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Event Guide for free Events in Greater Dublin
The "Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)" is Dublin's most popular event magazine that focuses on the vast amount of cultural events for no admission charges. For more than 800 editions over 16 years it is a weekly e-mail magazine that lists and recommends up to 200 free cultural events in Dublin City and in the Greater Dublin area week after week. Gigs, Festivals, Markets, Talks, Lectures, Exhibitions and much more for all age groups are included.
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This site contains the newest edition below and is updated as soon as it is completed (check the date!). You will also find some event information on the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/DublinEventGuide!
The newest Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) below was posted on 15 August 2026:
Dublin Event Guide 980: Sun Interrupted – RePlay Festival, Summer in Dublin Main Street Market, National Heritage Week
Sun Interrupted
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RePlay Festival, Summer in Dublin Main Street Market, National Heritage Week
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Hi!!
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Halfway through August already. Seriously, how did that happen? It feels as if the school holidays only just started and now we are already looking at the final couple of weeks before September takes over again.
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This week did give us something a little unusual, though. On Wednesday evening we had the solar eclipse and in Dublin around 94% of the Sun was covered at its peak. Quite an impressive sight and a nice reminder that occasionally looking up from our phones is worthwhile. Hopefully everybody who did look up used proper eclipse glasses and is not now literally blinded by the light. ;-)
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If you missed it, there are of course countless videos online, although watching an eclipse on YouTube probably isn’t quite the same as standing outside and seeing the light around you change.
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Ireland won’t get another eclipse quite like this one for a very very long time, so I’m glad so many people made an occasion of it. The next comparable solstice will be in 2081, imagine! I am pretty certain that at that time the “Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)” will not exist anymore.
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But until then and while summer is slowly moving towards its final stretch, there are still plenty of events, festivals, exhibitions, music and plenty of other reasons to get out around Dublin. Don’t mentally move into September just yet.
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Let’s see what’s on this week.
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If you have friends or family or colleagues that also enjoy cultural events in Dublin, let them know that they can sign up for the free weekly Dublin Event Guide newsletter at https://getthislink.com/DEGSignup
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The working title for my video series on YouTube is the “Better You” videos, they are all about 5-7 minute long about how to better your life. Check out this video series if you want to achieve more in life, but are talking yourself out of it. https://www.youtube.com/@JoergSteegmueller
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Donations in August:
EUR 124
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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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The counter here shows the current donation status. By the end of the month EUR 200 will be subtracted to pay the bills. If more money has been donated, the rest will be carried forward. If donations have stopped below the EUR 200, the missing amount will be carried over.
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Thanks to Mark, David, Mark, Muireann and Geraldine for your donations! We are on the way to reach the amount needed every month. Thank you so much, I really appreciate your help!
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If you can and if the Dublin Event Guide helps you, please “help back” with a donation. “Only” EUR 76 needed before the end of August. Thank you!
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To keep the Dublin Event Guide going, I will find the events and you will need to help with the bills. None of the donations will go to me, it will all go to the Dublin Event Guide cost. The total cost per month is quite low at just EUR 200 per month, but we need to cover this monthly amount through donations to keep the Dublin Event Guide alive.
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If the Dublin Event Guide saves you some time searching for events or has introduced you to events you would otherwise not have found, then please help to keep it coming every week.
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With the above counter you know at all times where we stand and when donating is needed. Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and all donors will also get some additional bonuses.
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Here are some more details about donations:
Any amount is appreciated, but if you are looking for a recommendation, then I suggest a donation of 12 Euro per year. – That’s just one Euro per month and you get FOUR Dublin Event Guides for that Euro! If your funds are limited, but you still want to help, you can buy a virtual coffee for just EUR 4. All donations will be used in full for the Dublin Event Guide.
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To donate, use the Dublin Event Guide Donation Page here: https://gturl.eu/DEGdonate. It is really easy to use and uses Stripe’s trustworthy payment processing. You can even sign up for a yearly subscription on the donation page! Yearly subscriptions will give some important financial stability and reliability to the Dublin Event Guide and are therefore very much appreciated! (Look for the RED subscription buttons at the bottom of the Donation Page.)
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In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via http://www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb or now also https://revolut.me/joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)
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To buy one or two or even three virtual coffees for the Dublin Event Guide, come to the “Buy Me a Coffee” page here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DublinEventG
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And there is one other way to help and it is even free: If you come to http://www.DublinEventGuide.com and check out some of the ads and click on the ones that you find interesting, that also helps with a few cent! ?
Thank you!!
