Dublin Event Guide 788: Magical Surprise – Christmas Markets at Farmleigh House, Rathfarnham Castle, Botanic Gardens, Grand Social, The Well, Stillgarden Distillery, Dallymount Park

December 10th, 2022

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Magical Surprise

 Christmas Markets at Farmleigh House, Rathfarnham Castle, Botanic Gardens, Grand Social, The Well, Stillgarden Distillery, Dallymount Park

Good Morning!! :-)

[Please note: It is not VERY likely, but there might be some venues that will cancel their events this weekend and next week due to the weather. Check their website before you go.]

Now that was a surprise! I was out on Thursday, following my biggest passion for the last three years, playing Padel (a.k.a Padel Tennis) at Bushy Park and while it was REALLY cold, it was a great evening of exercise and enjoyment. We were finished just after 21:00 and on my way home, suddenly the sky was FULL of snowflakes and in no time the ground was white.

Snow is something magical, isn’t it? And snow in the pre-Christmas time is even more wonderful. Sure, it only is wonderful until you need to get to somewhere on time the next morning and are stuck in traffic or until you want to go to a Christmas Market (for example) and it is cancelled because of a few snow flakes. ;-) We just have to accept that snow  (like high-ish temperatures in summer) is NOT something we are prepared for in Ireland.

Even more magical than the falling snow, though, was the excitement in a girls face (my neighbour’s daughter) who had never consciously seen snow. She ran outside to stand in the middle of the falling snow and tried to catch it with her hands.

It reminded me of the quality that I often talk about in my courses at the www.InspiringLeadershipAcademy.com That quality is “curiosity”  and if more adults would have retained the curiosity they had as children, we would have significantly less problems in this world.

Curiosity is a un-biased desire to explore, learn, understand and discover. Curiosity implies an open mind, a welcoming of change and inquisitive thinking! Conflict, disagreement, intolerance and judgement is characterised by exactly the opposite: Closed mindedness and ignorance.

So my suggestion to you for this weekend – just for fun! – is to practise curiosity wherever you get the opportunity. Try it out and see what happens! And if you want, tell me about it at dublineventguide@gmail.com

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“EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum” (www.epicchq.com) are supporting 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.

+++ Tiny Tots: Nollaig’s Christmas Adventure (Age: 3-6)
Sun 11 December – 10:00-10:45 – EPIC, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 15 (1 adult + 1 child)
Bring your 3-6 year old to this interactive storytelling experience at EPIC and meet EPIC’s famous figures on our way to the North Pole!
Did you know that polar bears come from Ireland? Scientists have discovered that they can trace their family tree to Ireland and that they are descended from Irish brown bears that lived during the last ice age.
One such polar bear, Nollaig, needs your help! He has received a letter from his Irish Granny, inviting him home for Christmas day – but some of the instructions are missing! Help him navigate home by finding and making all the items he needs for his journey in this interactive storytelling experience.
This is a special sensory, immersive workshop in which parents and children will work together to bring the magic of the story to life – creating, making, interacting, singing, acting and experimenting along the way. Children will create a very special winter canvas to gift to someone for Christmas.
epicchq.com/event/tiny-tots-nollaigs-christmas-adventure/ (Booking required)

+++ Tinier Tots: Nollaig’s Christmas Adventure (Age: 1-3)
Tue 13 December – 11:00-11:45 – EPIC, chq Building, Customs House Quay, Dublin 1 – Adm: EUR 15 (1 adult + 1 child)
This is a fun interactive storytelling session for 1–3 years old. Get ready to experiment, create, sing and act as you meet the museum’s famous figures and help them with tasks to complete the story!
Did you know that polar bears come from Ireland? Scientists have discovered that they can trace their family tree to Ireland and that they are descended from Irish brown bears that lived during the last ice age.
One such polar bear, Nollaig, needs your help! He has received a letter from his Irish Granny, inviting him home for Christmas day – but some of the instructions are missing! Help him navigate home by finding and making all the items he needs for his journey in this interactive storytelling experience.
Suitable for tots that can move about and engage with others.
epicchq.com/event/tinier-tots-nollaigs-christmas-adventure/ (Booking required)

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 10 December

+ 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
+ Howth Market – Food stalls, organic produce, freshly baked goods, jewelry, clothing, antiques and more (Sat+Sun) 09:00-18:00 Howth Market, 3A Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin www.facebook.com/howthmarket/
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/

