Last weekend before school

Funtropolis, Heritage Week, India Day

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Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 17 August

++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ 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

+ Repair Cafe – for bikes, furniture, textiles 10:00-16:00 Rediscovery Centre, Boiler House, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/945655038677 (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/

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 dublin.ie/live/things-to-do/markets/

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

+ Amazing Summer Magic Shows (13:30, 14:30, 15:30) – Jervis Shopping Centre Summer programme 12:00-16:00 Jervis Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1560666057997619
+ Small Press Day 2024 – with 13 local creators of zines, artwork and comics 12:00-17:00 The Clockwork Door, 51 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/297831673353622
++ Dublin City Council Funtropolis – Family Day with street theatre, groovy music, dance, comedy, food (Sat+Sun) 12:00-18:00 Mountjoy Square Park, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/funtropolis/

+ Heritage Week: Lunchtime Lecture 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/heritage-week-24/ (The person entering the event details got days and dates mixed up. This event is either on Saturday or on Sunday.)
++ Pirates of Parliament Street – Family event – with pirate themed games, face painting, sword workshop 14:00-18:00 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=943603111144050
+ Sean McLaughlin & The Wind-up Crows / Briars – Gigs 20:00 Whelan’s. 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/sean-r-mclaughlin-the-wind-up-crows-briars/
+ Green Diesel (Ultimate Party Rock) – support from Lighting Phil and Maretsma – Rock Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1  www.facebook.com/events/514282054500496

+ 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 Buzz – Gig 22:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie

+ 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)

+ Kids’ Drop By Activities: Children’s Erasmus Education Garden (Age 4+) 11:00/11:30/15:30/16:00 (20min) National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-5/2024-03-24/

+ 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/

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

++ India Day 11:00-17:00 Farmleigh House & Estate, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/922834351387 (Booking required, makes no sense, but they seem to insist on it)
++ India Day Festival 2024 – Music, Dance, Food  11:30-17:30  Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964342092157 (Booking required) Not just one but two India Day events!
++ Dublin City Council Funtropolis – Family Day with street theatre, groovy music, dance, comedy, food (Sat+Sun) 12:00-18:00 Mountjoy Square Park, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/funtropolis/

+ Heritage Week: Lunchtime Lecture 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/heritage-week-24/ (The person entering the event details got days and dates mixed up. This event is either on Saturday or on Sunday.)
++ Pirates of Parliament Street – Family event – with pirate themed games, face painting, sword workshop 14:00-18:00 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=943603111144050
+ Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the Museum’s Collections – Guided Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/082024/Heritage-Week-2024

+ 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 spaces)

+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks – Guided Tour 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/082024/Heritage-Week-2024

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ 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/

++ Summer in Dublin – Discover Music, Arts and Dance 16:00-20:00 Unfortunately no specific location or line up provided www.dublintown.ie/stories-guides/summer-in-dublin/

+ 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….

Monday 19 August

++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024

Tuesday 20 August

++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024

Wednesday 21 August

++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 22 August

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Creative Hubs: Tic Tic Tum – Adventures in Brazil (Age: 3-6) 10:30 & 12:00 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-tic-tic-tum-adventures-brazil-0 (Booking required)
++ Opera in the Open: Cox & Box (Arthur Sullivan) 13:00-14:00 Wood Quay Amphitheatre, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/supporting-the-arts-in-the-city/festivals/opera-in-the-open
+ Heavenly Flowers: Hamilton Field Book of Hours – Guided Tour 13:00 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/heavenly-flowers-guided-tour-with-dr-jill-unkel/
+ ReViewing Ireland’s Environment: A Photographic Exploration with the NLI & EPA – Heritage Week 13:00-14:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/reviewing-irelands-environment-photographic-exploration-nli-epa (Booking required)
+ Irish Workhouse and Famine Tour – Heritage Week 14:00 Custom House Visitor Centre, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/928432234807 (Booking required)
+ Film Screening: Secret of Kells 14:00-15:15 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/film-screening-secret-of-kells/
+ The Revival Night Market – Art, Vintage & Hand Craft – Temple Bar 14:00-20:00 Temple Bar Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.lovetemplebar.com/markets-events
+ Prehistoric Ireland Family Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(4)
+ Family Flicks – Movie Screenign 14:30 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/family-flicks-ballymun-library (Booking required)
+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ After Hours: The Tiny Quartet – contemporary classics on violin, guitar and double bass 18:00–20:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/afterhours-aug-2024/
+ Prehistoric Ireland Family Tour 18:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(4)
+ Become a Swiftie – Talk about the Swift bird 18:00-18:45 Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2024/202408/Talk-Become-a-Swiftie
+ Expert Art Tour – MORE POWER TO YOU: Sarah Purser – A Force for Irish Art 18:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/expert-art-tour-22aug2024/ (Booking required)
+ Four Holy Wells in North Dublin – History Talk 18:30 Donaghmede Library www.dublincity.ie/events/four-holy-wells-north-dublin-0 (Booking required)
+ Expert Art Tour – Francis Bacon Studio 19:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/free-expert-art-tour-francis-bacon-studio-22aug2024/ (Booking required)

