IRELAND SPOTS

Events in Dublin

Real, sourced events — festivals, sport, seasonal happenings and more. Every listing links to an official source; nothing here is estimated or invented.

Upcoming Events

St Stephen's Green in Dublin city centre
ChristmasFree

18 Nov – 22 Dec 2026

St Stephen's Green Christmas Market

St Stephen's Green · City Centre

A continental-style Christmas market with stalls in and around St Stephen's Green. Free to browse; individual stalls charge for food and drink.

SeasonalPaid

30 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027

NYF Dublin — New Year's Festival

Multiple venues across Dublin

A three-day citywide programme of concerts and events running into the New Year, including a New Year's Eve countdown concert. Some events are ticketed; check the official site for the current year's venues, since past editions have used Dublin Castle, which is closed to the public for most of the second half of 2026.

Temple Bar, one of TradFest's Dublin city-centre venues
MusicPaid

20 Jan – 24 Jan 2027

TradFest 2027

Multiple venues, including Temple Bar · Temple Bar and citywide

Ireland's largest traditional and folk music festival, with hundreds of musicians playing historic and unusual venues across Dublin. Admission to almost all of the Smithwick's Sessions in Temple Bar is free.

A performer at the St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin
St Patrick'sFree

13 Mar – 17 Mar 2027

St Patrick's Festival 2027

Citywide, parade route from Parnell Square to Kevin Street

Ireland's national festival, five days of free events culminating in the National St Patrick's Day Parade on 17 March, starting at 12pm and running from Parnell Square down O'Connell Street to Kevin Street.