Literary-art Events in Dublin
Check out happening literary-art events all around Dublin, DN
JLF Island of Ireland 2026
Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin
An Evening with Lisa Jewell and Andrea Mara
Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm
Royal Irish Academy of Music
EUR 18 to 20
Monday May 11th - Stand Up, On the Spot!
Mon, 11 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Eric Lalor + Guests. May 14th 9pm
Thu, 14 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Kev larney, Elinor Murphy + Guests. 7:00pm Doors
Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Sunday May 24th with Craig Moran + Guests.
Sun, 24 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Gong Show Comedy Competition May. 8:30pm
Mon, 25 May at 08:30 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 12
Emman Idama, Dane Frisby + Guests. May 28th 9pm
Thu, 28 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
The Dublin Story Slam - Nine Lives
Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm
The Sugar Club
EUR 15
Emman Idama, Kev Larney + Guests. 9:30pm
Fri, 22 May at 09:30 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Emman Idama, Darragh McGarrigle + Guests. 7:00pm Doors
Fri, 08 May
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Aidan Greene + Guests. 9:30pm
Sat, 09 May at 09:30 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Wed May 13th: New Material Night Live Stand Up Comedy Show.
Wed, 13 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Sunday May 10th with Craig Moran + Guests.
Sun, 10 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Emman Idama, Neil Green+ Guests. 7:00pm Doors
Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Sunday May 17th with Craig Moran + Guests.
Sun, 17 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Wed May 20th: New Material Night Live Stand Up Comedy Show.
Wed, 20 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Eric Lalor + Guests. May 21st 9pm
Thu, 21 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Saddle Stories
Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm
The Sugar Club
EUR 5
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
Spotkanie autorskie: Szczepan Twardoch
Sun, 07 Jun at 05:30 pm
Library Square, Inchicore, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland D08 PA07
Emman Idama, Kev Larney + Guests. 7:00pm Doors
Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Wed May 27th: New Material Night Live Stand Up Comedy Show.
Wed, 27 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Craig Moran, Keith Millar + Guests. 7:00pm Doors
Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Emman Idama, Neil Green + Guests. 7:00pm Doors
Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell
Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm
Gate Theatre
EUR 19 to 39
Emman Idama + Guests. 7:00pm Doors
Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Sunday May 31st with Craig Moran + Guests.
Sun, 31 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
Bloomsday Festival 2026: Ulysses in 60 Minutes Walking Tour
Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am
James Joyce Centre
EUR 12 to 17
RCSI Medical Professionalism Conference 2026 - Dublin and Online
Fri, 15 May at 09:30 am
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
EUR 0 to 50
Keith Fox + Guests. 9:30pm
Fri, 15 May
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Donatella Di Pietrantonio in Dublin – Meeting with the author
Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Free
Angling Shadows | The Artworks of 'Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again'
Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again
Free
Together/Apart
Wed, 13 May at 03:30 pm
Trinity Long Room Hub
Free
Monday May 18th - Stand Up, On the Spot!
Mon, 18 May at 09:00 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 15
An Evening with Hazel McBride
Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm
Chapters Bookstore
Free
Craig Moran, Rob Nother + Guests. 8:00pm doors
Tue, 19 May at 08:00 pm
International Bar - Upstairs
EUR 15
Alanis Morissette Tribute | Rugged Little Pill | Dublin | 23rd May 2026
Sat, 23 May at 07:30 pm
The Sound House
EUR 20
Quiz Night – Two Quizzes! Modern Family @19:30 + General Knowledge @20:30
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
TP Smith's Bar and Restaurant
EUR 5 to 11
SHE PAST AWAY - Button Factory - By Selective Memory
Wed, 23 Sep at 07:30 pm
Button Factory
Lina Andonovska / New Dublin Voices
Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm
Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle
EUR 8 to 15
Hibsen Concert 6 June 2026
Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm
Church of Saint George and Saint Thomas
EUR 22
Queer Literary Dublin – Walking Tour
Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm
The Oscar Wilde Monument
EUR 22
Bloomsday Festival 2026: Work Out Your Brain with Finnegans Wake
Fri, 12 Jun at 01:00 pm
James Joyce Centre
Free
The Insiders' Guide to Publishing Seminar for Adult Fiction
Sat, 23 May at 09:00 am
Merrion Square Park
„Dublin przez wieki” – spacer z przewodnikiem (po polsku)
Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am
Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
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
Kimmie Rhodes
Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm
Seamus Ennis Arts Centre, Naul, Ireland Co. Dublin
10th GIG-ARTS CONFERENCE DUBLIN 2026
Thu, 14 May at 09:00 am
Dublin City University All Hallows Campus
EUR 81 to 269
Culture Date Tour with Marsh's Library
Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am
Marsh’s Library
EUR 6
LAI President's Medal 2026 - Members' Event
Fri, 22 May at 11:00 am
Pearse Street Library
Free
Alanis Morissette Tribute
Sat, 23 May at 06:30 pm
The Sound House
Dublin Jade Egg Initiation Workshop
Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm
Flux Studios D2
GBP 225
The International Dublin Writers’ Festival '26 (US$ Early Bird Pricing)
Fri, 14 Aug at 05:30 pm
Trinity College Dublin
USD 89 to 299
DCU Book Club with Sarah Waters
Thu, 15 Oct at 06:30 pm
Seamus Heaney Theatre, Cregan Library, DCU St. Patrick's Campus
Free
The Dining Club Presents: An Irish Literary Feast
Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm
Whitestown House
EUR 140 to 205
DCU Book Club with Christine Dwyer Hickey
Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm
Presidents Lounge, 1838, Albert College, Glasnevin Campus
Free
Bloomsday Festival 2026: James Joyce and The Great Irish Poets Songbook
Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm
James Joyce Centre
EUR 22
Dyke Affair Issue 02 Launch
Sat, 09 May at 04:00 pm
The Library Project
Free
Craig Moran, Patrick Conlan + Guests. 8:00pm doors
Tue, 12 May at 08:00 pm
International Bar - Upstairs
EUR 15
Bloomsday Festival 2026: Dada Deux - A Joycean Cabaret
Thu, 11 Jun at 08:30 pm
James Joyce Centre
EUR 22
The Bookshelf Live with Ryan Tubridy
Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm
3Olympia Theatre
Brian Gallagher + Guests. 9:30pm
Sat, 23 May at 09:30 pm
Peadar Kearney's Pub - Cellar
EUR 20
Bloomsday Festival 2026: Songs of ReJoycing
Tue, 16 Jun at 07:30 pm
James Joyce Centre
EUR 17
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
Spill the Tea (Wine) Book Club✨& Crafting!
Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm
The Devlin Cinema
EUR 12
✍️ Warsztat kreatywnego pisania "Odkryj swoją literacką stronę"
Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm
Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation
Early Days: The path to publication and beyond
Sun, 10 May at 02:00 pm
Books Upstairs
EUR 7
Oein DeBhairduin with Anne Burke
Thu, 14 May at 12:00 pm
National Botanic Gardens
Free
Poetry & Spoken Word in the Courtyard
Sat, 09 May at 12:00 pm
Connolly Books
EUR 8
The Dublin Bookclub
Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm
Metro Cafe
EUR 6
ACJRD Annual Conference 2026
Thu, 11 Jun at 09:30 am
Ashling Hotel Dublin
EUR 50 to 80
Why Bowen Matters: A Conference Celebrating Elizabeth Bowen (In Person)
Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am
Irish Writers Centre
EUR 0 to 17
Bloomsday Festival 2026: Danse Lumière
Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm
James Joyce Centre
EUR 22
Bloomsday Festival 2026: Grace by James Joyce
Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm
The New Theatre
EUR 22
Bloomsday Festival 2026: A Tale of Two Cities-The Dublins of Swift & Joyce
Mon, 15 Jun at 06:00 pm
James Joyce Centre
EUR 12
‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ workshops with Soil Studio - 2 Day Event
Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am
Marino Institute of Education
Free
The Trinity Long Room Hub Annual Humanities Horizons Lecture 2026
Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm
Trinity Long Room Hub
Free
Europe Day: European Values in Today’s Geopolitics
Mon, 11 May at 04:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin. Arts Building. Room 3051
Free
Translate in Dublin
Wed, 08 Jul at 12:00 am
Trinity College, Dublin
The Just Us Book Club Returns
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
The Big Tree Pub
EUR 13 to 28
Portraits of a Poet | The Portraiture of Seamus Heaney
Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm
Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again
Free
Catherine Strong, Dung Queen of Dublin
Wed, 20 May at 11:00 am
Trinity Long Room Hub
Free
Scrimshaw Journal Showcase with Guest Speaker Dr Keith Hopper
Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm
Irish Writers Centre
Free
Graphic Medicine Ireland Launch
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Bouchier-Hayes Auditorium (Level 5), RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences,
Free
Book Launch : Breaking Dependency with author Eoghan O'Neill
Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm
The New Theatre
Free
Filthy Queens: Women in Dublin’s Brewing Trade
Wed, 13 May at 12:15 pm
Unit 18 Trinity in the Community
Free
Bia! Zine Issue 03 Launch
Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm
International Centre for the Image
Free
Tree Walk and Talk with DCC Tree Officer Ludovic Beaumont in St Anne's Par
Fri, 15 May at 10:00 am
Saint Anne's Park-meet at Red Stables
Free
Minding Her Business: Book Launch
Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm
Irish Architectural Archive
Free
Rebel Liberties History Tour with Liz Gillis
Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am
St Catherine's Church, Dublin
Recovering ‘Lost’ Stories from the Library of Trinity College Dublin
Wed, 13 May at 11:00 am
Unit 18 Trinity in the Community
Free
Bloomsday Festival 2026: From Dublin to Nairobi - A Lecture by Sahara Abdi
Sun, 14 Jun at 03:00 pm
James Joyce Centre
EUR 12
The 2026 Yeats Sisters Symposium
Sat, 11 Jul at 09:30 am
Taney Parish Centre
EUR 60
Roots and Routes: Connecting Around Relational Public Services in Ireland
Wed, 13 May at 10:30 am
Saol Project
Free
Premiera III wydania Portretów Emigracji - Tożsamość
Sun, 10 May at 05:00 pm
Dom Polski Dublin, 20 Fitzwilliam Place, DO2 YV58
Guided Walk: Baggotonia - in its Creativity, Canals, Royalty & Architecture
Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm
23-25 Baggot Street Upper
EUR 28
New Irish Communities Creative Writing Workshop September
Sat, 26 Sep at 11:00 am
Irish Writers Centre
Free
Bloomsday Festival 2026: The Youthful Labyrinth of Experience
Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm
James Joyce Centre
EUR 22
Reiki 2nd Degree Initiation
Sat, 04 Jul at 11:00 am
Celtic School of Sound Healing
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