Friday 23 August

 Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 10:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ The Saints and Scholars of Ireland – Guided Tour 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Guided-Tour-The-Saints-and-Scholars-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)

And there is more…

+++ Funtropolis by Dublin City Council
Funtropolis is free Family Fun and this weekend on 17+18 August, the second event will take place in Mountjoy Square. There will be street theatre, music and dance, comedy & food stalls for the whole family. In a way it is a replacement of what was initially the Street Performance World Championships and later the City Spectacular. Funtropolis is not on a same high level as these other prior events, but it is as close as it gets. dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/funtropolis/
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Some of the performers and events are Mark the Science Guy, Joe the Magician, Scientific Sue’s Magical Science and Engineering Show Generation POUND (kid-friendly choreography and group activities), Cikadas Circus, comedy with “Those Two Idiots” street theatre by AU-ADHD artist Moss Russell, samba at the Ta Tum Tum music show.  There will also the Morbid & Sons show, music at Pstryk, an interactive musical experience designed especially for children aged 3-10 years, Changemakers Storytelling, a family friendly interactive storytelling session with singing, dancing and mindfulness.
And on the music stage Code of Behaviour will create a pop, jazz and overall party atmosphere. DJ Will Softly & The Bubble Gang, along with The African Gospel Choir, Go Dance for Change and others will perform. There will be a DCC Sports and Wellbeing Zone and the mobile library will be on site. The Dublin City Council outdoor mobile child sensory unit will be available for use for anyone who identifies as neurodiverse.
And you think that is not enough yet? There is more:
The Story Yurt, with a Teddy Bears Picnic Singalong and instrument time, family music sessions, Óga Yoga, the Cosmic Movers Space Themed Dance workshop with Jess Rowell, the Three Little Pigs Puppet Show
The Bubble Guys will create huge bubbles, GOMBA & Rhythm AFRICANA will use traditional African styles of music and rhythm, a Dublin Art Class for children aged 8–12 and a Mobile Music School will run music workshops exploring the world of music-making.
Uff, that is a lot! It will be a busy day full of activities and entertainment. Don’t miss Funtropolis!
(I wrote this long explanation above for the first event in Merrion Suqare. There could be some changes for the second event. Check the website listed above.)

+++ NATIONAL HERITAGE WEEK
From Sat 17 August until Sunday 25 August the National Heritage Week will take place in Ireland. There will be more than 300 events in Dublin and you will be able to find them all via this link www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024 Out of the 304 events, 282 are free, so you should find something interesting among them. I will list a few in next week’s Dublin Event Guide, but since there are sooo many events, this will be a tiny fraction of all events. So I recommend that you have a look at the events list via the link above and plan your Heritage Week events already- Because many events require booking, this makes a lot of sense. ;-)

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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! :-)

+++ NEXT weekend: Trad Music, Ukuleles and Lobster
Next weekend three free high profile events will take place- ON Smithfield Plaza the “Dublin City Council Smithfield Fleadh” will bring you trad music. The Ukulele Hooley in Dun Laoghaire will – you guessed it – bring you Ukulele music. And the Dalkey Lobster Festival will bring lots of music AND food.
dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/smithfield-fleadh/
ukulelehooley.com/
dalkeylobsterfestival.com/

+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/

+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&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)