Dublin Event Guide 822: Bank Holiday Weekend. Yey! – Summer In Dublin Family Fun, Rush Harbour Festival, Dublin Book Festival Farmleigh Family Fun Day, Art and the Outdoors, Dublin Blues, Roots and Brass Festival

August 5th, 2023

Bank Holiday Weekend. Yey!

Summer In Dublin Family Fun, Rush Harbour Festival, Dublin Book Festival Family Fun Day, Art and the Outdoors, Blues, Roots and Brass Festival

Hi!!

It is bank holiday weekend and I hope you will have a nice one! I know that many international companies have different arrangements, but hopefully you still will get time off at some point.

I will be off from Monday for holidays so this is either the last Dublin Event Guide until 25 August or it is the last FULL sized Dublin Event Guide until that day. I haven’t fully decided yet.

It is still possible that you will get a super short Dublin Event Guide next weekend, but it is somewhat less likely the weekend after, because I am travelling. And with “super short” I mean that it will just contain five or so of the TOP events for the weekend and no information about weekday events.

This weekend the top events are Summer In Dublin: Family Fun, Rush Harbour Festival, Dublin Book Festival Farmleigh Family Fun Day, Art and the Outdoors,
Dublin Blues, Roots and Brass Festival

If you read last week’s Dublin Event Guide, you might have seen that I invited you to a free 2-hour class called “Introduction to AI and ChatGPT”. I explained that with my background in IT and in teaching and coaching and with my interest in free events and in educating and teaching I decide to run a jargon-free class that is suitable for everyone.

Well, a relatively spontaneous decision of adding the information to last week’s Dublin Event Guide resulted in 70 people (!) getting back to me and putting their name on the list. I was thinking I might get 20 to reply, but never expected 70. Could there be a need for that sort of training? ;-)

If YOU are interested as well, add your name to the list. I have 100 places only, though. So don’t wait too long. You can add your name via www.getthislink.com/AIclass At the bottom of this Dublin Event Guide there is a bit more information.

The class will most likely happen on Wed 30 Aug from 19:30-21:30 on Zoom. (You can bring friends and family!)

Donations in August:
EUR 105

(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)

If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.

The counter here shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.

Thank you soo much for helping again this week! This week the following wonderful people donated: Clodagh, Eilis, Dymphna, Majella, Louise, Danielle, Mark, Maurice, Pia, Jasmin, Angela, Emmanuelle ! Thank you! :-) Your donation will keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and will motivate me to continue week after week. I appreciate you and your support!

I really really appreciate all the great supporters of the Dublin Event Guide. Last week we had a tricky situation with the first time in two years when we didn’t get enough donations to pay the bills. But so many of you came together and made sure that the July was saved and a good start of the August donations was delivered! You are an wonderful Dublin Event Guide family! Thank you!!

With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses.

Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.

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Thank you!!

The EPIC Zone

“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.

+++ Homecoming: JKF in Ireland

This is a new, temporary exhibition that brings you back to to 1963 when John F Kennedy, the President of the USA, was in Ireland for 4 days. This was the first visit to Ireland by a US President, while in power.
The exhibition will be on show until September 2023 and admission is included in the normal ticket price.
epicchq.com/homecoming-jfk-in-ireland/

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 05 August

+ 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/

+ 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/

+ Fontana Residency: Open Studio Session – Drop-in Open Studio 10:30-16:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/

++ Rush Harbour Festival 11:00-22:00 Rush, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=609471327997552 or l.ead.me/Fest23

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

++ Art and the Outdoors – Family-friendly celebration of art, music, street spectacle and more – Hugh Lane Gallery Sat+Sun 12:00-16:00 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/art-and-the-outdoors-2023-whatson/
+ Eatyard Vintage Clothing Market 12:00-17:00 Bernard Shaw Pub, Cross Guns Bridge, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 the-eatyard.com/vintage-market/
+ Qigong at the Rooftop Garden 12:00-13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden-3/
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour (Age7+) 12:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(1)

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

+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” 13:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/August-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History

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

+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “Eileen Gray: Irishwoman and Architect” 14:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/August-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 14:00+15:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)

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

++ Dublin Blues, Roots and Brass Festival – Gigs 20:30-02:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/dublin-blues-roots-brass-festival-2023-3/

+ Eddie Cruizer & The Savage Hearts, Fierce Shook, Bodies, Arcadian Shadow – Gig 21:00 Fibber Magees, 80 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1224908001528363/

