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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 14 February 2026:
Dublin Event Guide 954: Love Dublin – Lunar New Year Festival, Eat the Streets Festival, National Museum Tours
Love Dublin
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Lunar New Year Festival, Eat the Streets Festival, National Museum Tours
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Hi!!
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At this stage I am starting to check the horizon for signs of Noah’s Ark. The rain in Dublin has been relentless and not of the polite Irish drizzle variety. Nooo, instead it is proper, committed, heavy rain. If someone told me we were quietly transitioning into amphibious living, I wouldn’t be entirely surprised.
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This weekend I am temporarily escaping to Germany to visit family, which may or may not be a strategic move to avoid further meteorological punishment. Because of that, this week’s Dublin Event Guide might be a little shorter than usual. Even when I’m away, though, the mission remains the same: find the good stuff in Dublin and ignore the noise.
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Speaking of noise, this Saturday is Valentine’s Day. In earlier years we used that day for a Dublin Event Guide supporters’ meetup and had well over a hundred people show up. Not because of candlelit dinners, but because it was a good excuse to gather people who love Dublin and believe culture doesn’t need a ticket price. The real reason we chose that specific day? Valentine’s is wildly overhyped and unnecessarily stressful for singles and couples alike. I am not at all against celebrating love, but there are better ways than sitting in a crammed restaurant that has limited their normally wide and flexible, delicious food options to just two or three prescribed alternatives because otherwise the kitchen staff will go mad. And the love that we celebrate doesn’t have to be for a partner. Just celebrate life and what you love in life and have a wonderful day no matter what your relationship status is.
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So no matter if you’re hiding from the rain, ignoring the heart-shaped pressure or simply looking for something worthwhile to do, this week’s list is here to help. Less hype. More Dublin.
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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 February:
EUR 110
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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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This week the wonderful people who helped with a donation were Ann, Fiona, Teresa, Julie, Nicole and Annie. Thanks a lot! Keeping the Dublin Event Guide going is quite low cost at just EUR 200 per month. Your help is needed to gather this money and your support is very much appreciated! All money will go to the cost for the Dublin Event Guide!
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And another week of wonderfully generous Dublin Event Guide supporters. We are a good bit into the monthly cost. But it is a short month, so don’t wait too long with your donation. If you have never donated, but are using the Dublin Event Guide regularly, it would be really great if you could join the wonderful supporters!
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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 14 February
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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
+ 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
+ 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/
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Animal Signs (furs, footprints and poo) – Dead Zoo Lab 11:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/Dead-Zoo-Lab/February-Family-Drop-Ins
+ Eat the Streets Festival – family-friendly festival to celebrate food, community and sustainability 12:00-16:00 Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10 https://www.eatthestreets.ie/festival
+ Eat the Streets Market – Eat the Streets Festival 12:00 Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10 https://www.eatthestreets.ie/festival
+ Clothes Swap Shop – Eat the Streets Festival 12:00 Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin 10 https://www.eatthestreets.ie/festival
+ Book Lovers – Between the Covers of Irish Romance Fiction – Meet Romance writers 12:00-16:00 Chapters Bookstore, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1981339983226 (Booking required)
+ Whitney Houston Drum Challenge 12:00-15:00 The Square (Level 2), Belgard Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://thesquare.ie/events/
+ Learn to Re-Wire A Plug with TOG – Eat The Streets Festival Workshop 12:30-13:30 Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre, Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1982292723899 (Booking required)
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+ Highlights tour in Irish 13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/highlights-tour-in-irish/
+ Auspicious Fish Paper Mache workshop – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival (Age 5+) 13:45-14:45 Charleville Mall https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/auspicious-fish-paper-mache-workshop/ (Booking required)
+ Love, Then and Now: Stories from the National Museum’s Collection – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/Valentines-Day-Love,-Then-and-Now-Stories-from-the
+ The Vikings in Ireland Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Twice Shy – Exploring Seamus Heaney’s Love Poetry – Talk 14:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry (Booking required)
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (R)
+ Sliotars, Sashes and Symbols: Shaping Irish Identity 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/February-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ ABBA Sing-Along Night 18:00-23:30 Kalabasa Market, 60-61 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1979670367360 (Booking required)
+ Crow Black Chicken – Gig – with support from The Uncontrollables,
Kampala Band 20:00-02:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/740948728744272
+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616
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Sunday 15 February
