The Sail Training Ship “Gorch Fock” of the German Navy will be in Dublin from 04-21 September. It is anchored at Sir Rogerson’s Quay and you can visit the ship on 13+20 Sept. Until then, the soldiers on boards will be trained for their next cruise, but you can certainly admire the pretty ship from the quays.

A lot of information about the ship can be found on the website below.

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.

A whole range of Parkruns take place every week (and if you know some more, please tell me):
+ Malahide Park, Dublin Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin
+ Cabinteely Park, Old Bray Road, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
+ Shanganagh Park, Shankill, Co. Dublin
+ Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Co. Dublin

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.

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 County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

A photographic exhibition about Nepal’s art, culture, heritage and majestic tourist sites will be on show from 04-13 Sept. The exhibition will contain photographs of the damages caused by the earthquake and images on how Nepal is recovering after the devastating earthquake.

During the weekend there will also be Nepalese food stalls. Exhibition and stalls will be in the Cowshed Theatre.

Admission is free.

Sculpture in Context is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition and it is a brilliant exhibition in the beautiful surroundings of the National Botanic Gardens, Some of Ireland’s best artists are showing new work and the sculptures are displayed throughout the gardens, ponds, Great Palm House and Curvilinear Range, with the smaller works exhibited in the in the gallery in the Visitors Centre.

On Saturdays you will have the opportunity to join the artists for a guided tour through the exhibits.

The exhibition opened on 03 Sept and will run until Fri 16 October.

This is the last weekend of Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown’s “Summer of Heritage” programme. All events are free and you should make use of this last chance if you are around and interested,

You can visit sites like The Oratory, Seapoint Martello Tower, Historic Dundrum, Historic Blackrock, Stillorgan Obelisk, Kill Abbey, Laurelmere Cottage, Monkstown Parish Church, Historic Milltown, Cabinteely House, Kilgobbin Cemetery, The Metals Walk, Seafront Memorials and more.

The full and dowloadable programme brochure in PDF format is here.

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.

The Frontline Emergency and Security Services Éire Forum (FESSEF) will celebrate an Open Day on Saturday.

The day will start with a parade at 10:30 that will go from Parnell Square to Trinity College. In TCD the FESSEF member organisations will display their specialist skills and expertise, performing drills and demonstrating the tactical equipment used by emergency services personnel in the performance of their duties.

The organisations in FESSEF are: Dublin Fire Brigade, The Civil Defence, An Garda Siochaná, National Ambulance Service, St. John’s Ambulance, Irish Coastguard, RNLI, Airport Police and Fire Service, Red Cross, Order of Malta, Irish Prison Service.

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.

Every Saturday (until 12 Sept) the Yoga Hub will run an Outdoor Yoga Class in St. Stephen’s Green near the bandstand.

Each class is donation based and the money you donate (each and every Euro!) will go directly to a different charity every week.

No booking required. Bring your own matt or towel. (If it rains, the bandstand will be used.)

The Terenure Village Market has moved to Bushy Park and is from now on a weekly market.

The market has now grown to 40 stalls offering a whole variety of foods and crafts.

Admission is free.

The Which Course Expo this Saturday and Sunday is a yearly Adult Learning Course Expo where you can find out about all the part-time and adult education classes in Greater Dublin.

Admission is free as long as you register here. Tickets are EUR 5 at the door.

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.

India Day will take place on Saturday at Farmleigh House.

India Day celebrates the Indian Independence Day and there will be performances of traditional Indian songs, dance and music; you can enjoy Indian food and there will be stalls with Henna Designs, Indian clothes and jewellery. Yoga & Meditation workshops will also run.

Admission is free.

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery (08 Aug – 01 Nov) is called “SECRET – Nothing To See Here” and explores Privacy, Surveillance and Espionage.

Once again it is a really interesting exhibition, that has some intriguing, fascinating and revealing exhibits. Be prepared to do a good bit of reading to understand the background of the exhibits OR get one of the well informed and extremely helpful mediators to explain the details to you.

I would say that SECRET is for a slightly older audience (maybe 16+), but there are plenty of things that younger children will get as well if you make the effort to explain it to them.

