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 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
+ St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5
+ Father Collins Park, Donaghmeade/Clongriffin, Dublin 13
+ Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24

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.

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon is free for the whole year!!

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

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.

Pace Pilates are inviting to a free open air pilates class and a talk by a life coach following the talk.

If you are interested, but can’t make it today, check their Facebook page, there will be more opportunities: www.facebook.com/PacePilates/

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.

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs every Saturday. It is 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!”

The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

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.

Children will be brought on an expedition through the Gardens identifying and collecting suitable plants for pressing before constructing their own flower press and starting a dried plant collection.

Admission is free, but booking is required via 01-8040319.

The Icon Factory and The Icon Walk in association with Temple Bar Company and Dublin City Council’s Love the Lanes Initiative invite you to a whole load of cultural activities happening on the Lanes every Saturday in August starting from 06 August.

Join Artists, Musicians, Dancers, Poets, Movie Makers and other creative people in supporting this project to bring more Culture to the Temple Bar area

There will be Spray Painting Sessions for children (Kids must be accompanied by an adult) from 11:00 and Live Painting will happen all day with a long list of street artists.

At 14:00 the “Women Writers of Ireland” section of the Icon Walk will be officially opened, by Rosita Sweetman.

The festival will take place on 06., 13., 21 and 28 August.

Admission is free.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details via the website below.

The themes are
Saturday: Impressionism
Monday: Cubism
Tuesday: Pointillism
Wednesday: Baroque
Thursday: Abstract Art
Friday: Icons

An Intercultural Tour in Mandarin Language with Community Ambassador Vicky Wang will take place on Saturday.

Admission is free.

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 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 next “The Fabulous Market” will happen in the George Bar in South Great George’s Street again.

You will find all sorts of art and crafts at this market: Handmade, Designers and Collectors. Fashion, home ware, Art, Vinyl Records, Home Decor, Music and more.

Admission is free.

The Fringe Harvest Festival takes place at The Green Kitchen and the Walkinstown Green this Saturday.

There will be live music, BBQ, face painting, seed bombs and more

Admission is free.

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.

A Ceremonial Military Guard will parade at the site of the “National Memorial to Members of the Defence Forces who died in the Service of the State”, at Merrion Square during July and August. Ceremonies will take place at the pyramid at Merrion Square opposite the back entrance to the Dail, every Saturday from 16 July to 20 August 2015.

Units from different sections of the Defence Forces (Army, Air Corps and Naval Service) will participate in this Military Guard Ceremony to remember their comrades. Every week different units will be involved and the ceremony and the participating units are described on the website below.

The Farmleigh House Summer Programme continues on Saturday and Sunday with

+ Children’s Puppet Playtime 12:00 + 14:00 + 16:00 (Duration: 40 min)
+ Puppet Show with Julie Rose McCormick 13:00 + 15:00

Admission is free, but places are limited.

On Sunday there will also be music in the bandstand. The Stedfast Brass Band will play from 14:00-16:00

The Dame Distric Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival is back from Friday 05 – Sunday 07 August. There will be lots of Rock ‘n’ Roll music and also a Vintage Car Show. a dance competition and a celebration of 50s/60s Rockabilly styles.

Venues participating in this year’s festival are Whelan’s, The Mercantile, J.T. Pim’s, The Exchequer Dublin 2, The George Bar, Globe Bar, Dame Tavern, Bankers Bar, Stag’s Head Bar & Lounge and 4 Dame Lane. (J.T. Pyms is relaticely new in 4 George’s Street and the Speak Easy Pub was formerly in there.)

The schedule on Saturday is:

12:00-17:00 Vintage Car and Motor Bike Show – Dame Court
14:00 + 16:00: Rock N Roll Fashion Show – Dame Court
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13:00-13:45: Slim Jim and the Bone Breakers – Dame Court
14:00-16:20: DJ Beep beep – Dame Court
16:20-17:00: Louisiana 6 – Dame Court
18:00-19:00: Betty Bangs – Dame Tavern
19:00-20:00: NC Lawlor – JT Pyms
20:00-21:00: The Slick Hicks – The Globe
20:00-20:45: Slim Jim and the Bone Breakers – Whelan’s
20:00-21:00: Well Enough Alone – JT Pyms
21:00-22:00: Mutefish – 4 Dame Lane
21:00-21:45: Donna Dunne – George Bar
21:00-21:45: The Pacifics – Whelan’s
21:15-22:00: The Louisiana 6 – The Globe
22:00-22:45: Sunset Kings – Whelan’s
22:30-00:00: The Slick Hicks – Whelan’s Front Bar

Admission is free.

The exhibition “SEEING – What are you looking at?” (24 June – 25 Sept 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring the sensory experience of vision, understanding and perception. It looks at how us human beings see by using eye tracking technology, eye tests and colour perception, but it also shows how machines see and what their limitations are.