++ Christmas at Farmleigh House – Market and lots of activities and entertainment for children 10:00-17:00 Phoenix Park, Dublin 15
farmleigh.ie/calendar-of-events/
++ Rathfarnham Castle Christmas Market 10:00-15:00 Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 14 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1007475613518742
++ Eco Christmas Craft Market 10:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/655091055971855
+ Malahide Christmas Market 10:00-18:00 Malahide Community School, Broomfield, Malahide, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/enjoymalahide/photos/10159717909267862
+ Christmas Market Kilternan 10:30-15:30 Kilternan Parish, Enniskerry Rd, Kilternan, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=491580793003590
+ St Anne’s Park Market – Food, Arts, Crafts 10:00-16:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market 10:00-14:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/Glasnevin-Indoor-Market-107579840635438

++ Dublin City Christmas Flea Market – 25 stalls 11:00-16:00 The Grand Social, 35 Liffey Street Lower. Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.com/e/473410592827 (Booking required)
++ Stillgarden D8 Xmas Market 11:00-18:00 Stillgarden Distillery, Goldenbridge Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/d/ireland–dublin/stillgarden/ (Booking required)
+ Rockin Reindeer Fossils – Family Drop-in – Natural History Museum 11:00-13:00 & 14:00-16:00 National Museum Natural History, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Events/2022/202212/Family-Drop-in-Rockin-Reindeer-Fossils
++ Christmas at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre – with Choirs, Storytelling, Puppet Show 11:00-16:00 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/calendar-of-events/ or www.facebook.com/thephoenixpark/photos/2044862379036586
++ Winter Saturday for Children at the National Library – Workshops, Exhibitions etc 11:00-14:00 National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx (Booking required for some events)
++ Ethical Christmas Market – 10 stalls 11:00-19:00 Airfield Estate, Overend Avenue, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/stories_news/ethical-christmas-market/
+ Bewley’s “Believe” Sustainable Christmas Market 11:00-16:00 Bewley’s, 78 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/477279595117
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology 11:00 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(4)
+ 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/

++ Bohemia Christmas Flea Market 12:00-21:00 Le Zeigeist, Dalymount Park, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/810780460154539
+ Qigong at the Rooftop Garden – Chester Beatty Museum 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-at-the-rooftop-garden-3/
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology 12:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(4)
+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks – Family Tour 13:00 National Museum Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/122022/December-Family-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-Histo
+ Themed Tour: Costumes 13:30-14:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/themed-tour-costumes

+ Christmas Carols with Dolcissimo Chamber Choir – Raheny Library 14:00-15:00 Raheny Library, Howth Road, Dublin 5 www.dublincity.ie/events/christmas-carols-dolcissimo-chamber-choir
+ Embroidered Christmas Ornaments – Activity 14:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/embroidered-christmas-ornaments/
+ 1913 – 1923: A Decade of Military Conflict – Family Tour 14:00 National Museum Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/122022/December-Family-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-Histo
+ Christmas at the Castle 14:00-21:30 Dublin Castle, Courtyard, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2022/ Timed tickets required & all tickets are gone!
+ The Real Magic Christmas Experience by Coca Cola 14:00-17:00 & 18:30-21:30 RDS, Main Arena, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 www.eventbrite.ie/e/468476013367 (Only for ticket holders. Tickets are all gone.)
+ Santa’s Christmas Circus at the Square – Circus Performances 14:00-16:00 The Square Tallaght, Belgard Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
www.thesquare.ie/christmas

+ 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 Gallery Tour 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize – Irish Sign Language tour 15:30-16:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/zurich-portrait-prize-and-zurich-young-portrait-prize-irish-sign-language-tour

+ International Folk Session at Hartigan’s 18:00-23:00 Hartigan’s, 100 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/InternationalBalladGroup

+ LGBT Carol Service – We are Family 20:00-21:30 Dublin Unitarian Church, 112 Saint Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/479456847337
+ Long and Greasy – with support from Binmen 20:00 The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 theworkmansclub.com/events/long-and-greasy-free-entry/
+ Lead Bellies – Gig – Harbour Bar Bray 21:00 Harbour Bar, 1 Dock Terrace, Strand Road, Bray, Co Wicklow www.facebook.com/theharbourbarbray/
+ Forty Foot + Arcadian Shadows (Final Dando Sessions) + Reaction / Men of Pause / Roo Elizabeth (Paranoid Visions Aftershow) – Gigs 21:00-02:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell St, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/664294551763681/
+ 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
+ John Graham – Gig 22:30 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial

Sunday 11 December

+ Car Boot Sale Ballymun 08:00-13:00 Ballymun Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road, Ballymun, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/irishcarboot
+ Howth Market – Food stalls, organic produce, freshly baked goods, jewelry, clothing, antiques and more (Sat+Sun) 09:00-18:00 Howth Market, 3A Harbour Road, Howth, Co Dublin www.facebook.com/howthmarket/
++ Christmas at Farmleigh House – Market and lots of activities and entertainment for children 10:00-17:00 Phoenix Park, Dublin 15
farmleigh.ie/calendar-of-events/
++ Eco Christmas Craft Market 10:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/events/655091055971855
+ Malahide Christmas Market 10:00-18:00 Malahide Community School, Broomfield, Malahide, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/enjoymalahide/photos/10159717909267862
+ Christmas Craft Fair 10:00-16:00 The Marine Hotel, Sutton Cross, Dublin 13 www.facebook.com/events/1418942751912796
+ Winter Arts & Crafts Fair 10:00-15:00 Crumlin Scout Hall, St. Agnes Park, Crumlin Village, Dublin 12 www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=465764275660634
+ Let’s Get Creative: Online Art Workshop for Kids – National Gallery 10:00-11:00 Online www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/lets-get-creative-live-online-art-workshop-kids
+ parkHIIT Phoenix Park – Resistance Training 10:00-10:30 DASH Container Cafe, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 V663 Dublin 7 www.eventbrite.ie/e/480814508137 (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

+ Art Kart for children – Phoenix Park 10:30-12:30 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/event/art-kart-on-sundays-at-the-visitor-centre/?instance_id=4233
++ Dublin City Christmas Flea Market – 25 stalls 11:00-16:00 The Grand Social, 35 Liffey Street Lower. Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.com/e/475110858367 (Booking required)
+ Ethical Christmas Market – 10 stalls 11:00-19:00 Airfield Estate, Overend Avenue, Dundrum, Dublin 14 www.airfield.ie/stories_news/ethical-christmas-market/
++ Stillgarden D8 Xmas Market 11:00-18:00 Stillgarden Distillery, Goldenbridge Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/d/ireland–dublin/stillgarden/ (Booking required)
++ Christmas at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre – with Choirs, Storytelling, Puppet Show 11:00-16:00 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/calendar-of-events/ or www.facebook.com/thephoenixpark/photos/2044862379036586
+ Bewley’s “Believe” Sustainable Christmas Market 11:00-16:00 Bewley’s, 78 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/477279595117
+ 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/
+ Bohemia Christmas Flea Market 12:00-21:00 Le Zeigeist, Dalymount Park, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 www.facebook.com/events/810780460154539

++ Dandelion Christmas Market – 60 stalls, indoors 12:00-17:00 The Well, 130 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/dandelionmarketdublin

+ Family Tour – National Gallery 12:30-13:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ A Medieval Christmas at the Museum – Open Day – Reenactment 13:00-16:300 National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Open-Day-A-Medieval-Christmas-at-the-Museum

+ Gallery Tour: National Gallery 13:30-14:15 + 14:30-15:15 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ From Barracks to Museum: An Introduction to Collins Barracks – Family Tour 14:00 National Museum Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/122022/December-Family-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-Histo
+ 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)
+ Christmas at the Castle 14:00-21:30 Dublin Castle, Courtyard, Dame Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2022/ Timed tickets required & all tickets sold out!
+ Sunday Sketching: Animals – Family Event (Age 6-12 + parents) 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3812-mklyiouophihj

+ Eileen Gray – Family Tour 15:00 National Museum Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2022/122022/December-Family-Tours-at-NMI-Decorative-Arts-Histo
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy with Ewin Sammon, Shane Clifford and others 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

And the free events for next week….

Monday 12 December

+ Christmas Craft Pack at Walkinstown Library – for collection 13:00-20:00 Walkinstown Library, Percy French Road, Dublin 12 www.dublincity.ie/events/christmas-crafts-children
+ New Parents’ Tour – Guided tour for parents, guardians and carers of young children 14:00-14:45 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/new-parents-tour
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy with Rory O’Hanlon, Padraig Clifford and others 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunchMartin Angolo

Tuesday 13 December

+ Motherhood & Family – Online Conversations On Art – Dementia-Friendly Tour – Chester Beatty Museum 17:30 Online chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/live-online-conversation-on-art-motherhood-and-family/ (Booking required)
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/

Wednesday 14 December

+ Little Museum of Dublin – Free Tour 10:00 Little Museum of Dublin, 15 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 littlemuseum.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173601013

+ Seamus Heaney’s Christmas Cards – Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again  Exhibition Tour – National Library 11:00 Bank Of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street entrance, Dublin 2 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873641566 (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology 14:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(4)
+ 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)

+ Poems from “What Day is It?” – Read by Jan Brierton 18:30 Pearse Street Library, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 www.dublincity.ie/events/poems-what-day-it-read-jan-brierton (Booking required)
+ Music @ the Museum: Christmas Concert with Cantóirí 19:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/carols-singing-with-cantoiri/
+ Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse – with Sigrid, The Murder Capital, Kojey Radical, John Cummins, Sean McKeon + Liam O’Connor – Gigs 20:00 Online www.othervoices.ie/events/other-voices-home-at-the-guinness-storehouse-2022 

