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Lush Bath Bomb Workshop | Dublin By Dusk

Lush 33 Henry Street Dublin 1

Join LUSH for an evening of crafting your very own bath bombs and bubble bars! In collaboration with Dublin by Dusk, they will be hosting workshops on the last Thursday of every month over the summer! Join them for an evening of crafting your very own bath bombs and bubble...

€5

Late Evening Discovery Tours at the Museum

National Museum of Ireland- Archaeology

Explore the exhibitions of glittering gold and silver artefacts, and the archaeological mysteries of Ireland’s national archaeological collection.Tours will discuss the stories of discovery of some of Ireland’s most famous objects, such as the Coggalbeg Lunula, Broighter Hoard and the ‘Tara' Brooch and some of the less well-known gems, such as the mysterious...

Free

Live Aid Exhibition | Dublin by Dusk

National Library of Ireland 7-8, 7-8 Kildare St, Dublin 2,

In this exhibition, more than seventy photographs and images have been carefully curated from the Band Aid Trust Archive, generously donated to the National Library of Ireland (NLI) in 2017. Enjoy a visit to the Live Aid Exhibition at the NPA, open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm (last admission at 8:15pm). Located in...

Free

€5 Pints at The Crafty Fox | Dublin By dusk

The Crafty Fox 37-38 Camden Row, Dublin 8

Want an amazing deal? Check out The Crafty Fox's €5 Guinness and relax knowing your in the heart of the city with the whole night ahead!

€5

Two for Twenty @ Nolita

NoLita

2 for €20 cocktails on Thursdays in the heart of the city? You won’t want to miss the bespoke cocktail menu in NoLIta, perfect for a tipple at dinner or after work drinks!

Cinnamood Dusk Deal | Dublin by Dusk

Cinnamood O'Connell Street , North City, Dublin 1

Dublin's home of the cinnamon roll stays open late on the last Thursday of every month for DUBLIN BY DUSK. Drop in after 5pm for their Dusk Deal.

A Glass of Chianti and Carbonara | Dublin by Dusk

Aperitivo 47 Nassau St, Dublin, Dublin

Celebrate Dublin by Dusk with Carbonara and a glass of Chianti at Aperitivo Cicchetti. This event is apart of Dublin by Dusk, a new citywide initiative bringing together arts and culture, experiences, hospitality and shopping on the last Thursday of each month.

Currachí na Life | Dublin by Dusk

HQ20 Water Sports 1 Custom House Quay, North Wall, Dublin 1

Experience Dublin from a completely different perspective with Currachí na Life, an evening currach rowing experience on the River Liffey.

Dollars Wine Down | Dublin by Dusk

Dollars 1-5 Exchequer St, Dublin 2

Capture the atmosphere and guest experience. Think organic wines, cheese & meats and top class bites. With a DJ to set the vibes for the evening.

The Liberties Sessions

Liberties Gate Bar Dean St, The Liberties, Dublin 8

The Liberties Sessions in Liberties Gate Bar, is a weekly live traditional Irish music night, featuring some of Dublin's best musicians and storytellers. The evening offers a warm, lively atmosphere, complemented by great food and drinks...

Making Irelands – Marianne Keating & Yvonne McGuinness | Dublin By Dusk

Irish Museum of Modern Art

On Thursday 30 July join IMMA for an insightful film screening and in-conversation event with artists Marianne Keating and Yvonne McGuinness. Presented as part of Dublin by Dusk, a city-wide initiative that invites you to experience Dublin city late on the last Thursday of every month.   PLEASE NOTE: This...

Free

Summer Cooldown | Dublin By Dusk

The Kerlin Gallery Anne's Ln, Dublin

Join The Kerlin Gallery on Thursday the 30th of July for 'Summer Cooldown' with ice cream, music and a special late viewing of 'Summer in Dublin'.

Free

Summer Group Show opening reception | Dublin by Dusk

Solomon Fine Art The Westbury Mall, Balfe St., Dublin

Join Solomon Fine Art as they launch their annual Summer Group Exhibition featuring painting, sculpture & print by gallery and invited artists.

Backstage Studio Tours | Dublin by Dusk

Windmill Lane Recording Studio 20 Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4

What makes Windmill Lane Recording Studios such an inspirational and unique place to tour is that you get to explore the same studios the best musicians in the world experience. Learn how tracks are put together. Mix your own session with their virtual band. Discover the history and hear the...

€26

Neon Painting – UV Jellyfish | Dublin by Dusk

Dublin Art Bar Pawn Shop, 15 Dame St, Dublin 2

Unleash your creativity while enjoying a drink with the glow of neon colours, music, and a lively atmosphere. Our events are designed for maximum fun and no experience is needed to take part.

After Hours at the National Print Museum | Dublin By Dusk

National Print Museum Haddington Rd, Dublin 4

Learn how the printing press changed the world on an evening visit to the National Print Museum.   The National Print Museum will open late on the last Thursday of every month from June to October. Explore the Museum after hours and discover Ireland’s printing heritage in a unique evening setting....

