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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 17 January 2026:
Dublin Event Guide 950: Still here – TOG Repair Cafe, Museum Tours, Talks, Fade Street Flea Market, Tradfest 2026
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TOG Repair Cafe, Museum Tours, Talks, Fade Street Flea Market, Tradfest 2026
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Hi!!
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This week’s Dublin Event Guide (For Free Events) is a small but satisfying milestone: It is edition 950. No fireworks, no special logo and no big retrospective, just another reminder that this guide has been showing up week after week for a long time. Quietly, consistently and still focused on the same idea: That Dublin has plenty to offer without needing any/lots of money.
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Coincidentally, we are also approaching what some marketing departments like to call “Blue Monday”, supposedly the most depressing day of the year. It sounds very scientific until you look a little closer and realise it was invented to sell things. There is no data-backed emotional cliff we all fall off on a Monday in January. Just a clever story that stuck.
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January can be cold, dark and a bit dreary, but turning one specific day into a universal low point doesn’t really help anyone. If anything, it distracts from the fact that how a week feels usually has more to do with sleep, movement, company and small moments of enjoyment than with a label on a calendar.
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Which brings us back to why this guide exists. Free talks, walks, exhibitions, music and community events don’t fix everything, but they do offer reasons to leave the house, shift perspective and feel connected to the city you live in. And after 950 editions, that still feels like a worthwhile thing to keep doing.
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So if you are celebrating milestones, ignoring made-up gloomy Mondays or are just looking for something interesting to do, this week’s list is ready. Let’s see what Dublin has to offer.
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Donations in January:
EUR 163
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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 Keith, Mary, Katrina, Sine, Miriam and Shirley. 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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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 17 January
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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/
+ Irish Garden and Plants Society Lecture: The story of RHSI Bellefield – Snowdrops and more 11:30-13:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 https://www.botanicgardens.ie/event/irish-garden-and-plants-society-lecture-the-story-of-rhsi-bellefield-snowdrops-and-more-paul-smyth/
+ Public Tour: Irish History 11:30-12:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Silk Worm Families Drop-in: Art Books 12:00-14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/silk-worm-families-drop-in-art-books/
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+ Public Tour: Highlights 13:00-14:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ STEAM Saturday: Snap Circuits Freeplay (Age 7+) 14:00-15:30 Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin 22 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1977767358409 (Booking required)
+ An Introduction to Collins Barracks, featuring Harry Clarke – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/January-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ 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/January-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-K
+ Public Tour: Comedy 14:30-15:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/public-tour-comedy-0
+ 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)
+ Eat, Drink and Be Merry! A History of Food and Drink Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/January-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/January-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-K
+ Legends of Karaoke Night 18:00-23:30 Kalabasa Market, 60-61 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1979671266048 (Booking required)
+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616
+ Fever 105 (Tribute to the best 80s Rock & Power Ballads) – support from BOUND & Nobodies – Gigs 20:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/1483132656083530/
+ The Cazettes Live 20:00-23:30 The Goat Bar & Grill, 14 Lower Kilmacud Rd, Goatstown, Dublin 14 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1979712797269 (Booking required)
+ Fin Furey Live 20:00-23:30 The Old Orchard Inn, 74 Butterfield Ave, Dublin 14 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1979724509300
+ Santoria Live – Soul Gig 22:00 The Bell Pub, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 https://www.facebook.com/events/1185476520460098/1185476523793431
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Sunday 18 January
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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
+ Let’s Get Creative: Turner’s Weather – Online Workshop – National Gallery 10:00-10:45 Online https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/lets-get-creative-turners-weather (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/ (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)
+ 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)
+ Sunday Family Drop-in Workshop: Vermeer’s Creation 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/sunday-family-drop-workshop-vermeers-creation
++ Repair Café at TOG Hackerspace 12:00-16:00 TOG Hackerspace, Unit 1B Motor City, Kylemore Road, Dublin 12, D12 CF6V https://www.tog.ie/2026/01/january-repair-cafe-2/ (Booking required)
++ 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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+ Public Tour: Family Tour 13:00-14:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/public-tour-family-tour-3
+ 1913-1923: A Decade of Conflict – Commemoration of the First Dail – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/Commemoration-of-the-First-Dail-Tours
+ Public Tour: In Irish Language 14:30-15:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/public-tour-family-tour-3
+ Mini Water Polo Taster Session (Age 7-13) – St. Vincent’s Water Polo Club 15:00-16:00 Sean MacDermott Street Pool, Sean Macdermott Street Lower, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1980315979403 (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)
+ Revolutionary Women: Exploring Women’s Roles in Conflict in Ireland – Commemoration of the First Dail – Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q1/Commemoration-of-the-First-Dail-Tours
