Literary-art Events in Dublin

Check out happening literary-art events all around Dublin, DN

Tori Amos Dublin

 Sun, 19 Apr at 09:00 pm Dublin

An Evening with Patrick Radden Keefe

 Sun, 03 May at 06:30 pm Trinity College Dublin EUR 23

An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Gate Theatre EUR 19 to 39

Christine Falls: A Celebration

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Royal Irish Academy of Music Free

In Conversation: Writing the Prado with John Banville

 Tue, 07 Apr at 03:00 pm National Gallery of Ireland

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly 'And here's the kicker' - Live at The Purty Kitchen

 Sun, 12 Jul at 08:00 pm The Purty Kitchen EUR 29

John Banville's Dublin

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Pepper Canister Church Free

Paul Howard (Ross O'Carroll-Kelly)

 Sun, 03 May at 08:00 pm Peacock's Bar & Lounge, RIVER VALLEY SHOPPING CENTRE, Swords, Ireland K67 N5P3

Duane Doogan + Guests. 7:00pm Doors

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar EUR 20

Comedy for Climate! – A Stand‑Up Showcase

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm RDS Venue - Anglesea Gate EUR 10

The City Of Our Dreaming Concert

 Thu, 07 May at 08:00 pm St Patrick's Cathedral EUR 22 to 39

Emman Idama, Darragh White + Guests. 7:00pm Doors

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar EUR 20

Wed April 1st: New Material Night Live Stand Up Comedy Show.

 Wed, 01 Apr at 09:00 pm Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar EUR 15

Talk: William Blake - Where the Wild Things Are

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm National Gallery of Ireland

Talk: All the Beauty in the World - A Museum Guard's Adventures in Life, Loss and Art

 Thu, 02 Apr at 12:00 pm National Gallery of Ireland

Eastrogen Rising: a rebel cabaret

 Thu, 16 Apr at 08:00 pm Annesley House EUR 17

Steve Knightly

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, Naul, Ireland Co. Dublin

1950s Fashion in Dublin

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm Collins Barracks Free

Words, In Other Places. Literature in Translation / Words Beyond Borders

 Sun, 12 Apr at 04:00 pm Irish Writers Centre Free

Dissecting Christine Falls

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm National Library of Ireland Free

An Evening with Darth Vader

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm Walters EUR 18 to 20

CRAICLY STORIES - "The Irish Horse"

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm Bewley's Grafton Street EUR 55

AS IF In Conversation with Donal Dineen

 Sat, 04 Apr at 02:00 pm International Centre for the Image Free

The Bookshelf Live with Ryan Tubridy

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm 3Olympia Theatre

Kimmie Rhodes

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, Naul, Ireland Co. Dublin

Guided Walk: Baggotonia - in its Creativity, Canals, Royalty & Architecture

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm 23-25 Baggot Street Upper EUR 28

Words, In Other Places. Creative Writing Workshop, Dublin

 Sun, 12 Apr at 01:30 pm Irish Writers Centre Free

Alanis Morissette Tribute | Dublin | 4th April 2026

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm The Sound House EUR 20

ART Fundraising Event for PALESTINE - 3rd EDITION

 Sun, 19 Apr at 01:00 pm The Wild Duck Dublin EUR 17

Reading the Streets – A Literary Walking Tour

 Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am King's Inns EUR 17

Latin Art fundraiser

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Jacobs Venue EUR 5 to 10

DCU Book Club with Colin Barrett

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Belvedere Library, DCU St. Patrick's Campus Free

Discover Irish Children's Books Symposium: Sat 6th June dlr LexIcon Library

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am LexIcon Library and Cultural Centre EUR 22 to 49

Would it Help If I Told You I Was One of the Good Ones? - WIP Reading

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Players Theatre Free

Bloomsday Festival 2026: Father John Conmee S.J. Walking Tour

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:45 pm St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church EUR 19

"Ball Nights" A Celebration of West Kerry Arts

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm The Sugar Club EUR 23

Remembering Brendan Kennelly - In Treasured Moments

 Sun, 19 Apr at 05:00 pm The Round Room Conference & Events Venue Dublin - Mansion House EUR 44

Writing History

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm City Assembly House Free

Crime Fiction Writing Workshop with Gill Perdue

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Tallaght Library Free

FREE CONCERT IN DUBLIN DCU- The University of North Florida Chamber Singers

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm DCU All Hallows Chapel Free

DYKEishxQueer Hawk March Open Mic

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:30 pm Queer Hawk Barbershop & Salon Liffey Street EUR 6

