A weekly car boot sale, one of less than a handful that is still reliably taking place, has up to 200 cars/sellers. The stadium is just a few minutes walk from the Red LUAS line stop and numerous bus stops. For traders the Car Boot Sale opens at 06:30 for buyers from 08:00. If you are interested in selling, check the details and register on their website.

The Academy Mini All-Ireland competition has been taking place in Hyde Park in Dalkey during the week with over 1,500 (!!) kids of all ages taking part. And on Saturday the finals will kick off at 10:45. A parade of all players through Dalkey will precede this at 09:00.

Find all details on the website below.You are invited to to support the teams.

After the awars presentation for the kids, the parents are invited to take part at Gaelic4Mothers and Gaelic4Dads. Bring your football boots.

The weekly Honest2goodness food market in Glasnevin has fresh meat, vegetables, fish, baked goods, and wines. It is open from 09:30-16:00. It is behind Lidl in the Industrial Estate just after the Glasnevin Cemetary coming from the City Centre.

Parkrun Ireland is organising free weekly runs in parks. It is a timed run over 5km and participation is completely free, but registration before your first parkrun is required.

The SuperNatural Food Market is taking place every Saturday from 09:30-15:30 in St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street, Dublin 2.

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

To launch the second season of excavations and to share the results last year’s digs and specialist analysis, Grassroots Archaeology is hosting an Archaeology Day in Baldoyle.

You are invited to come and to discover the story of the excavations, and a range of stalls and talks that will cover all aspects of the project including: geophysical survey; lithic finds; the Viking Age dimension; Medieval ceramics; Glass analysis; Archaeobotany; Osteology; Experimental Metallurgy and the wider archaeological landscape.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Baldoyle Community Hall is located beside Baldoyle Church, on the 32 Dublin Bus route or 10 minutes walk from Sutton Dart Station.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

Dress for Success is a a charity that helps women get into the workplace by providing them with interview and work appropriate clothing.

The clothes are donations, but with these donated clothes there are often clothes that are great, nice and fashionable, but not really suitable for work or interviews. These “unsuitable” donations are then sold to raise funds and support for the main work of Dress for Success.

On Saturday a Fashion Sale takes place. There will be stylish dresses, jackets, skirts, coats, handbags and shoes. From designer to High Street and everything in between. This is the first Fashion Sale at Dress for Success, so the choice should be good!

Admission is free.

Clondalkin is hosting a festival with Music, Family Fun, Dancing, Guided Tours, Classic Cars & Motorcycles, Carnival Games and Street Performance and food stalls.

Admission is free and the event takes place on Sat+Sun in Clondalking Village.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

The Temple Bar Markets (Food Market on Meeting House Square, Book Market on Temple Bar Square and the Designer Mart near Cow’s Lane) are taking place every Saturday from 10:00-16:30.

An art exhibition by the High Loft Painting Group will take place in the Stillorgan Park Hotel on Saturday and Sunday (10:30-17:30). Admission is free.

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30, and Sundays: 12:00-17:30.

“El Dia E” is a celebration for all Spanish language speakers. Over 500 million people speak Spanish. Spanish is the language with the second most native speakers, the second language for international communication, the second most used language in social networks (e.g. Facebook and Twitter) and the third most used language on the Internet.

To celebrate the richness of the Spanish culture, the Instituto Cervantes centres throughout the world will open their doors on 21 June.

The Instituto Cervantes in Dublin has organised the following free activities:

11:00-12:30 Activity for children (Café literario)
11:00-11:15 Express Spanish Course (Classroom)
12:00-12:15 Sample DELE class (Classroom)
12:00-14:30 Food fair. Latin flavour
12:45-13:00 Enforex, Don Quijote, Lingua Globe and Estudio Sampere courses raffle (Café literario)
13:00-13:15 Sample AVE online class (Aula)
13:15-14:30 Tortilla patatas competition (Café literario)
15:30-17:00 Book bazaar + conversation exchange + guided tours (Library)
14:45-15:15 Rhythms from Latin America Music Class (Café literario)
15:30-16:00 Rhythms of Flamenco Music Class (Café literario)
16:15-16:45 Sevillanas Dance Class (Café literario)
17:00-18:00 Karaoke contest + Open Mic (Café literario)

Five times this year the “People’s Art 2014″ exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green. (If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free. Specific start and end times are not defined, but exhibition space has to be occupied by 11:00, so 11:00 is the latest start time. The event runs from Friday until Sunday, but Sat+Sun will most likely be the main days.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

This is the fifth year for “Yoga in the Park”, a brilliant initiative for a very worthy cause: From May until September, Tine from www.aditiyoga.org/ and her team of teachers invite to an hour of Yoga in Phoenix Park every Saturday. No booking is required.

The class is donation based, but all proceeds go to the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that does invaluable work for the homeless people in Dublin and the suggested donation for this very good cause is EUR 5.

Just bring a mat or a towel, some water and (hopefully) even some sun protection to the class. Should the weather be bad, the bandstand will be shelter or even training location. The training is suitable for all levels, so even total beginners are very welcome.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

Scopes and Space invite to a special Daytime Sun Watch where you will see the Sun in a very special way through telescopes that use special filters to reveal intricate detail on the sun’s surface.

