Dublin Events
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53.345121 -6.26615 | 1 The Improvised Music Company's 12 Points! Festival brings the cream of young jazz talent to the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar, Dublin. Audiences can catch up to 12 contemporary jazz acts… | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 2 Dublin Chinese New Year Festival Dublin celebrates Chinese New Year with a mixed programme of open-air spectacles and events at venues across the city centre. Expect lectures, craft workshops, Asian sports trails, art and… | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 3 Dublin International Film Festival Since 1986, the annual Dublin International Film Festival has hosted premières, new releases, classics and small-budget films. You can catch a wide range of both Irish and foreign film… | |
53.340447 -6.262861 | 4 Opera Ireland's 2009/10 season features productions of Macbeth (with music by Verdi), Wagner's Das Rheingold, Gounod's version of Roméo et Juliette, and Bellini's I Capuletti e I Montecchi.… | |
53.353164 -6.261134 | 5 Francis Bacon: A Terrible Beauty Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery presents A Terrible Beauty, an exhibition exploring 20th-century figurative painter Francis Bacon. Coinciding with the centenary of his birth, the exhibition… | |
53.347829 -6.278189 | 6 Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses… | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 7 The St Patrick's Festival in Dublin is the country's largest annual event, lasting for five days with activities including street theatre, fireworks, music, dance, comedy, film, a treasure… |  |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 8 St Patrick's Day Festival: Parade Dublin's St Patrick's Day Festival culminates with the Festival Parade - an impressive display of colour, noise and pageantry and the biggest street party in Ireland. |  |
53.342968 -6.258473 | 9 St Patrick's Festival: Céilí Mór The Céilí Mór is a celebration of Irish dance and veteran of the St Patrick's Festival programme. After the festival parade ends with a bang, head down to Earlsfort Terrace by St Stephen's… | |
53.353164 -6.261134 | 10 Katie Holten: The Golden Bough The Golden Bough is an installation by Katie Holten on display at Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery. A combination of drawing, sculpture and text, the work explores the artist's interest in organic… | |
53.347829 -6.278189 | 11 Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses… | |
53.342916 -6.300101 | 12 Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA Collection Dublin's Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) presents Between Metaphor and Object, a collection of mainly 1990s sculptures and installations from its own collection. The works are explored in… | |
53.49726 -6.41831 | 13 Founded in 1870, the Irish Grand National at the Fairyhouse Racecourse is among the oldest major races on the National Hunt Racing calendar. It takes place over three miles, five furlongs (5… | |
53.342916 -6.300101 | 14 The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin presents What happens next is a secret. This experimental exhibition addresses what happens when artworks become part of a collection and are… | |
53.357492 -6.316795 | 15 Get training for the Great Ireland Run and follow in some of the world's best runners' footsteps through Dublin's Phoenix Park. You don't have to be a pro though; the run is for runners… | |
53.344972 -6.264869 | 16 The Dublin Dance Festival returns to the city's theatres, including The Ark, Abbey Theatre and Project Arts Centre. The Festival presents a select range of contemporary dance from Ireland and… | |
53.34465 -6.268908 | 17 Convergence Sustainable Living Festival The Convergence Sustainable Living Festival brings together a host of ideas and solutions concerning sustainability. The impressive programme includes conferences, workshops, films, theatre… | |
53.345172 -6.258605 | 18 Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray Trinity College presents Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray, an exhibition exploring its illustrious former student using the library's own collection. The exhibition is part of the… | |
53.347829 -6.278189 | 19 Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses… | |
53.342916 -6.300101 | 20 The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) shows work by Jorge Pardo, the first major solo exhibition in Ireland by the Cuban-American artist. Pardo has created a virtual retrospective, with his… | |
53.342916 -6.300101 | 21 Anne Tallentire: This, and other things 1999-2010 Irish artist Anne Tallentire brings her exhibition This, and other things 1999-2010 to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin. Tallentire explores how the ordering and disordering of… | |
53.344104 -6.267494 | 22 Dublin bursts with activity during the Green Energy Festival, a spectacular line-up of music at Dublin Castle, the Olympia Theatre and the Button Factory. The May Bank Holiday festival also… | |
53.321482 -6.234371 | 23 Leinster Rugby Season - Magners League Rugby union side Leinster welcome Magners League teams to Donnybrook in Dublin for another season of fiercely fought rugby clashes. Please visit the club's website for full details of all fixtures. | |
53.345172 -6.258605 | 24 Dublin: the College and the City 1250-1950 Dublin's Trinity College Library takes a look at the College and the City from 1250-1950. Using its collections of books and manuscripts, a fascinating world is revealed, inhabited by… | |