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 15 August
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National Heritage Week
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Saturdays at Buddy’s Farmers Market 08:30-14:30 Unit D, Ballymun Industrial Park, 16 Carton Rd, Dublin 11 https://www.facebook.com/dublinartisanmarket/
?+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 https://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 https://www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Forging History: Metalworking and the 1798 & 1803 Uprisings – Workshop – Heritage Week 09:00-17:00 Tog Hackerspace, Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore Road, Dublin 12 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1994131024575 (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 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
?+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
++ RePlay Festival – Street arts festival – skateboarding, BMX, roller skating, street art, music, dance and performance 10:00-18:00 Parthalán Place, Belgard Square East, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/replay-festival-2026.html
+ The Playground Market – A market for makers & creators 11:00-17:00 Diffusion Labs, Unit 6, The Playground, Glenview Industrial Estate, Herberton Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1994149979269
+ The Fascinating Follies of St. Enda’s Park – Tour 11:00 Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/the-fascinating-follies-of-st-enda-s-park.html
+ Dressing for Dinner – History talk about intricacies of serving food in the 18th and 19th century big house – Heritage Week 11:00-12:00 Swords Castle, Bridge Street, Swords, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1994569855129 (Booking required)
+ Demonstration of Medieval Bronze Hand Bell Casting – Heritage Week 11:00-17:00 Lusk Community Cultural Centre, Church Road, Lusk, Co Dublin https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/demonstration-of-medieval-bronze-hand-bell-casting
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ Bushy Park Market 11:00-16:00 Bushy Park (next to Padel & Tennis Club), Terenure, Dublin 6 https://www.dublincity.ie/parks-and-nature/dublin-city-parks/visit-park/bushy-park
+ Summer in Dublin Main Street Market – Food, crafts, live music, family activities and play 12:00-17:00 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.dublincity.ie/events/summer-dublin-main-street-market
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+ Summer in Dublin Fashion, Food & Lifestyle Show 13:00-17:00 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublincity.ie/events/summer-dublin-fashion-food-lifestyle-show-1
+ Summer Saturday Lunchtime Events in Corkagh Park – Live music and Circus Performance 13:00/14:15 Corkagh Park, Naas Road, Newlands Cross, Dublin 22 https://www.dublincity.ie/events/summer-dublin-fashion-food-lifestyle-show-3
+ Special Bell Ringing Practice: Listen to the Oldest Bells in Ireland – Heritage Week 14:00-16:00 St Audoen’s Church and Visitor Centre, High Street, Dublin 8 https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/special-bell-ringing-practice-listen-to-the-oldest-bells-in-ireland
+ “My father worked with a horse-plough”: Tales of Rural Ulster – Talk – Dublin City Culture Club 14:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition, Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre, Westmoreland St, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873689279 (Booking required)
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ Guild of Irish Lacemakers at the Pearse Museum – Demo and talks 14:00 Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/guild-of-irish-lacemakers-at-the-pearse-museum.html
+ IMMA Drop-in Tour 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ The Belfast Blitz of 1941 and the Irish Response – Talk – Heritage Week 15:00-16:30 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994130123881 (Booking required)
+ RePlay Festival: Beatboxing Workshop 15:30-16:15 Tallaght Library, Parthalan Place, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1997477882116 (Booking required)
+ Dublin Docklands Un-realised Projects – Talk – Heritage Week 15:30-17:30 “Substation”, Dublin Port Centre, Dublin 1 at the junction of East Wall Road and Alexandra Road https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/dublin-docklands-un-realised-projects
?+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616
+ Shamrock Showband – Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival 20:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.whelanslive.com/event/shamrock-showband/
+ Arcadian Nights with 5 punk bands: A Dead Human, Arcadian Shadows, Madretsma, Plastic Pig, Eyecum 20:30-02:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/2132707147277716/
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Sunday 16 August
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National Heritage Week
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/ (R)
?+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 https://bit.ly/RTRDublin
(Booking required)
+ Herbert Park Food & Farmers Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Dublin 4 https://spillaneworldmarkets.com/herbert-park/
+ 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 https://www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/ (R)
+ Demonstration of Medieval Bronze Hand Bell Casting – Heritage Week 11:00-17:00 Lusk Community Cultural Centre, Church Road, Lusk, Co Dublin https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/demonstration-of-medieval-bronze-hand-bell-casting
+ Paintings for a Hermitage: The Artworks of Scoil Éanna – Tour 12:00 Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/paintings-for-a-hermitage-the-artworks-of-scoil-eanna-rathfarnham.html (Booking required)
+ Drop-In Drawing at Mountjoy Square with Roxana Manouchehri – Chester Beatty Museum 12:30-14:00 Mount Joy Square, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/drop-in-drawing-at-mountjoy-square-with-roxana-manouchehri/
++ Fade Street Flea Market 12:30-18:00 Market Bar, 14a Fade Street, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/WeLovePopUpMarkets
+ Michael Collins & Arthur Griffith Commemoration 12:45-14:45 Glasnevin Cemetery, Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1997158719492