Admission is free.

The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “FAT – It’s Delicious” and it will run from 16 May – 29 Jun. The exhibition is a “lab in the gallery” event, which means that it is not just an exhibition to watch, but there are some interaction and real research elements to the exhibition.

The exhibition will show you the good and and the bad sides of fat. There will be soap that has been made from human fat (gained during a liposuction), animal fat is being cured in alcohol and a delicious meal will be made from it at one of the events, the benefits of plant oils are mentioned and the risks of obesity are pointed out. In addition you can contribute to research through tests and experiments about BMI, agility, body image and blood quality.

I like lab in the gallery events because it is not “just” an exhibition but you also are invited (you don’t have to!) to contribute to research. Kids will get the exhibition, but need some help from the parents with it. You should definitely bring them! However, kids will not be able to do the research elements and might get bored, so plan your trip well.

As always I strongly recommend to have a look at the exhibition, but you only have until 29 June!

Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

The weekly Ha’penny Flea Market is an indoor market in the Grand Social Pub, which offers vintage Men and Women’s clothing, contemporary crafts, books, DVDs, vinyl records, vintage and handmade jewellery, vintage hair styles, art, photography and much more. Grand Social’s Bar and Gourmet Coffee options are available.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

In Focus Tour “The Art of Buddhism” with Patricia McCabe takes place.

Meeting point is in the Library’s atrium and the tour is limited to the first 15 participants. Admission is free, no booking required.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run every Saturday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

The Dublin Biennial 2014 is an International Contemporary Art Exhibition featuring the works of 55 International and National Artists. In addition to the gallery space, the Biennial will present film screenings, along with a series of performances, workshops and discussion groups throughout the course of the exhibition.

The exhibition will be on show in the CHQ building in the IFSC from 13-22 June (daily 12:00-18:30).

Together with the exhibition a series of conversations take place. All conversations are free. Booking is not required and places are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

Sat 21 June (14:00-14:45): Children’s Workshop with Andrew Douglas (Urban Farm Project): Family Fun with Wildflower Seedballs
Sat 21 June (15:30-17:00): The Art of Wild Flower
Sat 21 June (17:30-20:30): Wild Plant Buffet, Silent Art Auction and Reception in aid of Headway

Details about the speakers/participants at the conversations can be found on the website below.

“I’m A Happy Hugglewug” by Niamh Sharkey will be read in 27 Eason’s stores all over Ireland. In O’Connell Street the reading takes place at 14:00. In the other Eason Stores, the times vary between 11:00 and 15:00 (see website below).

Admission is free.

Clondalkin Cycling Club will introduce you to the cycle track in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin. The 1.1km track is used by many clubs as a practice ground and is an ideal place to introduce young children to the challenges and fun of cycling. Admission is free.

June’s “Concrete Soup”, an Experimental and Free Improv Music Residency, features a trimodal performance by improv musicians ¡NO!

Based on the triptych, the band will “carve” three “panels” of sound: a guitar trio noise section, a Japanese woodwind/delayed bass section, and a final exploded groove section. An afternoon of New Psych Music and accompanying found image projections.

Admission is free and the event will take place in the basement of Twisted Pepper.

The Outhouse Societies Day (part of the Dublin Pride Festival) gives people a chance to meet the wide variety of LGBT groups and Organisations within the LGBT community. An opportunity to meet people and get involved. Admission is free.

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

Duncan Reid & The Big Heads are performing in Sweeney’s. 1977 Punk-legend Duncan Reid from the Boys brings his new band, The Big Heads to Sweeney’s with support from Hollow Cost, The Gakk and Tiny Vinyls. Admission is free.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event in the basement Wine Cave of KC Peaches wholefood restaurant/café. Food will be served until 22:00 and wine, minerals & music will be available until later. Admission is free and a donation into a hat at the end of the evening is appreciated.

The Devils Jukebox is live music from 20:00-23:00 and DJs with Alternative, Punk, Rock, Metal & Garage after that. Every Saturday! Admission is free.

Higher Ground will perform in Whelan’s and admission is free.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

Olesya Zdorovetska (Ukraine) is a pianist and singer and she will entertain you in the Cocktail Bar of the Fire Restaurant in Mansion House. Admission is free.

A new community that organises free weekly night cycles in Dublin is coming together and their next event is on Saturday at 23:30. The route will be a lap on North Circular Road and South Circular Road with an optional finish in the Bernard Shaw Pub. Just be at the LUAS Bridge (Rosie Hackett Bridge) at the right time and you are in.

The Belgard Weekend Market is an indoor market with stalls with handcraft (incl. designer jewellery, aran jumpers and wool, christening robes and shawls, cards and cross stitch), household items, bric and brac, furniture, flowers, make-up, clothes, shoes, showers, upholstery, toys, kitchens, cafe, army memorabilia, collectors items, sweets, handbags books, blinds, party shop, tools and more.

It is open every Saturday and Sunday and is located in the Glen Abbey complex (opposite Jacobs) on Belgard Road.

Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of bikes and cycling. It will run from 14-22 June and numerous events in Dublin will take place, for example: free bike checks, fun cycles, lunchtime city rides, heritage cycles, electric bike races, school cycling events, bike festivals, road races and more. There’s something for every age and ability.