It is a great exhibition full of intriguing exhibits, some are very clear, others need some more explanation or you should at least read the explanatory labels that every exhibit has.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, SEEING is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that children from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service and it will help you soo much more to have a better experience

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

A Sports Flea Market will take place in the Back Page pub. 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.

Publishers Arlen House invite you to the launch of two poetry collections and two short fiction collections. All writers will read from their new books at the launch.

Liminal Blue by Ted Deppe
The Price of Desire by Phyl Herbert
Jobs for a Wet Day by Ger Reidy
Other Routes by Mary Turley-McGrath

Admission is free.

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market is a weekly market (every Saturday) with approx 16 stalls, music, pizzas from the Big Blue Bus and the Bernard Shaw Garden Bar. Expect vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, art, records, bric-a-brac and more and DJs will provide the entertainment.

Admission is free.

The 97th Dublin City Liffey Swim takes place on Saturday. It is the swim that was captured in 1923 by Jack B. Yeats in his famous painting and attracts every year about 300 swimmers. It is a handicapped race with the slowest swimmers starting first and the fastest starting last. It goes over a distance of approximately 2200m and the fastest swimmers take approximately 30 minutes from start to finish.

The swim will start at the Rory O’Moore Bridge (Watling Street Bridge) beside the Guinness Brewery and will finish near Customs House. You can cheer on the swimmers (and that’s free ;-) ) at any point along the course.

The men’s swim starts at 13:30 and the women’s swim follows at 14:30.

A video from the 2014 swim is here youtu.be/eWK1OBM-pfI

Every Saturday a kid’s book 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). Suitable for age 0-6 with their parents.

Admission is free.

“Helpful Lady Required” by Lily Akerman is the next Playreading in the New Theatre’s slot for new writers.The play is based on a Gumtree ad where a 39 year old man from Ashtown was looking for help with his cross dressing past time.

Admission is free, but a donation of EUR 2 is suggested. More details are on the site below.

Indie Pop Band Changing Gears will be in Two Pups Coffee to play an acoustic gig.

Admission is free.

The talk “Irish Artists in France, 1860-1915” is part of a free lecture series in the National Gallery.

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they went on a nationwide tour first and now are back in Dublin for what I would cheekily call, the main event. The Gardens of Dublin Castle (near Chester Beatty Library) is the location this year and because of the different locations chosen, the event was renamed to “Shakespeare at Irish Monuments”.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare, so to prepare yourself, have a read of the story behind the play here.

The performances at Dublin Castle are
+ Weekdays: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August at 19:00
+ Weekends: 6, 7, 13, 14 August at 15:00

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof and the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

Cult Called Man are performing a gig in the Harbour Bar. Their music style is described as “Alternative”, whatever that is!

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.

Andy Early will perform a gig in the 21:00 slot in The Mezz on Saturday.

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.

The 2 Stroke String Sessions are playing oldtime fiddle and banjo tunes and Appalachian mountain tunes.

Admission is free.

The Blueshounds is a Blues & Rock band from Dublin and they will play a gig in the Mezz on Sunday at midnight.

Admission is free.

In addition to the Saturday Car Boot Sale in Tallaght, Irish Car Boot Sales run a weekly Sunday Car Boot Sales in Ballymun.

Admission for buyers is free.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon will take place on Sunday. It also features a 10km run as an alternative to the 21km of a Half Marathon. Start time for both races is at 08:30 and the Start line is at Castleforbes Road, at the corner with North Wall Quay (very near the 3Arena/Point Village). The finish line for the 10km run is on Acres Road in Phoenix Park and the finish line for the Half Marathon is on Chesterfield Avenue also in Phoenix Park.

The difference between the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and other runs is that at this event, there is musical entertainment on the course and a Finish Line Concert for particpiants AND supporters is an added attraction.

The lineup for the Finish Line Concert in Phoenix Park is
+ Donna Dunne (10:15-10:45)
+ The Strypes (11:00-11:45)
+ DJ Hazel (12:00-12:45)

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The bands on the course, their location and playing time are
+ Brain Donation – Butt Bridge (08:30-09:10)
+ Those Responsible – DCC Building (08:35-09:20)
+ The Dublin City Rounders – Royal Hospital Kilmainham (08:45-09:50)
+ Rachel McCormick – Sarsfield Road, outside Cleary Pub (08:50-10:05)
+ Beware Of You – St Lawrence’s Road, before N4 Flyover (08:55-10:25)
+ N.C. Lawlor – Chapelizod Gate (09:00-10:35)
+ The Lightning Kids – Islandbridge Gate (09:05-10:55)
+ Created By Comets – Chesterfield Avenue, near Wellington Monument (09:10-11:20)
+ The Luna Boys – Chesterfield Avenue (09:10-11:25)
+ Duelling Saddles – Wellington Road, bottom of Kyber Pass (09:20-11:30)
+ The Rockets – St Mary’s Lane (09:25-11:50)
+ The Jive Cats – Knockmarron/Furze Road Junction (09:30-12:05)

So, if Rock at 08:30 in the morning is your thing, then this is absolutely the event for you. ;-)

The course map can be downloaded here.

