Spring Bank Holiday Weekend
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Dublin Mind Body Experience, Bealtaine Festival, Culture Date in Dublin 8, Phizzfest
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Hi!!
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Another month done and gone and we have reached May already. This is a great time of the year and many say that May and September are the best months to visit Ireland.
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The weather was definitely great last week and i just love the warmer time of the year. Don’t put the warm jacket away yet though, this weekend the max temperature will be just 10 degrees again on Sunday and Monday, but after that I am hoping for a wonderful rest of Spring and Summer!
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And another great thing this week: A second bank holiday within 2 weeks. Who would not love that? ;-)
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The May Bank Holiday weekend, however, is not the busiest bank holiday weekend when it comes to events. But there is ALWAYS something to do in Dublin!
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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 getthislink.com/DEGSignup
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Donations in May:
EUR 92
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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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Wow! I am blown away when wonderful people come together to keep the Dublin Event Guide going wth their much needed donation. We were deeply in the red last month and due to the wonderful help from Clodagh, Austin, Jana, Faye, Sharon, Majella, Alan, Veronica, Isabelle, Kieran, Wendy, Mark we didn’t just fill the gap, but also made a HUGE step towards this months cost. You guys are AMAZING! Thanks!
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Thanks a lot. Your contribution is much appreciated.
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Donations keep the Dublin Event Guide alive and it is truly a wonderful group of people who help keeping the Dublin Event Guide going. Join this exclusive group! Without donations to pay the bills I will not be able to continue.
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I will provide my time and free-event-sniffer-nose for free week after week (even when on holidays!) but I need you to help with the other bills. 200 Euro per month is not really a lot, I think. Without it, the Dublin Event Guide can’t survive. Thanks for your support!
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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: 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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In case the donation page doesn’t work for you, the old links are here: You can donate via www.paypal.me/DublinEventGuide or for Revolut users among you, just use @joergbrb or now also revolut.me/joergbrb
(If possible, please send your full name and e-mail address as a message with the payment via PayPal or Revolut so that I can tell you about bonuses for donors when available.)
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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 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 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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Ad Space available
If you want to reach the Dublin Event Guide readers with a message about your products or services. Just reply to this mail and let me know what you do and how I can help.
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Free events in Dublin this weekend…
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Saturday 03 May
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+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 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 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Temple Bar Food Market 09:30-15:30 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.lovetemplebar.com/markets-events
+ Free Comic Book Day – Comic Book Giveaway 09:30-19:00 Forbidden Planet, 5-7 Crampton Quay, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/2455152188179090
+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
++ Dublin Mind Body Experience – with Mind Body Soul Expo, Yoga and Meditation Festival, Dublin Wellness Expo, Dublin Psychic Fair – 280 Exhibitors + 200 Complimentary Talks, Workshops & Classes (Fri-Sun) 10:00-19:00 RDS; Main Hall, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 www.mindbodyexperience.ie/dublin-mind-body-experience
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 dublin.ie/live/things-to-do/markets/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ The History of Art in Ireland Tour 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q2/Guided-Tour-The-History-of-Art-in-Ireland-Tour-(1)
+ Qigong in the Dubh Linn Garden 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/qigong-dubh-linn-garden/
++ Dublin Street Photography Festival – Talks (Sat + Sun) 12:00-14:00 / 17:00-20:00 Charlemont Square, Dublin 2 www.dspfestival.com/timetable
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+ Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again – Exhibition Tour 13:00-14:00 Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66 www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/may-person-tours-seamus-heaney-listen-now-again-0
+ Bealtaine: Highlights Tour exploring the theme of ‘Lust for Life’ 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/bealtaine-tour-3-may/
+ 1913 – 1923: A Decade of Military Conflict – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q2/May-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Viking Ireland Family Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q2/Tour-Viking-Ireland-Family-Tour-(2)
+ Revolutionary Women: Exploring Women’s Roles in Conflict in Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q2/May-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection – Tours 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q2/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Noughty (Tribute to 00s Rock) – plus support Even Angels and Daylight Robbery – Gig 20:00 Fibber Magees, 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1361709805149859/
+ 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 before midnight) www.facebook.com/LatinFeverDublin
+ The Ratzingers – Gig 22:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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Sunday 04 May