+ Talk: Daniel Nelis, winner of the AIB Portrait Prize 2025 15:30-16:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/talk-daniel-nelis-winner-aib-portrait-prize-2025
+ Jazz Jam at the International Bar 15:30 International Bar, 23 Wicklow St, Dublin 2 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/jam-session/jazz-jam-at-the-international-bar-4.html
+ 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
+ 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)
+ Sausage Factory – Work In Progress Comedy & Poetry: Fionn Cleary 20:00-22:30 Sin é, 15 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1979159787201 (Booking required)
+ 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 19 January
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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
+ Classic Novels Screen Adaptations – Screening 17:30 Pearse Street Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/classic-novels-screen-adaptations (Booking required)
+ Decluttering advice with Fiona Hall 18:00 Terenure Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/decluttering-advice-fiona-hall-0 (Booking required)
+ Wintering Well: From surviving to thriving at wintertime – Talk 18:00 Ballymun Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/wintering-well-surviving-thriving-wintertime (Booking required)
+ Ireland’s Curious Places: a talk by Michael Fewer 18:30-19:30 Tallaght Library, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1977764852915 (Booking required)
+ 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 20 January
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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
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/January-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-K
+ The Art & Life of Casimir Markievicz – a Polish Artist in Bohemian Dublin – 1903-13 – Talk 13:00-14:00 Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 https://www.ria.ie/events/library-lunchtime-lecture-the-art-life-of-casimir-markievicz-a-polish-artist-in-bohemian-dublin-1903-13/ (Booking required)
+ 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 21 January
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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
+ Intreo Recruitment and Training Event 11:00-13:00 Belvedere Youth Club, 41 Lower Buckingham Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1979860695637 (Booking required)
+ The Vikings in Ireland – Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/January-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-K
+ 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-32 (Booking required)
+ Wintering Well: Books to Brighten the Winter Evenings – Talk 14:00 Inchicore Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/wintering-well-books-brighten-winter-evenings-1 (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)
+ The Art of Japanese Poetry: From Ancient “Waka” to Modern “Tanka” – Lecture 17:00-18:30 Arts Building, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/event/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D194393413
+ Chains of Scripture: Sacred Tradition on the Page of a Gospel Book – Talk 18:00 Online and at Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/chains-of-scripture-sacred-tradition-on-the-page-of-a-gospel-book/ (Booking required for online talk)
+ TradFest 2026: “Try the Pipes” with Na Píobairí Uilleann – uilleann piping recital + workshop 18:00-19:30 Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road, Dublin 22 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1977624910343 (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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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 22 January
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Tradfest 2026 (21-25 January) – free events in Dublin City Streets, Temple Bar and Fingal https://tradfest.com
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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
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q1-Jan-Mar/January-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-K
+ Tradfest: Dublin City Sessions – Trad Gigs 16:00-19:00 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 https://tradfest.com/artist-lineup/oconnell-street/
+ Tradfest: Dublin City Sessions – Trad Gigs 16:00-19:00 Henry Street, Dublin 1 https://tradfest.com/artist-lineup/henry-street/
+ Tradfest: Dublin City Sessions – Trad Gigs 17:00-19:00 St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Dublin 2 & Jervis Street Shopping Centre, Dublin 1 and ILAC Centre, Dublin 1 https://tradfest.com/artist-lineup/st-stephens-green/ & https://tradfest.com/artist-lineup/ilac/ & https://tradfest.com/artist-lineup/jervis-shopping-centre/
+ Wintering Well: Navigating the Winter Blues – Talk 18:00 Coolock Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/wintering-well-navigating-winter-blues (Booking required)
+ Tradfest: Smithwick’s Sessions in Temple Bar and Fingal 18:00 https://tradfest.com/smithwicks-session/ & https://tradfest.com/smithwicks-session-fingal/
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Offsite Art Talk: Dublin and Art 1880-1920 18:30 Ballyfermot Library https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/hlg-offsite-dcc-libraries-jan/ (Booking required)
+ Meet the author – Rosita Sweetman 18:30 Rathmines Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/meet-author-rosita-sweetman
+ Poetry Reading with Rafael Mendes 18:30-19:30 Clondalkin Library https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1977624107943 (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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+++ TRADFEST 2026
Every January the Tradfest happens in Dublin. This year it will run from Wed 21 to Sun 25 January and there will be Traditional Irish Music events in all four boroughs of Dublin (Dublin City, South County Dublin, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal). There will be non-free events, but you will also be able to enjoy the Tradfest for free with gigs at the Dublin City Sessions (https://tradfest.com/dublin-city-sessions/), the Smithwick’s Sessions in pubs and hotels in Temple Bar (https://tradfest.com/smithwicks-session/) and the Smithwick’s Sessions Fingal in 10 pubs across Fingal (https://tradfest.com/smithwicks-session-fingal/).
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The Dublin City Sessions will be day time gigs on stages in O’Connell Street and Henry Street and also in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Jervis Street Shopping Centre and ILAC Centre.
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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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