132 events
Free
Kwaidan – Encounters with Lafcadio Hearn
Farmleigh House and Gardens
Open Tuesday - Sunday (closed for lunch between 1pm - 2pm)
Free
Sightseers
Casino Marino
13/03/2025 - 24/08/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pmCasimir Markievicz: A Polish Artist in Bohemian Dublin (1903-1913)
Dublin Castle
22/04/2025 - 14/09/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pmGuided Tour: Biophilia
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
This event will run over a course of the following dates:
25/07/2025
23/08/2025
20/09/2025Free
Summer Daily Guided Tours at National Botanic Gardens
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
These tours take place daily in May, June and July at 11.30am and 3pm
Tickets are €5 and can be purchased by cash in the Visitor Centre or alternatively online from eventbriteFree
Farmleigh Food & Craft Market
Farmleigh House and Gardens
Sunday 6th July
Sunday 3rd August
Monday 4th AugustOutdoor Yoga in Annes Grove Gardens
Annes Grove Gardens
Yoga sessions will take place every Sunday at 10 am during the months of June, July and August 2025.
Free
Irish Sign Language Tours
01/06/2025 - 06/12/2025
Free
The Fine Art of Textile
Dublin Castle
06/06/2025 - 24/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pmIrish Famine and Workhouse Tour
Custom House Visitor Centre
This tour takes place at 3pm on most Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Wild Garden Adventures: Pond Dipping
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
July 2nd 11:00 am and 3.30 pm
August 6th 11:00 am and 3:30 pmFree
Beautiful Blooms & Blossoming Roses
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
This event takes place at 2pm Wednesdays and Saturdays during July 2025 on the following dates :
Wednesday : 2nd, 9th,16th, 23rd, 30th.
Saturday : 5th ,12th,19th and 26th.Free
Farmer’s Market at Oldbridge House
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
06/07/2025 10am - 2pm
03/08/2025 10am - 2pm
07/09/2025 10am- 2pmFree
Clay/ Works Exhibition 2025 at National Botanic Gardens
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
06/07/2025 - 27/07/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree
Harp in the Park.
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
06/07/2025 3:00 pm - 4.00 pm
27/07/2025 3:00 pm - 4.00pmFree
Wild Garden Adventures: Bird Safari
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
July 9th at 11:00 am and 3.30pm
August 13th at 11:00 am and 3:30 pm.
Suitable for children aged 8 and over.Free
Meet the Makers of The Ferns Tapestry
Ferns Castle
Exhibition :
15/07/2025 - 02/09/2025
Every Tuesday morning from 10 am to 12 pmFree
No Ordinary Love
Rathfarnham Castle
15/07/2025 - 31/08/2025
9:30 am - 4:45 pmFree
Cut From The Same Cloth
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
15/07/2025 - 14/09/2025
9:30 am - 5:30 pmFree
Vinyl Sundays at the Glebe House & Gallery
Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
17/07/2025 - 24/07/2025
3:00 pm - 4:30 pmFree
Reveal Conceal. An Exhibition by members of Louth Craftmark
Farmleigh House and Gardens
8th July – 15th August
Daily 11:00 am – 4 :00 pm
Farmleigh Cowshed.Free
Sculpture in Context
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
4/09/2025 - 10/10/2025
This is a free exhibition taking place daily from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at weekendsWild Garden Adventures: Biodiversity, Bugs & Beasties
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
July 23rd 11: 00 am and 3:30 pm
August 20th 11:00 am and 3:30pmFantasies and Fairytales by Moonlight
Farmleigh House and Gardens
24/07/2025 - 24/07/2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pmClarinet and Piano Recital: Schubert, Stanford, Brahms
Farmleigh House and Gardens
25/07/2025 - 25/07/2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pmIrish Language Tours
