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Dublin by Night Fest, Stokerland, Macnas Parade, Dublin Book Festival, Dublin Gallery Weekend

This week the wonderful people who helped with donations were Paul, Ruchi, Fionnuala, Laura.Thanks a lot!

I apprecaite all your help! We managed to cover the monthly bills early in October and had already some good foundation for November. The four wonderful people above, helped more and with your amazing help, I hope that we will get to the full required amount early in November as well. That takes a good bit of burden from my shoulders! If you too can help, we will make it.  Thanks so much for all your help! Your help is essential to keep the Dublin Event Guide going.

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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Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 01 November

+ 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

+ 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/
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/

++ Stokerland – Performance tent, street theatre, free face-painting, food stalls, free Victorian-style carousel 11:00-16:30 St. Patrick’s Park, (next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral), Bull Alley Street, Dublin 8 bramstokerfestival.com/en/events/stokerland-2025/

+ Spooky Stories at Marsh’s Library – Tour – Bram Stoker Festival 13:00-17:00 Marsh’s Library, St Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 bramstokerfestival.com/en/events/spooky-stories-at-marshs-library-2025/ (20 min tours throughout day, first come first served)
+ Tour of ‘The Prisoners’ Lens: Secret photography in Kilmainham Gaol, 1921’ 13:00-14:00 Kilmainham Gaol, Inchicore Road, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1908417781959 (Booking required)
+ Walk and talk with Karen Ebbs and Margarita Cappock: dlr LexIcon Gallery 13:30-14:30 dlr LexIcon, Queens Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.eventbrite.ie/e1765113835999 (Booking required)
+ Uilleann Pipes Recital and Demonstration 14:00-15:00 Ballyroan Library, Orchardstown Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1905215694429 (Booking required)
+ Bully’s Acre Cemeteries Tour 14:00 Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Military Road, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1486913651759 (Booking required)
+ From Life to Mictlán: Discovering the Day of the Dead in Mexico – Talk 14:30-15:30 The Round Tower Visitor Centre, 15 Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1761126118629 (Booking required)
+ The Storms V (Printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art) Launch 14:30-16:30 Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 14 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1773351174099 (Booking required)
+ Sports Across the World 2025 – Sports Day by Children 4 World Children 15:00-18:30 Mulhuddart Community Centre, Church Road, Dublin 15 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1732112076849 (Booking required)
++ Dublin by Night Fest – Night Market, Live Music, Performances, Busker, Cooking Demo, Art Classes 18:00-22:00 Dame Street, College Green & Capel Street www.dublintown.ie/dublin-by-night/
+ Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Comet: An Astronomical Discovery in Ulysses – Talk 18:30-19:30 James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1786925284629 (Booking required)
+ Halloween Zouk Choreography Workshop and Party 19:00-late Drop Studio, 13 Sackville Place, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1825870460699 (Booking required)
+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616

+ 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 

+ Morning Glory Oasis Tribute – Gig 20:00 Arlington Hotel, 23-25 Bachelor’s Walk, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1803137596089 (Booking required)

+ 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

++ Stokerland – Performance tent, street theatre, free face-painting, food stalls, free Victorian-style carousel – Bram Stoker Festival 09:30-16:30 St. Patrick’s Park, (next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral), Bull Alley Street, Dublin 8 bramstokerfestival.com/en/events/stokerland-2025/ (relaxed session of Stokerland 09:30-12:00 on Sunday)
+  Farmleigh Food & Craft Market 10:00-17:00 Farmleigh Estate, Castleknock end of Phoenix Park, Dublin 15 farmleigh.ie/events/food-craft-markets-2-2-2/2025-11-02/

+ 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/

+ 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/

+ Spookdalkin – Cinema, entertainers, fire performances, food stalls and more – Samhain in South Dublin 11:00-16:00 Bru Chronain, 15 Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 sdcc.ie/en/events/popular-events/samhain-in-south-dublin1.html (Only 400 people can be admitted at any time. The Eventbrite link says “Sales ended”, but doesn’t say “Sold Out”. So you might still get access even without tickets, but there is no guarantee.)
+ The Foggy Dew Record Fair 12:00-16:00 Foggy Dew, 1 Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1287306962779

