Dublin Event Guide 771: Heritage Week in Ireland … with 146 events in Dublin and a total of 1512 events in Ireland!

August 13th, 2022

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Heritage Week in Ireland

with 146 events in Dublin and a total of 1512 events in Ireland!

Good Morning!

Another glorious summer weekend ahead and I can’t believe how lucky we are this year. This is a transformed country when the temperature is up, the sun is out and the people are smiling.

Last night even the moon joined the party. It was a clear night with a few strategically scattered clouds and a big bright moon. Just wonderful! (Check it out tonight, maybe it looks as pretty as last night.)

Speaking of “pretty”, today is the start of Heritage Week and you will be able to visit lots of pretty buildings and listen to great talks about the Heritage in Ireland this coming week.

One of the highly interesting opening “events” is that today Dublin Castle is open for free for all visitors. So, get the whole family or all your friends together and bring them to Dublin Castle.

And if you are looking for me (I know you are not, but just saying. :-D), you will find me in Bushy Park on Saturday and Sunday. I mentioned before that I got addicted to Padel Tennis a few years ago and this week we have a big tournament at the Bushy Park Tennis and Padel Club.

77 teams (two people in each team) will compete this weekend and I am one of them. I totally love Padel and if you want to know more about it, feel free to drop in. Admission is free and if you ask at the clubhouse for me, I will explain Padel to you.

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“EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum” (www.epicchq.com) are currently sponsoring the Dublin Event Guide and this section of the weekly newsletter will contain relevant information about events in general or about EPIC-related news and happenings.

+++ EPIC Explorers – Sensational Seagulls (Age 7-12)
16 August – 12:00 – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 5 (1 adult+1 child)
Have you ever been eye to eye with a seagull? What about seeing things from their perspective? Discover what life is really like for a Dublin gull in this creative art and writing workshop with artist Augustine O’Donoghue. Suitable for 7–12 years old, you’ll listen, learn and create, as you make a case for the gulls of the city! Can you squawk like a seagull? What would it be like to fly above Dublin port? What food would you scavenge off humans? Answer these questions and much more in the fun creative exercises, where you’ll craft a newspaper report from the gulls’ perspective to leave in the exhibition or take home with you.
More information is here: epicchq.com/event/epic-explorers-sensational-seagulls/ (Booking required)

+++ Master Mariners Camp – Summer Camp (Age 7-12)
15-17 August – 09:30-13:00 daily – EPIC, chq Building, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 60.00 for a 3 day ticket
Do you have what it takes to sail the seven seas? Find out in this camp for budding sailors, explorers and pirates alike!
In this interactive camp you will learn what it takes to survive at sea and work together to complete games, art, craft, writing and coding challenges to bring history to life!
This is an art and crafts based camp and children will be asked to complete a number of tasks using art materials. Day 1 and 2 will take place within EPIC, parts of Day 3 will take place on the Jeanie Johnston Sailing Ship located across the road from EPIC. More information is at epicchq.com/event/master-mariners-camp/ (Booking required)

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 13 August

+++ Heritage Week with a HUGE amount of events from Sat 13 Aug – Sun 21 Aug www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

++ Dublin Castle Self-guided Tour – Heritage Week 09:45-17:45 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/ (Free admission all day) ++ All other OPW venues are also free on Saturday: Farmleigh House, Rathfarnham Castle,

