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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 21 February 2026:
Move Forward – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival, Richmond Barracks Dance Day, Howth Guinness Oyster & Music Festival, Dublin Mind Body Experience
Move Forward
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Dublin Lunar New Year Festival, Richmond Barracks Dance Day, Howth Guinness Oyster & Music Festival, Dublin Mind Body Experience
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Hi!!
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The Lunar New Year has just passed and we have stepped into the Year of the Horse. A year traditionally associated with energy, movement and forward momentum. Not a bad theme to adopt as February continues to stretch itself out in its own very particular way.
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Our New Year celebrations in January feel like a distant memory by now, so it’s quite refreshing to get a second symbolic starting line. If you’re the kind of person who likes resets, you can treat this as another opportunity. No fireworks required. Just a quiet decision to move with a bit more purpose.
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Late February is an interesting time in Dublin. The evenings are slowly – very slowly – getting brighter and there is a subtle sense that we are edging towards something lighter. We don’t need to name what the skies are doing to know that indoor events are still a very solid life choice.
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So whether you’re embracing the spirit of the Horse or simply looking for a good reason to leave the house, this week’s Dublin Event Guide has plenty to keep you moving. Let’s see what’s happening across the city.
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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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Donations in February:
EUR 181
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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 Cailin, Ana, Grainne and Bernice. 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 sooo close to the EUR 200 for this month, Who can help over the line? 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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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 21 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/
+ Dance Day at Richmond Barracks 10:30-15:15 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 https://richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173669023
+ Dance Day: Sean-nós and Contemporary Dance (adults and ages 12+) 10:30-11:45 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 https://richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173670837 (Booking required)
+ 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/
+ Marvellous Minerals – Family Drop-In at the 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/February-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Dublin Lunar New Year 2026: Family-Friendly Arts and Crafts Workshops 11:00-15:00 Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2, D02 VR66 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/dublin-lunar-new-year-2026 (Booking required)
+ Historian in Residence Talk: The Beatle Invasion of Dublin – Talk 11:30 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 https://www.dublincity.ie/events/historian-residence-talk-beatle-invasion-dublin (Booking required)
+ Qigong at the Rooftop Garden 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden/
+ What’s the Story? – The Storyteller Workshop 12:00-13:45 Lucan Library, Newcastle Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1980391541411 (Booking required)
+ The Dublin City Fashion Market 12:00-17:00 Lost Lane, off Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02 RP20 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1982450160797
+ The Toy Library Swap&Play 12:00-14:00 Blanchardstown Library, Dublin 15 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1982311216210 (Booking required)
+ Dance Day: Lunchtime Dance Film Screening (all ages) 12:00-13:30 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 https://richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173670501
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+ National Demonstration for Palestine – Protest 13:00 from Garden of Remembrance to the Dail in Kildare Street https://www.ipsc.ie/event/dublin-national-demonstration-for-palestine-there-is-no-ceasefire
+ Farm Fun Days for kids – 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/
+ Of Cobblestones and Jostle stones: A Celebration of the horse in Dublin and the evidence left behind – Talk – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 13:00-14:00 Coolock Library, Barryscourt Road, Coolock, Dublin 17 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/dublin-and-horses-historian-cathy-scuffil/ (Booking required)
+ Dance Day: Latina Dance Workshop (adults and ages 12+) 14:00-15:15 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 https://richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173670505 (Booking required)
+ Psychiatry: An Industry Of Death – Exhibition Opening – Citizens Commission on Human Rights Ireland 14:00 The Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/945439731476118 (Exhibition runs until 27 Feb)
+ Mongolian Language Storytime for Children – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 14:00-15:00 Ned College, 39/40 Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/workshops/mongolian-language-storytime-for-children/
+ 1913 – 1923: A Decade of Conflict – Tour 14:00 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
+ Prehistoric 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,
+ 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)
+ Recovered Voices: Stories and Experiences of the Irish during World War One – Tour 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,
+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616
+ Snowblind / Unmaker – Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Gig – support from MotionSickness and Bansha 20:00 Fibber Magees, 81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.facebook.com/events/3409591019198260/
+ Santoria – Soul & Funk Gig 22:00-00:30 Quinlan’s Blacklion Public House, Orchard Lane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 https://www.facebook.com/events/906905301876765/906905311876764
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Sunday 22 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)
+ 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)
+ Gauche Market Dark – Academia Edition 12:00-17:00 Wigwam, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1981867282392
+ Portobello Market – Indoor & Outdoor Market with 70+ stalls 11:00-17:00 Charlemont Square, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/WeLovePopUpMarkets
++ Dublin Lunar New Year Flagship Event – Year of the Horse – Dance, Martial Arts, Music, Food and more 12:00-18:00 Wolfe Tone Square, Jervis Street, Dublin 1 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/wolfe-tone-square-flagship-event/
+ 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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+ Lunar New Year Community Celebration 14:00-19:00 Hill Street Family Resource Centre, 1 Hill Street, Dublin 1 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/category/hill-street-family-resource-centre-lunar-new-year-community-celebration-5/