+ The Hugh Lane Sunday Concert Series: KATONA TWINS, Guitar Duo 13:00-14:00 Abbey Presbyterian Church, Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1802640408989 (Booking required)

+ Bully’s Acre Cemeteries Tour 14:00 Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Military Road, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1486913651759 (Booking required)

+ 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/

++ Macnas Parade “An Treun: The Summoning of the Lost” – Giant puppetry & live music – Bram Stoker Festival 19:00 Parade Route: Great Denmark Street, Gardiner Place, Mountjoy Square, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street bramstokerfestival.com/en/events/macnas-parade/
+ Jawbone: Acoustic Blues & Folk Commune 20:00 Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 www.facebook.com/events/2884885621692568/2884885678359229

+ Icarus comedy with Jason Brennan and Twanda Gona 20:30-22:30 Bruxelles, 8 Harry Street, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/1858212847649 (Booking required)

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

And the free events for next week….

Monday 03 November

Tuesday 04 November

Wednesday 05 November

++ Dublin Book Festival(05-09 Nov) dublinbookfestival.com/explore-the-programme/ (Booking required)

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 06 November

+ 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)

+ Jazz & Swing with the Tenters Gypsy Jazz Band 20:00-22:00 Walter’s Pub, 68 Georges Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire walterspub.ie/music/

+ Bohemian Bar Jam Session 20:30-23:00 Bohemian Bar, 66 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/jam-session/bohemian-bar-jam-session-1.html
+ The Richie Buckley Quartet – Jazz 20:30-23:30 Frank Ryan’s Pub, 5 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-richie-buckley-quartet-13.html

Friday 07 November

+ 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

+ Turks Trad Night 19:00-23:45 Turks Head, Parliament Street, Temple bar, Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/events/1136787884561895/

And there is more…

+++ DUBLIN BY NIGHT FEST
The 3rd Dublin by Night Fest will take place this Saturday 01 November. It is a free evening in Dublin City Centre (Dame Street, College Green and Capel Street) that highlights Dublin’s night-time culture with live outdoor performances, street animation, arts and culture installations, market stalls from local businesses, food from restaurants and cafés, and cookery demonstrations by Dublin chefs. It will also feature performances from buskers and emerging musicians. The city will be buzzing and organisers expect tens of thousands of people. Find all details at www.dublintown.ie/dublin-by-night/

+++ DUBLIN BOOK FESTIVAL
From 05-09 November the Dublin Book Festival will take place and will bring LOTS of literary and book-related events to Dublin. Nearly all events need booking, so you better hurry to check them out at dublinbookfestival.com/explore-the-programme/ Different to many other festivals, the organisers are super helpful and have little “Free” labels showing on the event picture for all free events. Look out for them!
There is also a “Dublin Book Festival After Dark” Programme, but unfortunately the “Free” label has been dropped on that sub page: dublinbookfestival.com/event_category/dbf-after-dark/ So you better use the main event page (first link) to look for events if you are specifically interested in free events.

+++ HUGH LANE GALLERY CLOSED – for 3 years!!
If you enjoy art in Dublin, take note! The Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Square has closed its doors on 28 September 2025 for a major refurbishment. And the closure is expected to last a crazily long three years.
During the works, the historic 1930s wing of Charlemont House, the home of the Hugh Lane Gallery, will be upgraded to full modern museum standards, with improved environmental controls and security and the building will be connected to the new city library that is planned for Parnell Square.
The collection — including the always-fascinating Francis Bacon studio — will be packed and protected during the closure and the gallery plans to continue some outreach and off-site programming while the building is being transformed.
Three years without the Hugh Lane will be a huge cultural gap and the surprising thing is that the gallery has been closed despite the fact that the tender for the building works has not even been issued.
This is unfortunately another long-term closure of a museum in Dublin since the National History Museum closed on 01 September 2024 and will be closed for “several years” without an indication for a re-opening date.
(Thanks to Catherine O’L for pointing out to me that the Hugh Lane Gallery is already closed! I love that some of the Dublin Event Guide Readers actively help me! Thanks!!)

hughlane.ie/2025/08/01/hugh-lane-gallery-to-close-for-refurbishment-on-28-september-2025/

+++ 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.)

+++ 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! :-)

+++ 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/

+++ Some more events:

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

+++ 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

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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