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 yearly Sand Sculpture exhibition will take place again in the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle. For over 15 years the artists from Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) build these themed sculptures every July.

The three sculptors will begin work in the upper courtyard on 19 July and access will will be free. Once they are finished, the sculptures will probably stay in place until the end of August.

I wasn’t able to find this year’s theme yet, so I will tell you next week. ;-)

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.

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.

The Bray Summerfest continues (until 04 Aug) this weekend with

+ International Food Market and Craft Market (10:00-18:00)
+ Summer Bay Kids Zone (12:00-22:00)
+ Summer Fest Fun Fair (12:00-22:00)
+ Raglans – Gig from 20:00-21:00
+ Coldplace – Gig from 21:30-23:00

In addition an airshow practice will take place from 12:00 for the 3 hour-long Bray Air Display on Sunday.

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.

At “Summer Natural His-stories” Zoologist Geraldine Breen brings you on an exploration of all the wonders of the natural world on display at the Museum. Themes for these family friendly (Ages 7+) tours will change as the weeks go by to ensure you see something new each week.Two tours will take place, the first at 10:15 and the second at 11:30.

Admission is free and no booking required. Places limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis.

The yearly Rose Festival in St. Anne’s Park on Saturday and Sunday is a Family event brought to you by Dublin City Council.

If the recent torrential night rain hasn’t destroyed all blossoms, you can admire and celebrate the wonderful roses in the Rose Garden of St. Anne’s Park.

In addition to the roses, there will be music from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (12:00-13:00) and from the Prairie Dawgs (15:00-17:00) and a Young Ballet performance by Ballet Fusion (14:00-15:00) and lots more entertainment.

For all the gardening enthusiasts there will be plant sellers, Nurseries, Garden Centres and Florists, master composters and bee keepers, recyclers and up-cyclers. There will be a good assortment of trade stands and the Farmers Market will also take place.

Admission to the Festival is free and car parking is provided within the Park. The entrance to the car park is from Sybil Hill Road only.

The Rose Festival brochure can be downloaded here.

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.

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.

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.

The Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from te Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

Summer Rising is a celebration of art, music, food and performance with day-long family events and a programme of night-time events. It takes place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art: In the gardens of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the IMMA’s North Wing.The festival runs on 18-19+22-26 July and all day-time events are free, but a number of them require booking.

The main festival days are the Saturdays (19+26 July), but a day-by-day schedule of all events is here: www.imma.ie/en/nav_42.htm and a range of exhibitions can be visited throughout the festival.

Highlights are:

Saturday (19 July) is Family Day:
There will be a workshop in decorating your own Edible Gingerbread Canvas, an electro-pop céilí with dance duo Up and Over It (14:00-15:00), a day long art workshop inspired by the Hélio Oiticica exhibition, experience the sound installation “Musical Garden” of the Dublin Laptop Orchestra, do a training course (12:00-14:00) with the Dublin Trade School (see separate event listing), do a pickling (of vegetables) workshop with Rocketman (14:00-15:30) and enjoy Story and Picture Time with Panti Bliss (15:00-16:00).

There are no events on Sunday and the museum is closed on Monday.

From Tuesday until Friday there will be free Summer Camps for Teens (Tues-Thurs), free Morning Family Workshops on Wed+Thurs (10:00-11:00) and a free Babies in Buggies tour for parents with prams on Friday (10:45-11:30).

On Thursday, there will also be a (non-free; EUR 5) Open Air Film Screening of “Labyrinth”.

Trade School Dublin is running an event at the IMMA, where you can learn stuff in return for barter (goods that the teacher requests), not money.

On Sat 19 July, there will be four classess held at at the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s Summer Rising Festival.

The classes on 19 July are:

FULL: 12:00-13:00 Writing successful funding applications
+ 12:00-13:00 Yarn Bombing Workshop
+ 13:00-14:00 Outdoor Hatha Yoga (for beginners) (almost full)
+ 13:00-14:00 Paper Electronic Circuits (almost full)

Admission is free, but the teacher typically expects (and certainly deserves) some (usually very) inexpensive or even free “reward” (the barter) for his/her work.