The second Ballyfermot Civic Market will take place this Sunday. It is a Car Boot Sale, so you should find LOTS of second hand goods there.

Admission is free.

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.

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.

The Drumcondra Village Market is an arts and crafts fair in the centre of Drumcondra. There will be Food Stalls, Flea Market, Vintage Clothing, Arts&Crafts and a Pop-Up Record Store.

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.

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 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.

Every Sunday, the National Botanic Gardens invite to two guided walks. The first one is at 12:00 and the second one at 14:30.

Admission is free.

The Farmleigh House Summer Programme continues on Saturday and Sunday with

+ Children’s Puppet Playtime 12:00 + 14:00 + 16:00 (Duration: 40 min)
+ Puppet Show with Julie Rose McCormick 13:00 + 15:00

Admission is free, but places are limited.

On Sunday there will also be music in the bandstand. The Stedfast Brass Band will play from 14:00-16:00

The Dame Distric Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival is back from Friday 05 – Sunday 07 August. There will be lots of Rock ‘n’ Roll music and also a Vintage Car Show. a dance competition and a celebration of 50s/60s Rockabilly styles.

Venues participating in this year’s festival are Whelan’s, The Mercantile, J.T. Pim’s, The Exchequer Dublin 2, The George Bar, Globe Bar, Dame Tavern, Bankers Bar, Stag’s Head Bar & Lounge and 4 Dame Lane. (J.T. Pyms is relaticely new in 4 George’s Street and the Speak Easy Pub was formerly in there.)

The schedule on Sunday is:

12:00-17:00 Vintage Car and Motor Bike Show – Dame Court
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13:00-13:45: Dublin City Rounders – Dame Court
15:00-16:00: The Slick Hicks – Dame Court
18:00-19:00: Liam Billywood – O’Briens
19:30-21:30: The Rockets – The Globe
20:00-21:00: Those Responsible – Whelan’s
21:00-22:00: Donna Dunne – Whelan’s
22:00-23:00: Zalupa – The Globe
22:00-00:00: Jive Cats – Mercantile
22:00-23:00: Mick Pyro – Whelan’s Front Bar
22:00-23:00: The Strypes – Whelan’s

Admission is free.

The exhibition “SEEING – What are you looking at?” (24 June – 25 Sept 2016) in the Science Gallery is exploring the sensory experience of vision, understanding and perception. It looks at how us human beings see by using eye tracking technology, eye tests and colour perception, but it also shows how machines see and what their limitations are.

It is a great exhibition full of intriguing exhibits, some are very clear, others need some more explanation or you should at least read the explanatory labels that every exhibit has.

Like all Science Gallery exhibitions, SEEING is suitable for all ages with a particular focus on the age group of 15-25, but I would say that children from 10 years of age can understand the whole exhibition if they get some additional explanations and there are even some exhibits that would work for younger children.

When you go to see the exhibition, get help from the Science Gallery mediators! They are helpers (usually students or graduates) that know the whole exhibition inside out and are very happy to help with a lot more information than the little labels at the exhibits can provide. Use their excellent service and it will help you soo much more to have a better experience

The Science Gallery has very visitor friendly opening hours of Tue-Fri 12:00-20:00 and Sat+Sun 12:00-18:00.
Admission is free.

As part of the 1916-2016 Centenary Commemorations, a free tour will take at Arbour Hill Cemetery every Sunday at 14:00. (from March until end of October).

No booking necessary. The meeting point is at the 1916 Memorial Wall towards the back of the cemetery.

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!

Every Sunday a free tour takes place in the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Admission is free and booking is not required, but places are limited, so early arrival is recommended.

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

The Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park is unusually neglected and at the same time unusually rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 28 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally, this year, there will be guided tours at the Fort for three months from 31 July until the end of October. The tours take place on Sundays and Fridays at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:30 and only 20 places are available on each tour.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

I definitely want to visit the Magazine Fort, so you will find me in the queue at some stage.

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Please note: On Sun 07 August, the 10:00 and 12:00 tours at the Magazine Fort have been cancelled because of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon. The 14:30 tour is going ahead normally.

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.

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they went on a nationwide tour first and now are back in Dublin for what I would cheekily call, the main event. The Gardens of Dublin Castle (near Chester Beatty Library) is the location this year and because of the different locations chosen, the event was renamed to “Shakespeare at Irish Monuments”.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare, so to prepare yourself, have a read of the story behind the play here.

The performances at Dublin Castle are
+ Weekdays: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August at 19:00
+ Weekends: 6, 7, 13, 14 August at 15:00

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof and the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

The Humanist Association of Ireland is inviting to “Back to School: Campaigns in Education”, A discussion about Rule 68 and the curriculum that was based on this Rule and about what needs to be done to remove Rule 68 completely in national schools. The meeting will be chaired by HAI director Fachtna Roe.

