What to do in Dublin this week

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Feb 6

  IMMA Collection: Art as Agency

  Irish Museum of Modern Art · Kilmainham

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Visual arts

  until Dec 6

  Rembrandt to Matisse - A Celebration of European Works on Paper

  National Gallery of Ireland · Merrion Square

  • Visual arts

  Free Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Oct 23

  Othello

  Mill Theatre Dundrum · Dundrum

  • Theatre

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Adrian Duncan: Buildings from a Novel

  RHA Gallery · St Stephen's Green

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 25

  CNUASACH, curated by Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh PRHA

  RHA Gallery · St Stephen's Green

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Nov 8

  Fionn McCann: Deconstructing a Mountain

  RHA Gallery · St Stephen's Green

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Oct 25

  Maïa Nunes: Lake Burst

  RHA Gallery · St Stephen's Green

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Dec 20

  Una Sealy: Time Lines, Selected Works 2016-2026

  RHA Gallery · St Stephen's Green

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until May 9

  Technologies of Peace: Art and Transition in Contemporary Europe (1989-2026)

  Irish Museum of Modern Art · Kilmainham

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  until Nov 7

  ANIMALS

  Abbey Theatre · North Inner City

  • Theatre

• Visual arts

  until Nov 22

  Morgan Quaintance: I'll Always Remember...

  Temple Bar Gallery + Studios · Temple Bar

  • Visual arts

• Theatre

  until Nov 14

  visions

  Abbey Theatre · North Inner City

  • Theatre

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• Dance

  until Nov 14

  Moving Signatures (Coiscéim Broadreach x IMMA Horizons)

  Irish Museum of Modern Art · Kilmainham

  • Dance

• Theatre

  until Nov 10

  Presenting with Impact

  Abbey Theatre · North Inner City

  • Theatre

• Theatre

  until Oct 24

  The Man Who Swallowed a Dictionary

  Smock Alley Theatre · Temple Bar

  • Theatre

• Visual arts

  until Feb 7

  Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary

  National Gallery of Ireland · Merrion Square

  • Visual arts

  16 € Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Oct 24

  Pinter-Wilde: A Double-Bill featuring One for the Road & A Florentine Tragedy

  Mill Theatre Dundrum · Dundrum

  • Theatre

• Theatre

  until Oct 23

  In Plain Sight

  Smock Alley Theatre · Temple Bar

  • Theatre

• Comedy

  until Oct 24

  Vittorio Angelone: You Can't Say Nothing Anymore

  Gaiety Theatre · City Centre

  • Comedy

• Music

  1:05 PM

  Musicals Please Maestro!

  National Concert Hall · St Stephen's Green

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  Allie X

  The Academy · North Inner City

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Elder Island — Button Factory

  The Button Factory · Temple Bar

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  Shaun Finn @ Fibber Magee's

  Shaun Finn

  Fibber Magee's · Parnell Street

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Adult Leisure

  Whelan's · Portobello

  • Music

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• Music

  7:30 PM

  NSOI: Garcia plays Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez

  National Concert Hall · St Stephen's Green

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  CURVEBALL: Disco Becomes Her — Button Factory

  The Button Factory · Temple Bar

  • Music
  • Disco

• Comedy

  8 PM

  Sinéad Culbert: I'm No Wonder Woman

  Draíocht · Blanchardstown

  • Comedy

• Music

  11 PM

  Cinco Shades: Josh Pace — Button Factory

  The Button Factory · Temple Bar

  • Music

• Music

  11 PM

  Nymed

  The Sound House · Eden Quay

  • Music
  • Nights out

• Theatre

  —Time not announced

  Dinosaur World Live

  Pavilion Theatre · Dún Laoghaire

  • Theatre

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Friday Night Live

  Laughter Lounge · North Inner City

  • Comedy

  31 € Sold out Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Levellers

  Vicar Street · The Liberties

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Numbskull Narrative @ Fibber Magee's

  Numbskull Narrative

  Fibber Magee's · Parnell Street

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Oct 26

  Stitch

  Smock Alley Theatre · Temple Bar

  • Theatre

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Music

  2:30 PM

  NCH and Foggy Notions present HAUNTED DANCEHALL

  National Concert Hall · St Stephen's Green

  • Music
  • Reggae

• Music

  6:30 PM

  Jazzy

  3Arena · Docklands

  • Music
  • Comedy

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• Music

  7 PM

  Kelela

  National Concert Hall · St Stephen's Green

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Swiftogeddon: 20 Years of Taylor Special

  The Grand Social · North Inner City

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  Awning

  The Workman's Club · Temple Bar

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  Fya Fox

  Whelan's · Portobello

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  McCartney All the Best

  Draíocht · Blanchardstown

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  Ni Plata Ni Plomo

  Wigwam

  • Music
  • Nights out

• Music

  8 PM

  Overpass

  Whelan's · Portobello

  • Music

• Music

  8 PM

  Tomora

  The National Stadium · South Circular Road

  • Music

• Music

  11 PM

  BOLLYWOOD HEIST – BOLLYWOOD BEHIND THE MASK 2026

  Wigwam

  • Music
  • Nights out
  • Indian music

• Nights out

  11 PM

  Mareah By Night Presents: GuyJ

  The Grand Social · North Inner City

  • Nights out

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Chris Williamson Live: Mostly Wise

  The Helix · Glasnevin

  • Comedy

• Theatre

  —Time not announced

  CreepyTown: A Frightfully Fun Halloween Panto for All the Family

  The Helix · Glasnevin

  • Theatre

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Leftfield

  Centre Point

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  —Time not announced

  Saturday Night Live

  Laughter Lounge · North Inner City

  • Comedy

  31 € Sold out Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Shed Seven

  Vicar Street · The Liberties

  • Music

• Music

  —Time not announced

  The Greatest 80s Show

  Mill Theatre Dundrum · Dundrum

  • Music

Sunday, October 25, 2026

• Music

  2:30 PM

  NCH and Foggy Notions present HAUNTED DANCEHALL

  National Concert Hall · St Stephen's Green

  • Music
  • Reggae

• Music

  3 PM

  Bonehead Fest

  The Grand Social · North Inner City

  • Music

• Music

  4 PM

  David Donohoe

  Wigwam

  • Music
  • Nights out

• Music

  4:30 PM

  Chamber Music Series: Esposito Quartet: White Man Sleeps

  National Concert Hall · St Stephen's Green

  • Music

• Music

  6:30 PM

  Duke Dumont

  3Arena · Docklands

  • Music
  • Comedy

• Music

  7 PM

  Katherine Jenkins

  Bord Gáis Energy Theatre · Docklands

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Ryan Beatty

  The Academy · North Inner City

  • Music

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Boney M

  The National Stadium · South Circular Road

  • Music

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