Join the Rat Pack! Dublin Chinese New Year Festival returns Jan 24 - Feb 9 2020, welcoming the Year of the Rat. Dublin Chinese New Year Festival marks the lunar new year with a two week programme of events. Immerse yourself in the festivities as Dublin City celebrates Chinese culture with a uniquely Irish perspective! This is the 13th edition of the festival, which began in 2008, so this year we begin a brand new zodiac cycle, welcoming the Year of the Rat. The programme includes talks, visual arts, performance, film, music and many family-friendly events, inviting all ages to be part

First Fortnight - a charity that challenges mental health prejudice through arts and cultural action. The festival includes motherhood and mental health, an existential crisis in an Aldi, carers taking self-care, an Opera world premiere in a unique space, an Olivier Award winning play, community collaborative sculpture installations, the 45th anniversary of a 5-time Oscar winning feature film, vulnerability in an age of oversharing, a Sea Swim and Batman needing a Break. Check out or download the FF20 festival programme and choose from over 100 events, in 62 venues, across 17 counties in

TradFest 2020 - Ireland's largest festival of traditional music also features artists from the worlds of folk, nu-folk, and even (whisper it) rock and roll! A boutique Winter festival – closing the door on the darkest season and ushering in the light and energy of Spring. TradFest also offers concert goers unique opportunities to experience live music in some of Dublin's most historic places. From the atmospheric Kilmainham Gaol to the grandeur of City Hall, this is the difference between memorable and unforgettable. Headline Concerts - Presenting the cream of both Irish & Internati