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The Power of Together
Celebrating 35 Years of Temple Bar - Join us in the heart of Dublin's Cultural Quarter this year for a programme of events like no other and rediscover your Temple Bar.
Live music in Meeting House Square, markets on Temple Bar Square, shows, exhibitions, workshops and something to see around every corner - check out only some of the Temple Bar 35 events below... much more to come!
Cultural Events
July 2026
Temple Bar Historical Photographic Exhibition
Filmbase/The Porterhouse/ Fitzsimons
Dates Coming Soon
Temple Bar: Before the Renaissance
Smock Alley Theatre
4th-8th July | 12th-14th July | 27th-30th July
Free Entry
Afterimage: Photography in the Digital Age
Photo Museum Ireland
11th July - 23rd August
Free Entry
Picture Perfect
Temple Bar
Photo Museum Ireland
13th July
11am-3pm
Sound Bath Experience In The Gallery
Photo Museum Ireland
22nd July
7pm-9pm
Immigrants Ruin This Country LIVE!
Smock Alley Theatre
23rd July
7.30pm
Temple Bar Through The Lens: Street Photography Competition
Temple Bar / Photo Museum Ireland /
Smock Alley Theatre
27th July - 30th October
Lost the Plot: An Improvised Musical
Smock Alley Theatre
30th July
7.30pm
August 2026
Temple Bar: Before the Renaissance
Filmbase
1-31st August
Free Entry
Craic of Dawn
Meeting House Square
7th August | 14th August |
28th August | 7am-10am
The Big Temple Bar Playdate
Meeting House Square
16th August | 2pm-6pm
Free Entry
Temple Bar:
The Musical
Smock Alley Theatre
27th August | 7.30pm
29th August | 2.30pm
September 2026
Temple Bar: Before the Renaissance
Virtual Gallery via Photo Museum Ireland
1st-30th September
Free Entry
Temple Bar
1st September - 31st December
Free Entry
Hidden Histories: An Improvised Musical
Lights, Camera, Temple Bar!
Meeting House Square
3rd September
8pm-10pm
City in Layers: Temple Bar in Technicolour
Temple Bar Square
6th September
2pm-4pm
Meeting House Square
6th September
12pm-1pm
The Sunday Stretch Sessions: Yoga & Mindfulness
Lights, Camera, Temple Bar!
The Scrap Imaginarium
The Sunday Stretch Sessions: Baby Massage
City in Layers: Parliament in Paint
The Wardrobe Remix
The Sunday Stretch Sessions: Yogalates
Meeting House Square
10th September
8pm-10pm
Temple Bar
13th September
Free Entry
Meeting House Square
13th September
12pm-1pm
Parliament Street
13th September
2pm-4pm
Meeting House Square
13th September | 2pm-6pm
Free Entry
Meeting House Square
20th September
12pm-1pm
City in Layers:
Meet Temple Bar
Lights, Camera, Temple Bar!
The Sunday Stretch Sessions: Full Moon Flow
City in Layers:
For a Ha'Penny
Meeting House Square
20th September
2pm-4pm
Meeting House Square
24th September
8pm-10pm
Meeting House Square
27th September
12pm-1pm
Meeting House Square
27th September
2pm-4pm
Music Events
July 2026
2nd July - Trad Rave
CAOIMHÍN
Gerry's Trisco
Strix Nebulosa
Electrad
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.45pm
3rd July - Euro Pop
ESSIRAY
Aidxn G
Louisa Ní Éideáin Bobbi Arlo
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.40pm
9th July - Classical
SAMUEL
Flamenco Guitar & Dance from Andalucía
Glas Quartet
Ramparts
10th July - Rock
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.45pm
6.00pm
6.40pm
7.50pm
9.00pm
Gag Reflex
Ultras
Strix Nebulosa
Sick Love
16th July - Folk
17th July - Hip Hop
Laura Amperstand
Dubh Lee
Temple Bar The Musical
Dàwna
Kim O'Hehir
6.00pm
6.30pm
7.00pm
8.00pm
6.00pm
6.40pm
7.30pm
7.45pm
9.00pm
Escoba
Streets Ahead
Dance Academy
USNABOY
Ahmed, With FRIENDS!
