55 events
![All Flowers in time Bend Towards the Sun]()
Free
All Flowers in time Bend Towards the Sun
Dublin Castle
13/02/2025 - 11/05/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm![Kwaidan—Encounters with Lafcadio Hearn]()
Free
Kwaidan—Encounters with Lafcadio Hearn
Farmleigh House and Gardens
07/03/2025 - 24/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm![Sightseers by James Hanley RHA, works on paper at the Casino at Marino]()
Free
Sightseers by James Hanley RHA, works on paper at the Casino at Marino
Casino Marino
13/03/2025 - 24/08/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm![When All Else Fails]()
Free
When All Else Fails
Rathfarnham Castle
Open Wednesday - Sunday 14 March - 4 May
10.30am - 5pm
Last admissions 4.15pm
![Lost Moments]()
Free
Lost Moments
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
24/03/2025 - 22/06/2025
![Spring Programme 2025: Garden Talks at the Parade Tower]()
Free
Spring Programme 2025: Garden Talks at the Parade Tower
Kilkenny Castle
All talks are free and entry is on a first come first served basis.
Doors open at 7:30pm.
![Sublime Expressions of Light]()
Free
Sublime Expressions of Light
Farmleigh House and Gardens
27/03/2025 - 16/04/2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pm![Thursday Tree Tours]()
Free
Thursday Tree Tours
Altamont Gardens
27/03/2025 - 30/10/2025
![Turas Threoraithe Gairdín as Gaeilge]()
Free
Turas Threoraithe Gairdín as Gaeilge
Altamont Gardens
28/03/2025 - 25/04/2025
![April Themed Tour: Seasonal Spring Treats]()
April Themed Tour: Seasonal Spring Treats
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
Every Wednesday & Saturday in April at 2pm
![Sundial art detail for Dreamlines at Knowth Art Exhibition]()
Free
Dreamlines at Knowth Art Exhibition, Brú na Bóinne
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre: Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth
06/04/2025 - 30/06/2025
9:30 am - 4:45 pm![Unquiet Earth: Variants in Nature]()
Free
Unquiet Earth: Variants in Nature
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
11/04/2025 - 27/04/2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm![Easter Children’s Tours]()
Free
Easter Children’s Tours
Custom House Visitor Centre
12/04/2025 - 27/04/2025
![Kids Drop-by Activities]()
Free
Kids Drop-by Activities
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
EASTER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES:
Sundays 13th, 20th, 27th April
Tuesdays 15nd & 22nd April
11.00am, 11.30am, 3.30pm & 4.00pm![Charles Fort Presents: ‘Easter With Esther … The Case of The Missing Carrots!’]()
Charles Fort Presents: ‘Easter With Esther … The Case of The Missing Carrots!’
Charles Fort Military Fortress
12/04/2025 - 27/04/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm![Unsurrendered Spirits – The Prison Writings of Dorothy Macardle]()
Free
Unsurrendered Spirits – The Prison Writings of Dorothy Macardle
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
Open Daily from 10am
Last admission 16.15![National Botanic Gardens greenhouse entrance]()
Free
Birdwatch Ireland Lecture: Tales of Rare Bird finds, by the Life of an Irish Birder
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
16/04/2025 - 16/04/2025
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm![Pop-Up Talks in St Patrick’s Hall]()
Free
Pop-Up Talks in St Patrick’s Hall
Dublin Castle
16/04/2025 - 30/04/2025
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm![Easter Bunnies enjoying storytelling Casino Marino animated image]()
Free
Easter Storytelling and Guided Tours for Children
Casino Marino
Tickets are free of charge but booking is essential. Tickets can be booked through Eventbrite.
![EASTER RABBIT BADGES!]()
Free
EASTER RABBIT BADGES!
Dublin Castle
20/04/2025 - 20/04/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![‘An Rí’ le Pádraig Mac Piarais]()
‘An Rí’ le Pádraig Mac Piarais
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
20/04/2025 - 20/04/2025
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm![Easter at Farmleigh]()
Free
Easter at Farmleigh
Farmleigh House and Gardens
20/04/2025 - 21/04/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm![Custom House Easter Egg Hunt]()
Free
Custom House Easter Egg Hunt
Custom House Visitor Centre
20/04/2025 - 21/04/2025
9:30 am - 4:30 pm![TURAS TREORAITHE TRÍ GHAEILGE!]()
Free
TURAS TREORAITHE TRÍ GHAEILGE!
Dublin Castle
20/04/2025 - 20/04/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm![Irish Sign Language Tours]()
Free
Irish Sign Language Tours
ISL Tours will take place at various dates and sites in April and May.
![Athenry Castle presents Dave Swift of Claíomh, talk on the 1916 Easter Rising]()
Free
Athenry Castle presents Dave Swift of Claíomh, talk on the 1916 Easter Rising
Athenry Castle
21/04/2025 - 21/04/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Casimir Markievicz: A Polish Artist in Bohemian Dublin (1903-1913)]()
Casimir Markievicz: A Polish Artist in Bohemian Dublin (1903-1913)
Dublin Castle
22/04/2025 - 14/09/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm![Talk: ‘The Gallipoli Campaign … A Lost Opportunity of the Great War?’]()
Free
Talk: ‘The Gallipoli Campaign … A Lost Opportunity of the Great War?’
Charles Fort Military Fortress
25/04/2025 - 25/04/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Guided Tour: Biophilia]()
Guided Tour: Biophilia
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
This event will run over a course of four dates.
26/04/2025
24/05/2025
28/06/2025
25/07/2025
23/08/2025
20/09/2025![Experience Japan Display poster image]()
Free
Experience Japan Hanami Festival
Farmleigh House and Gardens
27/04/2025 - 27/04/2025
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Hidden Botanics]()
Free
Hidden Botanics
Rathfarnham Castle
27/04/2025 - 27/04/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm![Dawn Chorus]()
Free
Dawn Chorus
Rathfarnham Castle
04/05/2025 - 04/05/2025
4:30 am - 7:00 am![Ardee Concert Band Display]()
Free
Ardee Concert Band Display
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
Monday 05/05/2025 2pm- 4 pm.
![Musketeer in action at history shooting display]()
Free
Living History-Bringing the 17th century to life
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
05/05/2025 - 05/05/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Irish Sign Language Interpreted Guided tour]()
Free
Irish Sign Language Interpreted Guided tour
Kilkenny Castle
05/05/2025 - 05/05/2025
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm![Farmleigh House Exterior]()
Free
The Tilted Work-Life Balance of Dublin’s Domestic Servants in the early 1900’s
Farmleigh House and Gardens
8th May 2.30 - 3.30 pm
Booking Required
Tickets can be booked by emailing farmleighguides@opw.ie or phoning 018155914.![Arthur Guinness: The Man Who Brewed an Empire Event Image]()
Free
Arthur Guinness: The Man Who Brewed an Empire
Farmleigh House and Gardens
Thursday 8th May2025 12.30- 1.30pm.
Tickets will be allocated in Courtyard Reception on a first come first served basis.![Arthur Guinness: The Man Who Brewed an Empire Event Image]()
Free
Arthur Guinness – Brewer of The First (Guinness) Pint – Born 300 years ago
Farmleigh House and Gardens
09/05/2025 2.30 - 3.30pm
Free Event, Operated on a first come, first served basis.![Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh]()
Free
A Legacy of Philanthropy: The Iveagh Trust
Farmleigh House and Gardens
09/05/2025 - 09/05/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pm![Traces of Classical Antiquity at Farmleigh House]()
Free
Traces of Classical Antiquity at Farmleigh House
Farmleigh House and Gardens
10/05/2025 12.30 - 1.30pm
Free Event: Tickets will be allocated on the day on a first come first served basis![Exterior view of Farmleigh House]()
Free
Neighbours Talk
Farmleigh House and Gardens
10/05/2025
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm![Farmleigh]()
Free
Rhythms of Light Tour
Farmleigh House and Gardens
11/05/2025 2.30 - 3.30pm
Free Event
Booking is essential ( see details hereunder)![Turas Treoraithe ar Theach Farmleigh]()
Free
Turas Treoraithe ar Theach Farmleigh
Farmleigh House and Gardens
11/05/2025 - 11/05/2025
11:00 am![Rhododendron Week]()
Free
Rhododendron Week
Altamont Gardens
12/05/2025 - 18/05/2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pm![National drawing Day 2025 at the Custom House poster]()
Free
National Drawing Day Children’s Tour and Drawing Session
Custom House Visitor Centre
Tours will take place at 10am, 12 midday and 2pm on Saturday 17th May 2025, with the drawing session taking place after it. Places are limited, and booking is essential.
![National Biodiversity Week]()
Free
National Biodiversity Week
Altamont Gardens
16/05/2025 - 25/05/2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm![Brian Brody and The Ghost Ensemble bring you ANIMA ANIMUS, music to entwine the masculine and the feminine that lies within the soul]()
Brian Brody and The Ghost Ensemble bring you ANIMA ANIMUS, music to entwine the masculine and the feminine that lies within the soul
Rathfarnham Castle
17/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
7:30 pm - 9:15 pm![Lafcadio Hearn & W.B. Yeats: The Writers who Brought Japan to Ireland]()
Lafcadio Hearn & W.B. Yeats: The Writers who Brought Japan to Ireland
Farmleigh House and Gardens
17/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Poster associated with Indian Classical Music Concert at Rathfarnham Castle]()
Free
An Afternoon of Indian Classical Music
Rathfarnham Castle
17/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm![Bat Walk]()
Free
Bat Walk
Altamont Gardens
25/05/2025 - 28/03/2025
![Alzheimer / Dementia inclusive Tour of Kilkenny Castle]()
Free
Alzheimer / Dementia inclusive Tour of Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
This tour will run over the course of three dates, please see below for all dates and times.
6th June at 3.30pm
16th September at 3.45pm
21st December at 10am![A Biographical Garden – Ireland’s Living Tribute to Lafcadio Hearn]()
A Biographical Garden – Ireland’s Living Tribute to Lafcadio Hearn
Farmleigh House and Gardens
07/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm![Trad Day in the Walled Garden]()
Free
Trad Day in the Walled Garden
Altamont Gardens
18/06/2025 - 18/06/2025
![View of Chapter House]()
Romeo and Juliet
Emo Court and Estate
22/06/2025 - 22/06/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm![Corona North Week]()
Free
Corona North Week
Altamont Gardens
07/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