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++ Bealtaine Festival – Arts & Creativity Featival bealtaine.ie/events-2/
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks 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 www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/
++ Dublin Mind Body Experience – with Mind Body Soul Expo, Yoga and Meditation Festival, Dublin Wellness Expo, Dublin Psychic Fair – 280 Exhibitors + 200 Complimentary Talks, Workshops & Classes (Fri-Sun) 10:00-19:00 RDS; Main Hall, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 www.mindbodyexperience.ie/dublin-mind-body-experience
+ Farmleigh Food & Craft Market 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh Estate, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/food-craft-markets-2-2/2025-05-04/
+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 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 www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Healing 11:00-12:30 St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin www.eventbrite.ie/e/1313767597249 (Booking required)
+ Kids’ Drop By Gardening Activities 11:00-12:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-3/2025-05-04/
++ Dublin Street Photography Festival – Talks (Sat + Sun) 12:00-14:00 / 17:00-20:00 Charlemont Square, Dublin 2 www.dspfestival.com/timetable
+ The Foggy Dew Record Fair 12:00-16:00 Foggy Dew, 1 Fownes Street Upper, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1236518282469
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+ Bully’s Acre Cemeteries Tour 14:00 Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1329705969349 (Booking required)
+ St. Mary’s Hospital (formerly Royal Hibernian Military School) – Guided Tour 14:00 St. Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 (Meeting point: Left of the main hospital gates) www.phoenixpark.ie/tours/
+ A Taste of the Past – The History of Food and Drink – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q2/May-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Public Tour 14:15 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-public-tours-2/ (No booking required, but limited spaces)
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/
+ Sunday Sketching – Family Workshop (Age 6-12) – Hugh Lane Gallery 15:00-16:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/sunday-sketching/
+ Eileen Gray: The Making of Modernism – Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q2/May-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Kids’ Drop By Gardening Activities 15:30-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-4/2025-05-04/
+ Sunday Funday – Board Games Night 16:00-18:00 Beckett Locke, Point Square Village, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/847081713207 (Booking required)
+ Jawbone: Acoustic Blues & Folk Commune 20:00 Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/2884885621692568/2884885678359229
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
+ Fleetwood Mac Tribute – Gig 22:00 Tolka House Pub, 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.facebook.com/TolkaHousePubOfficial
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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 05 May
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Bank Holiday
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++ Bealtaine Festival – Arts & Creativity Featival bealtaine.ie/events-2/
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Farmleigh Food & Craft Market 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh Estate, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/food-craft-markets-2-2/2025-05-05/
+ Morris & Me: Children’s Flower Collage Crafting Workshop (Age 4-12) 13:30-15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2025/Q2/Morris-Me-Childrens-Flower-Collage-Crafting-W-(1) (Booking required)
+ The Comedy Club with No Name 19:30-21:30 The Bar With No Name, 3 Fade Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1253259305319
+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Social Dancing with DJs 21:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 www.facebook.com/events/1281472632925726
+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Tuesday 06 May
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++ Bealtaine Festival – Arts & Creativity Featival bealtaine.ie/events-2/
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Art and Ecology at the Hugh Lane Gallery – Talk – Dublin City Culture Club 14:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873672546 (Booking required)
+ Kids’ Drop By Gardening Activities 15:30-16:30 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 www.botanicgardens.ie/event/kids-drop-by-activities-6/2025-05-06/
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 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 www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818
+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch
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Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)
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Thursday 08 May
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+++ Culture Date with Dublin 8 – Check all the events at www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whats-on/thursday-8th-may
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++ Bealtaine Festival – Arts & Creativity Featival bealtaine.ie/events-2/
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Sing For Fun! Choir Workshop (weekly) 11:00-12:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 richmondbarracks.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173633651 (Booking required)
+ Reconstructing the global order: imperatives and possibilities for cooperation in turbulent times – Conference 09:30-18:30 Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 www.ria.ie/events/reconstructing-the-global-order-imperatives-and-possibilities-for-cooperation-in-turbulent-times/ (Booking required)
+ Conversations on Art: Dementia-inclusive Tour 12:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/conversation-on-art-dementia-friendly-tour-2/ (Booking required)
+ Arthur Guinness: The Man Who Brewed an Empire – Talk- Culture Date with Dublin 8 12:30-13:30 Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/arthur-guinness-the-man-who-brewed-an-empire/