+ Car Boot Sales Tallaght 06:00-12:00 Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 (lower car park) www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
++ Dublin Castle Self-guided Tour – Heritage Week 09:45-17:45 Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/ (Free admission all day)
++ All other OPW venues are also free on Saturday: Farmleigh House, Rathfarnham Castle are just two examples: heritageireland.ie/visit/places-to-visit/
+ Rock, Paper, Scissors: Summer Holidays Programme for kids – Exhibition & Response Area for Age 5-12 – 10:00-12:30 & 14:00-16:30 The Ark, 11a Eustace St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 ark.ie/events/view/rock-paper-scissors-public-programme
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market 10:00-14:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
+ Bushy Park Market – 30 stalls with hot food, artisan produce, crafters and makers 10:00-16:00 Bushy Park, Rathdown Avenue, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket
+ Highlights of the National Museum – Archaeology – Family Tour (Age 8+) 10:30+12:00+14:00+15:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/07-092022/Highlight-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Irela-(7)
+ Pop-Up Vinyl, Cassette & CD Market – Blackrock 10:30-17:00 Urban Junction, 42 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/399093435622300
+ Urban Picnic in Corkagh Park – Farmer’s Market 11:00-17:00 Corkagh Park, Naas Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.facebook.com/UrbanPicnic.ie/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ + Knot Bind Gesture Bend: Taking Shape – Creative Workshop – National Gallery 11:30-15:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/knot-bind-gesture-bend-taking-shape-2
++ Summer Saturdays – Fun at the National Library – Lego workshop, children’s heritage trail and more 12:00-16:00 National Library, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
++ Rainbow Umbrella Market – Queer market for art & crafts, apparel, homeware, decor, accessories – Wigwam 12:00-16:00 Wigwam, 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/398793481037
+ Saturday Looking at Art Club – Art Discussion – Hugh Lane Gallery 12:00-13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/360325391947 (Booking recommended)
+ Heritage Week: Delve Deeper Family Workshop – Explore the Natural World – National Botanic Gardens 12:00-13:00 + 14:00-15:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Star Wars Event at Jervis Centre – Meet R2D2 and friends, Stormtroopers and a Jedi Warrior 13:00/14:30/16:00 Jervis Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 jervis.ie/event/free-summer-kids-events/
+ Falconry in Ireland: It’s History and Practice – Talk & Falconry Display – Phoenix Park 13:00-14:00 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/event/guest-talk-falconry-in-ireland-its-history-and-practice/?instance_id=4201
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Summer Tour: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” 13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 9 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/HERITAGE-WEEK-Summer-Family-Tours-at-the-National
+ Comedy Tour of the Gallery – Improv & Sketch – National Gallery 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/comedy-tour-gallery
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Summer Tour: “Recovered Voices: Stories of the Irish at War: 1914-1915” 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 9 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/HERITAGE-WEEK-Summer-Family-Tours-at-the-National
+ Port Places App Launch – Explore the depth of history and heritage surrounding five active ferry ports on the Irish Sea: Dublin, Rosslare, Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke – Past and Present & Five Lamps Arts 14:00-14:30 EPIC, CHQ Dublin, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/389546091847 (Booking required)
+ Port Places Walk and Talk 14:30-15:30 EPIC, CHQ Dublin, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/389554346537 (Booking required. Separate booking for app launch needed, see above)
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ International Folk Session at Hartigan’s 18:00-23:00 Hartigan’s, 100 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/InternationalBalladGroup
+ Vendetta Love, The Voodoo Kitchen, Minus Ten Thousand Hours, Luna Sky  – Hard Rock / Rock ‘n’ Roll Gigs – Fibber Magees 20:00-02:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell St, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/2402505316556097/
+ We Banjo 3 and more – Gig – Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival 20:00 Whelan’s 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/whelans-trad-folk-festival-2022-2/ (Admission free before 22:30)
+ LOAH – Gig – Workman’s Club 20:00-23:00 Workman’s Cellar, 8 Essex Street East, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.com/e/387414947537 (Booking required)
+ The Stonecutters – Gig – Bray 21:00 Harbour Bar, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow www.facebook.com/theharbourbarbray/
+ Latin Fever – Dublin’s Latin Club with reggaeton, merengue, funk, electrolatino, pachangueo, dembow & more 21:00-02:30 River Bar, 1 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (adm free from 21:00-23:00) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ Still At The Music – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

