Uisce Beatha: Weaving the Alchemy of Water Natural
Dye-making Workshop
Sunday 7th & Sunday 14th June | 11:00am–3:00pm | Venue TBC
Where natural dye-making meets the magic of water folklore. All ages.
Tickets free via Eventbrite.
Mask Making Workshop
Wednesday 16th June | 4:00pm | An Lár
Get creative and make your own mask to wear at the parade! Age 6+.
Tickets free via Eventbrite. SOLD OUT
West Wicklow Fitness — Ability Inclusive Warm-Up & Healthy Brunch
Saturday 21st June | 10:00am | Scoil Nicholas Naofa
Inclusive, all-ages movement warm-up to kick off the day! All ages.
Tickets free via Eventbrite.
Townland Tales: 1926
Saturday 21st June | 10:00am–12:45pm | Storytelling Tent, The Old School House Garden
Join actor Carmel Stephens for an adult storytelling and creative writing workshop that uses the 1926 Census to imagine the hidden lives behind the names, ages, and occupations on the page. Age 18+. Tickets €25 via Eventbrite.
Plein Air Painting Competition
Sunday 21st June | 10:00am–4:30pm | The Old School House
Local and visiting artists take to the streets and green spaces of Dunlavin for this year's plein air painting competition. Browse entries throughout the day and join us at 4:30pm for the winners' announcement. All ages.
Tickets €10 via Eventbrite.
Éanna Ní Lamhna
Saturday 21st June | 1:00–1:45pm | Storytelling Tent, The Old School House Garden
Naturalist, broadcaster, and longtime voice of RTÉ's Mooney Goes Wild, Éanna Ní Lamhna turns her passionate eye on the Irish landscape at midsummer. All ages.
Tickets €5 via Eventbrite.
Secret Sonic Cinémathèque
Saturday 20th and 21st June | 1:00–3:00pm | Imaal Hall
An unmissable afternoon of experimental cinema, with live improvised soundtracks and composed scores breathing fresh life into specially selected silent film clips, hidden moving image gems, and collaborations with contemporary film artists. All ages.
Tickets €10 via Eventbrite.
Seed Bomb Workshop
Sunday 21st June | 2:00pm | St. Nicholas Church Garden
Make seed bombs from heritage seeds and explore Irish biodiversity and healing plants. All ages. Tickets free via Eventbrite.
Seed Bomb Workshop
Sunday 21st June | 3:30pm | St. Nicholas Church Garden
Make seed bombs from heritage seeds and explore Irish biodiversity and healing plants. All ages. Tickets free via Eventbrite.
Drawing Gulliver! Workshop Saturday
Saturday 20th June | 2:00pm | The Old School House Garden
Illustrator PJ Lynch leads a drawing workshop inspired by Gulliver's Travels. Age 8–13.
Tickets free via Eventbrite.
Milltown Murder
Saturday 21st June | 3:00–3:45pm | Storytelling Tent, The Old School House Garden
Podcaster Jennifer Forde & historian Chris Lawlor explore Dunlavin's 1921 'Milltown Murder', murder, suicide & a Black and Tan execution. All ages. Tickets via Eventbrite.
Midsummer Musical Melodies
Saturday 21st June | 8:00pm | St Nicholas Church
Soprano Niamh Murray and Ronan Byrne, accompanied by the Gormanstown Choir and the Dara String Quartet. All ages.
Tickets €25 via Eventbrite.