From an airport-style security conveyor belt that records what you have in your pocket; via a Wifi traffic eavesdropping device (Transparency Grenade); a secret handshake training device; books full of stolen passwords (you might find yours!?); a Crypto Bar where you can download cryptographic software, a privacy wall that hides your identity to an installation with notepads where the lines are microprinted lists of Iraqi civilian victims of the Iraq war, you will find lots of interesting secrets.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00, so there are no excuses! ;-) Admission is free.

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.

A Mazurka Klandestina dance performance will take place on Dun Laoghaire Pier at around 13:00. No charge.

Qigong is a traditional Chinese form of meditation coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm state of mind.

Come to this gentle Qigong practice outdoors on the Roof Top Garden of the Library (weather permitting) or indoors with a view of the roof garden. Suitable for all ages.

Admission is free and no booking required, but numbers are limited.

At 13:00 on Saturday a gathering and a 1 minute silence will happen at the Famine Memorial as part of social justice group Uplift’s Day or Action for the Refugee Crisis.

The art documentary “Private Life of a Masterpiece: ‘The Last Supper’ by Leonardo da Vinci” will be screened in the National Gallery. Admission is free.

The next Let’s Talk and Walk event will be in Sandymount:

“Enjoy a stroll along leafy roads and take in panoramic views over Dublin Bay as we explore the history of this charming village with historian Joe McCarthy.”

“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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

The New THeatre supports new writing by giving writers a platform to perform a Playreading of their new writing. This month the play is “Weekend Shift” by Kathleen Rogers. The Playreading is produced by Camille Donegan and directed by Michael Bates.

“Two very different carers clash over a working weekend, with astounding and devastating results…”

Admission is free and a suggested donation of EUR 2 would be welcome.

The Family Workshop “Lines of Light” will take palce on Saturday and is suitable for children aged 4-10. It is a fun opportunity for families to enjoy creating and learning together through free activities exploring storytelling, music, art, poetry, and drama.

All materials are provided. Admission is free and no booking is required, but places are limited.

Ben Prevo and band will perform in the Harbour Bar on Saturday. Admission is free.

This is a weekly Saturday night live music event event downstairs in the Wine Cave of KC Peaches Cafe. Food will be served until 21:30 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.

Robert Coyle is performing his new show “Being Wrong is Right with Robert Coyle” in Accents Cafe.

Doors open at 20:00, the show starts at 20:30 and finishes at 22:00.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

The Howlin Hawks, a Blues/Soul/Jazz cover band from Rush will play a free gig in the Salty Dog.

Flanagan’s are a new live music venue and it is a piano bar that will have live jazz every Friday and Saturday.

On Saturday Adrian Dazz will perform.

Admission is free.

Jazz on the Green is now provided every Saturday in the bar in the Fitzwilliam Hotel. Admission is free.

This week Liza Nelson will perform.

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.

Irish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leo O’Kelly will play a gig in McLoughlin’s bar. Admission is free.

Whelan’s Midnight Hour will feature Squatter Croup, The #1s and Oh Boland. Admission is free if you arrive before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

The Bionic Rats will play a gig at midnight in the Mezz. Admission is free.

The Sail Training Ship “Gorch Fock” of the German Navy will be in Dublin from 04-21 September. It is anchored at Sir Rogerson’s Quay and you can visit the ship on 13+20 Sept. Until then, the soldiers on boards will be trained for their next cruise, but you can certainly admire the pretty ship from the quays.

A lot of information about the ship can be found on the website below.

The Smithfield Horse Fair was a long standing institution where for many years at the first Sunday in every month, horse traders (mainly from the travelling community) came together to sell and buy horses. If I remember right, the fair is a right that is firmly written down. However, bad treatment of animals, anti-social behaviour and other problems (even a shooting) turned this horse market into a nightmare for Dublin City.

It seems they couldn’t stop it or make it illegal, but they were able to limit the market to twice per year and so the newly regulated Smithfield Horse Fair takes place on the first Sunday in March and in September.

The September Horse Fair is taking place this Sunday and it could be a busy one. To bring a horse, traders need to buy a EUR 10 license for each and every horse, but will the rules stop bad treatments of horses by some traders? Most likely not. It will just happen elsewhere.