53.334883 -6.259095 | 25 International Orchestral Series Each season, Dublin's National Concert Hall presents an International Orchestral Series. As it features some world-class performances led by distinguished conductors, you'll need to book… |  |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 26 International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival presents performances at major theatres around the city. The programme includes full-length dramas and comedies, theatre shorts, play readings… | |
53.342916 -6.300101 | 27 Francis Alÿs: Le Temps du Sommeil Dublin's Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) presents a collection of work by Belgian artist Francis Alÿs. The exhibition presents Alÿs ongoing series Le Temps du Sommeil, currently comprising… | |
53.334883 -6.259095 | 28 National Symphony Orchestra Season Featuring a total of 33 performances, the National Symphony Orchestra Season for 2009/2010 takes place at Dublin's National Concert Hall. This year the programme includes appearances from 75… | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 29 Feel the peace, love and unity at the Dublin City Soul Festival, a positive celebration of all things soulful. Choose your favourite vibe from a packed programme of music, DJs, soul cinema… | |
53.342225 -6.236371 | 30 As the summer begins, Dublin Docklands celebrates with the Docklands Maritime Festival. Catch sight of the tall ships and enjoy maritime-related street theatre, musical entertainment and… | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 31 One of the world's largest all-women sporting events, the Women's Mini Marathon takes place along the streets of South Dublin. Around 40,000 women walk, jog, trot or skip the 10km course for charity. | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 32 The annual Dublin Writers Festival has grown from a celebration of contemporary Irish writing into a fully fledged international event. Past visitors here have included Roddy Doyle, Kevin… |  |
53.347829 -6.278189 | 33 Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses… | |
53.357492 -6.316795 | 34 Dublin gardening festival Bloom has blossomed into a popular event, attracting over 50,000 people to Phoenix Park. Take in the sights and scents of the gardens, floral displays and farmers'… | |
53.336026 -6.263008 | 35 Twenty-two of Dublin's top restaurants and chefs host the Taste of Dublin Festival. Over 35,000 visitors sample the city's finest food and drink in the beautiful Iveagh Gardens, accompanied by… | |
53.354087 -6.260209 | 36 Dublin celebrates the life and works of James Joyce with the Bloomsday Festival. Enjoy Joyce readings, performances, breakfasts, walks, conferences and visits to the pub at the James Joyce… |  |
53.353164 -6.261134 | 37 Ellsworth Kelly Drawings 1954-62 The Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin hosts Ellsworth Kelly Drawings 1954-62. The exhibition, presented in association with mima (the Middlesborough Institute of Art), explores how Kelly's… | |
53.339483 -6.249804 | 38 Street Performance World Championship The Street Performance World Championship returns to Dublin's Merrion Square and other city-centre spaces. Past events have included daring sword swallowing acts and comedy at the Street… | |
53.342916 -6.300101 | 39 Vertical Thoughts: Morton Feldman and the Visual Arts The Irish Museum of Modern Art presents Vertical Thoughts, an exhibition exploring composer Morton Feldman's close association with several visual artists. Musical scores, record covers and… | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 40 Acceptance of the gay and lesbian scene has taken a bit of the edgy excitement out of the Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival. However, it still packs more fun into the season than you can shake a… |  |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 41 The Darklight Festival is a combined festival of filmmakers, animators and artists, exploring the convergence of art, film and technology. The festival showcases new talent that pushes the… | |
53.347829 -6.278189 | 42 Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses… | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 43 Waltons Guitar Festival of Ireland Waltons Guitar Festival of Ireland features a packed programme of classical, jazz, folk and world music in venues across Dublin. Book tickets early as the line-up includes guitarists of… | |
53.339612 -6.26107 | 44 Dublin's acclaimed week-long summer school is held at the University College, Boston College, Newman House and the National Library. Choose from lectures and seminars dedicated to James Joyce… | |
53.34553 -6.263923 | 45 The Dublin Circus Festival brings acrobats, trapeze artists and jugglers to Temple Bar for four days of outdoor events. Past events have included men climbing inside balloons, a circus… | |
53.388161 -6.182224 | 46 This Rose Festival is held in St Anne's Park & Rose Garden in Dublin. Explore the horticultural exhibitions and trade and craft stands, join guided walks around the gardens, or enter competitions. | |
53.343102 -6.2499 | 47 Analog is an urban, progressive music festival in Dublin city centre. Past events have included reinterpreted sea shanties, pirate ballads and seafaring songs, and a whole bonanza of world… | |
53.340559 -6.251993 | 48 The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin is showcasing a selection of its aquisitions from the past decade. This special exhibition reflects the different areas of the collection, from Old… | |
53.336026 -6.263008 | 49 The Carlsberg Comedy Festival features a local and international line-up of stand-up comedians at marquees in The Iveagh Gardens. Expect to be served some hilarious and risqué performances and… | |
53.347829 -6.278189 | 50 Soon after dawn on the first Sunday of every month, the Smithfield Horse Market on Dublin's Smithfield Square sees scores of dealers trying to make some cash on a few quick sales (some horses… |