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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)
+ Spirit of the Horse: New Year Creativity Workshop – National Gallery – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 10:00-10:45 Online https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/lets-get-creative-online-family-workshop-spirit-of-the-horse-new-year-creativity-workshop-with-chun-zhu-wang/ (Booking required)
+ 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
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+ 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)
+ Spirit of the Horse: Family Drop in New Year Creativity Workshop – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/sunday-family-drop-workshop-spirit-horse-new-year-creativity
+ Two Pups Free Fairview Yoga 11:30-12:30 Two Pups Fairview, 30 Annesley Bridge Road, Dublin 3 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1982966827160 (Booking required)
+ Drop-in Drawing with Roxana Manouchehri 12:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
+ Fade Street Flea Market 12:30-18:00 Market Bar, 14 Fade Street, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/pages/The%20Market%20Bar%20&%20Restaurant/102874844838763/
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+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (R)
+ Lunar New Year: A Dubliner’s Collection of Asian Art – Bilingual Mandarin/English tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/LNY-2026-at-the-National-Museum
+ 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)
+ 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 16 February
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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
+ Lunar New Year: Children’s Craft Workshop 15:00 Central Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/lunar-new-year-childrens-craft-workshop (Booking required)
+ Sleep – The foundation of health and wellbeing 18:00 Pearse Street Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/wintering-well-sleep-foundation-health-and-wellbeing (Booking required)
+ K-Pop Dance Class: BTS – Boy With Luv – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 18:30-20:00 The Lab, Foley Street, Dublin 1 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/k-pop-dance-workshop-with-orna-little-the-lab/ (Booking required, there is a small fee of EUR 2 per person)
+ Barry McCormack and Hugh Buckley – Jazz, Blue Note and American Song – Gig 20:30-22:30 Blind Pig Speakeasy, 18 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/barry-mccormack-and-hugh-buckley-22.html
+ 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 17 February
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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
+ 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/873682431 (Booking required)
+ Marvellous Minerals – Dead Zoo Lab 11:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/Dead-Zoo-Lab/February-Family-Drop-Ins
+ Midterm Family Tour – Who’s Fooling Who? 12:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/February-Midterm-tours-Who-s-Fooling-Who
+ Mandarin Language Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 13:00-14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/mandarin-language-tour-chester-beatty/
+ 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 18 February
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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
+ Curator’s Tour of Key Learnings at the RHA – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873682532 (Booking required)
+ The Vikings in Ireland – Tour 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Atsushi Kaga: Just Another Human Experience, Exhibition Tour – Dublin City Culture Club 12:30 Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Trinity College Campua, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873682535 (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-33 (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 13:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (R)
+ The Samaritan Pentateuch and Samaritan Hebrew Manuscript Culture – Talk – Chester Beatty Museum 18:00 Online https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/the-samaritan-pentateuch-and-samaritan-hebrew-manuscript-culture/ (Booking required)
+ First Steps in Meditation – workshop 18:30 Raheny Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/first-steps-meditation-1 (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 19 February
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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
+ Dragon Paper Crowns – Workshop (Age: 5+) 10:30-12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/families-drop-in-dragon-crowns-chester-beatty/
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 10:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Marvellous Minerals – Dead Zoo Lab 11:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/Dead-Zoo-Lab/February-Family-Drop-Ins
+ Midterm Family Tour – Who’s Fooling Who? 12:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/February-Midterm-tours-Who-s-Fooling-Who
+ Drop-In: Stone Age Handling Workshop 12:00-14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Midterm-at-Kildare-Street
+ Classical Chinese Gardens through the Centuries and in Dublin’s St Anne’s Park – Talk – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 13:00-14:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Campus, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/talks-seminars/classical-chinese-gardens-through-the-centuries-and-in-dublins-st-annes-park/ (Booking required)
+ The Journey To A Vision – Tour of the WB Yeats Exhibition 13:00-14:15 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/journey-vision-february-tour (Booking required)
+ Midterm Family Activity – Hands-on History: Fact or Fiction? 13:30-15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/February-Midterm-Hands-on-History-Fact-or-Fiction
+ Lunar New Year Parent and Child workshop – Hugh Lane Gallery 14:00-15:30 Cabra Library, Navan Road, Dublin 7 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/lunar-new-year-parent-and-child-workshop-hugh-lane-off-site/ (Booking required)
+ Creative Lab for Teens: Mind, Paper, Stories (Age 12-17) 14:00-17:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/creative-lab-for-teens-mind-paper-stories/ (Booking required)
