Dublin Festival of History

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Various Locations and Online, Monday 25th September - Sunday 15th October

This year’s Dublin festival of History will run from 25 September to 15 October 2023, with our Big Weekend at the Printworks, Dublin Castle from Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October.

The programme for the 2023 Dublin Festival of History is LIVE! Book events through dublinfestivalofhistory.ie.

With over 200 FREE events in this year's festival, choose from talks, tours, exhibitions, films, family friendly events and more. Events are in-person and/or online, as Gaeilge, or with Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation. Printed programmes are now available from local libraries and from Richmond Barracks, Inchicore and 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1.

The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company.

Now in its eleventh year, the festival has built a reputation for shining a fresh perspective on history and its importance in our everyday lives, attracting best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile programme of history talks and debate each Autumn.


Date:
Monday 25th September - Sunday 15th October
Time:
Varies
Price:
Free
Address:
Dublin, Ireland

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