Check the website below for all details. In addition some of the events will be listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). The “issuu” hosted brochure for the Dublin Events is here but I hate the awkward issuu. The website version is here.

Clondalkin is hosting a festival with Music, Family Fun, Dancing, Guided Tours, Classic Cars & Motorcycles, Carnival Games and Street Performance and food stalls.

Admission is free and the event takes place on Sat+Sun in Clondalking Village.

Jamestown Flea Market + Car Boot Sale takes place every Sat+Sun from 10:00-17:00. You can reach it from Tyrconnell Road and from Kylemore Road and it is within 3 min from Black Horse stop on the red Luas line. There is free parking.

The Merchants Market on East Wall Road is a weekly indoors flea market on Saturdays and Sundays with more than 80 stalls in a big industrial hall. There is everything from furniture and antiques to paintings and mirrors, electronics and hot food to bicycles and buns. It is just a few minutes walk away from the Point Theatre/O2 (walk in the direction of the Port Tunnel).

Every Sunday, the Merrion Square Open Air Art Gallery takes place. Up to 200 artists exhibit their paintings on the railings on three sides (West, North and East) of Merrion Square and you can just enjoy the exhibition or even buy.

A new market (flea/vintage/etc) with two cafés has opened in the same location in Thomas Street where the Ferocious Mingle Market was before their move to Camden Street.

The new market in 72 Thomas Street is called Stable Market and it is open from Thursday until Sunday from 10:00-18:00 every day. It seems there is neither a website nor a Facebook Page yet.

An art exhibition by the High Loft Painting Group will take place in the Stillorgan Park Hotel on Saturday and Sunday (10:30-17:30). Admission is free.

Dublin Kite Fest is a Dublin City Event on Dollymount Strand and it is a family event with lots of free kite building workshops for kids, but also with kite flying demonstrations by expert and somewhere I even found a statement that said some kite flying competitions will take place as well (but no further detail is provided).

The schedule is on the website below.
It would be nice to know if there will be any food/drinks sold at the event, but because it is not mentioned, you might want to bring a picnic.

I wasn’t at the event last year, but I heard lots of positive comments about it. The weather is still expected to be nice, so if you want to get out with your kids (or without), this is a definite option.

Admission is free to all events and workshops.

The schedule on the website www.dublinkitefestival.ie has finally been updated on Friday morning (I was wondering if they forgot about it because on Thursday the 2013 schedule was still there.) But the link to the Facebook Page on the website is wrong. The correct Facebook Page is www.facebook.com/DublinKiteFestival

A weekly market with lots of food, but also many other products (art & crafts, books, etc) takes place every Sunday in the beautiful People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire. It is a very popular market and with around 50 vendors also one of the bigger markets.

There seem to be TWO weekly markets on Long Mile Road and both are very close to each other. One is behind Wigoders on Long Mile Road (across the road from Aldi). It hosts more than 50 stalls and there is also a Cafe on site. www.facebook.com/WigodersLongmileMarket And the other one is just on the other side of the road, next to Aldi. www.facebook.com/TheLongMileRdMarket

The well known Palestrina Choir sing every Sunday at the mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. They sing complete masterworks by Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak, Palestrina, de Victoria, usually accompanied by Prof. Gerard Gillen on the organ, who often also plays a solo piece.

Five times this year the “People’s Art 2014″ exhibition will take place. It is an art exhibition on the rails/fence of St. Stephen’s Green. (If you want to exhibit at one of the events in the future, check the website for cost and conditions.)

Visiting the People’s Art Exhibition is free. Specific start and end times are not defined, but exhibition space has to be occupied by 11:00, so 11:00 is the latest start time. The event runs from Friday until Sunday, but Sat+Sun will most likely be the main days.

People’s Art Dublin is a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to the public of Dublin. A huge variety of art/paintings are displayed and if the weather is nice it is a great art-filled stroll around Stephen’s Green. Definitely recommended!

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

A new Sunday market is starting in the Berlin Cafe. There is still some room for additional sellers and if you are interested contact Zoe on zoevans@eircom.net Admission for buyers is free, sellers pay EUR 10

At the Blackrock Market in the centre of Blackrock, you’ll find 50 stalls selling collectibles, antiques, handmade goods, books, food & there’s free popcorn, ballons & facepainting for the kids.
Open on Sundays: 12:00-17:30. Open on Saturdays and Bank Holidays: 11:00-17:30.

The Skerries Cycling Initiative is running a Family Fun Cycle for everyone from Skerries Mill to Ardgillen. All details are on the website below. Participation is free.

The newest Science Gallery exhibition has the theme “FAT – It’s Delicious” and it will run from 16 May – 29 Jun. The exhibition is a “lab in the gallery” event, which means that it is not just an exhibition to watch, but there are some interaction and real research elements to the exhibition.

The exhibition will show you the good and and the bad sides of fat. There will be soap that has been made from human fat (gained during a liposuction), animal fat is being cured in alcohol and a delicious meal will be made from it at one of the events, the benefits of plant oils are mentioned and the risks of obesity are pointed out. In addition you can contribute to research through tests and experiments about BMI, agility, body image and blood quality.

