Taking place over the August Bank Holiday we are celebrating the creative potential of our surroundings, our city, and our streets…on the doorstep of the Hugh Lane Gallery. Through an exciting and family friendly programme of live music by incredibly talented musicians and performers, artist-led art workshops including life drawing and printmaking; Poetry bursts in collaboration with Poetry Ireland; face painting, street spectacle, storytelling, quiet and sensory spaces, illustrated talks and tours, HLG goodie bag spot prizes and more, we encourage you to take the time to look around yo

Dublin Book Festival, in partnership with the OPW, is delighted to be back this August Bank Holiday weekend. We’ll be bringing you a fun-filled summer day of book and creative events for all the family to enjoy, in the beautiful grounds of Farmleigh in the Phoenix Park. Join us for an exciting and engaging day featuring some of Ireland’s best-loved children’s authors and illustrators, including Bex Sheridan, Leona Forde, Sadhbh Rosenstock, Tarsila Krüse, and Jolene and Lily Mae Cox. Get your next book recommendation from the Children’s Books Ireland Book Clinic, then try your ha

Take a midweek pause in the heart of the city with free outdoor Yoga & Pilates every Tuesday in July at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar. Brought to you by Dublin City Council’s Sport & Wellbeing Partnership, these lunchtime sessions offer a chance to move, breathe, and reconnect — right in Dublin’s cultural quarter. Dates: Every Tuesday in August (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th) Time: 1PM – 2PM Location: Meeting House Square, Temple Bar Cost: Free (Booking essential) All levels welcome – bring your own mat and water. Make the most of your summer lunch breaks �