Admission is free.

The New Breadwinners are a 3-piece Bluegrass band and they are playing every Sunday in the Leeson Longe.

Admission is free, donations are appreciated.

Every Sunday evening from 18:00-20:00, the Wiley Fox is hosting a trad session, where some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians will play for you.

Admission is free.

The Dixeland Jazzmen play a weekly gig in Sin E. 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

Lee Mehan (vocals + guitar) and Hugh Bradley (guitar) are performing jazz and soul at this gig in the Harbour Bar.

Admission is free.

Sam Cieri is “Guy” in the Musical “Once” that plays in the Olympia at the moment. He is a singer/songwriter and will perform his first Irish headline gig in Whelan’s. Support comes from Dylan Reid.

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 Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy downstairs in Stag’s Head, Dame Lane from 21:00 every week on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 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 with live music (Rockabilly) and DJs. Admission is free.

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 Rock ‘n’ Rockk and Swing Band “The Jive Cats” will perform in the Mercantile every Sunday from 22:00.

Admission is free.

This gig is part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival and is already mentioned there. But the Strypes are popular and maybe many of you miss that they are playing in the long list of Festival events. Therefore I list ist separately again.

Also in Whelan’s on Sunday evening are

20:00 Those Responsible – Whelan’s Main Venue
21:00 Donna Dunne – Whelan’s Main Venue
22:00 Mick Pyro – Whelan’s Front Bar
22:00 The Strypes – Whelan’s Main Venue

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 Dream Band is a 6-piece wedding/party band and they will play a gig in the Mezz on Sunday.

Admission is free.

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon is free for the whole year!!

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

Emily Gallagher will run a weekly “just for fun” photo trail where you get instructions to hunt for specific snaps around the city centre. Afterwards the symbolic significance to the snaps will be shared. The overall theme is “Get a glimpse of directions you may wish your life to take and discover decisions you may desire to make.”

Meeting point is the Meeting House Square.

Participation in the photo trails is free but donations are welcome and booking is required via chooseyourowntracksphototrail@gmail.com or 085-2725095

This is a 5 day long workshop that looks at the print culture in 1916 and all details can be found via the website below.

I am not sure if there are still places available, but if your child is interested and can commit to the 5 days, check the details via the link below.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details via the website below.

The themes are
Saturday: Impressionism
Monday: Cubism
Tuesday: Pointillism
Wednesday: Baroque
Thursday: Abstract Art
Friday: Icons

The National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire is inviting to a free guided tour every Monday at 11:00 until 29 August.

Admission is free, but places are limited so booking is required via bookings@mariner.ie

On the tour you will be will brought on a voyage of discovery “enthralling you with stories of discovery, heroism, war and disasters at sea. Learn about maritime history, exploration, navigation, deep-sea cable technology and marine wildlife all relevant to the school syllabus.”

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.

The talk “Impressionism at the National Gallery of Ireland” is part of a free lecture series in the National Gallery.

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On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the National Gallery invites to Drop-in drawing sessions for adults and teens. All materials will be provided.

Admission is free, but only the first 25 people will get tickets.

The themes are:
Monday: Capturing Movement
Wednesday: Drawing the Figure
Friday: Life Drawing in colour

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they went on a nationwide tour first and now are back in Dublin for what I would cheekily call, the main event. The Gardens of Dublin Castle (near Chester Beatty Library) is the location this year and because of the different locations chosen, the event was renamed to “Shakespeare at Irish Monuments”.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare, so to prepare yourself, have a read of the story behind the play here.

The performances at Dublin Castle are
+ Weekdays: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August at 19:00
+ Weekends: 6, 7, 13, 14 August at 15:00

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof and the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

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 Circle Sessions is an “Open Mic” that provides an opportunity for up and coming musicians, spoken word artists, poets and comedians to perform.

Come to this weekly show to perform or to simply watch a great mix of music, poetry, spoken word and comedy.

Admission is free.

Every Monday the Woolshed Bar hosts “The Comedy Shed”, usually with 3 headline acts.

Admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, 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).

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).

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

Donal Kirk and Anto Drennan are playing music from Lowell George Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Free, Bad Company, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Beatles, Bobby Bland, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Etta James, Elvis, Ry Cooder, Dobie Gray, Guy Clarke, early ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson.

Admission is free.

The wedding and party band The Retronauts will play a gig every Monday in the Mezz. Their music is Funk, Rock, Disco, Blues, Reggae.

Admission is free.