I like lab in the gallery events because it is not “just” an exhibition but you also are invited (you don’t have to!) to contribute to research. Kids will get the exhibition, but need some help from the parents with it. You should definitely bring them! However, kids will not be able to do the research elements and might get bored, so plan your trip well.

As always I strongly recommend to have a look at the exhibition, but you only have until 29 June!

Admission is free and opening hours are Tues-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.

“Made by Hand” or “Hecho a manos” is a new Sunday weekly market in Viva, Portobello with most things made by hand and some vintage clothing and curiosities too. Admission is free.

An indoor market in Coolock with over 40 traders with a wide range of goods and a café on site as well.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series continues in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery. This series of free (mainly classical) concerts continues to present the best of Irish and International music and musicians. Concerts run from September to June. The next concert will feature Beethoven Cello Sonatas.

As part of The Royal Irish Academy of Music’s Beethoven Project five Sonatas for Cello and Piano will be performed.

At 12:00 Annette Cleary, cello and Dearbhla Brosnan, piano will perform two Sonatas and at 15:00 William Butt, cello and Lance Coburn, piano will perform three more Sonatas.

Admission is free and no booking required. More information is on the website below.

Active8, a free bicycle event to encourage children to get out and get fit, will take place on Sunday on the last day of Bike Week. Active8 is an afternoon of cycling activities and will include a Cycle Trail around the park, a Novelty Bike and “Bling UR Bike” where you can learn how to decorate your bike for free. The idea behind Active 8 is to build a habit of regular exercise in a safe environment for children and to use the bike for that.

Sunday is the last day of Bike Week 2014 and a number of events take place in Phoenix Park to finish the week nicely.

+ Pedal in the Park
+ Sprocket Rocket children’s cycle training: Bike training for children
+ Hoop Rolling (14:00): Go back to the 50s and steer your hoops through the obstacle course
+ Two Special Bike Tours (15:00): “Meet the Fawns” and “Landscape and History of Phoenix Park”
+ High Nelly display and 6km cycle around Phoenix Park at 16:00
+ Photo Competition Prizegiving

Admission is free. The event will take place throughout Phoenix park with a main focus on the closed of part of Chesterfield Avenue.

The Thai Film “Khan Kluay” will be screened.

It is a computer-animated film about a young elephant that wanders away from his mother and goes on an extraordinary adventure learning important lessons along the way about friendship, love and courage. PG (79min). Thai with English subtitles. Admission is free and no booking required.

A variety of Dublin Pride events will take place on Sunday and admission is free to all events below:

+ Sports Day & Dog Show: 14:00 at the Soccer Pitches in Fairview Park, Dublin 3
The combination of dogs and sports in Fairview Park is THE event for LGBT community. Prism introduces you to the different LGBT sports clubs and Husse Franchisee will show you how to look after your dog.

+ Dublin’s First Equality Wedding Show: 15:00 in the Morrison Hotel, Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
Dublin’s Equality Wedding Show is taking place in The Morrison Hotel. 50 Equality Wedding Vendors will be showcasing their products & services. There will be lots of entertainment, colour & surprises and admission is free. www.gayweddingsireland.ie

+ BeLonG To Sunday: 15:00 in the Outhouse LGBT Community Resource Centre, 105 Capel St, Dublin 1
BeLonG To Sunday will offer a facilitated workshop on mental health. This workshop will explore the ways in which these issues can affect young LGBT people and offer suggestions on ways to deal with the challenges.

The “Dublin Sketchers” is an informal group of (hobby) artists who go somewhere different in Dublin every Sunday (e.g. National Museum, Maritime Museum, Dublin Flea Market, Farmleigh, Botanic Gardens, Dublin Castle, Science Gallery, …), sketch for one to two hours and then meet up for coffee afterwards and discuss their sketches.

There are some hugely talented people among them and it is a great idea to meet up with others who have the same hobby. Find out on their website below or on their Facebook Page where they will meet and join them if you do some sketching/drawing yourself. I know that the Dublin Sketchers often use the Dublin Event Guide to find interesting free events and I am delighted to be able to help!

Afternoon Jazz in Café en Seine. The Stella Bass Jazz Trio play every Sunday from 14:00-16:00 in Café en Seine in Dawson Street. Admission is free. A video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aKqtOB5S8

Glasnevin has an extensive collection of conifers, from native Yews to Giant Redwoods from North America. Join this walk and talk, exploring evergreens from every corner of the world. Learn the basics of conifer identification and a few stories about why they are special. Admission is free, no booking required.

Come to the Family Drawing Sundays in the RHA. All children are welcome to use the RHA Art Cart, in the RHA Atrium. Admission is free. For further information, contact Ruth Carroll on 01 6612558 or via ruth@rhagallery.ie

Unlike the three branches of the National Museum, the National Print Museum is normally not free, but every Sunday there is a free public tour for the next few weeks. Every visit begins with a short audio-visual presentation where the audience can observe active retired printers providing practical demonstrations of machines from the Museum’s collection.