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+ Formal Garden Tour – Royal Hospital Kilmainham – Heritage Week 14:00-15:00 OPW Stand, Central Courtyard, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/formal-garden-tour-2
+ The Legacy of Edward Cecil Guinness – Talk 14:30 Farmleigh House, Northern end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1996642565662 (Booking required)
+ Talk with Music Performance – The Harp in Nineteenth-Century Ireland: Heritage, Instruments and Music – Drop-in Event – Heritage Week 14:30-15:15 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/the-harp-in-nineteenth-century-ireland-heritage-instruments-and-music
+ IMMA Drop-in Tours 14:30-15:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 https://imma.ie/whats-on/guided-tours/ (R)
+ Monkstown Castle – Tour – Heritage Week 15:00-16:00 Monkstown Castle, Monkstown Avenue, Monkstown, Co. Dublin https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/monkstown-castle
+ Organ Freeman – Weekly Jazz Sundays 18:00-20:30 The Big Romance, 98 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/organ-freeman-weekly-jazz-sundays-39.html (R)
+ Belly Laughs Comedy 20:00-22:00 Turk’s Head, 27 Parliament Street, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/belly-laughs-comedy-august-16th-tickets-1992757412063
+ Jawbone: Acoustic Blues & Folk Commune 20:00 Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/events/2884885621692568/2884885678359229 (R)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch (R)
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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 17 August
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National Heritage Week
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Chester Beatty Silkworm Families Drop-in: Harvest Knots 10:30 Seamus Heaney Exhibition, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/silkworm-families-harvest-knots/
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 / 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/family-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again (R)
+ Preserving the Past: Digital Heritage – Floppy Disks and Obsolete Media – Talk – Heritage Week 13:00-14:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/preserving-past-digital-heritage (Booking required)
+ Donal Kirk & Anto Drennan – Gig 20:00-23:30 M.J. Wright, 17 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1990182411166
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 18 August
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National Heritage Week
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Meet the Beekeeper and see the Observation Hive at St. Enda’s Park 10:00-12:00 / 14:00-16:00 Courtyard at Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/meet-the-beekeeper-and-see-the-observation-hive-at-st-enda-s-park.html
+ Cool for the Summer – Visual arts workshop (Age 3-6) Rathmines Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/summer-programme-2026-cool-summer-visual-arts-workshop (Booking required)
+ Coimicí Gael Comic Design for children 12:00 Walkinstown Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/coimici-gael-comic-design-0 (Booking required)
+ Conserving the Past: Prints, Drawing and Ephemera collections in the NLI – Heritage Week 13:00-14:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/conserving-past-prints-drawing-and-ephemera-collections-nli (Booking required)
+ Free Yoga in the City (Tuesdays 23 June-25 Aug) 13:00-14:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1991197348872 (Booking required)
+ Create Your Own Irish Myths & Legends (Age 10+) 14:00 Pearse Street Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/summer-programme-2026-create-your-own-irish-myths-legends (Booking required)
+ Stories From the National Folklore Collection Schools Collection Ballymun Library (Age 8-12) – Heritage Week 14:30 Ballymun Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/stories-national-folklore-collection-schools-collection
+ Living in Corkagh House & Demense: In conversation with Laetitia Lefroy – Talk 19:00 Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre, 15 Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/living-in-corkagh-house-demense-in-conversation-with-laetitia-lefroy.html
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 https://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 https://www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Weekly Drop-in Classes & Social Dancing 20:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 https://www.downtownbluesdublin.com/blues-dancing
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Wednesday 19 August
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National Heritage Week
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ A Disentailing Deed by Ruth Clinton & Niamh Moriarty – Exhibition Tour – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Project Arts Centre, 39 Essex St E, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873689224 (Booking required)
+ Tour of the Edward Worth Library – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Edward Worth Library, Dr. Steevens Hospital, St John’s Road West, Dublin 8 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873689226 (Booking required)
+ The Language of Flowers – Illustrated Talk – Chester Beatty Museum 11:30 Charleville Mall Library https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/the-language-of-flowers-illustrated-talk/ (Booking required)
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Online Tour 13:00-14:00 Online https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/online-tour-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-37 (Booking required)
+ Beyond the 1926 Census: Researching your 1920s ancestors in the National Library of Ireland 13:00-14:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/beyond-1926-census (Booking required)
+ As It Was In the Beginning: Rathfarnham Castle and the House of Adam – Tour 14:00 Rathfarnham Castle, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/as-it-was-in-the-beginning-rathfarnham-castle-and-the-house-of-adam.html
+ Uncovering Structure: The Conservation of an Islamic Bookbinding – Talk – Chester Beatty Museum 18:00 Online and at Neill Lecture Theatre, Long Room Hub, Trinity College, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/chester-beatty-talk-uncovering-structure-the-conservation-of-an-islamic-bookbinding/ (Booking required for online talk)
