Last weekend before school
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Funtropolis, Heritage Week, India Day
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Hi!!
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The good times are nearly over for people that need to drive to work. On Wednesday (I think!) school will be back and that means that traffic will be crazy again after wonderful near-empty streets for the last few weeks.
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I work in an office for a few days every week and my mid-summer travel time is just 25 minutes (no public transport available). But as soon as school starts again, this will increase to 1 hour and even up to 1.5 hours. MAD! Who can explain this to me?
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It can’t be caused by teachers. And I don’t think that ALL parents stay at home throughout summer and ALL go back to work when school restarts. So then it can only be caused by all the parents bringing their offsprings to school!? I know, I am showing my age now ;-), but when I grew up we walked, cycled or took the bus to school.
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Luckily the weekends will still be quieter and most events take place at weekends. So let’s make the most of it!
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From this Saturday until next Sunday National Heritage Week takes place in Ireland and there are LOTS of events in and around Dublin and throughout whole Ireland. Imagine, I counted 332 free events in the greater Dublin area! Unfortunately that is so many events that I can’t include them in the Dublin Event Guide. Instead I have to send you to this customised website www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024 I have it configured so that it only shows events in the four districts of County Dublin. It shows all 356 events, but if you click on “Filter by County and Type” you can add the filter “Free” in Event Type to get the free events only.
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Donations in August:
EUR 166
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(By the end of the month, this number has to reach or exceed EUR 200 to guarantee the continuation of the Dublin Event Guide.)
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If the Dublin Event Guide helps you to find out about free events in Dublin, please help with a donation.
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Ty Cooper – The Voice of Velvet & Fire
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(Ad) THIS SATURDAY! World-renowned jazz and blues vocalist Ty Cooper from Chicago will perform for one night only in Dublin on 17 August 2024 at 20.00 at BelloBar, Portobello, Dublin 8. This exclusive concert, featuring Ty Cooper with top local jazz musicians ‘The Jim Doherty Trio’ with Jim Doherty on Piano, Dave Fleming on Double Bass & Myles Drennan on Drums will be an unforgettable evening of soulful melodies and electrifying performances.
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Ty Cooper’s rich, classically trained voice and dynamic stage presence have captivated audiences globally, from Caesar’s in Las Vegas to the Green Mill in Chicago. Described as “the real deal” by the Las Vegas Times, her mastery of jazz, blues, and swing styles makes her performances unmissable. Listen to Ty in this YouTube Clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2uyK0hfvOU
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Tickets are EUR 20 + fees and you can book your tickets at www.getthislink.com/tycooper
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 17 August
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++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Repair Cafe – for bikes, furniture, textiles 10:00-16:00 Rediscovery Centre, Boiler House, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/945655038677 (Booking required)
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 dublin.ie/live/things-to-do/markets/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Amazing Summer Magic Shows (13:30, 14:30, 15:30) – Jervis Shopping Centre Summer programme 12:00-16:00 Jervis Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1560666057997619
+ Small Press Day 2024 – with 13 local creators of zines, artwork and comics 12:00-17:00 The Clockwork Door, 51 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/297831673353622
++ Dublin City Council Funtropolis – Family Day with street theatre, groovy music, dance, comedy, food (Sat+Sun) 12:00-18:00 Mountjoy Square Park, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/funtropolis/
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+ Heritage Week: Lunchtime Lecture 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/heritage-week-24/ (The person entering the event details got days and dates mixed up. This event is either on Saturday or on Sunday.)
++ Pirates of Parliament Street – Family event – with pirate themed games, face painting, sword workshop 14:00-18:00 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=943603111144050
+ Sean McLaughlin & The Wind-up Crows / Briars – Gigs 20:00 Whelan’s. 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/sean-r-mclaughlin-the-wind-up-crows-briars/
+ Green Diesel (Ultimate Party Rock) – support from Lighting Phil and Maretsma – Rock Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/514282054500496
+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (Adm free before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ The Buzz – Gig 22:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 18 August
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++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 bit.ly/RTRDublin (Booking required)
+ Kids’ Drop By Activities: Children’s Erasmus Education Garden (Age 4+) 11:00/11:30/15:30/16:00 (20min) National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-5/2024-03-24/
+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
++ India Day 11:00-17:00 Farmleigh House & Estate, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/922834351387 (Booking required, makes no sense, but they seem to insist on it)
++ India Day Festival 2024 – Music, Dance, Food 11:30-17:30 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964342092157 (Booking required) Not just one but two India Day events!
++ Dublin City Council Funtropolis – Family Day with street theatre, groovy music, dance, comedy, food (Sat+Sun) 12:00-18:00 Mountjoy Square Park, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/funtropolis/
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+ Heritage Week: Lunchtime Lecture 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/heritage-week-24/ (The person entering the event details got days and dates mixed up. This event is either on Saturday or on Sunday.)