You need to register on the website below.

The Liberties Festival 2014 is taking place from Tues 15 July until Sat 19 July and on Saturday, the last day of the festival, the free events will be Yoga for adults and Yoga for children, a Photography workshop for children, a Drama Camp, a “Liberties in Bloom” Workshop and a Blue Rinse Talent Show.

Admission to the events above is free, but some need pre-booking.

There are also two non free events: A Children’s Talent Show (EUR 3) and a Nighthawks at the Guinness Storehouse event with music, comedy and literature (EUR 17).

All events are here: www.libertiesfestivaldublin.com/events-2/saturday/

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.

“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 Day The Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers 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.

A march in solidarity with the people of Palestine, especially those trapped in Gaza who are under serious attack by Israel, will take place. Assemble at 14:00 at The Spire in O’Connell Street to get ready for the march to the Israeli Embassy in Ballsbridge.

You are asked to bring friends, flags, banners, noise, but leave the party-political flags at home.
The event is organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

More details about the protest and the attacks on Palestine are on the Facebook Page below.

And if you have heard about the attacks and killings, but are not sure about the background, then use 5 minutes and watch this very interesting and educational video clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y58njT2oXfE

Hosted by resident improv band ¡NO!, the “Concrete Soup Nu Psych Afternoons” event will bring you new psychedelic music and projections. This month’s guest is electronics/audio-visual artist The Black Egg.

After a first set by ¡NO! and a second set by The Black Egg, the third set is a joint set.

It is an afternoon event, which is quite unusual for something like that, but tht shouldn’t stop you from enjoying it. Admission is free.

A big UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) event takes place on Saturday in the O2 and the tickets are sold out for weeks. Mother Reilly’s will screen the main fights: McGregor Vs Brandao / Nelson Vs Cummings / Pickett Vs McCall / Parke Vs Kotani

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.

“Chew your own fat” run regular band showcases and this time the line-up is Between Horizons and Karac Kenned. Admission is free.

Dublin’s Underground Beat will host a “Dub goes electric” night. The line-up is The Mariannes and The Sacreblues Band. 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.

Guilty Party will perform in Whelan’s. Admission is free.

Shock Treatment 21 from Belfast will perform for the first time in Dublin and are supported by The LEE Harveys Blazin 38’s and The Black Pitts. Admission is free. The gigs are on the 1st Floor.

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.

At this Bat Walk, join An Taisce and Paul Scott from the Dublin Bat Group and Bat Conservation Ireland for a night of bat detection in the grounds of Grange Castle. These misunderstood mammals are extremely effective and valuable controllers of insect populations – with a single bat able to consume up to 5,000 insects each night!

Their calls cannot be heard by human ears, but with bat detectors the sky and waterways suddenly come alive with a multitude of clicks, rattles and whistles – and Paul will explain what the variations mean, how these wonderful animals contribute to the Irish Landscape and what you can do to help bats in your area. The main species you will hopefully hear are Common and Soprano Pipistrelles, Leisler’s bats and Daubenton’s bat.

Dress appropriately. Meeting place is the car park of Grange Castle Business Park, but I am not exactly sure where that is.

There is a limit of 40 people for this event and you have to register to attend. To register please send an email with ‘Register Grange Castle bat walk’ in the subject line to: dublinbatgroup@gmail.com

This event is weather dependant and may be cancelled if conditions are very wet or windy – in which case the registered attendees will be notified.

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.

Buffalo Sunn and Death in the Sickroom will perform in Whelan’s Midnight Hour. Admission is free before 22:30 or when you sign up for the guest list on the website below. The gig will start at midnight.

The Soul Band “Santoria” will perform in the Arlington Hotel on Saturday and admission is free.

The White Collar Boys will host their 3rd Social in the Grand Social with special Live guests “The Third Policeman”. Admission is free.

