Dublin City Council has announced that the extremely popular ‘Winter Lights’ campaign will return for the third year this Christmas. From December 1st to January 1st, 17 locations across the city will be transformed with colourful projections and lighting displays to cheer us all up in what has been a challenging year.
1st December-1st January
Dublin
Free
UCD Discovery invites you to join thought leader Anne Sheehan, Director, Vodafone Business UK, on UCD Discoverys Zoom for Thought 15-min chat series on Tuesday, December 1st, where she will discuss: “Technology for Good: Supporting the way we Connect, Work, Innovate & Live.”
1st December
Online
Free
Other Voices returns 2 – 6 December with Bringing It All Back Home; a five day digital festival which will beam 20 beautifully realised live streams into your homes. After a year like no other, we are over the moon to announce that Other Voices will return this Winter as a five day digital festival for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home.
2nd-6th December
Online
Free
Watson ACE will emerge from lockdown for a very special one off, live stream at Lost Lane Wednesday 2nd December. The 6 piece Dublin outfit, fronted by songwriter Colm Lynch, have been together since 2010. Their Debut Album ‘Backbone’ was released in 2014 to critical acclaim, and featured heavily on local & national airways.“Due to each member’s extensive musical commitments, we see ourselves more as a collective, than a full time band”, explains Colm.
2nd December
Online
Tickets From € 12.00
The Abduction from the Seraglio was one of Mozart’s most successful operas during the composer’s lifetime. The work explores conflicts between nationalities and cultures with the lightest and most sophisticated of touches. The exotically colourful score includes some of Mozart’s most brilliant, extreme and virtuosic arias.
2nd December
Online
From € 15.00
Join vocalist Liz Ryan and guest musicians for a special Tea Dance Tunes concert of popular ballads, seasonal songs and light opera, in your home.
2nd-16th December
Online
Free
Melina Malone will perform a socially distant Button Factory show on Thursday December 3rd. A COVID compliance officer will be on site at all times. All staff will wear masks, as well as a one way system in place for guests entering the venue and for access to the bathrooms.
3rd December
Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, D2 Dublin
Tickets From € 15.00-16.87
Hear Anne Enright and Margaret Kelleher consider how creative writers remake the past, Christian O’Reilly and Emilie Pine examine pregnancy on the Irish stage, Rosaleen McDonagh and Michael Pierse review the challenges of equitable representation, and Leontia Flynn and Eric Falci explore the legacy of Seamus Heaney in contemporary poetry.
3rd December
Online
From € 20.00
4th December
Online
Free
Join Aoife Munn for this fun online Christmas card workshop! Get into the festive spirit with this crafty online, intergenerational event for children ages 7+ and their adults.
This conference is organised by UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, with the support of UCD Institute of Food and Health and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland. The symposium aims to focus on an integrated approach to food production, land use and healthy diets and is targeted towards food industry professionals and academics who wish to learn more about the relationships between activities relating to the production, processing, distribution and utilisation of food within the boundaries of climate change mitigation and a healthier world.
9th December
Online
Free
Alison Spittle is back to host the South Dublin Libraries Big Christmas Quiz! Just-for-fun seasonal quiz has guaranteed laughs and banter for all ages! Grab your family, friends and pets, pour yourself a mug of hot chocolate, cosy up and get competitive.
Join Aoife Munn for this fun online Christmas craft workshop! This workshop is suitable for children aged 7+ and their adults.
21st December
Online
Free
An extended set exploring the full realm of Henrik Zuberstein, Joint Operations Centre & John O’Callaghan. Rescheduled to Dec 26th 2020 due to government restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.
26th December
Button Factory, Curved Street, Dublin
The Zen Arcade are a garage rock band from Cavan, Ireland who released their debut single “Don’t Say A Word” out now. Bitch Falcon; a name you won’t forget and a band who won’t let you forget them.
27th December
Online
Tickets From € 12.00
To mark 20 years since his debut album ‘Small Moments’, David has revisited 20 songs from his extensive back catalog, spanning his career of 20 years and 8 record releases. David has chosen 20 songs to rerecord for an intimate reworking of some of his favourite and most successful tracks to release in partnership with Dublin Vinyl.
28th December
Online
Tickets From € 12.00
Scullion have been singing and playing everywhere from bar rooms to box rooms the world over for several decades. Scullion was formed in Ireland in the late 70’s at a time of great musical innovation. Bands such as Planxty, The Bothy Band and De Danann were at their creative peak and legendary Irish label Mulligan Records was releasing The Boomtown Rats, The Radiators, Midnight Well, Sonny Condell and Scullion.
29th December
Online
Tickets From € 12.00