++ Pirates of Parliament Street – Family event – with pirate themed games, face painting, sword workshop 14:00-18:00 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=943603111144050
+ Not Just Shamrocks: Irish Symbolism in the Museum’s Collections – Guided Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/082024/Heritage-Week-2024
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited spaces)
+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks – Guided Tour 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2024/082024/Heritage-Week-2024
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/
++ Summer in Dublin – Discover Music, Arts and Dance 16:00-20:00 Unfortunately no specific location or line up provided www.dublintown.ie/stories-guides/summer-in-dublin/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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And the free events for next week….
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Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.
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Monday 19 August
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++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Creative Hubs: Creatures from the Mermaid’s Purse (Age 2-4) 10:30 & 12:00 Coolock Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-creatures-mermaids-purse (Booking required)
+ Silk Worm Families: Personal Miniature Book – Workshop (Age 6-11) 10:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/silk-worm-families-personal-miniature-book/ (Booking required)
+ Sneak Peek into the Conservation Studio at the NLI: a learning opportunity and professional exchange – Heritage Week 13:00-13:45 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/sneak-peek-conservation-studio-nli-learning-opportunity-and-professional (Booking required)
+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ Four Holy Wells in North Dublin – History Talk 18:30 Raheny Library www.dublincity.ie/events/four-holy-wells-north-dublin (Booking required)
+ Fáilte Swing Dancing – Social Dance with Swing DJs 21:30-22:30 Dublin Studio, 11 Montague Lane, Dublin 2 www.failteswing.ie/classes
+ Stand up Comedy Night – Raiders Comedy 20:30 Pillar Bar, 22-25 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 (Booking link not working, so just go there) www.facebook.com/events/1160345211634964
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Social Dancing with DJs 21:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1281472632925726
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 20 August
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++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Creative Hubs: Tic Tic Tum – Adventures in Brazil (Age: 3-6) 10:30 & 12:00 Central Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-tic-tic-tum-adventures-brazil-1 (Booking required)
+ The Estate Map in Context: landed estate collections and their cartographic contents – Talk – Heritage Week 13:00-13:45 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/estate-map-context-landed-estate-collections-and-their-cartographic-contents (Booking required)
+ The Magic of Music (Age: 4-6) 14:30 Rathmines Library www.dublincity.ie/events/magic-music (Booking required)
+ French Painting for First-Time Visitors to the Hugh Lane Gallery – Culture Club 14:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873663110 (Booking required)
+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ Tracking a Plant Killer: Historical and Scientific Reflections on the Irish Famine Pathogen – Talk 18:00-19:30 Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.ria.ie/events/tracking-a-plant-killer-historical-and-scientific-reflections-on-the-irish-famine-pathogen/ (Booking required)
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630
+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Wednesday 21 August
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++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Little Museum of Dublin – Free Tour 10:00 Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 littlemuseum.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173601013
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 10:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Celtic Knot Art Activity for Kids and talk (Age 8-12) 11:00 Donaghmede Library www.dublincity.ie/events/celtic-knot-art-activity-kids-and-talk (Booking required)
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Curator’s Tour 11:00-12:00 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/curators-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (Booking required)
+ Exhibition Tour & Chat: Longest Way Round, Shortest Way Home – Culture Club 11:15 The Pumphouse, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873663122 (Booking required)
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(2)
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Online Tour – National Library 13:00-13:40 Online www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-16 (Booking required)
+ Cooking the Books – Recipes from 16th to 21st century – Heritage Week 13:00-13:45 National Library, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/cooking-books (Booking required)
+ Chronicling the Birds of Ireland – Talk 13:00-14:00 Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.ria.ie/events/richard-j-ussher-chronicling-the-birds-of-ireland/ (Booking required)
+ Fairytales and Crafts (Age 6-9) 14:30 Walkinstown Library www.dublincity.ie/events/fairytales-and-crafts-walkinstown-library (Booking required)
+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ Through Conservation, the Batak Manuscripts Unfold Their Magic – Talk 18:00 Online and at Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/through-conservation-the-batak-manuscripts/ (Booking required for online participants)
+ Seamus Heaney and Literary Tourism – Talk 19:00-20:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/seamus-heaney-and-literary-tourism (Booking required)
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 22 August
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++ Heritage Week Events with 332 free events from 17-25 August www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Creative Hubs: Tic Tic Tum – Adventures in Brazil (Age: 3-6) 10:30 & 12:00 Ballyfermot Library www.dublincity.ie/events/creative-hubs-tic-tic-tum-adventures-brazil-0 (Booking required)
++ Opera in the Open: Cox & Box (Arthur Sullivan) 13:00-14:00 Wood Quay Amphitheatre, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/supporting-the-arts-in-the-city/festivals/opera-in-the-open