Sunday 14 August

+++ Heritage Week with a HUGE amount of events from Sat 13 Aug – Sun 21 Aug www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ Food and Craft Market – Farmleigh Estate 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh House and Estate, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/calendar-of-events/
+ parkHIIT Phoenix Park – Resistance Training 10:00-10:30 DASH Container Cafe, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V663 Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/399445992717 (Booking required)
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market 10:00-16:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438
++ Balbriggan Beach Activity Day – Soccer, Yoga, GAA, Beach Fitness, Yoga, Volleyball, Cricket, Historical Walk, Kid’s activities, Drumming 10:30-14:00 Balbriggan Beach, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin www.efengage.com/balbrigganbeach2022
+ The Big Dig – Archaeology Workshop for kids (Age 6-12) 11:00-16:00 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/1917710415085732 (Booking required via 01-6770095)
+ Kids’ Drop by Activities @ National Botanic Gardens – Heritage Week – Pine Cone Creatures – for kids aged 4 and older 11:00-12:00 + 15:30-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Herbert Park Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.facebook.com/Herbert-Park-Market-405930226496273
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ St. Catherine’s Park Urban Market 11:00-17:00 St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/St.CatherinesParkUrbanMarket
+ Heritage Week: Delve Deeper Family Workshop – Explore the Natural World – National Botanic Gardens 12:00-13:00 + 14:00-15:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Family Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/family-tour

+ HERITAGE WEEK: Make a Seat, Take a Seat Family Workshop – National Museum Decorative Arts & History 13:00-14:45 + 14:45-16:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/Heritage-Week-Make-a-Seat,-Take-a-Seat-Family-Work (Booking required)
+ Drop-in-Drawing Workshop with Roxana Manouchehri – Learn line drawing, shading, perspective and decoration – Chester Beatty Museum 13:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/onsite-drop-in-drawing/
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 13:30-14:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Summer Tour: “Recovered Voices: Stories of the Irish at War: 1914-1915” 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 9 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/HERITAGE-WEEK-Summer-Family-Tours-at-the-Natio-(1)
+ Ardee Concert Band – Performance – Farmleigh House 14:00-16:00 Farmleigh House, Northern Edge of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/calendar-of-events/
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3525-sunday-tour-29-may-2022
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Summer Tour: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” 15:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 9 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/HERITAGE-WEEK-Summer-Family-Tours-at-the-Natio-(1)
+ Gatehouse – support by Ispini na hEireann – Gigs – Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival 20:00 Whelan’s 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/whelans-trad-folk-festival-2022-3/ (Admission free before 22:30)
+ Low Light Sessions Presents: James Shannon (Hip-hop, R&B, Rap) – Gig – support from Connor Eiffe – Button Factory 20:00-22:30 Button Factory (Crowbar), Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 buttonfactory.ie/home/2022/8/14/low-light-sessions-presents-james-shannon
+ Pixie Cut Rhythm Orchestra – Gig – Workman’s Club 20:00-23:00 Workman’s Cellar, 8 Essex Street East, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.com/e/387400925597 (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy with Danny Ryan, Betsy Spear & more 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
+ Dublin Blues Cartel – Gig – Whelan’s Front Bar 22:30 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford St, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/dublin-blues-cartel/ (Adm free before 22:30)

And the free events for next week….

Monday 15 August

+++ Heritage Week with a HUGE amount of events from Sat 13 Aug – Sun 21 Aug www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

+ Heritage Week: Delve Deeper Family Workshop – Explore the Natural World – National Botanic Gardens 12:00-13:00 + 14:00-15:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Curator’s Talks for Down to Earth Exhibition – Heritage Week 13:30-14:15 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/Heritage-Week-Curators-Talks-for-Down-to-Earth-Ex
+ Slow Look Gallery Tour – Exhibition Tour – Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 14:00 Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, 5-9 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873637677 (Booking required)
+ Family History Research at the National Library of Ireland – Talk – Heritage Week 15:00-16:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/390355873927 (Booking required)
+ The Death of Michael Collins and the Irish Civil War – Talk – Finglas Library 18:30 Finglas Library, Finglas Village Centre, Jamestown Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 www.dublincity.ie/events/death-michael-collins-and-irish-civil-war (Booking required)
+ The Tobin Boyle Duo – Classical Guitar Performance – Terenure Library 19:00 Terenure Library, Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.dublincity.ie/events/tobin-boyle-duo
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy with Martin Angolo, Paul Marsh and others 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Tuesday 16 August

+++ Heritage Week with a HUGE amount of events from Sat 13 Aug – Sun 21 Aug www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

