Forget pop-up grottos and tinsel-draped sheds, Elf Town is Ireland’s only Christmas experience built with the ambition, scale, and incredible level of detail to match any world-class Christmas production. Every set within the enormous Dublin and Galway locations is hand-crafted, every character fully realised, and every child’s journey designed to feel truly magical from start to finish. With over €3.7 million invested this year, the most to date, Elf Town 2025 is set to be the best yet. Following a sell-out season in 2025 that welcomed more than 115,000 visitors, Elf Town returns in

Four weeks. Six women. One last Christmas together. The world premiere of The Magnificent invites us into the last Christmas together for a remarkable group of nuns who have lived together for many years. Through the eyes of their new nurse, Rose, we discover these unforgettable women who are complicated, contrary, and full of stories. The Magnificent explores the tensions and tenderness between them, as the consequences of their careers, lives and choices come knocking. A warm, witty and deeply human new play written by Erica Murray, The Magnificent is directed by one of Ireland’

TwinkleTown returns to Dublin City this Christmas with ice skating, the Santo Panto, festive food and drink, live music and much more. Dublin City Council is delighted to announce today that there will be a second TwinkleTown Christmas event and experience. TwinkleTown southside in partnership with Dublin City Council will take place in Saint Patricks Park in the Liberties. The park will be transformed for the first time with spectacular lighting, Christmas-themed carousels, and choral performances from Sing Ireland. TwinkleTown will also return to Smithfield Square with ice skating, San

From 25 November to 23 December 2026, the RDS will transform into a new festive destination in the heart of Dublin, with the Mastercard Ice Rink reopening from 26 December to 3 January. Everwinter brings together some of the experiences we love most about the season. A spectacular covered Mastercard Ice Rink. Robert Fossett's Circus inside a traditional big top. A Christmas market showcasing brilliant Irish makers. A vintage fairground. Festive food and drink. Live entertainment. All in one place. Whether you're visiting with family, meeting friends, planning a festive date or gett

Following the success of previous years, we returned to our North Dublin location at Malahide Castle & Gardens for our sixth season. Details regarding this year's brand-new theme will be revealed soon—stay tuned! New for 2026: Memory Capture - photographers will be on site to capture picture perfect moments of you with your loved ones among the show. You can choose your shots at the end and decide if you'd like to purchase a printed and digital copy. Last year, our theme "Once Upon a Glow" brought a mesmerising display of over one million lights to the historic estate. Guests jou

From November 12th, Ireland’s largest festival of lights returns to Dublin Zoo with a spectacular new adventure: Passport to Wonder. Get ready to travel the world in one unforgettable night. Discover nine immersive zones filled with magnificent handcrafted lanterns, dazzling light, music, colour and movement, bringing extraordinary celebrations and traditions from across the globe to life. Feel the beat of K-Pop. Discover the magic of Irish folklore. Experience the colour of Carnival and the glow of Diwali. Then step into the wonder of Christmas. Make magical memories at Wild Lights

THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS AND GET READY FOR DUBLIN'S MOST MAGICAL PANTO! Produced as always by the brilliant TheatreworX Productions, NEVERLAND promises a swashbuckling mix of festive fun, magical mischief, and spectacular adventure for the whole family. Join Lola, Buddy, Laurel, and a host of unforgettable new characters as they journey to a world of pirates, fairies, forgotten powers and belly laughs in Dublin’s Most Magical Panto! ​

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to the Gaiety Panto! Celebrating over 150 years of pantomime, the Gaiety Theatre has announced that next year's highly anticipated Christmas pantomime will be Robin Hood with performances from 22 November 2026 until 3 January 2027. Join Robin Hood in this swashbuckling spectacle, where he robs from the rich to give to the poor. The dastardly ‘Sheriff of Snottingham’ is no match for this band of rebels, and as always, good conquers evil…! With frolics and mayhem and of course Panto merriment, follow Robin’s journey as he knocks the deviou

Ireland’s most exciting panto flys into The National Stadium in a blaze of colour, comedy and craic! This Christmas, Sammy Sausages & Buffy take flight in Aladdin – A Sammy & Buffy Adventure … a whirlwind of laughs, music and magical mayhem for the whole family. Written once again by Karl Broderick, it’s a laugh-a-minute extravaganza for the whole family. Family tickets for all shows are on sale now … but once the best value family tickets are gone … they are GONE!

Olly, Polly & Dolly return in Cinderella: Olly and the Glass Slipper - it’s the Fairy Godmother of all Pantos! Ireland’s funniest panto is back after last year’s sell-out season! Oh yes, it is! And this time, it’s the beloved classic Cinderella - the timeless fairytale where dreams really do come true! Have a ball at 3Olympia Theatre this Christmas, as Olly and the gang cause mayhem and rescue Cinderella from her outrageous Ugly Sisters! Don’t miss Ireland’s ONLY laugh-a-minute pantomime! Celebrating 22 magical years at 3Olympia, it’s become a must-see tradition f

Rapunzel lets down her hair in the heart of Dublin for festive panto magic at The Ambassador Theatre. Starring Nicole Filan as Rapunzel, the production promises a warm, funny and family-friendly show for children, parents, grandparents and anyone who loves a proper Christmas outing in the city. The show is produced by Showbiz Productions, led by Andrea Kavanagh of The Showbiz Academy, whose work with young performers and family entertainment has made her a familiar name in Irish stage circles.