festivals and fairs dublin

A culinary bonanza of chocolate tastings, chocolate themed street theatre events, movies, talks and cookery demonstrations culminating in Dublins first Chocolate Sunday....

This must be the largest and longest free outdoor event on the Irish calendar. All the open spaces of Temple Bar will be filled with the best in entertainment such as Market Square with its huge screen display any of a series of Oscar winning movies from the last 15 year. There is also the Irish Short Film award with a cash prise for the winner that should encourage any budding movie makers....

Now the third largest Horse Show in the Republic - only the RDS and Milstreet are bigger in terms of prize fund and attendance. The Dun Laoghaire International Horse Show enjoys all the big names of the International Equestrian scene....

This leading independent and international event draws in excess of 50,000 spectators every year. This event hosts the best in theatre, dance, music and the best in live arts on the streets and other outdoor venue. This event is a great chance for new Irish acts to get recognised and also for people to see what other people are doing at home and abroad....

HALLOWFEST, a magical celebration for all the family.

For more information see www.hallowfest.ie...

Free late night culture for all the family! Over seventy arts and cultural organisations around Dublin city will throw open their doors to you for one night only in September so be sure to close by !...

The Children’s Book Festival 2008 will run in October, with over 1,000 events taking place nationwide to celebrate children’s books and encourage reading amongst young people. In 2006 the festival involved some 55,000 participants, making it by far the largest cultural event of its kind in Ireland.

Now in its 18th year, the Festival has established itself as a major focus for the children’s books community in Ireland, with a particular emphasis on...

Watch from the Boardwalk as those lads and lassies brave the elements and dive in to the Liffey to swim to the finish line at Custom House....

Professional jugglers from around the world meet up in Karlsruhe Germany to exchange skills and ideas during the week long, world's biggest juggling event. Enjoy colourful parades and performances and a spectacular gala show with the world's top jugglers....