Should you go to the Horse Fair? Actually it won’t make the slightest bit of a difference! The traders will be there with or without an audience. By going you neither support the event nor do you show your opposition by not going. Yes, this sounds tough, but neither Dublin City nor the traders care much about the audience. The focus is elsewhere.

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 Farmleigh House Food Market takes place again this week.

There is also a Nepal exhibition and Nepalese stalls on Farmleigh estate (listed separately in this Dublin Event Guide). And in the bandstand, Country and Western music with Niamh Lynn will entertain you (14:00-16:00).

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 County Council Market (CoCo) in Marlay Park is taking place every Saturday and Sunday. You will find a wide range of products. There will be food to eat there and food to cook at home but also crafts and arts and books and lots more.

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 photographic exhibition about Nepal’s art, culture, heritage and majestic tourist sites will be on show from 04-13 Sept. The exhibition will contain photographs of the damages caused by the earthquake and images on how Nepal is recovering after the devastating earthquake.

During the weekend there will also be Nepalese food stalls. Exhibition and stalls will be in the Cowshed Theatre.

Admission is free.

Sculpture in Context is Ireland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition and it is a brilliant exhibition in the beautiful surroundings of the National Botanic Gardens, Some of Ireland’s best artists are showing new work and the sculptures are displayed throughout the gardens, ponds, Great Palm House and Curvilinear Range, with the smaller works exhibited in the in the gallery in the Visitors Centre.

On Saturdays you will have the opportunity to join the artists for a guided tour through the exhibits.

The exhibition opened on 03 Sept and will run until Fri 16 October.

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.

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 next Pure Vintage Fair will take place this week and it is what it says on the tin. A market/flea market for vintage items, which will take place on the first Sunday of every month.

There will be vintage clothes, furniture, collectibles, jewellery and many more vintage items. Sounds interesting and with 30 stalls, it is well worth a visit. There will also be food, hot drinks and a DJ.

Admission is free.

The UCD Woodland Walkies is a number of Guided Dog Walks around the UCD campus throughout the day. The walks start at the UCD O’Reilly Hall Car Park. There will also be an Agility Course, Dog Training Fun, a Pet Expert talking about Pet Behaviour and there will be Goodie Bags for all attendees.

Admission is free, but you have to register here. Find the schedule of events on the same site.

The Which Course Expo this Saturday and Sunday is a yearly Adult Learning Course Expo where you can find out about all the part-time and adult education classes in Greater Dublin.

Admission is free as long as you register here. Tickets are EUR 5 at the door.

Three public 30 minute tours of the “Highlights of the Collection” take place on Sunday at 11:30, 12:30 and 13:30. Admission is free and booking is not required.

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.

The current exhibition in the Science Gallery (08 Aug – 01 Nov) is called “SECRET – Nothing To See Here” and explores Privacy, Surveillance and Espionage.

Once again it is a really interesting exhibition, that has some intriguing, fascinating and revealing exhibits. Be prepared to do a good bit of reading to understand the background of the exhibits OR get one of the well informed and extremely helpful mediators to explain the details to you.

I would say that SECRET is for a slightly older audience (maybe 16+), but there are plenty of things that younger children will get as well if you make the effort to explain it to them.

From an airport-style security conveyor belt that records what you have in your pocket; via a Wifi traffic eavesdropping device (Transparency Grenade); a secret handshake training device; books full of stolen passwords (you might find yours!?); a Crypto Bar where you can download cryptographic software, a privacy wall that hides your identity to an installation with notepads where the lines are microprinted lists of Iraqi civilian victims of the Iraq war, you will find lots of interesting secrets.

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00, so there are no excuses! ;-) Admission is free.

The Sundays at Noon Concert Series in the Sculpture Gallery at the Hugh Lane Gallery is back after the Summer break. 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 “Sonamus” playing Irish & Baroque Music from their debut CD.

An Intercultural Tour in Japanese Language with Community Ambassador Hiromi Anzai will take place. Admission is free.

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

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 lecture “Materials and techniques in the work of Paul Henry” with Maria Canavan, National Gallery of Ireland Conservation Department will take place on Sunday. 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.

The September Meeting of the Humanist Association of Ireland will take place and the talk at this meeting is “Transgender in Ireland” with Broden Giambrone (Chief Executive of Transgender Equality Network Ireland).

Admission is free and everybody is welcome.