Free

Dublin by Dusk at the National Museum of Ireland

National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks , Benburb St, Dublin 7 +1 more

Join The Museum of Ireland for late opening until 20:00 on the last Thursday of every month* at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks and Kildare Street. Enjoy a special evening experience with something for everyone-whether you’re passionate about history, art, or simply looking for a unique night out...

€30

Visit the Reading Room | Dublin By Dusk

National Library of Ireland 7-8, 7-8 Kildare St, Dublin 2,

Explore one of Ireland’s great literary spaces, usually reserved for researchers with an NLI Reader’s Ticket. Visit the Reading Room at the National Library of Ireland on Kildare Street, open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm (last admission at 8:15pm), and experience the historic building after hours. The Reading Room will remain...

Free

EPIC Late Museum Opening | Dublin By Dusk

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum 1 Custom House Quay Dublin, Dublin

Experience one of the best evening attractions in Dublin’s Docklands. During Dublin By Dusk, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum offers visitors the chance to explore Irish history after hours, making it an ideal option for date nights, after-work activities, cultural evenings and summer experiences in Dublin city centre. This new city-wide initiative that...

€10

Late Opening Tours @ Dublinia | Dublin By Dusk

Dublinia St Michaels Hill Christ Church, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8

We will be open from 5pm to 9pm, inviting visitors to step back in time and experience life in Viking and Medieval Dublin. Explore the museum after hours with engaging guided tours and Living Historians who bring the city’s fascinating past vividly to life. Get your tickets at the door,...

€16
Ongoing

Darkland at the National Leprechaun | Dublin by Dusk

National Leprachaun Museum

Twisted Tales Of the Darker Side of Ireland. A 60 minute long, Adults-Only Storytelling Experience.  Listen to the macabre, gruesome and obscure tales from Ireland’s darkest myths and legends, performed by one of our talented Storytellers. Tours leave every 30 minutes from 19:00 -20:30, Thursday – Saturday. Strictly 18+ – ID may...

€24

1900 Bistro | Dublin by Dusk

1900 Bistro 59 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2

Located on Harcourt Street, 1900 Bistro is a refined celebration of modern European cuisine, centred around fresh, locally sourced Irish ingredients. They are delighted to announce that they are taking part in Dublin by Dusk. To mark the occasion, they will be offering a special menu from 5pm to 8pm...

Thursday Lates at The National Gallery of Ireland | Dublin By Dusk

National Gallery

Join The National Gallery for a specially curated evening in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in Ireland. Enjoy an evening of activities at the Gallery, including live music, tours, wine-tasting, a film screening, a drop-in workshop and a Meet the Makers event . Presented in collaboration with the Embassy...

Cocktail Experience @ Pearse Lyons Distillery | Dublin by Dusk

Pearse Lyons Distillery 121, 122 James's St, The Liberties, Dublin 8

Discover the art of cocktail creation amidst the historic ambiance of our Pearse Lyons Distillery in Dublin 8. Join our engaging cocktail making class where you'll delve into the heritage of Irish Whiskey while mastering the craft of mixing!

€55

Levi’s Night Time Discounts | Dublin by Dusk

Levis 42-43 Henry St, Dublin 1

Levi's are offering 20% off all full price stock between 5pm & 8pm for Dublin by dusk with the store staying open an hour later than normal...

Discount at The Church | Dublin by Dusk

The Church Café Bar Mary Street, Dublin

The church will offer a 10% discount on food on each Thursday evening if the person produces a ticket from a theatre , museum or any attraction in the city. We have live traditional Irish music and dancing from 6.30-9.30pm also.

Modern Calligraphy with Sarah O’Dea | Dublin By Dusk

National Print Museum Haddington Rd, Dublin 4

If you are a lover of lettering or want to learn a new skill, we would love you to join us in learning the basic techniques of modern calligraphy. You’ll start by learning how to use your pen holder and nib and what materials work best. Then we will get...

€40

Marianne Keating & Yvonne McGuinness

Irish Museum of Modern Art

For the next Dublin by Dusk event IMMA presents Making Irelands an artists film screening and in-conversation with Marianne Keating and Yvonne McGuinness on Thursday 30 July 2026. IMMA is excited to bring together these two artists who work with moving image for a one-off in conversation and screening event. Living Canvas at...

Free

Connoisseur Cask Collection | Dublin by Dusk

Teeling Distillery 13-17 Newmarket, The Liberties, Dublin 8

Celebrate Teeling's new Elevated Tasting Experience at Teeling Whiskey Distillery | Thursday 30th July @ 6pm | €50pp

€50

Temple Bar 35 | Dublin by Dusk

Meeting House Square Dublin

An evening of fresh Irish talent in Meeting House Square — from Galway alt-pop and bilingual Irish-French songwriting to Mayo indie-pop heartbreak, with a spectacular fire and aerial performance from Strix Nebulosa lighting up the night between sets. (from 6pm)

Story Telling Trail

Flavour Trails Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, Dublin 2

15% DUBLIN BY DUSK DISCOUNT DBYD15 . Join Flavour Trails for 3 hours of mythology, fairies, and the stories of Dublin’s fair city in the places they should be heard, the pub!

€85

Artist Talk – John O’Flynn | Dublin By Dusk

So Fine Art Editions 2nd Floor Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, 59 William St S,, Dublin 2

Join us for an engaging artist talk with Irish painter John O’Flynn, held in conjunction with his solo exhibition, Painting Air. During the evening, O’Flynn will discuss the ideas, inspirations and creative process behind his work, offering insight into a practice that blends reality, memory and imagination. The semi-abstract paintings in Painting Air are...

Free

Dublin Sunset Cruise | Dublin By Dusk

In partnership with Failte Ireland, Dublin Town and #DublinByDusk, and in response to growing demand, Dublin Bay Cruises are delighted to announce the launch of our new Dublin Sunset Cruises aboard St. Bridget. Join them on Thursday, 30th July at 7pm for a special evening sailing as the sun sets...

€28

The Write Stuff | Dublin By Dusk

The James Joyce Centre

The James Joyce Centre and The Write Stuff are delighted to continue our collaboration with Dublin by Dusk. In partnership with the Department of Culture Communications, and Sport, Fáilte Ireland, Dublin City Council, and Dublin Town. The Write Stuff are gatherings in collaborative storytelling, poetry & music. Curated & hosted...

€12.50

Late Gallery Opening + Meet The Artist | Dublin By Dusk

Gerard Byrne Gallery 13 Trinity St, Dublin 2

On Thursday, 30 July, experience Dublin after hours at Gerard Byrne Gallery, where a special evening with Dublin's own Gerard Byrne — widely regarded as Ireland's foremost Modern Impressionist — offers a rare opportunity to encounter the artist behind the work. Set within the gallery's atmospheric, New York loft-inspired space on...

After the Image: Collage Workshop | Dublin By Dusk

Photo Museum Ireland Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

In an age of infinite scrolling and endless image production, what happens when we stop consuming images and begin entering into conversation with them? Responding to Afterimage: Photography in the Digital Age, this workshop explores analogue collage as a practice of slow looking, personal reflection and creative inquiry. Working with...

€10

Curator Talks ‘Come Fly With Me’ | Dublin by Dusk

National Print Museum Haddington Rd, Dublin 4

Join curator Dr Linda King for a tour and discussion of the exhibition ‘Come Fly with Me: Aviation, tourism and Irish design’. ‘Come Fly with Me’ looks at the developing design landscape in Ireland during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s through the lens of aviation and tourism-related graphic design. With...

Free

Summer Sounds by Sei Green | Dublin by Dusk

National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History Collins Barracks , Benburb St, Dublin 7

Sei Green are bringing their groovy, soulful music to the National Museum of Ireland - Collins Barracks. We invite you to enjoy a unique outdoor concert of music that resonates both emotionally, sonically, and visually. About Sei Green  Sei Green is a new Dublin-based music duo comprising Ellen Sleator and Adam Garrett. Blending soulful...

Free

Teatime Talk: Riots and Flames: The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre | Dublin By Dusk

14 Henrietta Street 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin

14 Henrietta Street presents Teatime Talks a series of talks inspired by the history and people of 14 Henrietta Street. By listening and engaging with visitors, historians, experts, local people, former tenement residents and their families, they continue to uncover, record and respond to the 300 year story of 14...

€5

NOBODY CARES Presents MusicMaker Cares Live Instore

Musicmaker 29 Exchequer St, Dublin 2

AN ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE NIGHT HOSTED IN DUBLINS ICONIC MUSIC STORE ,MUSICMAKER, COMPLEMENTARY REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED NOBODY CARES PRESENTS AN ACOUSTIC SHOW CASE OF 3 MUSICAL ACTS HELD IN THE ICONIC DUBLIN MUSIC STORE. **NOTE THIS NOT A BYOB EVENT BUT COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAIABLE SHOW STARTS AT 7.30PM SHARP A...

€10

Ghostbus Tour | Dublin by Dusk

The Ghostbus Tour is a spooky, theatrical ride through the city, blending comedy with chilling local legends. Led by live storytellers, it stops at haunted sites for an eerie and entertaining night out.

€31.50

Leon Stax Equation

Whelan's

LIVE AT MIDNIGHT Funded by Department of Culture, Communications and Sport as part of the Dublin by Dusk initiative. The Leon Stax Equation are a 6 piece soul band based in Galway, Ireland who will preform a residency in legendary Dublin venue Whelan’s this summer. On the last Thursday of every month,...

€5

RTÉ Lyric fm Ambient Orbit: Matters of Time | Dublin By Dusk

The Douglas Hyde Gallery College Green, Dublin

RTÉ lyric fm’s Ambient Orbit host a special live performance drawing on the landscapes evoked in Nour Jaouda’s work. Presented as part of Dublin by Dusk, where spaces across the city open late on the last Thursday of the month.

Late Night Thursdays at Café en Seine | Dublin by Dusk

Cafe en Seine 39 Dawson St,, Dublin

As the sun sets over Dublin, the city comes alive, and there’s no better place to spend your Thursday evening than Café en Seine. With a DJ from 10pm until late, the drinks flowing and an amazing dancefloor, it is always a good time here. Step through the iconic doors...