Free
Fairy Door Trail at Charles Fort Military Fortress
Charles Fort Military Fortress
14 June - 31 August 2025.
Daily from 10am to 5pm our summer trail shall be available for all to discover and enjoy.Free
Women of The Custom House Tour
Custom House Visitor Centre
03/10/2025- 12/10/2025
Tours taking place on:
3/10/2025 @ 10:30 am
4/10/2025 @ 10:30am
5/10/2025 @10:30am
10/10/2025 @ 10:30 am
11/10/2025 @ 10:30am
12/10/2025 @10:30amFree
Music in the Bandstand with Drogheda Brass Band
Farmleigh House and Gardens
27/07/2025 - 27/07/2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pmFree
Specialised History Talk on the Dublin Castle Scandal of 1884
Dublin Castle
27/07/2025 - 27/07/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmUkrainian Stars in Irish Skies
Rathfarnham Castle
27/07/2025 - 27/07/2025
3:00 pm - 4:15 pmFree
Living History-Bringing the 17th century to life (27th July 2025)
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
27/07/2025 - 27/07/2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pmThe History of the Phoenix Park 1880–1980: A Talk by Dr John McCullen at Altamont Gardens
Altamont Gardens
29/07/2025 - 29/07/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmWild Garden Adventures: Budding Botanists
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
July 30th 11:00 am and 3:30 pm
August 27th 11:00 am and 3:30 pmFree
Irish Photographic Federation Nature Exhibition
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
30/07/2025 - 11/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pmBlight and Bounty
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
02/08/25 -30/08/2025
Events take place throughout August as follows:
Wednesdays :
6/08/2025,, 13/08/2025, 20/08/2025, 27/08/2025 at 2.00pmSaturdays:
2/08/2025, 9/08/2025, 16/08/2025,, 23/08/2025 and 30/08/2025Free
Dublin Book Festival Family Fun Day
Farmleigh House and Gardens
03/08/2025 - 03/08/2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pmFree
Encounters with Corvids
Farmleigh House and Gardens
03/08/2025 - 03/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
Living History-Bringing the 17th century to life (3-4 August 2025)
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
Events take place on:
Sunday 3rd August 11am - 4pm
Monday 4th August 11am - 4pm.Free
Artscope August Summer Events at Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham Castle
05/08/2025 - 05/08/2025
8:00 pm - 9:15 pmFree
Clonmel Scouts Display & Demonstration
The Main Guard
16/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
9:30 am - 4:00 pmFree
Hangings and Hangmen at Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
4:45 pm - 5:45 pmFree
Tour of Jerpoint Abbey
Jerpoint Cistercian Abbey
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pmFree
Turas Trí nGaeilge de Garraithe na Lus
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
Shield Making in Ballyhack Castle
Ballyhack Castle
16/08/2025 - 24/08/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pmFree
Heritage Blue Plaques of Waterford
Reginald’s Tower
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmFree
Plein Air Workshops at the Glebe House & Gallery
Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
16/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
12:00 pm - 4:00 pmFree
Free Admission day at Adare Castle – 16th August 2025
Adare Castle
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
10:00 am - 3:30 pmFree
Fooling the Eye; Faking Grandeur in Neoclassical Design
Rathfarnham Castle
16/08/2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
11:30 am - 12:30 pmFree
Open day at the 13th Century Ennis Friary
Ennis Friary
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree
Children’s Tour of Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
Free Talks and Tours at Maynooth Castle
Maynooth Castle
16 August, 2pm - 4pm
17 August, 2pm - 4pm
20 August, 11am - 4pm
23 August, 2pm - 4pm
24 August, 2pm - 4pmFree
Traditional Fishing Methods of Scattery Island
Scattery Island Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
16/08/2025 : 9:30 am - 2:00 pm
17/08/2025 : 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Please note Ferry boat charge applies.Free
Free Admission day at Charles Fort Military Fortress
Charles Fort Military Fortress
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree
An Alternative Tour of Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
16, 17, 23, 24 August, 1pm - 2pm
Free
Turas Trí nGaeilge de Theach Farmleigh
Farmleigh House and Gardens
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pmFree
Arrows Away Archery Demonstration at Ballyhack Castle
Ballyhack Castle
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
10:30 am - 1:00 pmFree
Turas Treoraithe Trí nGaeilge de Cúirt Dhún ar Aill
Doneraile Court and Estate
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFree
Exploring Our Foundations with Alva MacGowan
Rathfarnham Castle
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
2:30 pm - 3:30 pmFree
Heritage Week Events 2025: Exploring our Foundations
16/08/2025 - 24/08/2025
Free
Reginald’s Tower Free Lunchtime Lecture Series
Reginald’s Tower
Lectures will take place on :
August 16th
August 30th
September 13th
September 27th
October 11th
October 25thFree
Books Among Trees at JFK Arboretum.
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
11:00 am - 3:00 pmFree
Scattery Island Celebration 2025
Scattery Island Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
17/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmFree
Reclaiming an Irish ‘Way of St. James’, an illustrated talk by Damien McLellan
Ballyhack Castle
17/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmFree
A History of the Waterford to Limerick Junction Railway Line.