+ Pictures at an Exhibition for piano (Modest Mussorgsky) – Concert – Classical Musicians Network 14:00-15:00 Dublin Unitarian Church, 112 Saint Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1980864412782 (Booking required)
+ Healing Art of Folk Dances Workshop 14:00-17:00 The Factory ( Boland’s Mills), Barrow Street, Dublin 4 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1982400139181 (Donations welcome)
+ Game, Set, Match: The History of Sports in Irish Society – Tour 14:00 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
+ Irish Sign Language (ISL) Tour at Dublin Castle 14:30 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1982108530973 (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)
+ Solidarity with Palestine – Vigil 15:00-16:00 Swords Castle, Swords, Co. Dublin https://www.ipsc.ie/
+ From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks – Tour 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
+ Bolivian Street Carnival 18:00-23:30 Kalabasa Market, 60-61 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1979675131610
+ 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)
+ Sunday Heroes Comedy 20:30-22:30 Bruxelles, 8 Harry Street, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1983520007738
+ 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 23 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
+ Trumpet Masterclass with Omar Tomasoni 10:00 Royal Irish Academy of Music, 36-38 Westland Row, Dublin 2 https://riam-tickets.riam.ie/ticketbooth/shows/1173676152 (Booking required)
+ Ireland Invites: Curators Conversation with Vivian Crockett 11:00 National College of Art and Design (NCAD) – Philip Treacy Room, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/ireland-invites-curators-conversation-with-vivian-crockett/
+ Wuhan and the Revolution Against the British Empire – Talk 13:00-14:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2026/wuhan-and-the-revoultion-against-the-british-empire.php
+ Director’s Tour of the National Library of Ireland 18:00-19:00 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/directors-tour-national-library-ireland-9 (Booking required)
+ From Irish Skies to Distant Galaxies: An Astrophotography Journey – Talk 19:30-21:00 Online or Beech Hill, UCD Campus, D04 P7W1 https://irishastrosoc.ie/event/ias_public_talk_an_astrophotography_journey_feb2026/
+ Hot House Big Band – Gig 21:00 Tolka House, 9A Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-hot-house-big-band-3.html
+ 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 24 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 Irish Architectural Archive – Dublin City Culture Club 10:00-11:00 Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Square East, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873682548 (Booking required)
+ 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/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ 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 25 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
+ Prehistoric Ireland Tour 12:30 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,
+ The Clinic that Clergy Built: Abortion Provision and Religion in the United States before Roe v Wade – Lecture – Trinity College 13:00-14:00 Online https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2026/the-clinic-that-clergy-built-abortion-provision-and-religion-in-the-united-states-before-roe-v-wade.php
+ 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)
+ Manuscripts and the Mind Exhibition Tour 17:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/manuscripts-and-the-mind-exhibition-tour/
+ Doo-Doong Samulnori Percussion Ensemble – Music at the Museum – Dublin Lunar New Year Festival 18:00-19:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinlunarnewyear.ie/events/music-the-museum-doo-doong-samulnori-percussion-ensemble-chester-beatty/
+ Positive Psychology Workshop: Boost your Happiness 18:30 Phibsboro Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/positive-psychology-workshop-boost-your-happiness (Booking required)
+ Solidarity with Gaza – Silent Walk 20:00 East Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin https://www.ipsc.ie/
+ 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 26 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
+ 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/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Skin Biofeedback & Eye-tracking Device showcase 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/skin-biofeedback-eye-tracking-device-showcase/
+ Genocide, Apartheid, Ethnic Cleansing & Suppression in Historic Palestine – Talk 18:30 The Pearse Centre, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 https://www.ipsc.ie/event/dublin-genocide-apartheid-ethnic-cleansing-suppression-in-historic-palestine-w-rula-nasr-mazzawi
+ Dublin and Art: 1920-1950 with Aoife Convery – Talk 18:30 Central Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/dublin-and-art-1920-1950-aoife-convery (Booking required)
+ Sean O’Casey and the Abbey – A Century Later – UNESCO City of Literature Lecture 18:30 Pearse Street Library, 232 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/whats-on/the-8th-annual-unesco-city-of-literature-lecture (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 27 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
+ Rediscovering Celtic Heritage: Musical Legacies across the Irish Sea (Day 2) 09:30-17:30 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981018084418 (Booking required)
+ The Saints and Scholars 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/February-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,
+ Morton Feldman 100! – Piano and Composition Recital 13:05 Royal Irish Academy of Music, 36-38 Westland Row, Dublin 2 https://riam-tickets.riam.ie/ticketbooth/shows/1173670222 (Booking required)
+ Dublin Mind Body Experience – Holistic event – Mind Body Soul Expo, Yoga and Meditation Festival, Wellness Expo, Psychic Fair 16:00-20:00 RDS, Main Hall, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 https://www.mindbodyexperience.ie/dublin-mind-body-experience (Also Sat+Sun 10:00-19:00)
+ Station to Station Listening Party & Panel Discussion – David Bowie Festival 17:30-18:45 Whelans, 25a Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinbowiefestival.ie/dbfevents2026/2026/listeningparty
+ Howth Guinness Oyster and Music Festival 20:30-00:00 various venues https://allshuckedup.ie/#lineup2026
+ Bowie Singalong with Brian Brody – David Bowie Festival 21:30-23:30 Whelans, 25a Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.dublinbowiefestival.ie/dbfevents2026/2026/bowiesingalong (Admission free until 22:30)
+ 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 International Film Festival
DIFF 2026 will run from 19 Feb to 01 March. I tried to find some free events and did come across some short film screenings that are free. It seems all other screenings are not free. These free screenings seem to be among this sub group of events: https://www.diff.ie/2026-programme?tags=Shorts but you will have to search yourself, I couldn’t find an easy way to filter the free events out.
The full programme is at https://diff.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows or at https://www.diff.ie/2026-programme
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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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