Dublin Event Guide 883: Get ready for Open House – Medieval Dublin Symposium, Dublin Flea Market, Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival, Dublin Festival of History

October 5th, 2024

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Get ready for Open House

Medieval Dublin Symposium, Dublin Flea Market, Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival, Dublin Festival of History

Hi!!

After Culture Night in September another fixture in the event calendar in Ireland is Open House in October. This year, Open House takes place on next weekend 12+13 October. The reason for mentioning it already is because I recommend that you check it out before next weekend.

Open House is a celebration of architecture as part of our culture. Every year lots of public and private buildings will open their doors and architects will do tours in these buildings explaining what the original architects had wanted to express or achieve with their design.

Two buildings that fascinated me at previous Open House events are Liberty Hall and Busaras because the original intention was a good bit different than what it turned out to be.

The full list of buildings that open is here. Many require pre-booking and therefore might be full already, but there are also some walk-in locations. Pick one or two and learn more about the buildings that surround us.

(The website shows “Booked out” against some of the locations, but unfortunately MANY of the “Pre-Book” locations are booked out but the label hasn’t been updated.) So it might be better to focus on the ones that don’t have any label.

Enjoy Open House! I call it Culture Days for architecture, but importantly it is NOT just for architects. The tours are explicitly tailored for everyone and are full of interesting information.

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Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 05 October

++ Dublin Festival of History – 250+ free events (27 Sep-13 Oct) dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

+ 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

++ 25th Medieval Dublin Symposium – Friends of Medieval Dublin – – Talks – Dublin Festival of History 09:30-17:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/25th-medieval-dublin-symposium/

+ 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/

+ Exploring Heaney Through Folklore: An Introduction to the Use of Folklore in Seamus Heaney’s Poems – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre, Westmoreland St, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873665208 (Booking required)
+ Renault 4 Gathering – Talk & Meetup 11:00-14:00 The Pumphouse, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1 www.templebargallery.com/whats-on/events/renault-4s-only-an-r4-gathering (Booking required)
+ Children’s workshop: create your own history trail (Age:9-12) 11:00 Charleville Mall Library www.dublincity.ie/events/childrens-workshop-create-your-own-history-trail (Booking required)
+ 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/

+ Space Week – Astronaut’s Dinner – Family Workshop 11:45-12:30 Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1024773143057 (Booking required)
+ Nutgrove Shopping Centre – 40 year celebration – 80s music, retro video arcade, face painting, balloon modelling, rollerblades, giveaways 12:00-16:00 Nutgrove Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=923657323128856
+ Dino Day – Tallaght Shopping Centre with Trixie the Giant T-Rex, Vinny the Velociraptor and more 12:00-15:30 The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/TheSqTallaght

+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Tour 13:00-14:00 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/october-person-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
+ Space Week: We Choose to Go to the Moon: Politics, Progress & Apollo 11 – History Talk 14:30-16:00 Ballyroan Library, Orchardstown Villas, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1022632841357 (Booking required)
+ The Jone’s Road Whiskey Distillery – Talk & Taste 19:00-21:00 Clonliffe House, 43 Ballybough Road, Dublin 3 www.eventbrite.ie/e/990218990657 (Booking required)
+ The Black Star Band – David Bowie Tribute 21:00 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 16 www.facebook.com/events/827202779622067
+ Brain Donation / The Wup Chow / Arco Arena / Empty Spaces – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/965148685106757/

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

Sunday 06 October

++ Dublin Festival of History – 250+ free events (27 Sep-13 Oct) dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

+ 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/

+ Food & Craft Market – Farmleigh House 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh Estate, Clondalkin end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/food-craft-markets-2/2024-10-06/

+ 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 Flea Market 11:00-17:00 Digital Hub, Crane Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/1190621552449960

+ 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/

+ Nutgrove Shopping Centre – 40 year celebration – 80s music, retro video arcade, face painting, balloon modelling, rollerblades, giveaways 12:00-16:00 Nutgrove Way, Rathfarnham,
Dublin 14 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=923657323128856
+ Sealife Show with Seahorse Aquariums and outdoor cinema 12:00-15:30 The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/TheSqTallaght
+ Drop-in Drawing with Roxana Manouchehri 12:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
+ Libertine Market Crawl across Dudley’s / Lucky’s / Love Tempo and Arthur’s Blues Jazz 12:00-17:00 LIberties, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1039163404717