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new techniques to release stress in your daily life. A Zen Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details about the walk and then check the dates and times and register here: www.xiufengshui.com/en/events/zen-walk/dates-and-registration

This week there will be a total of 18 (!!!!) walks! And an outline of the schedule is here:
+ Tues 09 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00)
+ Tues 09 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Liffey – Famine Memorial (10:30, 11:15, 12:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Thur 11 August: Phoenix Park (08:30)
+ Fri 12 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00)
+ Fri 12 August: Killiney Beach (10:30, 11:15)

“These Are a Few of My Favourite Things” is the title of a Walking Tour that Emily Gallagher runs on Tuesday and Saturday. It is 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!”

The tours are free but donations are welcome and booking is required via myfavouritesdublincitywalktour@gmail.com or 085-2725095

This is a family workshop at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral for ages 7+. It is a fun filled hour of storytelling where children will be taken on an journey through the fascinating life of Saint Patrick, investigate the mystery of the Irish Crown Jewels, hear tales of ghostly visitors to the Cathedral and learn of medieval adventures. Children will then be given the chance to create their own story books.

Admission is free, but a contribution for materials of EUR 5 is raised. But I have great news for you: if you use the Discount Code “eventguide” (without the “”) when you buy your tickets, the EUR 5 will be waived!!

The workshop willt ake place from 11:00-12:30 and again from 14:30-16:00

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details via the website below.

The themes are
Saturday: Impressionism
Monday: Cubism
Tuesday: Pointillism
Wednesday: Baroque
Thursday: Abstract Art
Friday: Icons

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 talk “Depictions of Childhood in the National Gallery of Ireland’s Collection” is part of a free lecture series in the National Galley.

Liam Breen and Cormac Leonard (interpreter) will talk about the “History of Deaf Culture in Ireland”. The lunchtime lecture is part of the NLI’s series “Genealogy at Lunchtime” in association with Eneclann and Ancestor Network

Admission is free.

Historian Dr. Emma Edwards will give advice and guidance on researching the rich and varied collections of the National Library, with a special focus on sources relating to 1916.

“The workshop will draw on case studies of personalities from the NLI’s 1916 collections and is suitable for anyone looking to embark on a research project or to enhance research skills in navigating the catalogue, accessing the various collections and interpreting the sources.”

Admission is free, but places are limited and booking is required via learning@nli.ie or 01 6030 278.

This August Children’s Films will be screened in a variety of Libraries in Dublin. Admission is free and no booking required.

The dates are:

+ Cabra Library: Every Tuesday in August at 15:00
+ Walkinstown Library: Every Wednesday in August at 15:30
+ Central Library: Thursday 04, 18, 25 August at 15:00, 11 August at 12:00

The talk “The Dutch Golden Age” is part of a free lecture series in the National Gallery.

The Terns (birds!) have returned to the Dalkey islands for another season and the new Tern Warden will be running a ‘Dalkey Tern Watch’ to watch the terns and all the wildlife we can see from the pier. The event will run throughout the summer every Tuesday evening from 17:00-20:00 at Coliemore Harbour. You can drop in at ay time.

Admission is free.

A new weekly Board Games night is taking place in the Black Sheep Pub. Lots of games are available and you can also bring your own.

Admission is free.

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they went on a nationwide tour first and now are back in Dublin for what I would cheekily call, the main event. The Gardens of Dublin Castle (near Chester Beatty Library) is the location this year and because of the different locations chosen, the event was renamed to “Shakespeare at Irish Monuments”.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare, so to prepare yourself, have a read of the story behind the play here.

The performances at Dublin Castle are
+ Weekdays: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August at 19:00
+ Weekends: 6, 7, 13, 14 August at 15:00

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof and the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

EveryTuesday at 19:00, The Dublin Language Exchange takes place in the Czech Inn. It is the biggest free meeting of people from all around Dublin that are interested in learning languages and communicate with speakers of other languages.

Admission is free and the meetup is completely informal. No booking required.

The Wanderes FC Women’s Rugby Team is having an Open Day for any woman who is interested in playing Rugby. They have their training on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19:00-20:30 and the Open Day is on the next training day Tuesday 09 August. If you are interested, check out their Facebook Page (link below) and contact Avril or Anne via wondererwomensrfc@gmail.com or at their training pitch on Tuesday.

There will be a 2nd Open Day on 06 September.

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.

The King Kong Club is a weekly music game-show in Whelan’s.

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.

Check the Facebook Page below for the line-up. 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.

A weekly gig night for new bands is running in Arthur’s Pub. It is called “Anocht” and happens every Tuesday. The line-up can be found on the Facebook Page below.

In addition to the music, there is usually also a visual show.

Admission is free.

The Comedy Crunch is a free Stand Up comedy event every Sunday, 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 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.

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 Tuesday, a pub quiz is taking place in the Woolshed.

Admission is free. Max team size is 6 people.