Join Archaeologist Mark Kelly to learn more about Viking shoes: what were they made from and how did they survive for over 1000 years? Become a cobbler for an afternoon and have a go at making your own Viking style shoes. Admission is free, but booking is required via 01 648 6339. Suitable for Ages 8+

A weekly Jazz gig will take place in the Sunshine Cafe for your Sunday afternoon entertainment. The Jazzwise Duo (piano and double bass) play classic jazz including Broadway standards, Bossa Nova, Blues etc

The Rainbow Run on Dun Laoghaire’s West Pier is NOT a free event for participants (EUR 32 pre-booked and up to EUR 39 on the day), but the free part is that spectators are allowed to the post-run party.

The run is a non-timed 5km fun run for adults and children where on the route and at the end of the run participants will be “colour bombed” with (non-toxic) colour powder and will therefore be rainbow coloured at the end of it. At the Afterparty the 80s band Spring Break will perform.

Brian Keary is a classically trained guitar player who also has experience of different styles / genres of music ranging from ragtime and folk to baroque and contemporary. He will perform in Sweeney’s (Ground Floor) on Sunday afternoon.

House Dublin is a restaurant and bar in Leeson Street. On Sundays the Camembert Quartet is playing in their garden from 17:00-19:00. Admission is free.

The wedding and party band The LJJ Band play every Sunday evening in Café en Seine. Admission is free.

The Sweeney’s Dixeland Jazzmen play their weekly gig on the ground floor in Sweeney’s. Admission is free.

Saucy Sundays is a weekly free live music afternoon and evening in the Grand Social. The line-up and links to all bands/performers are available via the Saucy Sundays Facebook Page (see link below).

The Dublin Blues Cartel will be in Whelan’s again and will perform mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll, Soul, Funk, Blues and rap of all eras. Admission is free.

This weekly Latin Music event will take place every Sunday. You will be able to dance salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia and reggeaton. Live music, food tasting and free admission, what more could you want?

The weekly Sunday Roast is a free event in the Mercantile where live music is combined with free roast potatoes. The line-up for the upcoming Sunday Roast is available via the Sunday Roast Facebook Page (see link below).

Every Sunday this singer-songwriter night takes place in the Bleeding Horse in Camden St. from 8.30pm. It is an Open mic night and performers can just turn up and put their name on the list for that night.

At the Jawbone Gig night in Sin É, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free. For the line-up check here www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sun+Mon. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of that there is some free ice cream.

The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below). In short it is: Eric Lalor with support by Eleanor Tiernan and more.

Rogério from the Brazilian dance project “Forró de Lampião” in Dublin tells me: Forró de Lampião is Brazilian music that has the same roots as Samba and there is a whole culture that has developed around “forro”. Every Sunday, free dance classes take place in the Grand Social (new loation!) and if you are interested, just turn up one Sunday.

“Rhythm Rocker at The Globe” is a weekly event on Sunday night in The Globe. Admission is free.

The Pavement Kings play Rockabilly from 21:00 and
DJs Popocorn Peete and Little Dakota follow from 23:00-01:30 with a white variety of styles (Rockabilly, Calypso, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, etc).

Billy Treacy & The Ha’Penny Heads are playing Ballads, Folk, Trad and Classic Country every Sunday. Featuring Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Banjo.

Every Sunday (except at Bank Holiday weekends), the Ragtime, Roots and Country Blues Band “Cool Hand Dukes” play in the Porterhouse near Grafton Street.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

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“Dublin Speaks Free” is a group of native language teachers who are passionate about language and who would like that everyone has a chance to learn a language and socialize in a very friendly environment.

The classes are free and all study materials are provided. Donations are very welcome and needed to cover cost for materials etc.

Dublin Speaks Free offers the following classes:
+ Mondays: Italian Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Beginner at 19:00 / English Intermediate at 20:00
+ Tuesdays: French Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Intermediate at 19:00 / German Beginner at 20:00

If you are interested in languages and want to support this great initiative, have a look at www.dublinspeaksfree.com/ and then get your classes started!

A weekly free Craft Beer Walking Tour started last Monday in Dublin. Meeting Point is in the Beerhouse and during the evening you will visit four Craft Beer Pubs. The tour is free and you pay for your own beer.

This is an open mic night with Special Guests every Monday. Arrive, sign in (from 19:00) and play. Admission is free.

Song Cycle is a weekly Singer/Songriter showcase. The line-up is not always easily findable on the Whelan’s website, but admission is always free.

The Monday Echo is a weekly songwriter and poetry live showcase held on Mondays in the basement of The International Bar. Usually, the show has 3 songwriters and 3 poets who perform for roughly 20 minutes each. Admission is free.
The weekly line-up can be found via the Facebook Page below.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday. Every week different comedians entertain and on top of good comedy you will get free ice cream. Admission is free.

The line-up can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below). In short it is Fred Cooke with support by Alan Hurley & Simon O’Keeffe.

The Crafty Monday Sessions is an Open Mic night for acoustic singer/songwriters and original bands. Admission is free.

The 4-piece band Loose Trad are performing every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. www.loosetrad.com/ Admission is free.

Patrick Mahony sings songs from Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Matt Monro and many more every Monday in the Cafe en Seine. Admission is free.