Ian Brennan is a Grammy award-winning record producer and trainer in violence prevention, anger-management and conflict resolution. ‘Sister Maple Syrup Eyes’ is a novella that deals with the long-term impact of rape on a relationship.

Admission to this book reading is free.

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

At the Jawbone Gig night in Arthur’s Pub, Acoustic Folk & Blues will be performed every Sunday. Admission is free.

www.facebook.com/pages/Jawbone-Dublin-Acoustic-Folk-Blues-Commune/724102984268967

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir Mass is back after the summer break and invites you to a Mass in St. Francis Xavier Church at the top of Gardiner Street near the junction with Dorset Street every Sunday at 19:30.

The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, one of the best known gospel choirs in Ireland will give you a chance to experience a mass with a difference. It is uplifting and inspiring and everybody is welcome independent from your level of religiousness.

Disclaimer: I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, so the description above MIGHT not be totally unbiased. But just take it from me, they are brilliant! ;-)

The Harbour Bar website says “Mongoose’s music is an acoustic melty-pot, with flavours of jazz and folk.”. Admission is free.

The Traditional singing session ‘The Night Before Larry Got Stretched’ returns after the summer break with songs from the floor and from two special guests: Margaret Cunningham (Donegal) and Derek Williamson (Scotland).

Admission is free.

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.

The Lincoln’s Inn Lounge Quartet play jazz and latin music every Sunday from 20:30 until late. 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 can be found via the Comedy Crunch Facebook Page (see link below).

“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.

Weedway will play a Reggae gig in the Mezz from midnight. 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.

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.

“Forgotten Voices” is a 2-hour walking tour that will explore the lives of the people who lived in Dublin’s inner city from the Georgian Period to the middle of the last century.

Meeting point is at the entrance of the Four Courts Dublin. The tour is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via email to jsfolkloregirl024@gmail.com or – if you can’t book beforehand – just show up on the day.

Private group bookings off up to 25 people can be accommodated at a different time and or day on request.

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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.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bad hosts “Al Porter’s Comedy Shed”. Admission is free.

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).

Every Monday 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).

Pete Cummins, Grammy award winning songwriter will play songs from his album “Crooked Highways”. Every Monday he and his band will be in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

An Open Trad Music Session is taking place every Monday in Mother Reilly’s. Admission is free.

The public lecture “The conservation of Tintoretto’s ‘Venice'” with Gina Grond (National Gallery of Ireland Conservation Department) will take place. Admission is free.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesdays 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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@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.

In August and September a series of talks introducing a broad range of topics in Irish family history will take place in the National Library every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13:00-14:00. Booking is not required and admission is free.

+ 08 Sept: “The House on Bunion Hill: an Irish Census project” with speaker Ray Gillespie (NUI Maynooth)

Milk and Cookie Stories is a story telling event for for anyone who has a story to tell, or wants to hear a tale told well, in a relaxed, friendly environment – a place with tea, cookies and friends.

Admission is free, everyone is welcome and stories of all kinds are welcome. If you would like to tell a story, just come along and sign up on the night, or “if you feel inspired to share your own home-baked goods with Dublin’s friendliest audience, we’ll also be having our awesome Bake-Off.”

At the September event the theme is “School of Hard Knocks”. www.facebook.com/events/1017944971589678/

“‘The Game Changer” by Louise Phillips will be launched. It is a new novel featuring psychologist Dr Kate Pearson who was abducted when she was 12 and has no memory of it.

Admission is free.

“The Transformational Power of our Handwriting – the Vimala Alphabet” is a free talk that looks at how our handwriting is a reflection of our subconscious and how we can, according to Vimala Rodgers, change our subconscious if we just change our handwriting. She created a unique alphabet to achieve a positive change.

Admission to this talk is 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.

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.

Live sessions with the Blue Moon Folk and Blues Collective are taking place every Tuesday at the Beerhouse. 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.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday and Monday AND Tuesday. 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).

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

Every week there is a free pub quiz in Sober Lane, the new-ish pub (1 year old) in Irishtown. There are lots of other weekly events happening there too, check them out here.

The Lounge Quintet plays this gig every Tuesday: Jazz Standards, Latin and Bebop. Often guest musicians and singers join them. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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.