The Main Guard
16/08/2025 - 16/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Paint your own Medieval Mellifont Tile
Old Mellifont Cistercian Abbey Monastic Site
17, 24 August, 11am - 4pm
Free
Heritage Week – Women of the Custom House Tour
Custom House Visitor Centre
Tours available at 12: 00 pm on:
Sunday 17th August
Monday 18th August
Tuesday 19th August
Wednesday 20th August
Friday 22nd August
Saturday 23rd August
Sunday 24th AugustFree
India Day
Farmleigh House and Gardens
17/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
11:00 am - 5:00 pmFree
The Cloister Boys: in harmony since Harry met Barry in Sligo Abbey
17/08/2025 - 24/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Living History Events-Bringing the 17th century to life
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
Events will take place on :
Sunday 17th August 2025 from 11am - 4pm
Saturday 23rd August from 11am - 4pm
Sunday 24th August from 11am - 4 pmFree
Turas Treoraithe Trí nGaeilge de Phríosún Chill Mhaighneann
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
17/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFree
Heritage Week – Dark History of The Custom House Tour
Custom House Visitor Centre
Tours will take place on the following dates :
17/08/2025 @ 2:00pm
18/08/2025 @ 2:00pm
19/08/2025 @ 2:00pm
21/08/2025 @ 2:00pm
22/08/2025 @ 2:00pm
24/08/2025 @ 2:00pmFree
Artefacts: Unhidden History
Reginald’s Tower
17/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
1:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Famly Fun Day to celebrate Heritage Week in Glendalough Visitor Centre OPW
Glendalough Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
17/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree
Stories that shaped us with storyteller Joe Brennan.
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
17/08/2025 - 17/08/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pmFree
Turas trí nGaeilge de Theach Bhaile an Chaisleán
Castletown House and Parklands
18/08/2025 - 18/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFree
Heritage Week – Tour in French
Custom House Visitor Centre
18/08/2025 - 24/08/2025
10:15 am - 11:15 amFree
Turas Treoraithe Trí nGaeilge de Músaem na bPiarsach
Pearse Museum – St. Enda’s Park
19/08/2025 - 19/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
Meet the Makers of The Ferns Tapestry
Ferns Castle
19/08/2025 - 19/08/2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
Gaelic and Viking Shield Making Workshop
Ferns Castle
19/08/2025 - 19/08/2025
11:00 am - 1:00 pmSold Out
Nature Impressions – A Creative Clay Adventure.
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
19/08/2025 - 19/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:30 pmFree
Traces of Classical Antiquity at Farmleigh House
Farmleigh House and Gardens
19/08/2025 - 19/08/2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pmFree
Uncovering Uncomfortable Histories- Women’s Place in Waterford’s History and Heritage.
Reginald’s Tower
19/08/2025 - 19/08/2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmFree
Guided Tour of James Fort, Castlepark with OPW guide, William Butler.
Charles Fort Military Fortress
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmFree
Tour of Irish National War Memorial Gardens Islandbridge
Irish National War Memorial Gardens
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
A Roentgen at Rathfarnham? The Earl of Ely’s Writing Desk at Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham Castle
19/08/2025 - 19/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Hidden Botanics
Rathfarnham Castle
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
12:00 pm - 12:45 pmFree
Viking Tour of Irish National War Memorial Gardens
Irish National War Memorial Gardens
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pmFree
Centuries of Sound: Sligo’s Long History of Traditional Music
Sligo Abbey
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Turas trí nGaeilge de Caisleán Bhaile Átha Troim
Trim Castle
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
Puppet Show ‘The Princess and the Dragon’
Cahir Castle
20 August, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
20 August, 5:30pm - 6pmFree
Heritage Week – Custom House Physical and Spiritual Foundations Tour
Custom House Visitor Centre
20/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
11:00 am - 4:15 pmFree
Garden Talk at the Glebe House & Gallery
Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
1:00 pm - 1:45 pmFree
The Guinness Girls: Power, Privilege And A Life Less Ordinary
Farmleigh House and Gardens
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pmFree
Tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Grangegorman Military Cemetery
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
“The Root of All Evil” Boundary Commission Talk
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pmFree
A Time and a Place, with award winning photographer Edno Delaney.
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFree
A History of the Waterford to Limerick Junction Railway Line.
