Check out our curated events listing of what's going on across Dublin city and county. From theatre to festivals, sport to business conferences and everything else inbetween, you'll never be short of ideas when it comes to finding an event to attend in Dublin.
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From innovative tech giants to financial powerhouses, life sciences leaders to creative pioneers, the Dublin region is home to some of the world’s most innovative companies.
As a result of our success, Dublin is ranked #1 Small European Region of the Future for 2025 by the Financial Times’ FDi Intelligence awards. Dublin was also ranked #1 for business friendliness and economic potential.
Why do leading global multinationals choose Dublin?
A spirit of ingenuity which drives breakthrough ideas
A can-do attitude and proven track record of fuelling success
Unmatched connectivity to global markets
An exceptional talent
Have you heard the story of the Irish Lighthouse keeper’s wife, who helped save thousands of lives on the Normandy coast?
In 1944, along the west coast of Ireland, a lighthouse keeper’s wife sat down and recorded the weather. It was a routine report that fed into the Atlantic weather forecast. The kind of report filed every day at stations around the Irish coast. But this one was different.
The Dublin Economic Monitor reports on emerging trends and performance within Dublin’s economy.
Every quarter, it publishes new data and showcases the most important information on its user-friendly dashboard. It features statistics on consumer sentiment, employment trends, passenger and freight information, property trends and other informative performance data. There’s useful insights into how much tourists and locals are spending in the city too.
Dublin City Council's ‘Summer in Dublin’ proudly returns with a vibrant series of FREE events in the city centre on summer weekends this July and August.
Prepare to experience colour, creativity and family fun in the heart of the capital as Dublin's streets transform into a playground for all ages.
Attendees can expect to explore magical worlds, meet larger-than-life characters and enjoy moments of surprise around every corner. From street performances and interactive shows to themed activities and creative workshops, each weekend promises a new adventure in the heart of the city.
The Liberties Festival is one of Ireland’s oldest festivals. From modest beginnings in 1970 it has grown to become a highlight of the summer in Dublin with a series of family-friendly, sporting and community events, and an exciting multi-cultural and arts programme.
The Festival is an innovative and purpose driven community festival working with local community members and professional artists to put culture, creativity and diversity at the heart of The Liberties as a way of supporting performers while celebrating the diverse culture of The Liberties area of Dublin 8. The festival has bee
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Riverdance
Gaiety Theatre
Riverdance: Celebrating 30 Breathtaking Years
Riverdance has captivated audiences worldwide with its GRAMMY award-winning music and the passion and energy of its mesmerising choreography and breathtaking performances.
Riverdance 30 – The New Generation celebrates the show’s incredible 30th year milestone, with a special anniversary tour.
The spectacular production rejuvenates the much-loved original show with new innovative choreography and costumes and state of the art lighting, projection and motion graphics and it showcases the new generation of exceptional performers, all of w
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IN THE WINDOW
Bewley's Cafe Theatre
Life hasn’t turned out the way Margaret dreamed. Lonely as hell in a house that won’t sell, no hubby, no kids and a deathly boring job... So tonight, she’s got a playdate with a bottle of Rose and bowl of pink pills. But her romance with death is rudely interrupted by an intruder, a snoop and a policeman.
Nuala McKeever, Belfast’s Queen of Comedy, delivers a poignant, hilarious, disastrous cocktail that’s to die for about the resilience of the human heart in the face of... well, just about everything that can go wrong in our crazy modern lives.
Nuala McKeever is an award-winnin
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Fawlty Towers
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
50 years since it first graced our TV screens, FAWLTY TOWERS is now a brand-new stage play adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.
Fresh from a SOLD-OUT West End season! This laugh-out-loud production was universally acclaimed by every London and national critic, selling out every single performance during its record-breaking West-End run.
Join Basil (Danny Bayne), the delightfully bumbling Major (Paul Nicholas) and Polly (Joanne Clifton), with an 18-strong cast as they bring to life all your favourite moments from the show’s unforgettable twelve episo
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Making A Show of Myself
Smock Alley Theatre
Fresh from a critically acclaimed sellout run off-Broadway, nominated for Best Solo Performance by The New York Critics Outer Circle Awards, this is pure distilled theatre. Mary Kate O Flanagan tells six of the tales that made her a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth on two continents, while making a case for why understanding how storytelling works will change your life. Story is Mary Kate’s religion and she’s on a mission to share the deep solace of storytelling and make you laugh while she’s at it.
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Interactive Storytelling Tour
National Gallery of Ireland
Make your Gallery visits more fun and engaging with curious questions and creative storytelling on Thursday July 30th! In this tour we use easy exercises and improv games that explore how we look at, speak about and interact with art in a variety of ways. Join Marise de Grip from Active Social Connections to learn how to have conversations about art, to think outside the box and appreciate different perspectives. Anyone interested in art, creative thinking or public speaking is welcome to attend. No experience is required.
Meet your tour guide in our Millennium Wing Information Desk, nea
In conversation with Jennifer Rothwell
Jennifer Rothwell is an Irish fashion designer, who spent many years living between the Big Apple and the Fair City.
After graduating from Dublin’s NCAD in 1995, she gained practical experience with some of New York’s biggest design companies. Then, upon her return to Dublin, she launched her own brand: Jennifer Rothwell Design. By the following year, she had won the ‘Brown Thomas Designer Award’ at Dublin Fashion Week. And, since then, her designs have attracted celebrity cli
Ireland might be a small country, but our universities and colleges are incredibly diverse. Every year, tens of thousands of students from over 130 countries come here to study.
Down by the Secret Garden
On the south side, the secret garden was always the Iveagh Gardens. However, music, comedy and food festivals have taken place there in recent years, meaning that the garden isn’t so secret anymore.
These days, to find the city’s true secret garden, you have to head north. Up O’Connell Street, then North Frederick, across Dorset Street and on up Blessington Street until you come to black wrought iron gates. In you go. And you’re there.
What to expect at Blessington Street Basin
The Blessington Street Basin
The importance of sustainable and social enterprises
Making your startup or existing business sustainable or ethical is a smart, future-proof option. Customers are now much more informed and aware of the environmental impact of their purchases. A more sustainable product or service will create a positive brand image that will impact the bottom line of many businesses.
Dr. Ruth Johnson is Dublin’s City Archaeologist and she is charged with protecting, managing and investigating the city’s oldest heritage – much of which is underground.
As well as conservation projects, Ruth has input into new developments across the city and a role in policy development advocacy. We spoke to her about how she works and what’s going on across the city – under the ground, in our oldest graveyards and in half-hidden houses.
In conversation with Dr. Ruth Johnson
Ruth began her career working on a community excavation project in Yorkshire, while doing her A-levels. This piqued her interest in archaeology and she went on to do
Stress baking. It’s a thing, you know. It’s what Caryna Camerino used to do after another difficult day at her old job in human resources.
It was also the starting point of her successful Dublin startup: Camerino Bakery.
HR to hotbuns: Caryna Camerino’s startup story
Caryna Camerino, a first generation Canadian who has lived in Dublin for the past 17 years, wasn’t always a baker.
However, food was always a big deal at home – partly because her father, who was from Rome, is a stickler for authentic Italian cooking. Such a stickler, in fact, that she loved going to friends’ houses where she could enjoy a regular TV dinner, like n