Upcoming Dublin Events 2012
January
25th - 29th January: Festival: Temple Bar Trad Fest 2012
Temple Bar Trad is Dublin's premier celebration of traditional trad music and culture. Temple Bar comes alive with the beat of trad during this session filled week. Located in the heart of it all, Barnacles Hostel is the perfect place to base yourself for the festival. Read More...
May
- 2nd - 15th May: Festival - International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival
The largest festival of its kind takes place in Dublin this May! an annual event, celebrating contribution of gay people to theatre, past and present. The Festival creates new opportunities for visibility and affirmation for existing and emerging gay artists and theatrical works. With shows running everyday you will be spoilt for choice! Base yourself in Barnacles Hostel for the duration of the festival! Click here to book your stay!
- 13th - 28th May: Festival - Dublin Dance Festival
Dublin Dance Festival is Ireland's only festival dedicated to presenting the best contemporary dance the world has to offer. You can enjoy a diverse programme of performances, films, artist talks, master classes, workshops, outdoor events and a children's season. Events take place at several venues across the city centre.
- 23rd - 29th May: Festival - Dublins Writers Festival
The Dublin Writers Festival is Ireland's premier literary event celebrating the very best of Irish and International Writers. The Dublin Writers Festival provides a unique opportunity for audiences to experience high quality live literature through readings, discussions and talks. For more info go to www.dublinwritersfestival.com
June
- 1st - 11th June: Festival - Trinity College Dublin Shakespere Festival
The Trinity College Dublin Shakespeare Festival will return for a third year this summer following the success of the previous two festivals and will run from the 1st - 11th June.
With a huge number of outdoor performances, lectures and master-classes from very special guests as well as our headline event, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night (performed by internationally renowned GB Theatre Company), this promises to be the festival's most exciting year to date. The grounds of Trinity College and the environs of Dublin City will be brought to life as the backdrop of what is one of the highlights of Dublin's cultural calendar. Both the city and college will be transformed into 'living' spaces in which Shakespeare's work will be presented and explored in a variety of different contexts and formats. For more information visit www.dublinshakespeare.com
- 11th - 16th June: Festival - Bloomsday Festival
A festival where everything about the famous Irish Author, James Joyce is celebrated...Read More
- 16th - 19th June: Festival - Street Performance World Championship
UNIMAGINABLE TRICKS, UNTHINKABLE FEATS, UNBELIEVABLE HILARITY ... & ALL FOR FREE!
This June the best contortionists, magicians, breakdancers, comedians and other assorted world-class professional jesters will descend on Dublin's Merrion Square, to battle it out for the most coveted title in street performance, the AIB Street Performance World Champion.
All entertainment at the festival is entirely free of charge, with the performers, who have dedicated their lives to this amazing art form, asking for a contribution from their audience at the end of each show.
- 18th - 26th June: Festival - Dublin Pride Festival
The 2nd biggest festival in Dublin. This year's festival promises to bring excitement, color and glamorous entertainment to the city!...Read More
July
- Monday 4th July - Independence Day
With many pubs running American themes throughout the day in Temple Bar. It's the perfect place to celebrate all things American. Happy 4th of July!
- 7th - 16th July: Festival - 10 Days in Dublin
10 Days in Dublin' is a unique independent arts festival in Dublin, which draws together the best of music, comedy, and the performing arts.
A new festival to the city watch this space for more information!
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August
3rd - 7th August: Festival - Dublin Horse Show
The Horse Show is a Dublin institution. A celebration of Ireland's affinity with the horse, the Dublin Horse Show has the best show horses and the best international show jumpers compete for honours. It is one of Ireland's largest events, a highlight of the summer, each year welcoming tens of thousands of people from Ireland and all over the world... Read more about the Dublin Horse Show
21st - 22nd August: Festival - Dublin Viking Festival
Brace yourself as the Vikings are decending on Dublin!This fun festival promises to be a change from the norm ...read more about the Dublin Viking Festival!
September
22nd September: Festival - Arthurs Day
A day to celebrate Guinness! Drink Up!
10th - 25th September: Festival - Dublin Fringe Festival The
Dublin Fringe Festival will bring 16-days & nights of explosive
boundary pushing performing arts & music. This is a multi
disciplinary festival so you never know what to expect! Read More!
October
- 1st - 3rd Oct: Dublins Fashion Festival | http://www.dff.ie/
Over the last decade Dublin has become synonymous with fashion, style
and an exciting cocktail of retail options - from designer and high
street to vintage - making it an alluring shopping destination. This
event aims to put the fun and theatre back into shopping. Bringing
fashion and beauty retailers in the Grafton Street and Henry Street area
together, it will offer a heady mix of special offers, live fashion
events and in-store activities that is sure to be unmissable. Stay in
comfort in the heart of all the shopping at Barnacles Hostel in Temple
Bar. Click here to Book Barnacles Hostel.