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 15 December

+ Kevin Mooney “Revenants” – Tour – IMMA 11:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873641567 (Booking required)
+ A Christmas Miscellany – Tour 12:00 Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, D01 EK82 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873642107 (Booking required)
+ Capital Dock Christmas Market 12:00-20:00 Capital Dock, 82 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/474197997977 (Tickets maybe required)
+ Front page News: Irish Christmas Time – Talk – National Library 13:00-13:45 National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/475115391927 (Booking required)
+ Think Energy: Easy Energy Saving Tips – Intro to the Codema Home Energy Saving Kit 13:00 Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 www.dublincity.ie/events/think-energy-easy-energy-saving-tips (Booking required)
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology 14:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(4)
+ Censorship, Media, and Conflict: The Case of Northern Ireland – Discussion – TCD 18:00-19:30 Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellow Square, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/479097502527

+ 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 16 December

+ Talk about “Eva Gonzalès” Exhibition by Édouard Manet with Tony Suttle – Hugh Lane Culture Club 10:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3760-culture-club-16-december-2022 (Booking required)
+ Capital Dock Christmas Market 12:00-20:00 Capital Dock, 82 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/474197997977 (Tickets maybe required)
+ Highlight Tour of the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology 14:30 National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2022/10-122022/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(4)

And there is more…

+++ The best Dublin Christmas Markets website!! ;-)
Check out the Dublin Christmas Market website, brought to you by the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events), at www.DublinChristmasMarkets.com

+++ Christmas at the Castle – Ticket Update
Asking people to book tickets to get access to a Christmas Market was a daft idea from the beginning. It is unnecessary and doesn’t work and it seems that the organisers have finally realised it too.
There are two reports from visitors of the market: 1) Tickets are often not checked. 2) There is a second queue now for people that don’t have tickets and in off-peak times people with no tickets are also admitted.
Hopefully this is the last year of tickets for a market!
www.dublincastle.ie/christmas-at-the-castle-2022/

+++ Santas on Motorbikes
The yearly Santa Bikers Fun Run in aid of St Joseph’s residential centre in Porterstown takes place on Sunday 11 Dec. It takes off at 12:00 at the Maxol Service Station, Long Mile Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12. If you wan to see / let your kids see LOTS of Santas on big motorbikes, then be there at 12:00 www.facebook.com/events/497742335619447

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+++ Christmas at the Mansion House & Garden
Every day from 12:00-18:00 (03-24 Dec) the new Christmas experience at Mansion House will welcome visitor. After the Live Animal Crib was sent away (and found its new home in St. Stephen’s Green Park), the Mansion House has a Wishing Tree, a Traditional Crib, Pot Grown Christmas Trees, ReCreate Workshops in the Oak Room and a Pedal Power Workshop. Details are at dublinwinterlights.ie/christmas-at-the-mansion-house/

+++ Live Animal Crib – Now in Stephen’s Green Park
The current (temporary*) mayor of Dublin did her best to kill off the Live Animal Crib that traditionally was outside of Mansion House to have some new Christmas display there. But after 27 years in Dublin, the Live Animal Crib is too popular and many many people were involved in finding a new place for the crib.
This year it will now be at the Summer House in St. Stephen’s Green park from Thu 08 Dec until midday on Fri 23 Dec. The Summer House is next to the lake in the park. The animals will be there from morning until late afternoon every day.
(*All mayors of Dublin are unelected by the people of Dublin and are appointed for one year only.) www.ifa.ie/resources/live-animal-crib-coming-to-st-stephens-green/

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+++ The Moving Crib – On Display 

The Moving Crib at the Saint Martin Apostolate in 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 is on display for the 66th year from 24 November until 08 January from 11:00-17:30 every day.

(Closed: Christmas Day, St Stephen’s Day & New Year’s Day. Early closing on Christmas Eve & New Year’s Day at 15:00).

The Moving Crib is a huge installation in the basement of the St Martin Apostolate building that shows a range of crib & bible scenes with moving figures in each scene.

November might still be a bit early, but closer to Christmas, it is a nice destination with your little ones to discover the stories in the display together (as long as the bible is relevant in your or their lives). Admission is free and booking is not required. www.stmartin.ie/crib/

+++ Housing Unlocked Exhibition
The “Housing Unlocked” exhibition is described as a celebration of innovation, optimism and imagination. Eight architect-led proposals will be presented that are intended to unlock the housing potential in our villages, towns and cities.
Housing Unlocked is a partnership between the Irish Architecture Foundation and The Housing Agency.
The exhibition will be open from 14 Oct-18 Dec and from 02-21 Jan (Tues-Fri: 12:00-17:00, Sat: 14:00-17:00). It will take place in the former Science Gallery in Pearse Street (Naughton Institute of TCD). Admission is free. housingunlocked.ie/

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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