A group of trainee Yoga instructors got together and they are running free Yoga classes every Tuesday morning at 07:30 in Berlin Cafe (yes, it is in the Cafe!). You just need to bring a Yoga mat and wear suitablre clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will on Tuesday now as well. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

“Dublin Speaks Free” is a group of native language teachers who are passionate about language and who would like that everyone has a chance to learn a language and socialize in a very friendly environment.

The classes are free and all study materials are provided. Donations are very welcome and needed to cover cost for materials etc.

Dublin Speaks Free offers the following classes:
+ Mondays: Italian Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Beginner at 19:00 / English Intermediate at 20:00
+ Tuesdays: French Beginner at 18:00 / Spanish Intermediate at 19:00 / German Beginner at 20:00

If you are interested in languages and want to support this great initiative, have a look at www.dublinspeaksfree.com/ and then get your classes started!

Every Tuesday an informal sing along with Ukulele and Toy Musical Instruments takes place in the Stag’s Head. Just bring your instrument and come along. Beginners are welcome. Admission is free and further details (and a big book of songs) are available on the Facebook Page below. The get-together meets in the “snug” in Stag’s Head.

Ben Prevo & friends play saucy Blues & soul every Tuesday

Blue Moon Rising will feature Will de Burca and Lynda Cullen at their songwriter showcase. Admission is EUR 5, but if you sign up for the guest list on the website below, you will get in for free.

Rumours have it that the Bluegrass Collective will perform in Sin É on Tuesday and there might even be an open Bluegrass Jam! Admission is free.

Foil, Arms & Hogs preview their Edinburgh Show. With support from Danny O’Brien. Admission is free.

The Folk Club in Whelan’s will bring you the best in Trad, Ballads, Americana & World Music every Tuesday. The line-up this week is Derek Copley (Contemporary Folk) and David Virgin with Rohan (Roots/Contemporary). Admission is free.

A free improv comedy night with the Improrphans takes place. They ar a great Comedy Improv troupe with lots of experience. Donations are appreciated.

Every Tuesday a Jazz Jam Session will take place in the Grand Social and you are invited to listen or even to participate. Admission is free for musicians and audience.

Instruments are supplied (drums (no cymbals), double bass, guitar amp, bass amp, PA system) and ideas and themes will be proposed prior to the session to the musicians who join the event on Facebook (see Facebook Page below).

The Phoenix Big Band is a 16 piece band playing songs of the 1930s, 1940s and other big band arrangements and they are playing every Tuesday in the Tara Tower Hotel (since 2012!) for adult dancing. If you like to waltz, cha cha or foxtrot, come and enjoy their performance.

Admission is free.

The band plays in the main function room which is occasionally booked, so to confirm that they are playing, please ring the hotel on the day: Phone 01-2694666

There will be free comedy upstairs in the Wicked Wolf in Blackrock on every second Tuesday. New acts and surprise guests will entertain you and the event is organised by Maxine Jones.

The dates are 24 June, 8 July, 22 July, 5 August, 19 August. Put the dates in your calender as I will probably not be able to include the event every second week. www.facebook.com/wickedwolfcomedy

A totally unplugged Singer/Songwriter night (no PA, no microphones) with original music is taking place upstairs in Anseo every Tuesday from 21:30.

Please check on the Facebook Page below if the event is going ahead as it seems to get cancelled every now and then and if you want to play a 15-30 min set or just want to play one song make yourself heard via the same Facebook Page.

Admission is free.

Wednesday Walks will take place in and around Phoenix Park from every Wednesday from June to December. Weather permitting, walkers will meet at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (VC) or Farmleigh House (F) at 11:00. Each walk takes about 90 minutes.

Please check the website below for updates or ring the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (01 677 0095) or Farmleigh House (01 815 5914) for further information. Admission is free,

The upcoming walks are:
25 June: Historical Walking Tour to Farmleigh House (VC)
02 July: History of the Clock Tower at Farmleigh (F)
09 July: Guided Walk to Knockmaree Cist/Cromlech (F)
16 July Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (A)

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

The Little Museum of Dublin secured sponsorship from Johnston, Mooney & O’Brien until October 2014 and will therefore be able to continue the Big J Wednesday: Every Wednesday from 12:00-17:00 admission into the museum is free thanks to the bread company. There are free guided tours every hour.

Archive at Lunchtime screenings take place Saturdays (Double Bill), Mondays and Wednesdays. The programme is changing weekly now (instead of monthly as in the past). To find out what film(s) will be screened go to www.ifi.ie/whatson/now-showing-coming-soon/ and look for “Archive at Lunchtime” on the right. Admission is free.

The “Havana International Language Exchange” is taking place every Wed from 16:30-19:30 in Havana Tapas Bar in George’s Street. There are many Spanish speakers and English-speakers are explicitly invited, but everyone else is certainly very welcome too, to meet for a chat to improve your Spanish or English.

The football film “El sueño de Iván” is the next film screening in the “Soccer Stories” film series in the Instituto Cervantes. Admission is free. The film will be in Spanish with English subtitles. It is suitable for all ages.

An evening course of basic map reading hints and tips by Volunteer Ranger Denis Reidy of the Dublin Mountain Partnership will take place on 25 June on the Hell Fire Club car park.

