european-film-club-secret-snake-goddess
+ GradIreland Summer Fair – Careers Event – Meet employers, listen to talks, discuss your CV 11:30-16:00 RDS Simmonscourt, Hall 8, Simmonscourt Road, Dublin 4 gradireland.com/events/gradireland-summer-fair (Booking required)
+ Dublin STEM Women Graduate Careers Event 12:00-16:00 The Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.stemwomen.com/event/dublin-in-person-stem-careers-event (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 12:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ JFK Visit to Ireland – History Talk 13:00 Central Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/historian-residence-lunchtime-talk-jfk-visit-ireland
+ Jade, The Stone of Heaven – Exhibition Tour 16:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Garden of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873647304 (Booking required)
+ EUNIC European Film Club: Mar Adentro 18:00 Terenure Library www.dublincity.ie/events/eunic-european-film-club-mar-adentro
+ Soccer and Society in Dublin – Talks at the Mess – Dublin City Culture Club 19:00 Richmond Barracks cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873647684
+ Stitches Comedy Club – Free Comedy every Wednesday 19:30-22:00 Cassidy’s Bar, 27 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/501104385707
+ Danado De Bom Forró – Dance Social 19:30-22:30 Hill 16 Pub, 30 Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085927031035

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 08 June

+ Decriminalization at 30 – 30th Anniversary of the Decriminalization of Homoseksuality in Ireland – Conference (intentional typo!) 09:00-18:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.com/e/629255850187

+ Sillibilly Classes for kids 0-4 with their parents/minders – Music, Singing, Bubbles, Stories, Drama, Balloons and Magic 10:00+11:00 The Square Tallaght, Tallaght, Dublin 24 sillybillyparties.ie/

+ Guided Tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery 11:00 Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) www.phoenixpark.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/event-programme-2023-03-30.pdf

+ “Dublin, A Writer’s City” – Talk focusing on Dublin’s north inner city neighbourhood and its layers of literary history 13:00-13:45 Central Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/630136323707 (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology (suitable from Age 8) 14:30 National Museum (Archaeology), Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/April-June-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(2)
+ Cruinniú na nÓg: Spinning Plates Workshop (Age 6-11) 15:30 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/cruinniu-na-nog-spinning-plates-workshop
+ Artist Richard Gorman and historian Roy Foster in conversation 18:00-19:15 Hugh Lane Gallery www.eventbrite.ie/e/616465253167 (Booking required)
+ Can Sport & Culture help us fight racism and understand migration issues? – Discussion between 1998 FIFA World Cup Champion and anti-racism campaigner Lilian Thuram and Irish-Nigerian poet and editor Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi – EPIC & the French National Museum of the History of Immigration 18:30 EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, CHQ Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/643617405987 (Booking required)
+ Comedy at Bar Rua – Stand-Up Comedy Open-Mic Night 19:30-22:00 Bar Rua, 32 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1305978656619452
+ Crash & Burn Comedy – Stand-up Comedy – Hysteria Comedy Club 19:30-22:30 Sin E, 15 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/269577001067
+ Rock’n’Rollover in Sin E with Sam Clifford and Altered Lines – Gig 21:00 Sin E, 14 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/1243071373208574

+ 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/events/762459318527294

Friday 09 June

+ Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery 11:00 Arbour Hill Cemetery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) www.phoenixpark.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/event-programme-2023-03-30.pdf

+ Hugh Lane Gallery Tour for People with a Hearing Impairment 11:00-12:00 Hugh Lane Gallery www.eventbrite.ie/e/633465411097 (Booking required)
+ EUNIC European Film Club: Goodbye, Soviet Union 13:30 Central Library, Ilac Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/eunic-european-film-club-goodbye-soviet-union
+ Bison BBQ Fest 2023 Fri from 16:00 & Sat Bison Bar&BBQ, 11 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/631449992927

And there is more…

+++ Take 1 Ingredient – Meet nice people over chats about food!
“Take 1 Ingredient” is a new idea that is being put in the community in conjuction with NEIC, Dublin City Council and Mud Island Community Garden. Every first Sunday of the month at 13:30, meet at the Ambassador Theatre with a resident of the North East Inner City (NEIC) area and a volunteer who has come to introduce you to one ingredient from their home style of cooking. Walk to a nearby store, buy the ingredient and then walk to Mud Island Community Garden for a tea/coffee, a chat and share of the ingredients bought to take home and try out a recipe. The idea is to promote intercultural conversation through food. Sounds like a great idea!
Unfortunately I have no event link, but give it a go, it could turn out great.

+++ Institut Francais Cinema
The IFCinema by the Institut Francais will make 10 feature films available for free in June. You can watch them online via ifcinema.institutfrancais.com/en/streaming/alacarte All films are in French, but have English subtitles if needed.

+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down 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!

Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

+++ And there are also some big non-free events:

= Bloom 01-05 June www.bordbiabloom.com/
= Skerries Ukulele Festival 03 June skerriesukulelefestival.com/
= Dublin Smartphone Film Festival 03 June www.dublinsmartphonefilmfestival.com/
= Forbidden Fruit Festival 03+04 June www.forbiddenfruit.ie/
= St. Anne’s Park Concerts (Soft Cell, Lionel Ritchie)
= Dublin International Chamber Music Festival 07-12 June dicmf.com/

+++ Revealing Grangegorman
The Revealing Grangegorman programme is a series of events, performances, tours and talks in June to celebrate the new campus of TU Dublin and its 10,000 student population. Check out the programme at www.tudublin.ie/explore/news/tu-dublin-unveils-its-new-home-in-grangegorman-with-exciting-programme-of-events.html It starts on Thursday and there are a few really interesting events on the schedule.

+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=29&month=05&year=2023&search=week

+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries

And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.

Take care,

–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)

 

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