Wild Lights returns to Dublin Zoo with its most dazzling theme yet. Step into The Wild Kaleidoscope at Dublin Zoo this winter to explore 13 kaleidoscopic zones bursting with vibrant colour. Join us in celebrating the power of colour in the wild – survival, communication, attraction, and defence. Admire elegant flamingos and shimmering peacocks and spot the playful penguins and enchanting red pandas. Marvel at radiant lanterns, including the largest EVER lantern featured at Wild Lights (and one of the biggest in Europe). Whether it’s your first time or a family tradition, experience a

Take our trail and learn about the patron saints of Ireland. Pick up our activity booklet 'Irish Saints, Stories and Scribes' and travel through the Treasury and Medieval Ireland exhibitions at the Museum to discover the objects connected to our patron saints, St. Patrick, St. Brigid and St. Colmcille. Fill in the questions and complete the activities in this activity booklet as you roam through the Museum and learn about the lives of saints in early medieval and medieval Ireland. No booking required. Trails will be available at the reception area of the Museum. Trails are available in E

Step back in time on this guided walking tour through Dublin’s hidden streets and untold histories. Beginning on Henrietta Street, Dublin’s first Georgian street, we explore grand mansions turned overcrowded tenements, revealing the daily lives, hardships and resilience of women in the city. From swift justice at Green Street Courthouse to the former New Gate Gaol, from market labour to Molly Malone’s streets, this tour uncovers the overlooked stories of women who shaped Dublin’s past.

As part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, the façade of the Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane will be transformed with specially commissioned visual projections celebrating the Celtic goddess Brigit. Across the evenings from Friday 30 January to Monday 2 February, the GPO will feature distinct projection works by award-winning creative duo Jill & Gill and Irish visual artist Bebhinn Eilish. Together, these contemporary artworks honour Brigit as a symbol of light, creativity, renewal and female power, illuminating one of Dublin’s most iconic buildings at the heart of the city

Barnardo Square becomes a luminous gathering point for Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, with specially commissioned visual projections by Jill & Gill and Bebhinn Eilish, created to celebrate the Celtic goddess Brigit. Installed on the gable end of the Palace Building and unveiled from Friday 31 January to Monday 2 February, these distinct works explore themes of light, transformation and women’s stories, inviting audiences to pause and experience Brigit’s presence woven into the cityscape. Presented as part of Brigit 2026: Dublin City Celebrating Women, a Dublin City Counci

Celebrating St Brigid’s Day, this poetry workshop will be led by poet Grace Wilentz. It is inspired by the Ribín Bríghud or Brat Bhride, laid outside before sunset on the eve of Brigid’s Feast Day and brought back in before sunrise, endowed by the dew with healing properties. In this workshop we will invoke goddesses from multiple traditions, explore the transformative power of words, and write original poems weighted with the intention of carrying support, guidance and sustenance into the world. For inspiration, we will look at relevant artworks from The Hugh Lane Gallery’s collection

Join us for a guided walkthrough of the PASSAGE exhibition with artist Siobhán McDonald and curator Margarita Cappock, presented as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women 2026. Siobhan McDonald’s multifaceted project explores Dublin's deep history as a mutable landscape shaped by water, cosmology, and human intervention. Through film, sound, painting, and sculpture, the installation investigates how the city’s shifting ground holds memory and resilience. PASSAGE traces the interdependence of human and more-than-human worlds, revealing the city as a living organism — breathing,

As part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, the façade of the GPO will be transformed with specially commissioned visual projections celebrating the Celtic goddess Brigit. Across the evenings from Friday 31 January to Monday 2 February, the GPO will feature distinct projection works by award-winning creative duo Jill & Gill and Irish visual artist Bebhinn Eilish. Together, these contemporary artworks honour Brigit as a symbol of light, creativity, renewal and female power, illuminating one of Dublin’s most iconic buildings at the heart of the city. Presented as part of Brigi

Ardgillan Castle is delighted to announce MnáFest, a four-day festival celebrating St. Brigid’s Day through a vibrant programme of female-led workshops, demonstrations, installations and performances. Ardgillan Castle will host this special festival from Friday 30th January to Monday 2nd February 2026. Located in North County Dublin, the castle and its grounds will become a lively hub of creativity, culture and community. MnáFest is a celebration of Ireland’s patroness, Saint Brigid, and of women, marking the beginning of Spring through creativity, music, tradition. The festival pr