The Scene + Heard Festival is an annual Irish arts festival dedicated to nurturing and showcasing new creative works, often featuring experimental, never-before-seen theatre, music, and blended art forms from artists across Ireland. It provides a developmental platform for artists to present bold ideas and find collaborators, functioning as a "Festival of New Work" that lets audiences glimpse the future of Irish performance.

The Quiet Men takes audiences on a whistlestop tour though the life stories of two remarkable Dublin brothers, Barry FitzGerald and Arthur Shields who between them fought in the GPO in Easter Week and won an Oscar. Known and beloved by movie lovers for their roles in John Ford’s The Quiet Man – with Arthur portraying Reverend Playfair and Barry, the quintessential matchmaker and rogue, Michealeen Óg (among many other great film roles) these two stalwarts of the Abbey Theatre Company went on to carve out lives in Hollywood. However, little is known about their private lives. The Quie

The Dublin Bowie Festival, the biggest arts festival in the world dedicated to David Bowie, returns from February 24th to March 1st 2026, featuring tribute bands, talks, exhibitions, DJs, screenings, and special guests Live Music, Q&A's, Memorabilia & Merch, Movies, Concert/Documentaries, Quiz & more. Check out the full programme details.

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences. Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning Blood Brothers. Bill Kenwright’s production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only five musicals ever to achieve that milestone. It has been affectionately christened the ‘Standing Ovation Musical’, as inevitably it “brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its a

In February 2026, Dublin will once again host the Junk Kouture Festival of Creativity & Circularity, bringing together creative young minds from across the globe in a city committed to sustainable development — where Green is the new Glam. Mark your calendar for the spectacular Junk Kouture World Final, taking place on 24 February 2026 in the Mahony Hall at The Helix. While celebrating sixteen years of Junk Kouture in Ireland, this high- energy live event will showcase finalists from around the world as they unveil their innovative, eco-friendly couture creations. Junk Kouture i

The Plough and the Stars was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1926. The audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of 1916. Recently performed during the centenary of the Easter Rising, Olivier Award-winning director Sean Holmes returns with this production of Sean O’Casey’s absorbing play. Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time. The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through t

The Dublin Card Show is returning for Year 3! Join collectors and vendors from Ireland and around the world at the award-winning Convention Centre Dublin on Saturday the 28th of February 2026! The Dublin Card Show is Ireland’s biggest trading card event and we can’t wait for you to see what’s in store for the third edition! From Pokemon to Topps Premier League and beyond, no matter what you collect you’ll find it at the Dublin Card Show. Our world class venue is conveniently reachable by bus, tram, or by walking. For those who drive there is ample on-site parking. Food and

Sm(All) Folk Festival returns to Axis (March 2026) with a joyful programme of theatre created especially for children and young audiences. Packed with playful, imaginative and engaging performances, the festival celebrates big ideas for small people. Sm(All) Folk is about opening the doors wide – offering welcoming, accessible and affordable shows so that children of all backgrounds and abilities can experience the magic of live theatre and the spark of imagination.

Disrupt Disability Arts Festival is a disability-led and disability-focused arts festival championing the creativity, voices, and perspectives of disabled artists. Now entering its third year, the festival brings together theatre, dance, literature-based performance and visual arts, all delivered through relaxed engagement formats in Dublin and online that ensure accessibility for audiences across Ireland and beyond. Disrupt is a boundary-pushing celebration of disability arts that challenges stereotypes. The festival actively dismantles barriers to artistic engagement, providing a shared s