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new techniques to release stress in your daily life. A Zen Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details about the walk and then check the dates and times and register here: www.xiufengshui.com/en/events/zen-walk/dates-and-registration

This week there will be a total of 18 (!!!!) walks! And an outline of the schedule is here:
+ Tues 09 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00)
+ Tues 09 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Liffey – Famine Memorial (10:30, 11:15, 12:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Thur 11 August: Phoenix Park (08:30)
+ Fri 12 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00)
+ Fri 12 August: Killiney Beach (10:30, 11:15)

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.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details via the website below.

The themes are
Saturday: Impressionism
Monday: Cubism
Tuesday: Pointillism
Wednesday: Baroque
Thursday: Abstract Art
Friday: Icons

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.

The film screening of “Azur and Asmar: the Prince’s Quest” will take place.

A story of two children, Azur and Asmar, who as boys loved each other like brothers, but as adults became rivals. Follow them on an adventure to find the Djinn-fairy. Only one of the youths can be successful. Dubbed into English. 2007, G (99 min).

Admission is free and no booking required.

On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the National Gallery invites to Drop-in drawing sessions for adults and teens. All materials will be provided.

Admission is free, but only the first 25 people will get tickets.

The themes are:
Monday: Capturing Movement
Wednesday: Drawing the Figure
Friday: Life Drawing in colour

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

This August Children’s Films will be screened in a variety of Libraries in Dublin. Admission is free and no booking required.

The dates are:

+ Cabra Library: Every Tuesday in August at 15:00
+ Walkinstown Library: Every Wednesday in August at 15:30
+ Central Library: Thursday 04, 18, 25 August at 15:00, 11 August at 12:00

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.

Learning Tech Labs will bring the event “Instructional Design – The Science behind Learning” to the Science Gallery.

Instructional Design is the science behind delivering a cohesive learning journey that allows learners to do their best work, and absorb knowledge. And speakers (that still have to be announced) will discuss this.

Admission is free, but registration is required via www.meetup.com/Learning-Tech-Labs/events/233057876/

Learning Tech Lab is a community of technologists, designers, educators and entrepreneurs who come together to share knowledge. They’re creating an open space to discuss problems in learning and education, and brainstorm ideas for possible solutions.

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they went on a nationwide tour first and now are back in Dublin for what I would cheekily call, the main event. The Gardens of Dublin Castle (near Chester Beatty Library) is the location this year and because of the different locations chosen, the event was renamed to “Shakespeare at Irish Monuments”.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare, so to prepare yourself, have a read of the story behind the play here.

The performances at Dublin Castle are
+ Weekdays: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August at 19:00
+ Weekends: 6, 7, 13, 14 August at 15:00

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof and the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

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

The Anseo Comedy Club 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.

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

The Harleys are a popular coverband and they will be in the Mezz every Wednesday at midnight.

Admission is free.

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new techniques to release stress in your daily life. A Zen Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details about the walk and then check the dates and times and register here: www.xiufengshui.com/en/events/zen-walk/dates-and-registration

This week there will be a total of 18 (!!!!) walks! And an outline of the schedule is here:
+ Tues 09 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00)
+ Tues 09 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Liffey – Famine Memorial (10:30, 11:15, 12:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Thur 11 August: Phoenix Park (08:30)
+ Fri 12 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00)
+ Fri 12 August: Killiney Beach (10:30, 11:15)

How do bird’s beaks help them to eat different kinds of food? Drop into the Discovery Zone for a peak at “birds ‘n’ beaks” and see the difference between the bills of an eagle, spoonbill and a barn owl.

Admission is free.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details via the website below.

The themes are
Saturday: Impressionism
Monday: Cubism
Tuesday: Pointillism
Wednesday: Baroque
Thursday: Abstract Art
Friday: Icons

Every Thursday a free tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery on Blackhorse Avenue takes place. Meet inside the Cemetery Gates. Admission is free and everybody is welcome. Ring 01-6770095 for more information and to check if the tour is going ahead.

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.

This August Children’s Films will be screened in a variety of Libraries in Dublin. Admission is free and no booking required.

The dates are:

+ Cabra Library: Every Tuesday in August at 15:00
+ Walkinstown Library: Every Wednesday in August at 15:30
+ Central Library: Thursday 04, 18, 25 August at 15:00, 11 August at 12:00

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 Lunchtime talk: “The sea selkie’s skin: How Irish oral traditions preserve family and local history” with Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill is part of the NLI’s series Genealogy at Lunchtime in association with Eneclann and Ancestor Network

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:

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

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August is the month for the yearly “Opera in the Open” at the Amphitheatre behind Dublin City Offices and not far from Christ Church Cathedral. Every Thursday a different Opera will be featured for you to enjoy. Bring your picnic/lunch and enjoy some music.

The upcoming performances are:

+ 04 Aug: The Gondoliers – Gilbert & Sullivan
+ 11 Aug: Acis & Galatea – Händel
+ 18 Aug: Die Fledermaus – J. Strauss
+ 25 Aug: Eugene Onegin – Tchaikovsky

Admission is free.