The yearly Sand Sculpture exhibition will take place again in the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle. For over 15 years the artists from Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) build these themed sculptures every July.

The three sculptors will begin work in the upper courtyard on 19 July and access will will be free. Once they are finished, the sculptures will probably stay in place until the end of August.

I wasn’t able to find this year’s theme yet, so I will tell you next week. ;-)

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.

The Bray Summerfest continues (until 04 Aug) this weekend with

+ International Food Market and Craft Market (10:00-18:00)
+ Summer Bay Kids Zone (12:00-22:00)
+ Summer Fest Fun Fair (12:00-22:00)
+ Bray Air Display (15:00-18:00) – see separate event notice

Admission to the Summerfest and the Air Display is free.

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.

The next Music, CD & Record Fair – organised by Irish Record Fairs – will take place on Sat + Sun in Filmbase.

There is an admission charge of EUR 2 on Sat and Sun, but if you go to the website here and either print the page, or just show it on your phone, admission will be free for you on SUNDAY. (Not on Saturday!)

The yearly Rose Festival in St. Anne’s Park on Saturday and Sunday is a Family event brought to you by Dublin City Council.

If the recent torrential night rain hasn’t destroyed all blossoms, you can admire and celebrate the wonderful roses in the Rose Garden of St. Anne’s Park.

In addition to the roses, there will be music from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (12:00-13:00) and from the Prairie Dawgs (15:00-17:00) and a Young Ballet performance by Ballet Fusion (14:00-15:00) and lots more entertainment.

For all the gardening enthusiasts there will be plant sellers, Nurseries, Garden Centres and Florists, master composters and bee keepers, recyclers and up-cyclers. There will be a good assortment of trade stands and the Farmers Market will also take place.

Admission to the Festival is free and car parking is provided within the Park. The entrance to the car park is from Sybil Hill Road only.

The Rose Festival brochure can be downloaded here.

The Brocante Market will take place on Sunday in teh Food Co-op.

It is a collection of antiques, furniture, vintage jewellery, collectables and curiosities from the past and present, second-hand, refurbished, antique and hand-crafted stuff for your house and garden. If you are an interior designer or just have and eye for style and are looking for a special piece or maybe a bargain then this is the market for you.

The market is held every 3rd Sunday of the month and admission is free.

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.

The Terenure Village Summer Festival will take place on Sunday. There will be live music, irish dancing, and kids entertainment (e.g. face painters, balloon makers or magician) and food and craft stalls.

Admission is free.

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 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.

“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 Science Gallery Summer Exhibition “Strange Weather: Forecasts from te Future” has opened on 18 July and will run until 05 October.

The exhibition explores how we understand, adapt to and control the changing weather and shows also a lot educational and even quirky bits around weather: A Raindrop hovering in mid-air, a Tornado Diverter, a Cloud Collector, Weather Models, a machine making house shaped clouds and an archive of old events from around the world that were (or are) impacted by weather and of new events emerging because of weather.

There are 26 exhibits and – like all Science Gallery exhibitions -, it is a really interesting exhibition. Well worth a visit with the whole family.

You can even be a TV weather man/woman in a professional studio set-up! An interesting experience!
Here is me giving it a go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQjHHfRdco …I know, I better not give up the day job. ;-)

The Science Gallery is open Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and on Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00. Admission is free.

A Japanese language Intercultural Tour with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai will take place.

Admission is free and no booking is required. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library.

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!

“Hotter than July” is a World Music Event on Meeting House Square that is organised by Improvised Music Company and the Big Bang Festival. You will hear music from Brazil, Ireland, West Africa, the Balkans, Asia and the US.

The line-up is NCH Gamelan Orchestra (13:45), Coisceim’s Striking Moves (14:30), Morro 16 (14:55), North Strand Kontra Band (15:15), Tig Linn (15:45), Bill Whelan & the Hat Trick String Band (16:10), Ensemble Eriu (16:50), Manden Express (17:45), Big Bang Finale (18:40).

A great line-up and definitely worth a visit. Admission is free.