+ Rock, Paper, Scissors: Summer Holidays Programme for kids – Exhibition & Response Area for Age 5-12 – 10:00-12:30 & 14:00-16:30 The Ark, 11a Eustace St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 ark.ie/events/view/rock-paper-scissors-public-programme
+ Kids’ Drop by Activities @ National Botanic Gardens – Gardening activities for kids aged 4 and older 11:00-12:00 + 15:30-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Kids’ Drop by Activities @ National Botanic Gardens – Heritage Week – Build a Bug Hotel – for kids aged 4 and older 11:00-12:00 + 15:30-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Curator’s Talks for Down to Earth Exhibition – Heritage Week 11:30-12:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/Heritage-Week-Curators-Talks-for-Down-to-Eart-(1)
+ Knot Bind Gesture Bend: Playful Explorations 12:00-16:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/knot-bind-gesture-bend-playful-explorations-1
+ Heritage Week: Delve Deeper Family Workshop – Explore the Natural World – National Botanic Gardens 12:00-13:00 + 14:00-15:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Window on the Irish Soul – 100 years of Irish Stamps – Central Library 13:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/window-irish-soul-100-years-irish-stamps (Booking required)
+ Heritage Week Antiques Trail – National Gallery 13:15-14:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/heritage-week-antiques-trail-1
+ Painting the Simurgh – the Magical Bird of Power – Creative Teens Lab (Age 12–17) – Chester Beatty Museum 18:00 Online chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/online-teens-lab-painting-the-simurgh-the-magical-bird-of-power/ (Booking required)
+ Dance Delights Workshops for adults – Richmond Barracks (2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Aug) 18:00 Richmond Barracks (Gymnasium), Off Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173627789
+ Low Light Sessions Presents: Anie Valentine (Pop Punk) – Gig – support from Elaphie – Button Factory 20:00-22:30 Button Factory (Crowbar), Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 buttonfactory.ie/home/2022/8/14/low-light-sessions-presents-james-shannon
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/

Wednesday 17 August

+++ Heritage Week with a HUGE amount of events from Sat 13 Aug – Sun 21 Aug www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

+ Rock, Paper, Scissors: Summer Holidays Programme for kids – Exhibition & Response Area for Age 5-12 – 10:00-12:30 & 14:00-16:30 The Ark, 11a Eustace St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 ark.ie/events/view/rock-paper-scissors-public-programme
+ Highlights of the National Museum – Archaeology – Family Tour (Age 8+) 10:30+12:00+14:00+15:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/07-092022/Highlight-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Irela-(8)
+ Curator’s Talks for Down to Earth Exhibition – Heritage Week 11:30-12:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/Heritage-Week-Curators-Talks-for-Down-to-Eart-(3)
+ Heritage Week: Delve Deeper Family Workshop – Explore the Natural World – National Botanic Gardens 12:00-13:00 + 14:00-15:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Tour – National Library 13:00-14:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/361690505037 (Booking required)
+ Guided Tour at Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge 14:30 National War Memorial Gardens, off South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (Meeting point is inside the main gates) phoenixpark.ie/event/irish-national-war-memorial-gardens-islandbridge-free-wednesday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4189
+ Public Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 17:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (Booking required)
+ Made in Isfahan: Mu`in Musavvir’s Shahnama – Talk – Chester Beatty Library 18:00 Online chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/online-and-onsite-talk-made-in-isfahan-muin-musavvirs-shahnama-in-toronto-volume-1-and-dublin-volume-2/ (Booking required)
+ Bluegrass in the Batter with the Dangerfield Bluegrass Duo – Gig 20:00-22:00 Kavanagh’s Pub, 1 Aughrim Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/DangerfieldBluegrass

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 18 August

+++ Heritage Week with a HUGE amount of events from Sat 13 Aug – Sun 21 Aug www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