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

Did you ever want to give drawing a go? Or maybe you are a budding artist looking for like-minded people to draw with? The Creative Den in Rua Red runs free weekly drawing sessions on Wednesdays at 11:00 (02, 09, 16, 23, 30 Sept).

The Celts believed each tree had its own personality and meaning. Learn about trees through history at this Celtic Tree Walk. 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.

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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The talk “Reuse and Recycle: How to Prevent Waste” with Joanne Rourke from the Community Re-use Network CRNI will take place on Wednesday in the Business Library.

Admission is free and booking is not required.

The Temple Bar “Night” Market is more an afternoon and evening market (15:00-20:00) and it takes place every Wednesday and has been extended until 16 September.

You can buy Arts & Crafts at this market. In previous years the missing food and drink stalls (probably to protect the pubs and restaurants in Temple Bar) was mentioned by visitors as a critique.

Gaelige Tamagotchi is a Dublin Fringe Festival event with a difference, like most Fringe Festival event. ;-) During a 3 minute procedure Manchán Magan will formally transfer responsibility for an Irish word. So you will adopt a word and will then have to look after it….like looking after a Tamagotchi. Remember?

Manchan Magan will be in the Foyer of the Project Arts Centre from Wednesday until Satuday and will give out words during that time.

Admission is free and no booking required.

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.

“Performance Art in Ireland: A History” is a talk by Dr. Áine Phillips in the Royal Hibernian Academy.

To coincide with Amanda Coogan’s exhibition “I’ll sing you a song from around the town”, Dr. Áine Phillips will give an overview of the history of performance art in Ireland, North and South, from the 1970s to now. Áine Phillips is a Performance artist, Head of Sculpture, Burren College of Art/ National University of Ireland, Galway and editor of the book “Performance art in Ireland: a History”.

Admission is free. A suggested donation of EUR 5 for the gallery will be apprecaited and can be left in the donations box in the foyer.

“A Hollow in the Hills” is the sequel of Ruth Long’s novel ‘A Crack in Everything’. And the new book will be launched on Wednesday.

“When an ancient and forbidden power is unleashed, Izzy, who is still coming to terms with her newfound powers, must prevent a war from engulfing Dublin and the fae realm of Dubh Linn.”

Sean Moncrieff (Newstalk) will launch “About Sisterland”, a novel by Martina Devlin (author and journalist). Admission is free.

Italian Writer Andrea Ferraris launches his graphic novel “Churubusco” in the Italian Institute of Culture. Admission is free, but booking is required via iicdublino@esteri.it

This is an open mic night every Wednesday. Arrive, sign up and play. Admission is free.

The film “On the Side of the Road” by Canadian-Israeli director Lia Tarachansky will be screened at this event organised by the Progressive Film Club and the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

“The film is a challenging and important documentary about the creation of the Israeli state and the impact this has had both on Palestinians and Israelis. The film will be followed by a discussion between the audience and the director who is touring the film around Ireland.”

Admission is free, but places are limited.

The Roots Band “Brand New Switcharoo” will perform in the Harbour Bar. Admission is free.

The Anseo Comedy Club, run by comedian Aidan Killian, takes place every Wednesday in Anseo (upstairs).

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

“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.

Los Paradiso are playing Rockabilly, Tex Mex, Western Swing, Surf in the Leeson Lounge. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

The Jazz Pigs with a classic multi-brass front line play a mix of Lounge, lively sixties Jazz and driving Funk. Every Wednesday downstairs in 4 Dame Lane. 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).

Every first Thursday of the month, a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is 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.

Dublin Fashion Week takes place from 07-13 September. There will be a good few “Invite Only” events on the first few days and then the programme for the rest of us starts on Thursday with On Street Fashion Shows. The shows take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Grafton Street and Henry Street.

The full schedule is on the website below.

And the list for Thursday is here:

11:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Henry Street
12:45 ONLY – Grafton Street
12:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Henry Street
13:00 VERO MODA – Grafton Street
14:00 The Loft Market (Display) – Grafton Street
14:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Grafton Street
15:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Grafton Street
16:00 The Meeting House (Cocktail Demo) – Henry Street
17:00 The Meeting House (Cocktail Demo) – Grafton Street
18:00 Penneys Fashion Show – Henry Street

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.