+ Medieval Pilgrimage – Tall Tales and True – Talk 19:30-20:30 Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre, 15 Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1997187526655 (Booking required)
+ The Workman’s Club Karaoke 22:30 Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 http://theworkmansclub.com/events/
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Thursday 20 August
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National Heritage Week
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+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
?+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Family Tour 11:30-12:30 & 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0 (R)
+ Orphée Aux Enfers – Orpheus in the Underworld (Jacques Offenbach) – Opera in the Open 13:00-14:00 Amphitheatre at Dublin Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 https://www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/programmes-projects/opera-in-the-open
+ Writing Home: The Spring Rice Family Papers – Talk – Heritage Week 13:00-14:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/talk-writing-home-spring-rice-family-papers (Booking required)
+ Eras of the Past: Elizabethan and Georgian Architecture in Rathfarnham Castle – Tour 14:30 Rathfarnham Castle, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/eras-of-the-past-elizabethan-and-georgian-architecture-in-rathfarnham-castle.html
+ Life at the Hermitage in the Late Georgian Period: Tour at the Pearse Museum 15:00 Pearse Museum, St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 https://www.sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/life-at-the-hermitage-in-the-late-georgian-period-tour-at-the-pearse-museum.html (Booking required)
+ The Richie Buckley Quartet – Jazz 20:30-23:30 Frank Ryan’s Pub, 5 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-richie-buckley-quartet-13.html
+ The Workman’s Club Karaoke 22:30 Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 http://theworkmansclub.com/events/
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+++ NATIONAL HERITAGE WEEK
From Sat 15 August to Sunday 23 August, the National Heritage Week takes place and there will be 309 free events in the four areas of Dublin during the week. 309 is an impressive amount, but too much to list them all in the Dublin Event Guide. So I created a search filter for you for all free events and it is here: https://getthislink.com/HeritageWeek2026 Most events need booking and you will find many booked out already, so you should check soon. I have included a few weekend events in the list above and made sure that tickets were still available at the time of writing this.
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+++ The Day The World Rocked: Live Aid – Guided Tour
Every Friday at 14:00 and every Saturday at 11:00 a guided tour of the National Photographic Archive Exhibition “The Day The World Rocked: Live Aid” will take place. Live Aid was a world wide event in 1985 when two concerts took place simultaneously in London and Philadelphia with the intention to collect money to feed the world. Many of the greatest Pop and Rock performers of the time took part, from Status Quo to Joan Baez, Queen to Phil Collins and U2 to Madonna. Discover images and stories from Live Aid donated by Bob Geldof to the National Library of Ireland.
The exhibition is in the National Photographic Archive at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar and it is open every day from 10:00-16:00. https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/day-world-rocked-live-aid
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+++ Humanarium at RCSI – Heart Exhibition
Check out the brand new “Humanarium” at RCSI, 118 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 It is an exhibition space that will make health sciences and medical research more accessible and will help us to learn how to live longer, healthier and happier lives.
The exhibition space and the cafe that comes with it are open from 07:30-16:30 from Monday to Friday and 10:00-15:00 on Saturdays.
The current exhibition is called “Heart: more than a beat” and is suitable for everyone, no medical background needed! If you have a heart, this exhibition is for you! ;-) https://www.humanarium.ie/
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? +++ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Daily Tour
From Monday to Saturday every day at 11:30 and 14:00 a tour of the “Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again” exhibition will take place in the Bank of Ireland Culture & Heritage Centre, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 VR66. Booking is not required. https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/daily-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Heaney was born in Northern Ireland and lived in Sandymount, Dublin4 from 1976 until his death.
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+++ Dublin Castle & Chester Beatty Museum closed until January
From 05 May, Dublin Castle, Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction will be closed because of the EU Presidency until 31 December 2026. And from 15 June, the Chester Beatty Museum will also close until January.
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+++ Dublin City Council Culture Company
Every week, the Dublin City Council Culture Company organises cultural events in venues in Dublin. They are events in addition to the normal events in museums, galleries and other venues. All events are free, but access is by registration only. And these events are POPULAR!! So when I get to checking them out on the Friday before they take place, the most interesting ones are usually already booked out. If you are interested, check them out here https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows
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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 https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events
Find Library events here https://www.dublincity.ie/events and Trinity College Events here https://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 https://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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