+ Rock, Paper, Scissors: Summer Holidays Programme for kids – Exhibition & Response Area for Age 5-12 – 10:00-12:30 & 14:00-16:30 The Ark, 11a Eustace St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 ark.ie/events/view/rock-paper-scissors-public-programme
+ Heritage Week: Conservation Tour – National Gallery 11:00-12:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/heritage-week-conservation-tour
+ Sing for Fun – Weekly Drop-in Workshop (18 Aug-29 Sep) – Culture Connects 11:00-12:00 Richmond Barracks, Off Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173630636 (Booking required)
+ Guided Tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery 11:00 Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) phoenixpark.ie/event/arbour-hill-cemetery-free-friday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4188
+ Drop-In Workshop: Viking Artefact Detective – Family Event (Age 7+) – National Museum Archaeology – Heritage Week 11:30-13:00 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/07-092022/Drop-In-Workshop-Viking-Artefact-Detective-(1)
+ Curator’s Talks for Down to Earth Exhibition – Heritage Week 11:30-12:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/Heritage-Week-Curators-Talks-for-Down-to-Eart-(5)
+ Heritage Week: Delve Deeper Family Workshop – Explore the Natural World – National Botanic Gardens 12:00-13:00 + 14:00-15:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Introduction to Research at The National Library of Ireland – Talk 13:00-13:40 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/372026771087 (Booking required)
++ Opera in the Open: The Magic Flute/Die Zauberflöte by Mozart – Outdoor Performance 13:00-14:00 Amphitheatre at Dublin City Council Civic Office, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 mailchi.mp/arts/operaintheopen2022
+ Heritage Week Antiques Trail – National Gallery 13:15-14:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/heritage-week-antiques-trail-2
+ Highlights of the National Museum – Archaeology – Family Tour (Age 8+) 14:00+15:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/07-092022/Highlight-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Irela-(9)
+ Heritage Week: Archives and Artefacts – Drop-in activity – National Gallery 16:00-19:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/heritage-week-archives-and-artefacts
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Summer Tour: “Studio & State: The Lavery’s and the Anglo-Irish Treaty” 17:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 9 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/HERITAGE-WEEK-Summer-Family-Tours-at-the-Natio-(2)
+ Knot Bind Gesture Bend: Conversations and Texture – Talks & Chats & Experiences – National Gallery 18:00-19:00 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/knot-bind-gesture-bend-conversations-and-texture-3
+ National Museum – Decorative Arts & History Summer Tour: “From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks” 18:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 9 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/HERITAGE-WEEK-Summer-Family-Tours-at-the-Natio-(2)
+ Poetry from the Four Provinces – Poetry Reading in the National Library of Ireland 18:30-19:30 National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/388097940387 (Booking required)
+ Nealo – Gig – Workman’s Club 20:00-23:00 The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.com/e/387391627787 (Booking required)
+ Negro Impacto / Skinner / Fynch / Muttonhead – Gig – Workman’s Club 20:00-23:00 Workman’s Cellar, 8 Essex Street East, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.com/e/387997179007 (Booking required)
+ Ma Thursdays Open Mic – Mother Reilly’s Bar 21:00-23:30 Mother Reilly’s Bar & Restaurant, 26 Upper Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/mathursdaysopenmi

Friday 19 August

+++ Heritage Week with a HUGE amount of events from Sat 13 Aug – Sun 21 Aug www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