In August and September a series of talks introducing a broad range of topics in Irish family history will take place in the National Library every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13:00-14:00. Booking is not required and admission is free.

+ 10 Sept: “Getting Started in Local History” with speaker Séamus Ó Maitiú

A Lunchtime Recital with Shira Brady (Contralto) & Lorna Breen (Soprano) will take place on Thursday. Admission is free, booking is required via 01-8734333

Gaelige Tamagotchi is a Dublin Fringe Festival event with a difference, like most Fringe Festival event. ;-) During a 3 minute procedure Manchán Magan will formally transfer responsibility for an Irish word. So you will adopt a word and will then have to look after it….like looking after a Tamagotchi. Remember?

Manchan Magan will be in the Foyer of the Project Arts Centre from Wednesday until Satuday and will give out words during that time.

Admission is free and no booking required.

The Spanish Film by Director David Trueba “Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados” will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles and admission is free.

A weekly Forro Night (Brazilian Dance) with a Forro Live Band takes place in the D-One Bar & Brazilian Grill every Thursday.

Admission is free.

Irish magician, deception artist and escapologist “Rua” will talk about Harry Houdini’s life, death and career. Harry Houdini was the creator of escapology and he died under mysterious circumstances in 1926.

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

On Thursdays from 18:00-20:00, the Little Museum of Dublin waives all admission charges thanks to sponsor Guinness.

Visit the museum and find out lots more about Dublin.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale which starts so early (06:00!!) that you need to be an insomniac or a super early bird, there is now a Thursday evening Car Boot Sale in the same location. It starts at 18:30 and runs until 22:00. Late night car boot shopping. :-) Admission for buyers is free.

A weekly live music gig of the genres Blues/Roots/Rock/Soul will take place in Arthur’s Pub with weekly changing performers:

+ 1st Thursday: Ben Prevo
+ 2nd Thursday: Declan Kennedy
+ 3rd Thursday: Dermot Byrne
+ 4th Thursday: Mick Pyro

Admission is free.

Mongoose & Miriam Donohue will perform a gig at Mish.Mash Cafe in Capel Street. Admission seems to be free.

Every Thursday, the Xchange invites to a Language Exchange (19:00-20:30). Admission is free.

“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 myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

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.

Eric Dempsey will talk about his life and watching and enjoying Ireland’s birdlife. He will also launch his book “Don’t Die in Autumn – A Memoir”. Admission is free. The event is in the Visitor Centre.

Republic of Loose front man Mick Pyro is back in the Harbour Bar for a Blues gig. Admission is free.

The Shaker Hymn are a four-piece alternative rock band from Cork and they are playing in the Bernard Shaw. Admission is free.

Every Thursday 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.

A Fun Pub Quiz takes place in Brady’s in Terenure on Thurs. The quiz will be on every Thursday night in the Lounge at Brady’s. Keith McLoughlin is the Quiz Master.

There will be six rounds of the quiz with picture questions, audio questions and general knowledge questions. Admission to the quiz is free and therr will be free drink vouchers for the winning and runner up teams. (No phones to get answers allowed.)

Every Tuesday and Thursday the International Bar invites to a Jazz night in the Lounge.

Groups led by Cote Calmet, Sean Maynard Smith, Dominic Mullan, Paddy Groenland, Georgia Cusack & Alex Mathias are performing regularly with occasional guest players, but there are also other bands from all over.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of EUR 5. The website clearly says that there is no entry fee, but – and that makes a lot of sense – that your donations are very much appreciated (Musicians need to pay for rent and food too!) Be generous after the gig if you liked it, but if someone wants to charge an admission charge, please point out that the “rules” as described on their website are like I have explained.

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

A weekly Trad Music Night is taking place in McLoughlin’s in Dun Laoghaire. It is an acoustic night and all musicians are welcome. Admission is free.

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

The Woolshed Karaoke is happening every Thursday from 21:30. Anyone can participate! Admission is free.

Organised by the people behind the Dublin Gallery Map, the weekend from Fri 11 – Sun 13 September is the first Dublin Gallery Weekend. There will be a variety of events in 30 participating galleries. Not all is free, but many of the event are indeed free events, so check them out.

The downloadable brochure in PDF format is here.