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

A Storytelling Session for 3-7 year olds takes place in the Print Museum at 14:15, featuring books from the museum’s Junior Library. “Lost in the Toy Museum” by David Lucas will be the chosen book.

Admission is free and no booking required but places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

On the upper deck of the yacht Asgard this family craft workshop with Sorcha Nic Suibhne takes place. You can design and make your own floating boat, decorate it and name it before taking it home to test it out on the high seas – or your bath, kitchen sink or local pond. Admission is free but booking is essential via 01 6777444. The workshop times are 14:30-15:15 and 15:30-16:15.

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.

The Bray Air Display is probably the most popular event during the Bray Summer Festival, with 10s of thousands of visitors attending this largest air show in Ireland.

The Vampires of the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron, the Black Knights Defence Forces Parachute Team and aerobatic pilots from the Ravens will take part, in addition to fly overs from Aer Lingus A321, the Sikorsky helicopter from the Irish Coast Guard, the Boeing Stearman, a number of vintage aircrafts (1936 Iolar from Aer Lingus along with two Chipmunks), a Hawker Hunter, The Strike Master and Irish Aer Corps planes. All participating aircraft can be found here: www.brayairdisplay.com/Aircraft_Displaying/

The three hour display will attract a huge amount of people, so you are advised to use public transport to get to Bray’s sea front because parking in the area is very very limited and traffic restrictions will be in place.

Admission is free.

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).

In short, the line-up is HAWK (London), The Crayon Set, Lauren Guillery, The Ground Will Shake, Gaberlunzi and Jøey Gavin.

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 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.

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 on Sunday is: Eleanor Tiernan headlines with support from Rob Stears & Tom O’Mahony.

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.

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:

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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 on Monday is: Eric Lalor headlines with support by Aidan Strangeman.

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 suitable clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

A Thursday morning beginners class at the same time in the same place has been added to the schedule now. Don’t forget your mat!

“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

In 1014, the forces of Brian Boru defeated the armies of Sitric, king of Viking Dublin and his allies at the Battle of Clontarf. Drop in to make your own finger puppet, choose your side and fight the battle once again 1,000 years later. Will you be a Viking or a Gael? Located in the Learning Resource Room, first floor. Admission is free and no booking required. The workshops take palce from 11:00-12:00 and 14:00-15:00.

“Fur, Feathers and Fossils” is a summer inspectorium: Drop in to the Discovery Zone and inspect everything from bears, to brachiopods at this hands-on sessions. You can stay five minutes or fifteen or more, see the specimens up close and chat to a zoologist to find out some fun facts. Drop-in activity. Admission is free.

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.

WORD, a spoken word, live literature and poetry evening will take place in the Liquor Rooms on Tuesday. I am told “the line up will be an exotic bunch of poets, word-smiths and chancers”. The theme will be “What Makes Dublin Spectacular?”. Admission is free.

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

The next Blue Moon Rising Gig Night with The Daily Howl, Cartoon Moon, Phazam Haze and Reclaim is taking place. Admission is free if you sign up for the guest list, otherwise it is EUR 5.

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.

Recovery International Ireland is a HSE-funded organisation that runs self-help group and cognitive taining to cope with mental health issues, for example depression, anxiety and panic.

Admission is free and a contribution of EUR 3 is suggested. The meeting takes place in the Parish Centre in Rathgar.

The final Comedy Crunch Edinburgh Preview takes place on Wednesday with the line-up of Danny O’Brien and Tony O’Mahony. 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 on the Facebook Page below. Admission is free.

A free improv comedy night with the popular Improrphans takes place again this Tuesday. Donations are very welcome.

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 13 May, 27 May, 10 June, 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 week.

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.

LEADARISE are running – in association with Sigmar Recruitment – a Job Search and CV Skills Workshop.

If you’re a young woman between the ages of 25 and 35 (or thereabouts!) and jobhunting then register for this early morning CV Skills workshop.

You HAVE to register to take part (places are limited!). In case you can’t make it after registering, please release your ticket again. The event is free but by attending you consent to the use of your image on social media.

Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/job-search-and-cv-skills-workshop-tickets-12292883345?ref=devg

Find out more about Leadarise at: www.leadarise.com Leadarise has been founded to help young women take ownership of their careers – to lead a rise in confidence and be inspired. They organise free events for young women in Brussels, London, New York and Dublin.

The yearly Sand Sculpture exhibition will take place again in the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle. For over 15 years the artists from Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) build these themed sculptures every July.

The three sculptors will begin work in the upper courtyard on 19 July and access will will be free. Once they are finished, the sculptures will probably stay in place until the end of August.

I wasn’t able to find this year’s theme yet, so I will tell you next week. ;-)

Summer Rising is a celebration of art, music, food and performance with day-long family events and a programme of night-time events. It takes place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art: In the gardens of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the IMMA’s North Wing.The festival runs on 18-19+22-26 July and all day-time events are free, but a number of them require booking.

The main festival days are the Saturdays (19+26 July), but a day-by-day schedule of all events is here: www.imma.ie/en/nav_42.htm and a range of exhibitions can be visited throughout the festival.

From Tuesday until Friday there will be free Summer Camps for Teens (Tues-Thurs), free Morning Family Workshops on Wed+Thurs (10:00-11:00) and a free Babies in Buggies tour for parents with prams on Friday (10:45-11:30).

On Thursday, there will also be a (non-free; EUR 5) Open Air Film Screening of “Labyrinth”.

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:
23 July: Guided Walking Tour from Ashtown Castle to Castleknock Gate (VC)
30 July: Sports in Phoenix Park (VC)
06 Aug: Monuments of Phoenix Park (VC)
13 Aug: Walk to Rose Cottage via Knockmaroon Gate (F)
20 Aug: Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery (A)
27 Aug Gate Lodges of Phoenix Park from Ashtown Castle to Castleknock (VC)

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.

A new Comedy night will take place every Wednesday in Martcade in Rathmines. The Facebook Page was not yet updated at the time of writing this, but keep checking. Alternatively find the information via www.facebook.com/themartcade

I did find out, though, that Danny O’Brien will be on stage on Wednesday.

The film “Goya en Burdeos / Goya in Bordeaux” (1999) will be screened. It is a film by Director Carlos Saura about Goya in his voluntary exile. The screening is free and the film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Refresh Dublin is an event that promotes design, technology, usability and standards, by providing a cross-discipline insight into all things design, interactive, creative and technical.

The Refresh Dublin talk this months is “Communicating your Design through Storytelling” with Kathryn Parkes.

Kathryn looks at how you can use storytelling in your communication to your team, colleagues and clients to explain, inspire, motivate and persuade your audience. The examples are based in the world of UX Design but the general themes are applicable to anyone who just needs to get their ideas across.

Kathryn is an independent UX consultant and in her previous job in iQ Content, she was crucially involved in the creation of the Smartphone app for the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). If you go to the talk, tell Kathryn that you read about this talk in the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events). :-)

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

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 line-up woll be: Orion Walsh, Earthship, Part Time Pilots, Shag Haired Villains, New Mellow, Tony Power
Admission is free.

“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).

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 suitable clothing and then enjoy the Yoga to get you ready for the day.

A Thursday morning beginners class at the same time in the same place has been added to the schedule now. Don’t forget your mat!

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.

Summer Rising is a celebration of art, music, food and performance with day-long family events and a programme of night-time events. It takes place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art: In the gardens of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the IMMA’s North Wing.The festival runs on 18-19+22-26 July and all day-time events are free, but a number of them require booking.

The main festival days are the Saturdays (19+26 July), but a day-by-day schedule of all events is here: www.imma.ie/en/nav_42.htm and a range of exhibitions can be visited throughout the festival.

From Tuesday until Friday there will be free Summer Camps for Teens (Tues-Thurs), free Morning Family Workshops on Wed+Thurs (10:00-11:00) and a free Babies in Buggies tour for parents with prams on Friday (10:45-11:30).