Join this public tour of the exhibition “WWI Ireland: Exploring the Irish Experience” on the second Thursday of each month during 2016. The tour will showcase material from the library’s collections and will focus on the Irish experience of this total war.

The exhibition is located at No 2/3 Kildare Street.

Admission is free.

The documentary “Invasion” from Panama/Argentinian (2014) looks back to 1989, when the United States invaded Panama with the intention of removing General Noriega from power. The first-hand accounts given in the film present the viewer with a varied range of experiences and opinions.

The film will be screened in Spanish with English sutbtitles.

Admission is free.

The Mediators in the Science Gallery are the super helpful and super knowledgeable team of people who are always there to explain individual exhibits or the whole exhibition to you. They all have a scientific background themselves or love art or technology.

On Thursday, eight of the mediators will talk about science they like to read about in their spare time.

That should be an interesting and really educational event!

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.

“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

An expatriate or expat is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship.

And this is a weekly meeting for all Expats in Dublin (new and old!). If you are new to the city, this is an excellent way to meet people.

Admission is free (no booking required!), but you are asked to give the same kind of welcoming to new members as is given to you.

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they went on a nationwide tour first and now are back in Dublin for what I would cheekily call, the main event. The Gardens of Dublin Castle (near Chester Beatty Library) is the location this year and because of the different locations chosen, the event was renamed to “Shakespeare at Irish Monuments”.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare, so to prepare yourself, have a read of the story behind the play here.

The performances at Dublin Castle are
+ Weekdays: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August at 19:00
+ Weekends: 6, 7, 13, 14 August at 15:00

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof and the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

And this is the third (!) Board Gaming night in Dublin! They are taking over! ;-)

It is a weekly event and on Thursday the focus is on Introductory Board Games, so if you haven’t for a while (or ever) played Board Games, this is for you.

Admission is free.

The Rye River Band are a Country Blues band “with some Green added”.

Admission is free.

Brazlian band Namangaia will play Forro music every Thursday in the Mezz.

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.

Admission is free.

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.

Paddy Steer from Manchester will perform his electronic wizardry in Whelan’s MIdnight Hour.

The gig starts at 00:00. Admission is free before 22:30 or if you sign up for the guest list.

Every year in August, the Perseid Meteor showers will show up when the Earth passes through the long trail left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. And this year, they are promised to be extra spectacular.

According to NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke, the Perseids will be in “outburst” in 2016, which means they’ll appear at double the usual rates: “This year, instead of seeing about 80 Perseids per hour, the rate could top 150 and even approach 200 meteors per hour,”

The metoer showers will be visible from 04-19 August and the peak is on 11/12 August. The best time to watch it is after 01:00 when the moon has set and to see it you need a clear sky.

The advise is: “Go to a dark area, in the suburbs or countryside and prepare to sit outside for a few hours. It takes about 30 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the dark and the longer you wait outside, the more you’ll see. A rate of 150 meteors per hour, for instance, means two to three meteors per minute, including faint streaks along with bright, fireball-generating ones.”

Clear sky is something of a rarety for us, so there is no guarantee that we will see anything at all, but we could also be lucky!

Feel calm & relaxed and discover new techniques to release stress in your daily life. A Zen Walk will help you to get the positive effects. The walk will last about 20-30 minutes and is suitable for everyone who simply wants to find calmness, relaxation and harmony in their busy lives.

The walks take place in a variety of locations in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire and at different times. Check the website below for details about the walk and then check the dates and times and register here: www.xiufengshui.com/en/events/zen-walk/dates-and-registration

This week there will be a total of 18 (!!!!) walks! And an outline of the schedule is here:
+ Tues 09 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00, 09:00, 10:00)
+ Tues 09 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Liffey – Famine Memorial (10:30, 11:15, 12:00)
+ Wed 10 August: Phoenix Park (16:30, 17:15, 18:00)
+ Thur 11 August: Phoenix Park (08:30)
+ Fri 12 August: Tolka Valley Park (07:00, 08:00)
+ Fri 12 August: Killiney Beach (10:30, 11:15)

Dublin City Hall has a museum/exhibition in the basement, called “The Story of the Capital”, it is an exhibition that you should definitely check out at some stage.

To celebrate the Easter Rising Anniversary, admission to that exhibititon is free for the whole year!!

Opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00-17:15.

The Magazine Fort in Phoenix Park is unusually neglected and at the same time unusually rich in history. Many have seen it as a barred off concrete fortress in a corner of Phoenix Park and even more don’t even know or have forgotten that it exists. The old Phoenix House, the home of the British Viceroy, was on the site where the fort was built from the early 17th century and then in 1734 the Fort was built and extended in 1801.

In 1916 the Fort was raided by the rebels who expected to find a lot of explosives there, but found the Fort nearly empty. In 1939 the IRA raided the Fort and stole more than a million rounds of ammunition, but most of it was recovered over the following weeks.