Here are some of the Friday events:

+ Monto Tour (11:00-13:00): Meet at Connolly Station then visit ArtBox, Oonagh Young Gallery, The Lab, Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Talbot Gallery. Admission is free, no booking required.

+ Parnell Square Tour (15:00-16:00): Meet at the Olivier Cornet Gallery, then visit Hugh Lane Gallery and Hillboro Fine Art. Admission is free, no booking required.

+ Hugh Lane Gallery (13:15): James Hanley will talk about Stephen McKenna (see separate listing in this Dublin Event Guide)

+ NCAD Gallery (13:15): Exhibition Talk about the work of artists Jonathan Mayhew and Lee Welch. Adm. is free.

+ Green on Red Gallery (20:00): “The Burning Frame”. Performance by Nigel Rolf. Adm. is free.

+ TBG+S (18:00-21:00): Rhonda Byrne “Huddle Tests” exhibition opening

Check out the complete list of events in the downloadable brochure.

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 Fashion Week takes place from 07-13 September. There will be a good few “Invite Only” events on the first few days and then the programme for the rest of us starts on Thursday with On Street Fashion Shows. The shows take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Grafton Street and Henry Street.

The full schedule is on the website below.

And the list for Friday is here:

11:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Grafton Street
12:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Grafton Street
13:30 Brown Sugar Hair & Make Up (Demo) Grafton Street
14:00 Ilac Shopping Centre – Henry Street
14:00 The Loft Market (Display) – Grafton Street
14:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Henry Street
14:30 Brown Sugar Hair & Make Up (Demo) – Grafton Street
15:45 Dublin Fashion Festival – Henry Street
16:30 The Meeting House (Cocktail Demo) – Henry Street
17:00 The Meeting House (Cocktail Demo) – Grafton Street
17:30 Penneys – Henry Street
18:00 Penneys – Henry Street

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.

At the Dublin Fashion Week event “Luas GLAMTRAM” on Friday at the St. Stephen’s Green Luas Stop, a Luas train will be into a one-stop glam stop, where you can enjoy a free mini makeover courtesy of Boots No.7 and Tony and Guy along with delicious canapés and mocktails from Mao and TGI Fridays.

Admission is free and no booking required.

Artist James Hanley discusses the work of Stephen McKenna, which is featured in the current exhibition “Perspectives of Europe” in the Hugh Lane Gallery. Admission is free.

Gaelige Tamagotchi is a Dublin Fringe Festival event with a difference, like most Fringe Festival event. ;-) During a 3 minute procedure Manchán Magan will formally transfer responsibility for an Irish word. So you will adopt a word and will then have to look after it….like looking after a Tamagotchi. Remember?

Manchan Magan will be in the Foyer of the Project Arts Centre from Wednesday until Satuday and will give out words during that time.

Admission is free and no booking required.

“What We Call Love” by Christine Macel is the Preview Lecture for IMMA’s new exhibition “What We Call Love: From Surrealism to Now”.

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

An Opening Party for the exhibition “What we call Love: From Surrealism to Now” will take place in the IMMA galleries, courtyard and foyer. There will be art, music and food with access to the exhibition, DJ sets and free drinks from Guinness (Food can be purchased.)

Admission is free and it seems booking is not required.

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

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

Near FM, Dublin’s Northside Community Radio Station are celebrating their 20th birthday at the Wiley Fox (formerly: The Pint).

There will be live music and DJs on two stages and admission is free. The line-up is

Main Stage
MC’s Dave and Lidija 20:00
Noel McGuinness 20:15
Dublin Blues Cartel 21:00
DJ Daley 23:00
Ska Patrol 00:00
Aoife Nic Canna 01:00

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Terrace Arena (times TBC): Lost Radio Outpost, Paul Loughran, The Neon Room

The Juke Joint Aces are in the Harbour Bar for a Blues/Rock gig. Admission is free.

Flanagan’s are a new live music venue and it is a piano bar that will have live jazz every Friday and Saturday.

On Friday Lisa Jameson will perform.

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.

“Ska ‘n’ Reggae” is the theme in the Dive Bar (downstairs in Turks Head) every Friday. The Bionic Rats play live. followed by DJs until late. Admission is free.

Mark Campbell will perform in Mother Reilly’s. Admissionis free.