Reginald’s Tower
20/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmFree
Turas threoraithe trí nGaeilge den Casino Marino
Casino Marino
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
Illustrated Talk; ‘The Kinsale Railway Line, Past and Present’, by Cathal Deasy
Charles Fort Military Fortress
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFree
A celebration of the 800th anniversary of the cannonisation of St Laurence O’Toole
Glendalough Monastic Site and Visitor Centre
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
4:00 pm - 7:00 pmFree
Discover Bats at Donegal Castle
Donegal Castle
22/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pmFree
Naval Visitors to Waterford : A Voyage through the years (1900-Present)
Reginald’s Tower
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmFree
A History of the Waterford to Mallow Railway Line.
Dungarvan Castle
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmFree
Turas Dátheangach de Theach Túir – Bilingual Tour of Ashtown Castle
Phoenix Park and Biodiversity Centre
22/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFree
Turas trí nGaeilge de Cúirt Ioma
Emo Court and Estate
22/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pmFree
The Art, The Artist & The Art Collector
Farmleigh House and Gardens
22/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pmFree
Tour of the Knockmaree Cromlech
Phoenix Park and Biodiversity Centre
22/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Tour of Arbour Hill Military Cemetery
Arbour Hill Military Cemetery
22/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Dinosaur Trees Family Tour of the JFK Arboretum.
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
22/08/2025 - 22/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFree
Body Snatchers Tour
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
23/08/2025 - 11/10/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmFree
Illustrated Talk: ‘Seamus Breathnach Cultural Nationalist; His Life and Legacy’, by Pádraig Walsh.
Charles Fort Military Fortress
23/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pmFree
Art in the Abbey
Sligo Abbey
23/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
10:30 am - 4:30 pmFree
Pond Dipping with Nature/ Biodiversity Teacher Lorraine O Sullivan at the JFK Arboretum.
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum
23/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:30 pmFree
Bígí linn le haghaidh turas trí Gaeilge i Caisleán Rath Fearnáin
Rathfarnham Castle
23/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFree
Turas Treoraithe ar Chaisleán Ráth Fearnáin
Rathfarnham Castle
23/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmFree
Beneath The Bastion: Special Guided Tours to the interior of the Charles Bastion
Charles Fort Military Fortress
Guided tours.
Saturday 23rd August at 11.30am.
Sunday 24th August at 11.30am.Mokuhanga Japanese Printmaking Workshop
Farmleigh House and Gardens
23/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmFree
Guided nature walk of Ross Island Mining Trail
Ross Castle
Saturday 23 August 2025
10:30 am - 11:30 am
2:30 pm - 3:30 pmFree
Heritage Week – Children’s Tour and Workshop
Custom House Visitor Centre
23/08/2025 - 23/08/2025
11:00 am - 12:15 pmFree
Turas trí nGaeilge i Lárionad Bitheolaíochta Pháirc an Fhionnuisce
Phoenix Park and Biodiversity Centre
24/08/2025 - 24/08/2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pmFree
Ross Castle through the Ages
Ross Castle
Sunday 24th August 2025
11am - 12pm
1pm - 2 pmFree
German Tour of Reginald’s Tower.
Reginald’s Tower
24/08/2025 - 24/08/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmAn evening of original music with Josh Johnston and Clara Rose
Rathfarnham Castle
28/08/2025 - 28/08/2025
7:30 pm - 9:15 pmFree
Living History-Bringing the 17th century to life (14 September 2025)
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
14/09/2025 - 14/09/2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pmFree
Drogheda Brass Band Performance
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate
Drogheda Brass Band will perform in our Victorian Walled Gardens on 14 September 2025 from 2-4pm
Free
Culture Night: Sculpture in Context 2025 Guided Tour
National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Glasnevin
19/09/2025 : Tours at 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
Free
Culture Night at The Custom House
Custom House Visitor Centre
19/09/2025 - 19/09/2025
4:00 pm - 8:00 pmFree
Decolonising Dublin Castle: Irish Civilisation before the English
Dublin Castle
28/09/2025 - 28/09/2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFree
The Dublin Castle Scandal of 1884
Dublin Castle
28/09/2025 - 28/09/2025
2:30 pm - 3:30 pmFree
The Dark Side of The Custom House Tours
Custom House Visitor Centre
Tours will take place on the following dates :
29/09/2025 @ 11:30am
4/10/2025 @ 11:30am
5/10/2025 @ 11:30am
6/10/2025 @11:30am
11/10/2025 @ 11:30am
12/10/2025 @ 11:30amFree
Open House – Specialised Architecture Tour
Custom House Visitor Centre
Events will be held on:
Friday 17th October 2025,
Saturday 18th October 2025
Sunday 19th October 2025
On each of these days there will be tours at 10:00am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm.