Special Events
New Year’s Day, 1 Jan, throughout the city National Book Fair, late Jan, Royal Dublin Society Six Nations Rugby Tournament, Feb-Apr, Lansdowne Road Stadium Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Chase, Feb, Leopardstown Racecourse Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Feb, various venues including the Savoy, the IFC and the Screen St Patrick’s Day Parade, parades, fireworks, carnival, ceilidh dancing, 17 Mar, throughout the city Feis Ceoil, classical music festival, Mar-Apr, 37 Molesworth Street, Temple Bar Colours Boat Race, rowing race, first weekend Apr, River Liffey between Trinity College and University College Dublin Heineken Green Energy Music Festival, May/June, outdoor concerts at Dublin Castle and smaller indoor gigs at various other venues Dublin Garden Festival, late May/early Jun, RDS, Ballsbridge Bloomsday Festival, a walk around the city in celebration of the life of James Joyce as part of the annual Dublin Writers’ Festival, 16 Jun, walk starts at the James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George’s Street AIB Music Festival, chamber music festival, first two weeks Jun, Georgian houses throughout the city Dublin International Organ and Choral Festival, Jun, Christchurch Cathedral, City Hall, National Concert Hall and various churches Music in the Park, series of lunchtime concerts, Jun-Aug, various city parks Temple Bar Blues Fleadh, live blues festival, third weekend Jul, various venues in Temple Bar Dublin Horse Show, Aug, Royal Dublin Society The Liffey Swim, Sep, River Liffey All Ireland Hurling Festival, second Sun in Sep, Croke Park All Ireland Gaelic Football Final, fourth Sun in Sep, Croke Park Dublin Jazz Festival, mid-Sep, various venues Irish Antique Dealers Fair, Sep-Oct, Royal Dublin Society Dublin Fringe Festival, annual festival celebrating both Irish and world theatre, as well as dance and comedy, Sep-Oct, various venues Dublin Theatre Festival, Sep-Oct, various venues Samhain Halloween Festival, 31 Oct, throughout the city Dublin City Marathon, Oct, starts Leinster Street South and finishes at Merrion Street West National Crafts Fair of Ireland, mid-Dec, Royal Dublin Society Leopardstown Races, annual horseracing event, end of Dec, Leopardstown
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