WHAT'S ON
WHAT'S ON
NON-TICKETED EVENTS
With the Culture Date with Dublin 8 fast approaching we decided to help you in your plans for the weekend by highlighting some of the events and activities that you can enjoy at your leisure without any ticket booking requirements.
Drop in to any of these activities throughout the weekend and discover something new and unique in D8
IMMA - IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Image from Irish Gothic by Patricia Hurl
Visit Exhibitions for free at IMMA
Sat 13 May 10am to 5.30pm
Sun 14 May 12noon – 5.30pm
Over the festival weekend there are four exhibitions to visit at IMMA.
Irish Gothic explores the work of one of Ireland’s most accomplished artists, Patricia Hurl.
Championing Irish Art from the Mary and Alan Hobart Collection featuring the work of prominent Irish artists including Jack B. Yeats, John Lavery, William Orpen & Mary Swanzy.
Scene of the Myth an expansive solo exhibition of the work of Sarah Pierce, featuring performances, videos, installations, and archives.
Unseeing Traces in collaboration with New Communities Partnership presents artefacts from the Kingdom of Kongo to explore displacement, colonialism, race and representation.
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Check in at IMMA Reception on arrival
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There will also be speciality guided tours of Irish Gothic at 2.30pm both days (meet at IMMA reception)
MARSH'S LIBRARY
FREE ENTRY +
LEGO Hunt - featuring significant Irish figures from the library's past
Saturday 13th May
10am - 5pm
Marsh's Library is happy to welcome visitors to participate in its Irish Writers themed Lego Hunt! Track down James Joyce, Bram Stoker and many more as you browse through the bays of Ireland's first public library. Staff will be available to tell you stories of the famous readers, book theft and Maurice the Mummy. All ages are welcome!
Visit St Audoen's Church & Enjoy St Georges Brass Band with some Live Music in the Park!
St. Audoen's Church Visitor Centre Open Saturday and Sunday from
9.30am - 5.30pm
Guided Tours available throughout the weekend. Learn about the medieval history of Dublin, and the medieval architecture of St. Audoen’s.
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SATURDAY 13TH MAY
2.30PM
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Join St George’s Brass Band for an afternoon of musical entertainment in the park featuring some classics, music from the movies and some popular favourites.
WE LOVE MARKETS AT
THE DIGITAL HUB
SATURDAY 13TH MAY
11am - 5pm
We Love Markets at The Digital Hub are thrilled to be a part of the Culture Date with Dublin 8 programme this year. The Market will host up to 50 eclectic stalls, showcasing a mixture of local design and locally made artisan food, homemade crafts, clothes, furniture, bric-a-brac, vintage wares, artisan goods and plenty of hidden gems.
The market will support local enterprises, organisations, designers and creatives in Dublin 8.
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PERFORMANCE
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Dublin 8 based drumming school MaSamba Samba will feature with a pop up performance in the afternoon.
RICHMOND BARRACKS
Teddy Bear Picnic in the Garden
Saturday 13th May
12.30pm - 3pm
Join us for a picnic in Richmond Barracks on Saturday the 13th of May from 12:30-3 pm. Bring your sambos and your picnic blanket and chill out in the beautiful surroundings of the Richmond Barracks garden.
We'll be starting at 12.30 pm with a Teddy Bear's Picnic with Inchicore Library (make sure to bring your teddy!) Then afterwards we will be relaxing, playing some games, having some music and serving tea, orange squash and buns. We look forward to seeing you! (please note the picnic is weather dependent and won't take place if it is raining)
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No Booking Required
VISIT EXHIBITIONS AT BLOCK T/FLUX,
THE MAGNET & PALLAS PROJECTS - SAT & SUN
BLOCK T is now FLUX - celebrate their rebranding with a launch of a new members exhibition at a former bank on James's street.
Visit the debut solo exhibition of Sorcha Frances Ryder 'Days That Last Forever + Friends Who Never Have To Go Home' at The Magnet
Visit the exhibition 'Monsters of the Apocalypse' by local artist Venus Patel at Pallas Projects
IRISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL GARDENS
Guided Visit of The Irish National War Memorial Gardens
Friday 12th May
2pm & 3pm
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Saturday 13th May
12pm, 2pm & 3.30pm
Meeting point in the car park nearest the edge of the formal gardens.
Duration: approx 1 hr
Enjoy the historic sunken rose gardens, herbaceous borders and extensive tree-planting with staff of OPW. Hear the history of this Sir Edward Lutyens designed commemorative garden with architectural features. Picturesque setting on the south bank of the River Liffey at Islandbridge.
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The Trinity Regatta will also be viewable from the gardens on Saturday 13th May from 7am - 6pm
ENJOY SOME MUSIC AT ALL MY FRIENDS, HEN'S TEETH & RASCALS BREWERY
Sassy J
​Saturday 13th May
7pm - late
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Hailing from the de facto beautiful Swiss capital of Bern, Sassy J has a colourful and charming sound informed by her simple and honest love of music and emotion. She runs her own Patchwork night, does the art for each party and has a passion for sewing one off pieces of clothing that marry many different textures and styles in compelling ways, much like when she mixes records.
Fintan Warfield
​Sunday 14th May
5pm-7pm
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Fintan is a Dublin based singer, guitar and violin player. He is first and foremost a performer of Irish ballads, while his wider repertoire spans folk, country along with modern and contemporary pop. Fintan's performances and playlist epitomise the spirit of diversity in All My Friends.
All Vinyl DJ Set with Paula Lahiff
Thursday 11th May
8pm
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All Vinyl DJ Set with David Corway
Friday 12th May
8.30pm
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DJ Wax Evening Party
Sunday 14th May
6pm
THE VINTAGE MARKET AT THE CIRCULAR
Saturday 13th May 12pm - 4pm
Come browse an eclectic selection of women's and men's vintage fashions, jewellery and other bits and bobs at bargain prices
The bar will be open and we'll have local DJ's spinning some chilled out tunes
Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/2Ll6kThTl