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Christmas Market at Dublin Castle, Farmleigh Christmas Events, Christmas Market on the Green, Dun Laoghaire Christmas Market

Hi all!

The Christmas Market at Dublin Castle is open since Thursday and will be open until 22 Dec (12:00-20:00 every day) and you will find some pictures on the Dublin Event Guide Facebook Page. The next thing people asked me was “And? How is it?” If you read this Dublin Event Guide regularly, you know that I am a big Christmas Market Fan and that I also want a really nice long-term Christmas Market in Dublin, so with that in mind, here is my honest assessment:

It is a really nice Christmas Market in a beautiful surrounding and it has HUGE potential AND you should go there. BUT, it is definitely not perfect yet. The market is much too small, the goods being sold are less Christmassy and crafty than they should be and the “food village” (in a big plastic tent) could be done much better. But why am I suggesting you still go? Well, only if there are plenty of visitors it will survive the first year. So, visit the market, but make your opinion known! If I can, I will put a survey together for you to answer and will send the results to the organisers. Watch out for this survey in one of the upcoming Dublin Event Guide newsletters.

A Gospel Christmas At Gardiner Street!
For many years, I am involved with the Gardiner Street Gospel Choir, looking after sound and all technical matters. So occasionally I am cheeky and post a non-free event notice here if I am part of the event. And the event I need to tell you about is our Christmas Concert on Thur 19 Dec at 20:00 in Gardiner Street Church. It will be brilliant and it has been a sell-out success every year since we started it some years ago. We have a few tickets left (EUR 15/12, under 12 year olds are free but need a ticket) and you can buy tickets here: tickets.thegsgc.com

Christmas Help for the Dublin Event Guide needed!
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This is how the support works and it is really super easy:
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And now we come to some of this weekend’s free events. All events are sorted by start time, but watch out for the few events that have a “++” in front of them, the are particularly recommended. ;-) ALL events in this list are free, but some require booking! The market events that take place every week are only posted on the website at www.dublineventguide.com

Saturday Events (14 December)

++ Please find the list of all Christmas Markets on www.DublinChristmasMarkets.com

+ Live Crib in Phoenix Park 09:30-17:00 Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/event/christmas-live-crib-at-the-visitor-centre/?instance_id=4129
++ Christmas Programme with Market, Barbershop, Carols, Puppet Show & Storytelling 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh House, Castleknock End of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/event/christmas-at-farmleigh-3-2
+ Christmas Eco Craft Market Glasnevin 10:00-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Rd, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/631705274022823
+ Dun Laoghaire Christmas Market 11:00-19:00 The Metals, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin events.dlrcoco.ie/event/christmas-festival-2019
+ Christmas Craft & Vintage Market 11:00-18:00 Drop Dead Twice, 18-19 Francis Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/2520362831386625/
+ Dublin Comic Arts Festival Christmas Market 11:00-16:00 Chocolate Factory, 26 King’s Inn Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1389781577853743/
+ Intercultural Family Day 11:00-15:00 Croke Park, Jones Road, Dublin 3 www.facebook.com/events/998589700521550/ (Booking required)
++ Dublin Castle Christmas Market 12:00-20:00 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1315153322020488/
++ South William Christmas Market 12:00-17:00 Bloody Mary’s, 7 South William Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/922789484764126/
+ Mart’s Christmas Market 12:00-19:00 MART Gallery, Old Fire Station, 190a Rathmines Rd Lwr, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.mart.ie/market/
+ The Hungry Artists Christmas Market 12:00-20:00 The Bar, 75 York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/3781220115237157/
+ Plastic – Can’t live with it, can’t live without it – Exhibition 12:00-18:00 Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/plastic/