+ It’s All About Tuberculosis: Seán O’Casey’s Critical Look at the Easter Rising – Talk – TRinity Long Room Hub 13:00-14:00 Online www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2025/its-all-about-tuberculosis-sean-ocaseys-critical-look-at-the-easter-rising.php (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland’s Archaeology collection – Tours 13:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q2/Public-Tour-of-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland-(1)
+ Chat & Create with Artist in Residence Siobhán O’Callaghan – Arts Workshop – Dublin City Culture Club 13:30 Ballybough Community Centre, 49 Ballybough Road, Ballybough, Dublin 3 cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873672582 (Booking required)
+ Grangegorman Military Cemetery – Guided Tour 14:00 Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7 (Meet at the gate) www.phoenixpark.ie/tours/
+ Life Drawing with Ashleigh Downey 18:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/life-drawing-8may2025/ (Booking required)
+ The tilted work life balance of Dublin’s Domestic Servants in the early 1900s – Talk 14:30-15:30 Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/the-tilted-work-life-balance-of-dublins-domestic-servants-in-the-early-1900s/ (Booking required)
+ Expert Art Tour – Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion 18:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/brian-maguire-la-grande-illusion-8may2025/ (Booking required)
+ Expert Art Tour – Ailbhe Ní Bhriain: The Dream Pool Intervals 18:30 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/whats_on/free-expert-art-tour-ailbhe-ni-bhriain-the-dream-pool-intervals-8may2025/ (Booking required)
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Friday 09 May
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+++ Culture Date with Dublin 8 – Check all the events at www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whats-on/friday-9th-may
+++ Phizzfest – Check all events for Friday at phizzfest.ie/phizzfest-2025#Friday
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++ Bealtaine Festival – Arts & Creativity Featival bealtaine.ie/events-2/
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
+ Bealtaine 2025: Marvellous May Movie – Film Screening 11:00-13:00 Dolphin’s Barn Library www.dublincity.ie/events/bealtaine-2025-marvellous-may-movie (Booking required)
+ A Legacy of Philanthropy: The Iveagh Trust – Talk 11:00-12:00 Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1301137570499 (Booking required)
+ Tour for People with a Visual Impairment: Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion 11:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 (Booking required)
+ Europe Day with Brass Band, Quizz with prizes, Photo Booth, Face Painting 12:30-16:00 Europa Experience, 11 Chatham Street, Dublin 2 dublin.europarl.europa.eu/home/pagecontent/grid/main/Nuacht/celebrate-europe-day-2025-with-us-1.html
+ Film Screening: Malqueridas by Tana Gilbert 13:00 Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 hughlane.ie/explore_learn/film-malqueridas/ (Booking required)
+ Culture Date with Dublin 8: Tour of St Audoen’s Church & Visitor Centre – Dublin City Culture Club 14:00 St Audoen’s Church & Visitor Centre, Corn Market (near High St.), Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 W99H cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873672147 (Booking required)
+ Arthur Guinness – Brewer of The First (Guinness) Pint – Born in 1725 (300 years ago) – Talk 14:30-15:30 Farmleigh House, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/arthur-guinness-brewer-of-the-first-guinness-pint-born-in-1725-300-years-ago/
+ Arbour Hill Cemetery – Guided Tour 14:00 Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 (Meeting point: at the cemetery gates) www.phoenixpark.ie/tours/
+ The History of Art in Ireland Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2025/Q2/Guided-Tour-The-History-of-Art-in-Ireland-Tour-(1)
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+++ Bealtaine: Celebrating Creativity as we age
The Bealtaine festival is a month long national celebration of the “arts and creativity as we age”. The festival is nearly 30 years old and initially it was described as “Celebrating Creativity in Older Age”. But what is “older age”? Is it pension age? Over 65? Or over 70 or maybe later? Nobody really knows.
At some point, a few years ago, the website said from Age 55. But most 55 year olds wouldn’t see themselves as “older age”.
The description was changed to “celebration of the arts and creativity as we age”, but does that help? We all age from birth, no? So the exact target group remains unclear, but the goal of the organisation behind the festival “Age & Opportunity” is to get people who normally are reluctant, to get engaged with culture. Who cares about the exact age!
Get involved and find the brochure at bealtaine.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bealtaine-2025-Programme.pdf and the events at bealtaine.ie/events-2/
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+++ Culture Date with Dublin 8
Culture Date with Dublin 8 is a celebration of the cultural, historical and architectural features that Dublin 8 has. There will be tours and talks and other events from Wednesday 07 May until Sunday 11 May. All details are at www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/
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+++ Phizzfest
Phizzfest is the Phibsborough Community & Arts Festival and it will run from Friday 09 May until Sunday 11 May. There are a few free events and you can find the full programme at phizzfest.ie/programme-flipbook as a brochure or the event list at phizzfest.ie/phizzfest-2025
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+++ IMRAM NA nÓg
Hundreds of children from Irish-language schools will come to the Irish language literature festival for children in Dublin from 6-10 May, called IMRAM na nÓG. There will be some free events eve if your child is not sent to IMRAM na nÓG and you can find out more here dublin.ie/whats-on/listings/imram-na-nog/
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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 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 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 www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/
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+++ Some more events:
+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar
+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on
Find Library events here www.dublincity.ie/events
and Trinity College Events here 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 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,
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