This year’s vibrant programme, which runs from Saturday 25 January until Sunday 2 February 2025, invites everyone to take part in a city-wide celebration that includes workshops, talks, tours, performances, film, visual art, and many family-friendly events. Across Dublin there will be lots of interactive events for all ages to enjoy, from dance performances, bilingual storytelling, online language classes, food tasting, art exhibitions, comedy shows, film screenings, snake themed art workshops to learning all about these animals at Dublin Zoo. Our flagship event (2 February), hosted in

Join us for an engaging online lecture that delves into one of the National Museum of Ireland's lesser-known treasures; the shrine known as St. Brigid’s Shoe Shrine. This shrine is a life-size brass shoe from Loughrea, Co. Galway. Despite its frequent mention in studies and illustrations of the saint, this intriguing artefact has long been misunderstood. In this lecture, Cormac Bourke, a leading expert in early medieval metalwork, presents fresh insights based on new research on the shoe. Bourke will explore the shoe's origins and detailing, how it belongs to the early 18th century and not t

Brigid’s crosses and Brídeog dolls are made to celebrate St. Brigid’s feast day and the pagan festival of Imbolc, welcoming in the light of Spring. Join Eco-Gardener in Residence Polly Rowley-Sams to make your own Brigid’s cross or Brídeog doll ready for St. Brigid’s day on the 1st of February. This workshop is suitable for adults.