- 8th October: The Liffey Descent 2011
- On Saturday the 8th a marathon canoe race will take place on the
river Liffey. Create fun to take part in and entertaining to watch. It's
sure to liven up any Saturday...come on paddle your own canoe!
- 29th - 31st October: Festival - Bram Stoker Halloween Horror Festival
In the lead up to the Bram Stoker Centenary in April 2012, the new and
invigorated Stoker Dracula Organisation incorporates its 20th
International Summer School into a Halloween Horror Festival to be held
in the fitting surrounds of the character laden, baronial gothic
Clontarf Castle on Castle Avenue, Clontarf - Bram Stokers hometown. Be
part of it! Be with us! Prepare now!
The Festival represents a bright (or dark!) new future for Stoker
Dracula and the Gothic in general. Events will be dazzling, daring,
challenging, different, ever unique in the chilling nocturnal Clontarf
Halloween winds!
Take part in the international Vampire World Championship Cloak Race, a
Bram Stoker Clontarf Ghost Bus Tour, 3 unique artistic competitions in
Gothic Horror, horror table quiz and much more!
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Definitely
an event promising blood and gore! A perfect way to get in the spirit
(or ghost) of Halloween! Click here to book your stay in our Temple Bar
Hostel
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31st October: Sport - Dublin City Marathon
- 31st October: Festival - Halloween
A night where strange things happen, devilish antics are the norm and
fancy dress is a must!! Join the fun of Halloween as Dublin comes alive
with colourful costume, goulish behaviour and heaps of fun! Click here to book your stay in Barnacles Hostel Dublin!
November
- 10th - 21st November: Festival - Innovation Dublin Festival
This year's Innovation Dublin Festival will take place from November
10th - 21st. For those 11 days, venues all over the city region will
open their doors to showcase and promote innovation in the city.
December
8th - 23rd December: Market - Docklands Christmas Market
8th - 24th December: Live Animal Crib
For the 11th year running, The Mansion House on Dawson Street will host a
traditional nativity scene set with live animals in a specially
constructed lifesize stable.
8th December - 8th Jan: Event 7up Winter Wonderland
Ice Skating for Everyone!
17th - 24th December: Dame District Christmas Market
The Dame District Christmas Market is held in Dame Court just
parallel to Georges Street and behind Dame Street which is only a few
minutes walk from Barnacles Hostel Temple Bar.
For seven wonderful days leading up to Christmas, the inaugural Dame
District Christmas Market will transform one of Dublin's most unique
areas into a magical Christmas village to host a Christmas party that
even Santa's elves would be proud of. There will be something for
everyone as the streets are adorned with Christmas choirs, Christmas
theatre, Santa's Grotto, puppet shows, special guest performers,
workshops and Christmas fashion shows.
The Dame District Christmas market will host some of the best market
traders in the country where you will find everything from handmade
arts & crafts to toys, knitwear and jewelry in addition to a host
of intriguing stocking stuffer's and unique gift ideas.
Hungry shoppers will find themselves sampling the best in street fair
foods - sour dough wood pizza’s, rotary chickens, meats and cheeses,
chocolates, warm ciders, and hot seasonal drinks.
By night punters can gorge themselves on a mouth-watering array
of live music from Funzo, The Ghandis, The Candidates, Proud foot,
MOO!, Dem Fools, Champaign Animal, Gar Cox and Katherine Lynch, The
Young Folk, EL Hombre Jokes, The Trinity Singers, Ailie Blunnie,
Louisiana 6, Tiki Paul, Brian Brody, and many more TBA
Definitely worth a visit to get you in that Christmas Mood!!
25th December: Christmas Time!!
Come join us this Christmas at Barnacles. Read more....
30th December - 1st January: Festival - NYE Dublin
Dublins Official New Years Eve Festival!! Dublin will be set ablaze with
the energy, festivity, excitement and celebration of this annual
holiday. Check out the NYE website for a full list of concerts and
events. Click HERE
Nightly Entertainment - Barnacles Picks
The Barnacles team has heaps of local knowledge about what's on and are happy to give recommendations during your stay. We also get a number of discounts at gigs around the city. Inside the hostel we have our own weekly events, check them out!
Mondays
The Arlington Hotel, O'Connell Bridge for a fun filled show of Irish dancing, Irish music & the best of food. Check them out at www.arlington.ie
Tuesdays
www.comedydublin.com - Comedy night at Shehan's Pub, just off Grafton Street. €6.00 entry with ticket from Barnacles.
Wednesdays
Noobar - €3.00 all drinks!!!!
Thursdays
The Turks Head - Ska Band, The Bionic Rates. Free entry
Fridays
Nodisko - Indie and Electro Club. Half price admission to Barnacles guests.
Saturdays
www.backpackerpubcrawl.com - Departs the front gates of Trinity College at 8pm. Tickets from Reception.
Sundays
Beat the recession at Sin é. Best pint of Guinness in Dublin for €3.00 only.
The Button Factory - One of Dublin's finest music venues has nightly music with a lively atmosphere. With amazing gigs coming up this year check out their website to see what is happening this month. |