On Thursday, there will also be a (non-free; EUR 5) Open Air Film Screening of “Labyrinth”.

The “Festival of Curiosity – Dublin’s Yearly Festival of Science & Culture” takes place from Thurs 24 – Sun 27 July.

During the day Dublin’s city centre is transformed into a curiosity filled hub with free day-time adventures in science, play and curious technology for all the family. And by night, there will be (mostly non-free) interactive performances, shows, debates and events that will host some of the most curious scientific minds of our time.

Here are some of the free events:

+ Curiosity Carnival in Smock Alley Theatre (Booking required!)
+ Curiosity Garden & BioPond in Filmbase, Temple Bar (Thur+Fri 11:00-16:00+Sat+Sun: 11:45-16:30)
+ Circuit Paper Scissors – Interactive Science/Art Installation at Library Project , 4 Temple Bar (11:30-16:30)

All events, including the non-free events are listed here with their full information.

“Fur, Feathers and Fossils” is a summer inspectorium: Drop in to the Discovery Zone and inspect everything from bears, to brachiopods at this hands-on sessions. You can stay five minutes or fifteen or more, see the specimens up close and chat to a zoologist to find out some fun facts. Drop-in activity. Admission is free.

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.

The In Focus Tour “S is for Storytelling, Sages and Sagas” with Mary O’Riordan will take place. Meeting point is in the atrium of the Library. The tour is limited to the first 15 participants. Admission is free and no booking is required.

“Cracking the Job Interview” is the next talk in the Dublin City Public Libraries Career Direction and Development Programme 2014. It will be presented by Brian McIvor (Career Coach and Trainer). Admission is free, booking is recommended on 01-8733996.

The Dublin Maker Fair is around the corner and will take place on Sat 26 July and you are invited to help making some of the paper decoration/bunting at this craft workshop. Admission is free and the event will take place in the Science Gallery Cafe.

An Edinburgh Comedy Preview with Christiane O Mahony (known from: Des Bishop Tour Support, Chris Evans Show BBC, Late Late Show, Mario Rosenstock Show) and Adam Cullen (known from: Forbidden Fruit and Paddy Laughs Winner, touted by PJ Gallagher) is taking place. They are taking a stand up and musical comedy show to Edinburgh and invite you to preview it. Admission is free.

The show will be performed on Thursday and on Friday.

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.

“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

Luke Mcgibbon from Northern Ireland will perform his Standup Comedy show “Is this what you want?” in the Bad Ass Cafe. He will be supported by Neil Dickson from Belfast. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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.

The Feminist Party Take 2 is taking place and girls and boys are invited to come. At 20:00 ‘The Punk Singer’ will be screened. Then there is Poetry / Spoken Word + Open Mic at 21:30. Followed by Story Telling at 22:15, Comedy at 22:40 and a Band at 23:15. DJs will entertain from 23:50 until late.

Admission is free before 22:00, EUR 3.50 after and EUR 5 after midnight.

The Chandelier Sessions is an open mic night that intends to build a community and provide a platform for musicians to showcase their work, be it music or poetry. The line-up is 4-piece alternative rock band We Were Giants and 3-piece band The Beau Motives.

Admission is free.

Pete Pamf will perform in 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/Follk 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.

The Zebra Club will feature Jackel. The gig will start at midnight and admission is free until 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

The yearly Sand Sculpture exhibition will take place again in the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle. For over 15 years the artists from Duthain Dealbh (meaning: Fleeting Sculpture) build these themed sculptures every July.

The three sculptors will begin work in the upper courtyard on 19 July and access will will be free. Once they are finished, the sculptures will probably stay in place until the end of August.

I wasn’t able to find this year’s theme yet, so I will tell you next week. ;-)

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.

‘Stetson and the City’ is a one day music trail, organised by the people behind the Hard Working Class Heroes festival, that will showcase some of the best new country and folk bands in Ireland. There will be 16 bands playing at the airport and in restaurants, bars, shops etc.