+ Vintage Boombox – Gig 14:00-17:00 Cafe en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/801751395182592

+ 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)

+ 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/

+ Searson’s Sunday Jazz with Stella Bass Quartet and Felim Gormley 17:30-20:30 Searson’s Pub, Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4 searsonsbar.ie/jazz-nights-at-seasons/

+ Icarus Comedy: 19:30-22:00 Bruxelles, 8 Harry Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1033478942337 (Booking required)

+ 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 October

++ Dublin Festival of History – 250+ free events (27 Sep-13 Oct) dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

+ 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

+ Toward a Global History of the Great War – Talk 13:00-14:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2024/toward-a-global-history-of-the-great-war.php
+ Digital Skills Sessions for adults 14:00-16:00 Pearse Street Library www.dublincity.ie/events/digital-skills-sessions
+ Building a New Ireland: The First Decade of the Irish Free State – History Talk 18:30-19:30 Ballyroan Library, Orchardstown Villas, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.eventbrite.ie/e/895326604977

+ Fáilte Swing Dancing – Social Dance with Swing DJs 21:30-22:30 Dublin Studio, 11 Montague Lane, Dublin 2 www.failteswing.ie/classes

+ Stand up Comedy Night – Raiders Comedy 20:30 Pillar Bar, 22-25 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 (Booking link not working, so just go there) www.facebook.com/events/1160345211634964

+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Social Dancing with DJs 21:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1281472632925726

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

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

Tuesday 08 October

++ Dublin Festival of History – 250+ free events (27 Sep-13 Oct) dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

+ 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: Sounds Under the Sea (Age:3-6) 10:00-10:45/11:30-12:15 Central Library, ILAC Centre www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-sounds-under-sea
+ Embodying Irish Abortion Reform: Bodies, Emotions, and Feminist Activism – Talk 18:00-20:00 Arts Building, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D177635337

+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630

+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 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/

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

Wednesday 09 October

++ Dublin Festival of History – 250+ free events (27 Sep-13 Oct) dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

+ 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

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

+ Heaney and the Classics – Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Talk – Dublin Festival of History 13:00-14:00 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/heaney-and-classics-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (Booking required)
+ Dublin Festival of History Online: Caint ghearr ar William Butler Yeats / A Short Talk on William Butler Yeats – Dublin City Culture Club 14:00 Online cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873664371 (Booking required)
+ From Sackville Street to O’Connell Street – History Talk 14:30 Charleville Mall Library www.dublincity.ie/events/sackville-oconnell
+ H Blocks: the brutalism of prison architecture and its historical affect – Talk 14:30-16:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2024/h-blocks-the-brutalism-of-prison-architecture-and-its-historical-affect.php
+ Documentary Screening of “Treasure from the Bog” and Q&A 18:30-20:30 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D177669564

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 10 October

++ Dublin Festival of History – 250+ free events (27 Sep-13 Oct) dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

+ 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

+ Sing For Fun – Choir Workshop (Thursdays 12 Sept – 24 Oct) 11:00-12:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651 (Booking required)

+ All You Need to Know: Consumer Trends 2024-2025 – Talk 13:30 Central Library www.dublincity.ie/events/all-you-need-know-consumer-trends-2024-2025 (Booking required)
+ Expert Art Tour – Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion 18:30-19:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1030987390037 (Booking required)
+ Expert Art Tour: MORE POWER TO YOU: Sarah Purser – A Force for Irish Art 19:00-20:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1030991050987 (Booking required)

Friday 11 October

++ Dublin Festival of History – 250+ free events (27 Sep-13 Oct) dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/events/

++ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 11-20 October smashingtimes.ie/dublin-arts-human-rights-festival-2024/

+ 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
+ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival Reception and Launch  18:30-20:30 Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2  smashingtimes.ie/event/dublin-arts-and-human-rights-festival-reception-and-launch/

And there is more…

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+++ 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:

+ 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

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)

 

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