+ 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

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

Sunday 06 August

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

+ Rush Harbour Festival 09:30-22:00 Rush, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=609471327997552 or l.ead.me/Fest23
+ Farmleigh Plant Fair – Market + two talks 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh House, northern end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.farmleigh.ie/events/autumn-plant-fair/
+ Farmleigh Food & Craft Market 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh House, northern end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.farmleigh.ie/events/food-craft-market/2023-08-06/

+ 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)

++ Dublin Book Festival Farmleigh Family Fun Day – Book Readings, Scavenger Hunts, Workshops, Book Swap 11:00-18:00 Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/665184985197 (According to the Eventbrite page the event requires booking, but since it is the nature of free events that people with tickets don’t appear, there might be some walk-in opportunities as well.

+ 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.botanicgardens.ie/events/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/

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

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

++ Summer In Dublin: Family Fun on Sundays – stalls, face painting, giant board games, costumed characters, arts & crafts 13:00-17:00 Capel Street, Dublin 1 www.dublintown.ie/whats-on-events/summer-in-dublin-free-family-fun-on-sundays/
++ Film Screening at Summer in Dublin – Toy Story at 13:00 / The Little Rascals at 15:00 – 13:00-17:00 Capel Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/Dublintown.ie

+ National Print Museum – Guided Tour 13:00 National Print Museum, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/event-calendar/ (Adm. free)

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

+ Talk and Walk on Wild Pollinators 14:00-15:00 Biodiversity Centre, Knockmaroon, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.phoenixpark.ie/events/talk-and-walk-on-wild-pollinators/
+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” 14:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/August-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)

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

+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the NMI’s Collections” 15:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/August-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/

++ Dublin Blues, Roots and Brass Festival – Gigs Times TBA (possibly 19:00-00:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/dublin-blues-roots-brass-festival-2023-3/

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

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 07 August

+ Rush Harbour Festival 10:00-18:00 Rush, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=609471327997552 or l.ead.me/Fest23
+ Farmleigh Food & Craft Market 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh House, northern end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 16 www.farmleigh.ie/events/food-craft-market/2023-08-07/
+ Music In The Bandstand: St James Brass & Reed Band 14:00-16:00 Farmleigh House, northern end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.farmleigh.ie/events/music-in-the-bandstand/2023-08-07/
+ Rush Air Show 15:00-17:00 Rush, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=609471327997552 or l.ead.me/Fest23

+ 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

+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle-2/

Tuesday 08 August

+ 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

+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “A Social History of Collins Barracks” 14:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/August-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History
+ Creative Hubs: Juanita’s Big Problem 12:00+14:00 Coolock Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-juanitas-big-problem (Booking required)
+ The Army No. 1 Band Lunchtime Performance 13:00 National Museum, Collins Barrack, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/The-Army-No-1-Band-Lunchtime-Performance-(1)
+ Tours at National Museum Collins Barracks – Decorative Arts & History: “A Social History of Collins Barracks” 14:00 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/August-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-History

+ 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 09 August

+ 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

+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 10:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Howardena Pindell: A Renewed Language – Exhibition Tour – IMMA 11:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 (Booking required)
+ Creative Hubs: Songwriting with Dafe – Learn the basics of songwriting with spoken word artist Dafe 11:30+13:00 Cabra Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-songwriting-dafe (Booking required)
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour (Age7+) 12:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(1)
+ Creative Hubs: Juanita’s Big Problem 12:00+14:00 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-juanitas-big-problem-0 (Booking required)
+ Drop-In: Back to the Bronze Age! Bronze Age Handling Workshop 14:00-16:00 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Drop-In-Back-to-the-Bronze-Age!-Bronze-Age-Han-(1)
+ Summer Programme: Bróga Nua: Having Fun with Irish Rhymes 14:00 Walkinstown Library www.dublincity.ie/events/summer-programme-broga-nua-having-fun-irish-rhymes (Booking required)
+ Summer Programme: Moondance Storytelling, Music and Drama 14:30 Kevin Street Library www.dublincity.ie/events/summer-programme-moondance-storytelling-music-and-drama-1 (Booking required)
+ Trad on Wednesday’s 18:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/trad-on-wednesdays-09-08-23/
+ 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 10 August

+ 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/

+ Drop-In Workshop: Bronze Age Artefact Detective (Age 7+) 10:30-12:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Drop-In-Workshop-Bronze-Age-Artefact-Detective-(1)
+ Sing for Fun! Choir Workshop at Richmond Barracks 11:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873648650 (Booking required)