23rd July - Jazz
30th July - Pop
Matilde Lotti
Soozie
Oceanna
Niall Tarmey
Rebecca Lane
Strix Nebulosa
Aimee Cuff
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.30pm
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.45pm
24th July - Soul
Edwina van Kuyk
Chief Keegan
Megan Burke
31st July - Country
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.30pm
6.00pm
7.00pm
8.00pm
9.00pm
Jayne Pomplas
Line Dancing Workshop
Jem & The BeezNeez
Dublin City Rounders
Live Music
July 2026
3rd July - Euro Pop
ESSIRAY
Aidxn G
Louisa Ní Éideáin
Bobbi Arlo
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.40pm
10th July - Rock
Gag Reflex
Ultras
Strix Nebulosa
Sick Love
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.45pm
16th July - Folk
Laura Amperstand
Dubh Lee
Temple Bar The Musical
Dàwna
Kim O'Hehir
6.00pm
6.40pm
7.30pm
7.45pm
9.00pm
17th July - Hip Hop
Escoba
Streets Ahead
Dance Academy
USNABOY
Ahmed, With FRIENDS!
6.00pm
6.30pm
7.00pm
8.00pm
2nd July - Trad Rave
CAOIMHÍN
Gerry's Trisco
Strix Nebulosa
Electrad
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.45pm
24th July - Soul
Edwina van Kuyk
Chief Keegan
Megan Burke
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.30pm
30th July - Pop
Niall Tarmey
Rebecca Lane
Strix Nebulosa
Aimee Cuff
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.15pm
8.45pm
31st July - Country
Jayne Pomplas
Line Dancing Workshop
Jem & The BeezNeez
Dublin City Rounders
6.00pm
7.00pm
8.00pm
9.00pm
23rd July - Jazz
Matilde Lotti
Soozie
Oceanna
6.00pm
7.15pm
8.30pm
9th July - Classical
SAMUEL
Flamenco Guitar & Dance from Andalucía
Glas Quartet
Ramparts
6.00pm
6.40pm
7.50pm
9.00pm
Cultural Events
July 2026
Temple Bar Historical Photographic Exhibition
Filmbase | Fitzsimons | Porterhouse
Dates TBC
Temple Bar: Before the Renaissance
Smock Alley Theatre
4th-8th July | 12th-14th July | 27th-30th July
Free Entry
The Scrap Imaginarium
Meeting House Square
13th September
2pm-6pm
Free Entry
The Sunday Stretch Sessions - Move Well: Yogalates for Strength
Meeting House Square
20th September
12pm-1pm
City in Layers: Meet Temple Bar
Meeting House Square
20th September
2pm-4pm
Lights, Camera, Temple Bar!
Meeting House Square
24th September
8pm-10pm
The Sunday Stretch Sessions - Full Moon Flow: Yoga, Breathwork & Meditation
Meeting House Square
27th September
12pm-1pm
City in Layers: For a Ha'Penny
Meeting House Square
27th September
2pm-4pm
The Wardrobe Remix
Meeting House Square
13th September
2pm-6pm
Free Entry
City in Layers: Temple Bar in Technicolour
Temple Bar Square
6th September
The Sunday Stretch Sessions - Rise & Reset: Yoga & Mindfulness in the City
Meeting House Square
6th September
12pm-1pm
Lights, Camera, Temple Bar!
Meeting House Square
10th September
8pm-10pm
The Sunday Stretch Sessions - Nurture & Connect: Baby Massage Workshop
Meeting House Square
13th September
12pm-1pm
City in Layers: Parliament in Paint
Parliament Street
13th September
2pm-4pm
September 2026
Temple Bar: Before the Renaissance
Virtual Gallery via Photo Museum Ireland
1st-30th September
Free Entry
Hidden Histories Tour
Temple Bar
From 1st September
Free Entry
Lights, Camera, Temple Bar!
Meeting House Square
3rd September
8pm-10pm
August 2026
The Big Temple Bar Playdate
Meeting House Square
16th August
2pm-6pm
Free Entry
Photo Moments of Temple Bar
Temple Bar
1st-31st August
Temple Bar Tattoo
Temple Bar
1st-31st August
Temple Bar: Before the Renaissance
Filmbase
1st-31st August
Free Entry
Craic of Dawn
Meeting
House
Square
7th August | 14th August | 28th August
6am-9am
Temple Bar: The Musical
Smock Alley Theatre
27th-29th August
Temple Bar Song
Meeting House Square
30th July
Free Entry
Temple Bar Through The Lens: Street Photography Competition
Temple Bar | Photo Museum Ireland | Smock Alley Theatre
27th July
Immigrants Ruin This Country LIVE!
Smock Alley Theatre
23rd July
7.30pm
Lost the Plot: Improvised Musical
Smock Alley Theatre
30th July
7.30pm
Afterimage: Photography in the Digital Age
Photo Museum Ireland
11th July-23rd August
Free Entry
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