+ Rock, Paper, Scissors: Summer Holidays Programme for kids – Exhibition & Response Area for Age 5-12 – 10:00-12:30 & 14:00-16:30 The Ark, 11a Eustace St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 ark.ie/events/view/rock-paper-scissors-public-programme
+ Highlights of the National Museum – Archaeology – Family Tour (Age 8+) 10:30+12:00+14:00+15:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/07-092022/Highlight-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Irel-(10)
+ Exhibition in Focus: Eva Gonzalès is what Dublin needs – Talk – Hugh Lane Culture Club 10:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3512-culture-club-19-august-2022 (Booking required)
+ Children’s History Workshop: Ancient Civilisations (Age 9-12) – Culture Connects 11:00 Richmond Barracks, Off Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173627218 (Booking required)
+ Curator’s Talks for Down to Earth Exhibition – Heritage Week 11:30-12:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/082022/Heritage-Week-Curators-Talks-for-Down-to-Eart-(7)
+ Heritage Week: Delve Deeper Family Workshop – Explore the Natural World – National Botanic Gardens 12:00-13:00 + 14:00-15:00 Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/
+ Bones in the Attic – Exhibition Tour – National Heritage Week 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/353848920647 (Booking required)
+ Seamus Heaney, Poetry, Conservation and Climate Change – Talk – Heritage Week 13:00-14:00 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/377212240967 (Booking required)
+Feathers and Features of an Indian Manuscript: Conservation Internship Experiences at the Chester Beatty – Talk . Chester Beatty Library 13:10 Online chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/feathers-and-features-of-an-indian-manuscript-conservation-internship-experiences-at-the-chester-beatty/ (Booking required)
+ The ice age giant deer Megaloceros – Talk – Natural History Museum – Heritage Week 13:15-13:45 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/388528107027 (Booking required)
+ Heritage Week: Remember Nature – Display of materials 14:00-16:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/heritage-week-remember-nature
+ Guided Tour of Arbour Hill Cemetery 14:30 Arbour Hill Cemetery, Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 (Meeting point is inside the cemetery gates) phoenixpark.ie/event/arbour-hill-cemetery-free-friday-guided-tours/?instance_id=4188
+ Colm Lynch + Special Guests – Gig – Soft Rock Classics 19:00-21:00 Hard Rock Hotel, 18 Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/1086498125259577
+ Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival 2022: Jiggy + Tradalac – Gig (Fri-Sun) 20:00 Whelan’s, 25 www.whelanslive.com/event/whelans-trad-folk-festival-2022/ (Adm free before 22:30)
+ San Rocco – support from Tuesday at Six – Gigs – Whelan’s Midnight Hour 23:30 Whelan’s 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/midnight-hour-w-san-rocco/ (Adm free before 22:30)

And there is more…

+++ HERITAGE WEEK
From 13-21 August the yearly Heritage Week takes place all over Ireland and in the Greater Dublin area there are 146 (!!) events.
Definitely too many to list them all here, so you will have to go to the website and have a search yourself. You can use the search function at www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings and select the filters you want, or you can have a look at all 146 events free in the Greater Dublin area via this direct link (with filters applied): www.getthislink.com/HeritageWkDublin
In total there are 1512 events all over Ireland! That is the busiest event week/festival that I know of.
If you are looking for events by venue, you can also look at the list of all events on the Rathfarnham Castle Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/rathfarnhamcastle/ or on the Dublin Castle Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/opwdublincastle or the Casino in Marino Page: www.facebook.com/casinomarinodublin/ Farmleigh House also has a few more events than normal: farmleigh.ie/calendar-of-events/

+++ Low Priced Books (with free delivery)
Book Depository is the place where you can buy low priced books, usually for better prices than on Amazon and Book Depository always delivers for free. And by buying books from Book Depository you will also help the Dublin Event Guide for no additional cost to you. Use this link: shor.by/BookDepository
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+++ Dublin Ports Festival
Ports, Past and Present and Five Lamps Arts Festival invite to an app launch that will explore the depth of history and heritage of the five active ferry ports on the Irish Sea: Dublin Port, Rosslare Harbour, Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock. And there are a whole range of events around that as well. Check them out at epicchq.com/event/dublin-ports-festival/

+++ Street artists in Dun Laoghaire in August
From 03-14 August some of the best street artists from Ireland and abroad will come to Dun Laoghaire to create art on the streets. While Dublin City brings street artists of amazing pieces of art to court, is Dun Laoghaire welcoming them to beautify the town with their bold and bright designs to the walls of the town. The event is called Dun Laoghaire Anseo and if i can find out more, I will let you know over the next little while. www.dlrcoco.ie/en/dlanseo

+++ 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 NLP or some Business related “soft skills”? 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, so definitely do-able. Occasionally it goes even below that and I will mention it here when I find out. Check out the website at shor.by/GqCk And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

+++ Natural History Museum partially re-opened!
After two long long years, the Natural History Museum, also known as the “Dead Zoo” has re-opened its doors on Tuesday 02 August. The museum was closed for renovation and the works is still not completed, but the ground floor has been re-opened and at least some part will therefore be accessible again.
Admission will remain free, but different to before, you will now need to book a timed ticket to access the museum. A visit is expected to take approx. 45 minutes.
All details are here www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Visitor-Information/Reopening-FAQs Since large parts of the museum will stay closed, it will take another good while until events will return, but it is great that the museum is open again.

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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