Disrupt Dublin

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Personio Dublin - Georges Quay House EUR 34

Lina Andonovska / New Dublin Voices

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle EUR 8 to 15

Cacao Ceremony for Self Love, with Reiki, Sound healing & Relaxation

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm 1 Windmill Ln EUR 39

An Evening with Hazel McBride

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Chapters Bookstore Free

Acéphale Cabaret & Altaar: FIX YOUR HEARTS

 Thu, 23 Apr at 09:00 pm Fibber Magees EUR 12

Maternity Care in 1950s Dublin

 Thu, 09 Apr at 01:00 pm Humanarium Free

The International Dublin Writers’ Festival '26 (US$ Early Bird Pricing)

 Fri, 14 Aug at 05:30 pm Trinity College Dublin USD 89 to 229

Intro to Intercultural Competence for Artists, Creatives & Arts Workers

 Mon, 20 Apr at 10:00 am Camden Court Hotel EUR 10

A Reading from Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky by Mary O’Donnell

 Sat, 11 Apr at 04:00 pm James Joyce Centre Free

Music Books + Fanzine Festival

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:30 am IADT Carnegie Library EUR 25

ChapelCeoil - Seven Last Words ft. Quartet and Nicole Rourke

 Sun, 29 Mar at 06:00 pm St. Laurence's Church EUR 10 to 15

Music Network presents Théo Ould & Alison Langer

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:30 pm Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Ireland Library EUR 0 to 26

DCU Book Club with Christine Dwyer Hickey

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Presidents Lounge, 1838, Albert College, Glasnevin Campus Free

Hooks & Reels

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm The Abbey Tavern EUR 12

Dublin Seminar, Metabolic Syndrome

 Wed, 22 Apr at 03:15 pm Talbot Hotel Stillorgan GBP 35

Dublin’s Golden Age – 100 years Walking Tour

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am King's Inns EUR 17

An evening with much-loved wildlife expert Éanna Ní Lamhna

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm St Brigid's Church EUR 17 to 22

An Evening With June O'Sullivan

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Chapters Bookstore Free

Stuart Bailie in Conversation

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:30 pm Volume Records and Books Free

Fréamhacha // Roots by Cormac Mac Gearailt

 Wed, 15 Apr at 01:00 pm RDS Members Club Free

A World of Books and Readings

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Instituto Cervantes Dublin Free

"Giving Voice to Arts" with Conductor/Composer Peter Joyce

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut Irland Free

Максим Беспалов - презентація нового роману «У пошуках Єви»

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm Ukraine Community Centre Rathmines Free

New Irish Communities Creative Writing Workshop April

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Irish Writers Centre Free

Launch of the IBBY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN COLLECTION EXHIBITION

 Thu, 02 Apr at 04:15 pm Cregan Library, DCU St. Patrick's Campus Free

Script Reads: scene transition and character introduction in Sinners

 Sun, 29 Mar at 05:00 pm The Black Sheep Free

The Trinity Long Room Hub Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture 2026

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Trinity Long Room Hub Free

Voices and Visions: The Women in Handel’s World Speaker, Katrine Nyland

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Goethe-Institut Irland EUR 6 to 22

Rialto Community Arts Festival - Programme Launch & Open Mic

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm St. Andrew's Community Centre Free

HLG Offsite: Basic Talks-Chloe McDonagh

 Fri, 17 Apr at 01:00 pm NCAD Gallery Free

AAI Awards Critic's Lecture 2026: Phineas Harper

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Robert Emmet Theatre EUR 8 to 15

Filmas "Nuodas"- DUBLINE (Papildomas)

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm IMC Santry Cinema EUR 15

Little Bird May Book Club

 Wed, 06 May at 06:30 pm Little bird EUR 17

Harmonising yourself, through Written Word and Sound

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:15 am Our Lady of Dolours EUR 130

Book Launch - Words in a Mirror - Poems of Silent Emotion

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Pavilion Bar Free

OLD EVENT

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 am TCD Arts Building EUR 50

Melancholia Revisited w/Derek Hook (via telelink)

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Freud Lacan institute EUR 0 to 28

Love and Literature: TCD School of English Evening Lectures 2026

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Jonathan Swift Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin EUR 4 to 50

Irish Vegan Book Club first meeting

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Dublin, Ireland

Storytelling of Irish Myths and Legends

 Sun, 16 Mar at 04:00 pm Sin é Dublin EUR 10 to 15

Temple Bar Walking Tour: Myths, Music & the Making of Dublin

 Tue, 19 Aug at 12:00 am Dublin EUR 6