Since 1988, the Irish Army doesn’t use the Fort anymore and gave it back to the Office of Public Works (OPW), but not much good has happened to the Fort in the last 28 years (!!) and there were numerous speculations about the reasons for that.

Finally, this year, there will be guided tours at the Fort for three months from 31 July until the end of October. The tours take place on Sundays and Fridays at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:30 and only 20 places are available on each tour.

Tickets are available at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on a first come, first served basis and can not be pre-booked. A shuttle bus will bring the ticket holders to the Fort.

I definitely want to visit the Magazine Fort, so you will find me in the queue at some stage.

A free Family drop-in workshop will take place on most days of the coming weekend and week for children aged 4-10. Find all the details via the website below.

The themes are
Saturday: Impressionism
Monday: Cubism
Tuesday: Pointillism
Wednesday: Baroque
Thursday: Abstract Art
Friday: Icons

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 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.

Tower Records invite to the launch of IIVV, the debut album of Dublin duo “All Tvvins”. The band will play a lunchtime gig and admission is free.

“Ireland: The Tear and The Smile – Part 2” was intended to provide an accurate picture of everyday life in Ireland in 1960 for American television audiences. After it was broadcast in 1961, Irish diplomates in the US criticised the film as presenting Ireland as a “poverty- stricken country riddled with backwardness, unemployment and emigration”. Were they right, or did they just not like the facts to be shown?

The film was directed by Willard Van Dyke, is 27 minutes long and will be presented in collaboration with the Irish Film Institute.

Admission to this screening is free.

Get a cup of tea, gather the last bit of energy and then bring this work week over the line! And for next week, get some special teas via the ad below and help the Dublin Event Guide while you are doing that. ;-)

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Summer Music at Sandford is a series of lunchtime concerts at Sandford Parish Church. Every Friday in July and August these classical concerts will take place.

The next one is with Carmel Comiskey (Piano)

Admission free, but donations in aid of the Sandford Organ Restoration Fund are appreciated.

A free Garden Walking Tour with Marie Staunton will take place on Farmleigh Estate. Meet at the Walled Garden.

A Fair Land is a project in the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s Courtyard where a pre-1916 village is built and will operate from 12-28 August.

This project will develop a system for living derived from basic and simple resources used in a creative way. Visitors will have opportunities to eat, make, think or trade and through that process to learn, copy, assimilate and teach. With a focus on creating objects that are useful, desirable and achievable, A Fair Land will present an active and tangible representation of the place of creativity in society, creating a space for families, friends and strangers to gather, get involved, and experience alternative perspectives on living. More details about “A Fair Land” can be found here.

The first event on Friday is an introduction to the project:

Artist and collaborators of A Fair Land project welcome you to the first day that the village opens to the public. Join Sarah Glennie (Director IMMA), Adam Sutherland (Director Grizedale Arts) who will introduce this ambitious project. Followed by a discussion with Karen Guthrie (Somewhere) Andreas Lang (Public Works) and Eoin Donnelly who will introduce the Glut Crop growing in a straw bale garden and barn, the elements that are the core of the project and will feed the village.

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

On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the National Gallery invites to Drop-in drawing sessions for adults and teens. All materials will be provided.

Admission is free, but only the first 25 people will get tickets.

The themes are:
Monday: Capturing Movement
Wednesday: Drawing the Figure
Friday: Life Drawing in colour

The second Blues, Roots & Brass Festival will start on Friday 12 Aug and run until Sunday. Over three days, a large list of bands will play in Whelan’s and the Opium Rooms and the line-up for Friday will be:

Pine Marten
Bluegrass Collective
The Annulments
Hard Charger
Whistle
Gypsy Rebel Rabble
Mike Brookfield
Kicking Bird
Mary Stokes Band
Retro Fix
NC Lawlor
Crojayn
Dirty Old Rags

A great line-up and Saturday and Sunday are also impressive. Admission is free.

Do you remember “Shakespeare in the Park”? The great team at Fortune’s Fool Production originally started in Ranelagh Gardens, then they moved to Iveagh Gardens and this year all their work has been recognised and they went on a nationwide tour first and now are back in Dublin for what I would cheekily call, the main event. The Gardens of Dublin Castle (near Chester Beatty Library) is the location this year and because of the different locations chosen, the event was renamed to “Shakespeare at Irish Monuments”.

The play is “Measure for Measure”, a lesser known play by Shakespeare, so to prepare yourself, have a read of the story behind the play here.

The performances at Dublin Castle are
+ Weekdays: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 August at 19:00
+ Weekends: 6, 7, 13, 14 August at 15:00

Admission is free and no booking is required. Chairs are not provided, so bring a blanket or similar. There will be no roof and the play will go ahead in light rain, but could be cancelled in heavy rain.

Check the Facebook Page below for any updates.

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.

Roots musician Ben Reel from Northern Ireland will play “acoustic, rock, blues, soul and roots” at this gig.

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.