Love D8 Community Fair

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St. Catherine's Church, Saturday 29th February

Love D8 Community Fair returns to The Liberties at the end of February. The venue for this year’s community showcase is St Catherine’s Church on Thomas Street, with events running from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 29th February.

Partnering Dublin City Council, St Patrick’s Cathedral and The Liberties Dublin, and featuring over 100 community groups, clubs, schools, businesses and agencies, LOVE D8 will transform St Catherine’s Church into a bustling market-style community fair celebrating all that’s great about Dublin 8!

What’s planned:
Over 100 exhibitors showcasing their activities across a series of zones: HealthyD8, LearningD8, Clean&GreenD8, WorkingD8, CulturalD8 and CommunityD8

The public can explore all that The Liberties has to offer: get information on clubs and activities, learn about local schools and workplaces, discover how to get active and involved and much, much more

There will be local interest talks throughout the afternoon and special popup music performanceson the stage at lunchtime

Free entry (but strictly via ticket only)

Refreshments available from some of our great local businesses and sponsors


Date:
Saturday 29th February
Time:
11.00am
Price:
Free
Address:
Thomas St, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8, D08 DNA7, Ireland

Google Map of Thomas St, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8, D08 DNA7, Ireland

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