+ 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

+ Creative Hubs: Songwriting with Dafe – Learn the basics of songwriting with spoken word artist Dafe 11:30+13:00 Coolock Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-songwriting-dafe-0 (Booking required)
+ Creative Hubs: Juanita’s Big Problem 12:00+14:00 Cabra Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-juanitas-big-problem-1 (Booking required)
+ Opera in the Open: Rita or “The Beaten Husband” (Gaetano Donizetti) 13:00-14:00 Wood Quay Amphitheatre, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 (between Dublin City Offices and Christ Church Cathedral) www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/supporting-the-arts-in-the-city/festivals/opera-in-the-open
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour (Age7+) 14:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(1)
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 15:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
++ Moore Street Market: Summer Nights Entertainment & Street Food 17:00-22:00 www.moorestreetmarkets.com/whats-on

+ Late Night Thursday Tours at Collins Barracks: From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks 17:30 National Museum, Collins Barrack, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/Late-Night-Thursday-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Late Night Thursday Tours at Collins Barracks: Eileen Gray: Irishwoman and Architect 18:30 National Museum, Collins Barrack, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2023/082023/Late-Night-Thursday-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks

+ 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

+ The Night Shift presents The Lovely Good and Na Madraí Salach 23:45 The Workman’s Cub (The Cellar), 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 theworkmansclub.com/events/the-night-shift-presents-the-lovely-good/

Friday 11 August

+ 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

+ Pop Up Chats at the Wonder Cabinet 10:30-11:15+11:45-12:30 Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2023/202308/Pop-Up-Chats-at-the-Wonder-Cabinet
+ Creative Hubs: Songwriting with Dafe – Learn the basics of songwriting with spoken word artist Dafe 11:30+13:00 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-songwriting-dafe-1 (Booking required)
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour (Age7+) 12:00 National Museum Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(1)
+ Highlight Tours of the National Museum – Archaeology in Kildare Street – Age 8+ 13:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2023/July-Sept-2023/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Drop-in Activity: Origami Extravaganza 13:30-15:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/drop-in-activity-origami-extravaganza/
+ Howth Roots and Blues Festival (Fri-Sun) – 35 Gigs with Blues, Country, Rhythm & Blues, Bluegrass, Americana, Latin and Reggae in Pubs and on Outdoor Stages from 17:30 Howth, Dublin 13 www.howthrootsandblues.com/gig-finder
+ Whelan’s Trad and Folk Festival Fri+Sat 20:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/whelans-trad-folk-festival-2023/

And there is more…

+++ Discover the Magic of AI: Free Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT!
Ever interacted with Alexa or been intrigued by Netflix’s on-point movie suggestions? Both are powered by the wonders of Artificial Intelligence (AI). And recently, the game-changer arrived: ChatGPT, an AI marvel that crafts human-like text and streamlines countless tasks.
You might only know me as the creator of the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events), but you might now know of my deep roots in Computer Science & Computer Engineering.
My IT expertise has driven a profound interest in AI and ChatGPT and I realised that many would love to or need to know more about it. So I decided to offer a free 2-hour online class, “Introduction to AI and ChatGPT”. I will explain AI and ChatGPT in simple terms so that everyone will understand. The class will most likely take place on Wed 30 August from 19:30-21:30 on Zoom.
If you are interested, sign up here www.getthislink.com/AIclass and help me with a very short survey.
And if you wonder why it is free, remember that I love free events and I also think that EVERYBODY needs to know about AI, what is possible, but also about the risks.
70 people have already signed up and there are only 100 places, so get your name on the list as soon as possible. www.getthislink.com/AIclass Feel free to bring friends or family.

+++ Summer In Dublin: Family Fun on Sundays
From 23 July until 13 August, every Sunday a “Summer in Dublin” event will take place somewhere in Dublin City. There will be stalls, face painting, giant board games, costumed characters, arts & crafts and on 06 Aug there will also be an outdoors movie. The event will take place from 13:00-17:00 and the first one is in Suffolk Street Dublin 2. After that the locations will be North Earl Street, Dublin 1 on 30 July, Capel Street, Dublin 1 on 06 July and then finally on 13 Aug the event will be in South King Street, Dublin 2. www.dublintown.ie/whats-on-events/summer-in-dublin-free-family-fun-on-sundays/

+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops and there are still some places available. The workshops are free and go for 45 minutes and are for children. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/

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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! :-)

+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=31&month=07&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