Saturday + Sunday Markets

+ Temple Bar Food Market: Sat 10:00-16:30 on Meeting House Square  www.facebook.com/TempleBarFoodMarket/
+ Honest2Goodness Market: Sat 09:00-15:00 in Dublin Ind. Estate, Glasnevin www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Red Stables Market: Sat 10:00-16:00 at the Red Stables in St. Anne’s Park, Raheny www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket/
+ The Super Natural Food Market: Sat 09:00-15:00 at St. Andrews Resource Centre in Pearse Street www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Marley Park Market: Sat 10:00-16:00 / Sun 11:00-16:00 Grange Road, Rathfarnham www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/markets/marlay-park-market
+ Dun Laoghaire People’s Park Market: Sun 11:00-16:00 People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/markets/peoples-park-market

++ Please find the list of all Christmas Markets on www.DublinChristmasMarkets.com

+ Live Crib in Phoenix Park 09:30-17:00 Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/event/christmas-live-crib-at-the-visitor-centre/?instance_id=4129
++ Christmas Programme with Market, Barbershop, Carols, Horse&Carriage, Puppet Show & Storytelling 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh House, Castleknock End of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/event/christmas-at-farmleigh-3-3-2
+ Christmas Eco Craft Market Glasnevin 10:00-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Rd, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/631705274022823 (Santa’s Visit 13:15-16:15: Free but ticketed botanicgardens.ie/event/santa-at-the-bots/)
+ Gift Fair Dun Laoghaire 10:00-17:00 Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/2535269013152388/
+ Inreda Christmas Fair 10:00-18:00 Clontarf Castle, Castle Ave, Clontarf, Dublin 3 www.facebook.com/inredachristmasfair
+ Dublin City Record & CD Fair 10:00-17:00 Central Hotel, 1 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/798874000558853/
+ Dun Laoghaire Christmas Market 11:00-19:00 The Metals, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin events.dlrcoco.ie/event/christmas-festival-2019
+ Little Iveagh Christmas Market 11:00-18:00 Drop Dead Twice, 18-19 Francis Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/495314097759391/
++ Meet Rudolph’s Friends and Relatives – Deer Talk & Santa Visit 11:00 + 14:00 Papal Cross, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/sensoryfriendlyireland/photos/a.313954575749239/755922234885802/
+ Jingle Bells Market 11:00-17:00 Unit 122/123, Broombridge Close, Ballyboggan Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/events/407002113543916/
+ Dublin Comic Arts Festival Christmas Market 11:00-16:00 Chocolate Factory, 26 King’s Inn Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1389781577853743/
+ The Moving Crib 11:00-18:00 St Martin Apostolate, Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 www.stmartin.ie/crib/
+ Christmas Crafts at Rathfarnham Castle 11:00-12:30 Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.facebook.com/events/561893774377318/ (Booking required)
+ Palestrina Choir – Performance at weekly Mass 11:00-12:00 St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/PalestrinaChoirDublin/
+ Drop-in Family Workshop: Scene on the Ice 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/drop-family-workshop-scene-ice
+ National Gallery – Highlights Tour 11:30/13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
++ Dublin Castle Christmas Market 12:00-20:00 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1315153322020488/
++ Christmas Market on the Green 12:00-17:00 The Well, 130-133 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/2482484432071580/
+ Mart’s Christmas Market 12:00-19:00 MART Gallery, Old Fire Station, 190a Rathmines Rd Lwr, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.mart.ie/market/
+ Dublin Alternative XMAS Market 12:00-18:00 The Grand Social, 35 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/766030850889870/
+ A Fabulous Christmas Market 12:00-18:00 The George Bar, 89 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/AFabulousMarketdublin
+ Plastic – Can’t live with it, can’t live without it – Exhibition 12:00-18:00 Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 dublin.sciencegallery.com/plastic/
+ Mendicity Christmas Market – Handmade gifts and crafts 12:00-17:00 Mendicity Institution, 9 Island Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/561658734379840/
+ Voice and Piano (Rhiannon Giddens+Francesco Turrisi) – Sunday@Noon Concert 12:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/past-sunday-concerts/2703-sundaysnoon-francesco-turris