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

Dead Poets Live returns to the Gate following its sold out debut in April 2023. For these 2025 events, JUSTINE MITCHELL will be Emily Dickenson on 30th January, OLWEN FOUÉRÉ and PETER MCDONALD lead the cast in a retelling of ‘Three Ages of Yeats’ on 31st January, and ÉANNA HARDWICKE will read Louis MacNeice’s Autumn Journal on 1st February.

Join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and phenomenal vocalists, led by conductor Stephen Bell, for an unforgettable evening of dazzling disco favourites! Put on your sequins and step into the light of the dance floor with funky beats, orchestral arrangements, and some of the most beloved disco anthems. Let your young hearts run free as groove, glamour, and glorious music keep you dancing all night long—from Stayin’ Alive to I Will Survive. Get under the glitterball for hits like We Are Family, That’s the Way I Like It, and Love is In The Air. Don’t blame it on the RTÉ Concert Orche