+ Heavenly Flowers: Hamilton Field Book of Hours – Guided Tour 13:00 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/heavenly-flowers-guided-tour-with-dr-jill-unkel/
+ ReViewing Ireland’s Environment: A Photographic Exploration with the NLI & EPA – Heritage Week 13:00-14:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/reviewing-irelands-environment-photographic-exploration-nli-epa (Booking required)
+ Irish Workhouse and Famine Tour – Heritage Week 14:00 Custom House Visitor Centre, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/928432234807 (Booking required)
+ Film Screening: Secret of Kells 14:00-15:15 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/film-screening-secret-of-kells/
+ The Revival Night Market – Art, Vintage & Hand Craft – Temple Bar 14:00-20:00 Temple Bar Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.lovetemplebar.com/markets-events
+ Prehistoric Ireland Family Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(4)
+ Family Flicks – Movie Screenign 14:30 Ballymun Library www.dublincity.ie/events/family-flicks-ballymun-library (Booking required)
+ Heritage Week Guided Tour: Stories from the Gardens 15:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.eventbrite.ie/e/964437457397 (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ After Hours: The Tiny Quartet – contemporary classics on violin, guitar and double bass 18:00–20:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/afterhours-aug-2024/
+ Prehistoric Ireland Family Tour 18:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2024/July-September/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(4)
+ Become a Swiftie – Talk about the Swift bird 18:00-18:45 Natural History Museum, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2024/202408/Talk-Become-a-Swiftie
+ Expert Art Tour – MORE POWER TO YOU: Sarah Purser – A Force for Irish Art 18:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/expert-art-tour-22aug2024/ (Booking required)
+ Four Holy Wells in North Dublin – History Talk 18:30 Donaghmede Library www.dublincity.ie/events/four-holy-wells-north-dublin-0 (Booking required)
+ Expert Art Tour – Francis Bacon Studio 19:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/free-expert-art-tour-francis-bacon-studio-22aug2024/ (Booking required)
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+++ Funtropolis by Dublin City Council
Funtropolis is free Family Fun and this weekend on 17+18 August, the second event will take place in Mountjoy Square. There will be street theatre, music and dance, comedy & food stalls for the whole family. In a way it is a replacement of what was initially the Street Performance World Championships and later the City Spectacular. Funtropolis is not on a same high level as these other prior events, but it is as close as it gets. dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/funtropolis/
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Some of the performers and events are Mark the Science Guy, Joe the Magician, Scientific Sue’s Magical Science and Engineering Show Generation POUND (kid-friendly choreography and group activities), Cikadas Circus, comedy with “Those Two Idiots” street theatre by AU-ADHD artist Moss Russell, samba at the Ta Tum Tum music show. There will also the Morbid & Sons show, music at Pstryk, an interactive musical experience designed especially for children aged 3-10 years, Changemakers Storytelling, a family friendly interactive storytelling session with singing, dancing and mindfulness.
And on the music stage Code of Behaviour will create a pop, jazz and overall party atmosphere. DJ Will Softly & The Bubble Gang, along with The African Gospel Choir, Go Dance for Change and others will perform. There will be a DCC Sports and Wellbeing Zone and the mobile library will be on site. The Dublin City Council outdoor mobile child sensory unit will be available for use for anyone who identifies as neurodiverse.
And you think that is not enough yet? There is more:
The Story Yurt, with a Teddy Bears Picnic Singalong and instrument time, family music sessions, Óga Yoga, the Cosmic Movers Space Themed Dance workshop with Jess Rowell, the Three Little Pigs Puppet Show
The Bubble Guys will create huge bubbles, GOMBA & Rhythm AFRICANA will use traditional African styles of music and rhythm, a Dublin Art Class for children aged 8–12 and a Mobile Music School will run music workshops exploring the world of music-making.
Uff, that is a lot! It will be a busy day full of activities and entertainment. Don’t miss Funtropolis!
(I wrote this long explanation above for the first event in Merrion Suqare. There could be some changes for the second event. Check the website listed above.)
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+++ NATIONAL HERITAGE WEEK
From Sat 17 August until Sunday 25 August the National Heritage Week will take place in Ireland. There will be more than 300 events in Dublin and you will be able to find them all via this link www.getthislink.com/HeritageWeekDublin2024 Out of the 304 events, 282 are free, so you should find something interesting among them. I will list a few in next week’s Dublin Event Guide, but since there are sooo many events, this will be a tiny fraction of all events. So I recommend that you have a look at the events list via the link above and plan your Heritage Week events already- Because many events require booking, this makes a lot of sense. ;-)
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+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get! – Check out the website at www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)
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+++ NEXT weekend: Trad Music, Ukuleles and Lobster
Next weekend three free high profile events will take place- ON Smithfield Plaza the “Dublin City Council Smithfield Fleadh” will bring you trad music. The Ukulele Hooley in Dun Laoghaire will – you guessed it – bring you Ukulele music. And the Dalkey Lobster Festival will bring lots of music AND food.
dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/smithfield-fleadh/
ukulelehooley.com/
dalkeylobsterfestival.com/
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+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events:
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week
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+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries
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And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.
Take care,
–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)
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