Denis will share his vast knowledge of map reading to give people more confidence in their map reading skills and give some hints and tips along the way, the exercise will be along the forest roads and tracks in the Hell Fire forest.

To book a place e-mail reidyd@hotmail.com

Endless Rain is a spoken word event, featuring a mix of poetry, prose and comedy from upcoming and established Irish talent.

Award winning poet, playwright and author, David Butler (The Judas Kiss) will be performing his one-act play “Forwards”. Poet Laura Cleary (In Lieu of a Kiss) will be reading from her work. A range of comedians (David Reilly, Conor O’Toole, Alison Spittle) will perform and the audience is invited to try the ‘The Pun-ger Games,’ an open invitation pun contest.

The event wants to be inspiration for emerging Irish writers, poets and comedians and at the same time a night of wonderful entertainment for anyone who attends.

Admission is free

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in the Mercantile. Each week 6-7 bands/solo artists play three songs each. At the end of all the performances a clap-off with the King Kong Club Clap-o-Meter takes place and the winner goes through to a semi-final and it all culminates after six months of competition with The Grand Final, held in front of a panel of celebrity judges.

The list of performers is not yet announced on their Facebook Page and I am not sure if it will be put up there, but check it anyway.

“The Song Room” is another open mic event. It takes place in The Globe in George’s Street at 20:30 every Wednesday.

“The Zodiac Sessions” is a regular open mic event from 20:30 in Bruxelles (between Grafton Street and Westbury Hotel) for unsigned musicians. Admission is free and there is a different line-up every week.

Bad Boy Jake are every Wednesday in the Gypsy Rose Rock & Blues Bar playing their rock, blues and American.

Every Wednesday a Singer Songwriter Night will take place in Mother Reilly’s in Rathmines. This is YOUR chance to show everyone what you can do, alternatively you can just listen to the talented Singer/Songwriters. Admission is free.

Traditional Irish Music Session in Hedigan’s (The Brian Boru) in Phibsborough from 21:30 every Wednesday. If you play an instrument you are especially welcome (all levels are welcome).

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

At this Lunch time poetry reading, Australian poet Simon West will read from his published work and that of other Australian poets. He will also explore how place influences poetry and will host a discussion around this theme. You are invited to share a favourite poem about a place that means a lot to you – it can be a poem that you have wriiten yourself or a poem that has special meaning for you.

Admission is free and no booking required.

Are you looking for work? Get help with your job search and increase your chances of selection with this workshop with Executive HR Business Partner & Coach, Trish Callanan.

Admission is free, but registration is recommended on 01-8733996

The talk “Product design and innovation in the Irish economy” with Burton Lee will take place.

Product design is an important component of innovation and entrepreneurship in Ireland. Burton Lee, a member of the Irish Government’s Innovation Taskforce, will speak about the progress Ireland has made in incorporating product design and development into education and industry over the past few years.

Dr. Burton Lee is Managing Partner of Innovarium Ventures, a strategic, financial and technical advisory services firm based in Silicon Valley.

Admission is free, but booking via the website below is required.

After a successful first year, the Temple Bar Night Market is back this year and thist time there will not just be a few sporadic events, but it will take place every Thursday from 05 June until 28 August.

It is an Arts & Craft Market (and not more – see below!) that will will feature the work of artists & craft makers and street entertainment from music to painting & from dance to workshops.

Last year many people criticised that they missed food stalls at the market and I expect that this won’t change: The market is organised by the Temple Bar Company, an association of the traders in Temple Bar, so it is not in their interest to have competing traders at this market. If you know what to expect, you will hopefully not be disappointed.

“The Mathematics of Impending Social Implosion” with Prof. Peter Turchin will describe the mathematical model and the historical evidence that supports that mathematical models of the internal cohesion of societies point to significant risks of internal conflicts and even social implosion in the coming decade.

Admission is free and no registration required.

The Diversity Champions Pride Professional Networking Evening with Economist David McWilliams will take place on Thursday.

Workplace equality is a critical priority for the LGBT community. GLEN’s Diversity Champions Programme is working with companies to ensure they are LGBT inclusive. Join GLEN’s annual Diversity Champions Pride professional networking evening with economist David McWilliams for a lively discussion on why the fortunes of Ireland’s economy and the LGBT community are inextricably linked. This is followed by professional networking.

Admission is free, but booking is required events@glen.ie Find out when you book where the venue for the event will be. (www.diversitychampions.ie)

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher will run next Thursday. It will be an Alternative Arts and Culture Trail and she will bring you to “Dublin’s Best Cafes, Bars, Markets, Unusual Stores, Galleries, Theatres, Arts Spaces, and more! And hear some tales you’ve never heard before!”

Meeting point is at the Spire. The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via egaldog@gmail.com or 085-2725095

The book launch for “Prometheus Unplugged” by Alan Murphy with Seamus Cashman will take place and you are invited.

The ancient Greeks have always been revered for their art, philosophy and literature, but not their rock music…until now. Light-hearted yet experimental, and humorously allusive, this music-themed poetry collection is written with teenagers in mind but appealing to a wide audience.

No clear statement about it, but it seems that admission might be free.

The weekly European Folk Dance Workshop/Session takes place in the Tap Bar every Thursday.