+ Prehistoric Ireland Tour 14:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Family Storytime: “The Little Horse Crosses the River” – in Chinese language 16:00-17:00 Online https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/ (Booking required)
+ Beyond the Screen: Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do, and the Cultural Power of Kung Fu – Demonstration and Talk 17:00-19:00 JM Synge Theatre, Trinity Conference Centre, Arts Building, Trinity College Campus, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/beyond-the-screen-bruce-lee-jeet-kune-do-and-the-cultural-power-of-kung-fu/ (Booking required)
+ Auspicious Eight Artist Panel – Talks – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 18:00-19:00 Charleville Mall Library, Charleville Mall, North Strand Road, Dublin 1 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/artist-talk/auspicious-eight-artist-panel/
+ Dublin’s Stained Glass: Northside suburbs and north county Dublin – Talk 18:30 Ballymun Library https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/hlg-offsite-dcc-libraries-19-feb/ (Booking required)
+ Lunar New Year: Meet the artists explore the journey 19:00 Central Library, Henry Street, Dublin 1 https://www.dublincity.ie/events/lunar-new-year-meet-artists-explore-journey(Booking required)
+ Jazz & Swing with the Tenters Gypsy Jazz Band 20:00-22:00 Walter’s Pub, 68 Georges Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire https://walterspub.ie/music/
+ Bohemian Bar Jam Session 20:30-23:00 Bohemian Bar, 66 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/jam-session/bohemian-bar-jam-session-1.html
+ 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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Friday 20 February
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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
+ Fire Horse Lantern – Workshop (Age 5+) 10:30-12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/families-drop-in-fire-horse-lantern-chester-beatty/
+ Drop-In: Bronze Age Artefact Detective 10:30-12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/Drop-In-Bronze-Age-Artefact-Detective
+ There’s a story here – Panel Discussion – Mother Tongues Festival 11:00-12:30 The Civic Theatre, Parthalán Place, Belgard Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://mothertonguesfestival.com/programme-2026/theres-a-story-here/ (Booking required)
+ Mongolian Poetry Time – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 13:00-14:00 Central Library,Ilac Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/
+ Hugh Lane’s Continental Pictures: Online Talk – Dublin City Culture Club 13:00 Online https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873682537 (Booking required)
+ Farm Fun Days – Mobile Farm Animals, Inflatable Cow Milking, Tractor Bouncy Castle, Farm Games, Shows and DJ 13:00-16:00 The Square (Level 3), Belgard Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://thesquare.ie/events/
+ The Vikings in Ireland – Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Great Books of China – Discussion – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 18:30-20:00 Gutter Bookshop, Cows Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/great-books-of-china-gutter-bookshop/
+ The human history behind Chinese Ma ‘Horse’ – Talk – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 19:30-20:30 Online https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/workshops/the-human-history-behind-chinese-ma-horse/
+ Turks Trad Night 19:00-23:45 Turks Head, Parliament Street, Temple bar, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/events/1136787884561895/
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+++ Dublin Lunar New Year 2026: Year of the Horse
What once was the “Dublin Chinese New Year Festival” and then got renamed into “Dublin Lunar New Year Festival” is taking place this year from 14-22 February. All events are at https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events
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+++ WORKING IN DUBLIN 1850-1980 LECTURE SERIES
The Dublin Cemeteries Trust, in conjunction with the School of Histories and Humanities at Trinity College Dublin, has announced the “Working in Dublin 1850-1980”-titled Glasnevin Spring Lecture Series 2026.
There will be four lectures in March and April. If you are interested, check the topics out here https://www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/assets/img/news/DCT_LectureSeriesSpring2026.jpg and then register via booking@dctrust.ie or +353 (0)1 882 6550. It is still a while away, but these sort of talks seem to book out fast at times.
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+++ LIVE AID EXHIBITION
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on the same day on Saturday 13 July 1985 in Wembley Stadium in London and in the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the devastating 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in December 1984 was the start of the project. Live Aid was HUGE and had an estimated audience of 1.9 billion people in 150 nations.
Some of the performers at the concerts were U2, Phil Collins, David Bowie, Queen, Dire Straits, The Who, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bob Geldof, String, Elvis Costello, Sade, Boomtown Rats, Status Quo, Spandau Ballet.
The National Library of Ireland is showing 70 photos and images from this decade-impacting, momentous event at an exhibition in the National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 WF85.
The exhibition will be on display at least until March, possibly longer and will be open from 10:00-16:00 every Monday to Sunday (last admission 15:30). Admission is free.
If you are a child of the 80s or missed the concert, but have heard about it since, check the exhibition out!
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/live-aid-exhibition
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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 (This week you only see a few, because every month a new batch is uploaded not in a rolling way, but in a month by month way.)
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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 https://www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)
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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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