From Friday 31 October to Monday 3 November, Dublin hosts the Bram Stoker Festival, a four-day celebration of gothic arts and culture inspired by the legacy of the city’s most famous author. The festival transforms the city into a theatrical landscape filled with parades, performances, screenings, music, storytelling and family-friendly activities. Events take place in public spaces and venues across Dublin. Programme Highlights: The Macnas Parade, titled An Treun: The Summoning of the Lost, takes place on Sunday 2 November. This new spectacle weaves through the North East Inner City,

The Dublin Book Festival is one of Ireland’s most successful and dynamic book festivals, running since June 2006 in the heart of Ireland’s capital with its rich literary history. ​This annual public festival is a celebration of Ireland’s writers and publishers, which showcases, supports and develops Irish books by programming and publicising their authors, editors and contributors – all in an entertaining, festive, friendly and accessible environment. Both established and emerging writers from a variety of genres come together to explore their books, share their insights, engage in s

A hugely innovative and imaginative programme of Irish language multi-media literary projects, musical shows, gala poetry readings and a special Hip-Hop night. Events for all ages. IMRAM 2025 once again takes its audiences on a ‘voyage of discovery’ into the world of Irish-language literature through a hugely innovative and imaginative programme of multi-media literary projects; musical shows; gala poetry readings and a special Hip-Hop in Irish night. HIGHLIGHTS: Amhráin na Gealaí/Moon Songs: The Phoebe Bridgers Project; Dán na Caillí: The Hagwitch Project; and Bard na Páirce/The