Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Dublin, Ierland

Druk — Christmas break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Book of Kells timed tickets

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  Trinity sells dated, timed slots for the Book of Kells and the Old Library, and the summer mornings go days ahead. The Long Room has been through a long conservation project, so check what is actually on show. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Six Nations home weekends, February mid-term break in Ierland

• Festival

  Six Nations home weekends

  1 feb – 20 mrt · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Two or three Saturdays between early February and mid-March when the Aviva is full and the whole city prices as if it were New Year. Book around them rather than into them. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Six Nations home weekends, St Patrick's Festival

• Festival

  St Patrick's Festival

  14–17 mrtGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Four days building to the parade down O'Connell Street at noon on the 17th. Most of the programme is free, the pubs are not, and central rooms are gone by January. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  St Patrick's Day

  16–18 mrtNationale feestdagDruk

  17 March is a public holiday with a parade in almost every town, followed by music sessions in packed pubs from midday. Hotels fill and rates rise, above all when it makes a long weekend, and visitors arrive from abroad for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Six Nations home weekends (1 feb – 20 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Easter break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Dublin Pride, Summer holidays in Ierland

• Festival

  Bloomsday

  16 junKunstenfestival

  Readings and Edwardian breakfasts retrace Ulysses around the city on 16 June. The Martello tower at Sandycove and Davy Byrnes on Duke Street are the two fixed points of the day. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dublin Pride

  20–30 jun · meestalDrukSluitingen

  The parade takes O'Connell Street and Dame Street on the last Saturday of June and the city centre is closed to traffic for most of the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, All-Ireland finals at Croke Park

• Festival

  All-Ireland finals at Croke Park

  10 jul – 5 aug · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Eighty thousand people arrive from two counties for a Sunday, twice in a month, and the city's hotel prices behave accordingly. Tickets go through the clubs, not the box office. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — All-Ireland finals at Croke Park, Dublin Horse Show

• Festival

  Dublin Horse Show

  5–9 augSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days at the RDS in Ballsbridge in August, ending with the Aga Khan Cup. The southside hotels fill with it and the dress code is taken more seriously than the sport. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), All-Ireland finals at Croke Park (10 jul – 5 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Culture Night

  15–25 sep · meestalGroot festival

  One Friday in September when several hundred buildings — studios, embassies, the odd government office — open late and free. The ones with small rooms need queueing for early. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dublin Theatre Festival

  24 sep – 11 oktKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  A fortnight from late September across the Abbey, the Gate and a dozen smaller rooms. The shows people talk about afterwards sell out before the festival opens. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Bram Stoker Festival and Samhain, Dublin Marathon

• Festival

  Bram Stoker Festival and Samhain

  23–26 oktGroot festivalDruk

  Halloween started here, and the city marks it over the late-October bank holiday with a Stoker-themed programme and a parade that closes the quays for the evening. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dublin Marathon

  24–31 okt · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  The bank holiday Sunday at the end of October closes a loop through the city and the Phoenix Park, and it lands on the same weekend as the Samhain festivals. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Dublin Theatre Festival (24 sep – 11 okt)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Christmas break in Ierland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Christmas Day shutdown

  24–26 dec

  On 25 December there is no bus, no tram and no train anywhere in the city, and almost nothing open. St Stephen's Day brings back the shops and the racing at Leopardstown, not much else. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Book of Kells timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)