Visitor Guide to Dublin Accommodation
Dublin hosts numerous festivals throughout the year. Here we provide information on Dublin's best festivals.
From October 12 to 17, lovers of fine cocktails are in for a treat as the second annual Dublin Cocktail Festival hits venues all around the city. 32 Venues Participating in Dublin Cocktail Festival Last year’s festival was judged to be a huge success, and this year the outcome is expected to be no different. A very impressive 32 venues are confirmed to be taking part. Each of the participating venues will have one read more
From September 25 until October 10, anyone with an interest in the history of Ireland is in for a treat, as the Dublin Festival of History will be taking place in a number of venues around Dublin. As everyone knows, Ireland has a tumultuous yet intriguing political history and the concerts, talks and exhibitions being hosted aim to try and get under the skin of this history; to examine, from a 21st century read more
If you are an avid theatre-goer, then Dublin is the place to be from September 24 to October 11. For 18 days, Dublin will become the home of some of the best theatre and entertainment in the world; both home-grown and imported. Dublin Theatre Festival's 58th Year This is the 58th year of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Since the inaugural festivities in 1957, this event has gone from strength to strength to include read more
If BBQ and craft beer sounds like a perfect combo to your ears, you definitely should get yourself to Herbert Park this weekend. From August 13 to 16, The Big Grill Festival in Dublin will be serving up some delicious food and beverages, made by a huge variety of skilled chefs and your favourite breweries. You might recognise DJ BBQ from such shows as the Channel 5 TV series Rad, Rad the Groms Tour (which won a read more
These days Temple Bar has, unfortunately, become associated with hen and stag parties, and noisy partygoers causing trouble. However, there are also many famous and very popular restaurants, with a reputation for quality that has been earned. This bank holiday weekend over August 2 and 3, some of the best restaurants in Temple Bar will be serving delicious food and drinks al fresco from 12pm to 6pm. Fiestaval is read more
Taste of Dublin 2015 started off in glorious sunshine at Iveagh Gardens on Thursday 11th of June 2015. The festival, which is in its 10th year is the biggest food festival and is a mix of food tastings, workshops, talks by top chefs and many of the capital's best restaurants and food providers displaying their wares. Chefs at Taste of Dublin 2015 Most of the chefs are household names. First up, Edward Hayden, read more
TradFest Dublin Temple Bar from 22 January 2013 – 27 January 2013 is one of the city’s livliest Festivals with 6 days of traditional music, dance and street events. There are more than 200 free events, including a children’s club, street performers, pipe bands and much more. Lunchtime and evening concerts are being held in Christ Church Cathedral, St Patrick’s Cathedral and the City Hall. Some of the well known read more
Next Saturday the 16th of June is Bloomsday, which celebrates one day in the life of Dublin, which was set on June 16th 1904 in James Joyce’s Ulysses. This event has been happening annually in Ireland since 1954. This year is special, as this is the first year that the book’s copyright expired in Ireland. This should make it easier to perform, interpret, quote and extract sections of the book. A wide range of read more
From the 16th to the 26th of February 2012, the Jameson International Film Festival will be held at a number of venues around Dublin. This festival, the largest of its kind in Ireland, will take celebrate everything related to movies, with many premier screenings in Dublin’s top cinemas. There will also be a variety of movie-related awards and events. Many well known actors will attend, to discuss the business and read more