The dances are French, Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese folk and traditional dances and everybody interested to join in or to learn is welcome. Admission is free, but donations (suggested: EUR 3) are very welcome

Dimestore Recordings run a weekly event in Sweeney Mongrel’s with a variety of bands and performers. It starts at 20:00, follow the link for the line up.

Pete Pamf will perform at Whelan’s. Admission is free.

The Max Zaska group and the Patrick Groenland group will perform on alternating Thursdays from 21:00 in the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street.

Trad/Folk band The Bonny Men will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Every Thursday “Left Right & Centre” play a mix of blues & soul with a bit of rock&roll.

Every Thursday a free Trad Session takes place in McNeills and often there are high profile Trad musicians performing.

Sun Ladders and Knoxville Morning will perform in Whelans at midnight. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 OR if you sign up for the guest list via the website below.

The Green Door Market is a new indoor food/Farmer’s Market that takes place just a few doors down from the Dublin Food Co-op at Newmarket in Dublin 8. Admission is free.

Opening hours are Thu-Fri 12:00-19:00 and Sat 09:30-16:00.

The Ferocious Mingle Marcade (Market and Arcade) is back in a new location. The Marcade is now in Camden Street next to Daintree Paper and opposite the Centra and off-license there. It takes place every Thurs-Sun and is a flea-market-type permanent market with stalls and “chalets” for traders.

The National Gallery has an extensive programme of free talks, public tours and Art Documentary screenings focusing on highlights of the European and Irish Collection every day of the week. Check their website for details.

If you regularly or occasionally buy books online, you can help the Dublin Event Guide hugely even without having to pay cent directly. In fact you even save money this way:

Buy your books from The Book Depository and get better prices and free (!!) delivery for all orders independent from the volume and when you click on the picture here before you buy, then 5% of what normally The Book Depository would get, they give back to the Dublin Event Guide. Everybody wins!

www.bookdepository.com?a_aid=dubevg

If you prefer Amazon to buy your books (for free postage you need to order a minimum of GBP 25), then use this Amazon link to help the Dublin Event Guide. Thanks!

Moscow Metro are playing at an In-Store event in HMV. Admission is free.

Sandford Parish Church in Ranelagh is inviting to Classical Music Summer Concerts from every Friday from June to September.

The next concert is Donna Magee (organ) with Sherry Hazlett (Soprano), Róisin Rowley-Brooke (Alto), Raymond Tedders (tenor) and Lorcan Cosgrove (bass)- music by Bach, Bridge, Hewson and others

Admission is free.

“Medieval and Renaissance Science, Religion, and Nature’s Secrets” with Dr. Michael Dunne (Head, Department of Philosophy, NUI Maynooth) introduces the overlapping areas of science, religion, and medicine in medieval and renaissance thought with reference to some key figures including Giordano Bruno and others that form part of his research on the philosophy of God, science and Ireland’s medieval philosophical heritage.

Admission is free, but booking is required via the website below.

The main weekend of Dublin Pride 2014 starts on Friday and will include the Dublin Pride Parade on Saturday. A whole range of events will take place and many of them are free. Check out the website below for the Friday events.

Takin’ The Mic Open-Mic Night is an open mic night at the Irish Writers’ Centre, taking place one Friday every month. Writers, spoken-word artists and musicians are all welcome to perform. Names of contributors are taken from 19:00, so arrive early if you want to perform. Admission is free (a donation of EUR 5 is suggested). BYOB

Find all details on the website below.

Cornucopia Café & Restaurant host live music three evenings a week (Thurs, Fri and Sat). The restaurant is a Wholefood & Vegetarian Restaurant and is open until 22:15.
+ Every second Thursday N.C Lawlor, a songwriter, session player and troubadour plays a mix of country, bluegrass & blues from 19:30-21:30.
+ Every Friday (19:30-21:30) Junshi Murakami plays Irish Harp.
+ Every Saturday (19:30-21:30) Nollaig Mann plays a collection of popular and jazz classics.

The Spanish band Ibridos will perform in the Mercantile and admission is free.

On Fri/Sat/Sun (27-29 June), the Workman’s Club will host a three day festival of Live Bands, DJs, Markets, Food & Refreshments. It is called the “Wellington Weekender” and it starts on Friday with the bands Girls Names and Women’s Christmas.

On Saturday a Roof Top Market (13:00-20:00) and bands Delorentos + guests.

On Sunday Lisa O’Neill, Mossy Nolan and Ain’t St John will perform.

Admission is free,

Il Galactico will perform in Whelan’s and admission is free.

“Electric Fridays with DUB” is a weekly gig/open mic night in the basement of The International Bar. Admission is free.

Musicians, artists, bands who want to play a 25 min set should contact the organisers via the Facebook page below. A PA and some equipment is available.

The Stillorgan Orchard has live music every Friday and Saturday. Many of the performers are established and very good bands. The upcoming gigs are detailed on the website below. Admission is always free.

4-piece jazz/folk band will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live and the DJs Tommy Rash and Fukszy are on the decks until late. Admission is free.

Hags and The Northern Drones will play in Whelan’s Midnight Hour slot on Friday. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up to the guest list via the website below.