A map of key locations, artists and timings will be available on the website below.

A Film Screening of “Godzilla”, one of the most iconic monster stories of all time will take place. This 1954 sci-fi horror film will keep you on the edge of your seat. It will be screened in Japanese with English subtitles and the screening is for teens aged 12 to 17.

Admission is free and admission is on first-come-first-served basis.

Summer Rising is a celebration of art, music, food and performance with day-long family events and a programme of night-time events. It takes place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art: In the gardens of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the IMMA’s North Wing.The festival runs on 18-19+22-26 July and all day-time events are free, but a number of them require booking.

The main festival days are the Saturdays (19+26 July), but a day-by-day schedule of all events is here: www.imma.ie/en/nav_42.htm and a range of exhibitions can be visited throughout the festival.

From Tuesday until Friday there will be free Summer Camps for Teens (Tues-Thurs), free Morning Family Workshops on Wed+Thurs (10:00-11:00) and a free Babies in Buggies tour for parents with prams on Friday (10:45-11:30).

The “Festival of Curiosity – Dublin’s Yearly Festival of Science & Culture” takes place from Thurs 24 – Sun 27 July.

During the day Dublin’s city centre is transformed into a curiosity filled hub with free day-time adventures in science, play and curious technology for all the family. And by night, there will be (mostly non-free) interactive performances, shows, debates and events that will host some of the most curious scientific minds of our time.

Here are some of the free events:

+ Curiosity Carnival in Smock Alley Theatre (Booking required!)
+ Physics Buskers in Temple Bar Area 12:00-16:00
+ Curiosity Garden & BioPond in Filmbase, Temple Bar (Thur+Fri 11:00-16:00+Sat+Sun: 11:45-16:30)
+ Circuit Paper Scissors – Interactive Science/Art Installation at Library Project , 4 Temple Bar (11:30-16:30)

All events, including the non-free events are listed here with their full information.

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.

Carswell & Hope will perform in HMV in Grafton Street at an In-Store Gig. Admission is free.

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

The next concert is Rónán Murray (Organ) – ‘Soft Sounds of Summer’ : a recital exploring the gentler voices of the organ

Admission is free.

The Dublin Maker Fair is around the corner and will take place on Sat 26 July and you are invited to help making some of the paper decoration/bunting at this craft workshop. Admission is free and the event will take place in the Science Gallery Cafe.

An Edinburgh Comedy Preview with Christiane O Mahony (known from: Des Bishop Tour Support, Chris Evans Show BBC, Late Late Show, Mario Rosenstock Show) and Adam Cullen (known from: Forbidden Fruit and Paddy Laughs Winner, touted by PJ Gallagher) is taking place. They are taking a stand up and musical comedy show to Edinburgh and invite you to preview it. Admission is free.

The show will be performed on Thursday and on Friday.

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.

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

Performers will include Philip Lynch, who will be performing some of his poems. David Butler (author of The Judas Kiss) will read some of his flash fiction. And comedians David Reilly, Conor O’Toole and Alison Spittle will also entertain you. All attendees are welcome to try their luck at ‘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

“Music is the answer”, an event to raise funds for support, a charity that helps people that suffer from depression and are in danger of committing suicide, is taking place. Admission is free but donations are welcome and the line up is:

Checkpoint, Anaheim, The Lee Harveys, The N-11, Nightblind, Rem3dy, Tony Carberry.

Whelan’s is hosting the Bluegrass Country & Roots Festival over the weekend from 25-27 July as part of the “City & Western” Festival. Featuring four bands, with a mixture of roots, trad and rock, the show will run from 20:00-23:00 every evening and admission is free.

The line-up is not yet announced, so make sure you check back on the website below.

“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.

“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.

The Cravings, a four-piece rockabilly band from Dublin, will perform in Motehr Reilly’s. Admission is free.

Big’s Bar welcomes back jazz, soul and blues duo “When You’re Smiling”, who will play a live and totally unplugged gig on Friday. Admission is free.