Alternative St. Patricks Day Festival
Visiting Dublin this St. Patrick’s Day? Celebrate outside of a pub this year at our Alternative St. Patrick’s Day Festival: a series of workshops and events full of creative craic running from the 10th – 17th of March. ☘️
Instead of parades and pints in pubs, dive into hands-on workshops like pottery wheel throwing, rug tufting, Drink & Draw painting nights or try pottery painting.
☘️ Featuring These Events ☘️
Storytelling of Irish Myths and Legends: The Life of Cú Chulainn
Electrifying, originally written versions of famous Irish myths and legends. This is a 90 minute immersive performance that was recently featured on RTE, the Irish Independant and the Six O'Clock Show.
The Irish Food Walking Tour: Walking Food Tours
Our Drinks on Foot Walking Tour is the perfect companion to your Dublin Food Tour, bringing you on a drinks adventure in the heart of Dublin’s fair city. We’ll travel through time, tasting your favourite traditional and craft drinks along the way.
Irish Film Club at This Must Be The Place: BYOB and Free Popcorn! 🍿
Watch a chilled selection of Irish classics in our new studio such as 'Caca Milis 2001' starring Brendan Gleeson as well as various other iconic Irish short films. This relaxing screening is BYOB and has free popcorn for everyone that attends!
Make Your Own Ceramic Shot Glass Set
Impress your mates with your own unique shot glass set, made in our 2 hour wheel throwing pottery workshop.
Wheel Throwing Pottery: Make Your Own Pint Glass
Take your throwing skills to the next level and make your very own pint glass that you can drink from! Intermediate level workshop.
Beginners DJ Workshop (Women Only)
Join us for a beginner's intro workshop into DJing. This is a fun, no pressure workshop for anyone who wants to try their hand at the decks.
Score Your Slice: Gals Dublin Pizza & Pints Crawl
Hit up the best pizza and pint spots in Dublin's city centre. You'll receive a scorecard to rate each slice giving you plenty to chat, laugh and debate about.
The Irish Food Walking Tour: Walking Food Tours
Join us on a Dublin food tour that brings you on a delicious journey through one of the world’s friendliest cities, embracing Dublin’s history and local cuisine.
Handbuilding Pottery: Make Your Own Claddagh Mug
Create your very own cup from scratch, using clay handbuilding techniques. Learn how to make your very own decorative Claddagh embellished mug in this beginner friendly workshop! ☘️
Wheel Throwing Pottery: Make Your Own Pint Glass
Take your throwing skills to the next level and make your very own pint glass that you can drink from! Intermediate level workshop.
Wheel Throwing: Make Your Own Ceramic Shot Glass Set
Impress your mates with your own unique shot glass set, made in our 2 hour wheel throwing pottery workshop.
Snakes & Ladders: Board Games Night
Try a new board game or bring your favourite one along in this BYOB social board games night. This is the perfect event to socialise and try something new.
Pints Agus Paint: Claddagh Design
Paint and speak a cupla focail in this BYOB session. Bring a friend and practice ag caint as Gaeilge while you paint in this beginner friendly workshop.
Drinks On Foot: Dublin Drinks Walking Tour
Our Drinks on Foot Walking Tour is the perfect companion to your Dublin Food Tour, bringing you on a drinks adventure in the heart of Dublin’s fair city.
Drink & Draw: Paint a Kneecap Inspired Canvas
Paint a Kneecap inspired canvas while listening to tunes in this BYOB beginner friendly workshop. 2 hour long session of creativity and craic.
Make Your Own St. Patrick's Day Hat (Kids Workshop)
Impress your mates with your own unique shot glass set, made in our 2 hour wheel throwing pottery workshop.
Tote Bag Painting
Paint a masterpiece on your own tote bag with no experience necessary in this guided 2 hour long creative workshop. All materials are supplied in this session.
Drink & Draw: Michael D. Higgins
Paint a funny Miggledy Higgins canvas in this 2 hour long beginner friendly BYOB workshop. Personalise your canvas whatever way you want.
Mosaic Making Workshop
Create your own unique masterpiece in this fun beginner friendly mosaic making workshop. No experience is necessary, just come and have the craic!
Beginner Friendly Candle Painting Workshop
Paint on candles in this relaxing creative event. Free tea, coffee and biscuits to all attendees. Bring your candles home after the workshop.
Graffiti Painting Workshop
Create your own spray painted canvas while learning the basics of spray painting. Learn the basics using stencils. This is a 90 minute workshop with music and craic.
Storytelling of Irish Myths and Legends: The Life of Cú Chulainn
Electrifying, originally written versions of famous Irish myths and legends. This is a 90 minute immersive performance that was recently featured on RTE, the Irish Independant and the Six O'Clock Show.
Tuftail Ruga: Tuft a Rug In Irish
Ag Dublin Tufting Studio, cruthaigh ruga tuftáilte uathúil i dtimpeallacht spraíúil. Learn to tuft a rug guided by an instructor in Irish.
This is a 3 hour beginner friendly workshop.
Paint Your Pint Glass
Decorate your very own pint glass just in time for St. Patrick's Day! All materials including pint glasses are provided in this 2 hour long workshop. Expect a BYOB session, chill vibes and great music!
Pottery Painting: As Gaeilge
Pottery Painting: Family Friendly
Join us at the Dublin Pottery Painting studio for a fun, relaxed and creative 2 hour session for kids and teens. Pick a piece of pottery and paint away!
Wheel Throwing Pottery: Beginner's Workshop
Learn how to make pottery on the wheel in this 2 hour long guided beginners workshop.
Handbuilding Pottery: Make Your Own Fridge Magnet
Bring your family home a souvenir of your very own handmade fridge magnet in this 2.5 hour beginner friendly workshop. ☘️
St. Patrick's Day: Facepaint & Crafts
Create your very own St. Patrick's hat, sign or flag in our kids friendly craft morning. Face painting included! This event is suitable for ages 4 and up. All children must be supervised by an adult.
Snakes Out: Paddys Day Party
Join us for a mashup of Irish club classics, 90's and general madness and chaos.
Snakes out on St Patrick's Night.
A super fun night of chaos!
23+
Irish Food Walking Tour
Join us on a Dublin food tour that brings you on a delicious journey through one of the world’s friendliest cities, embracing Dublin’s history and local cuisine.
This Food on Foot tour focuses on the street eats enjoyed by locals every day.
Handbuilding Pottery: Make Your Own Claddagh Mug
Create your very own cup from scratch, using clay handbuilding techniques. Learn how to make your very own decorative Claddagh embellished mug in this beginner friendly workshop! ☘️
St. Patrick's Day: Pottery Painting Baby Morning
An event for new mums or dads to come and make some pottery painted prints of their babies tiny fingers and toes. Also a chance to meet new people.
Drinks on Foot: Dublin Drinks Walking Tour
Our Drinks on Foot Walking Tour is the perfect companion to your Dublin Food Tour, bringing you on a drinks adventure in the heart of Dublin’s fair city. This is a great way to see different pubs in Dublin's city centre.
Storytelling of Irish Myths and Legends: The Life of Cú Chulainn
Electrifying, originally written versions of famous Irish myths and legends. This is a 90 minute immersive performance that was recently featured on RTE, the Irish Independant and the Six O'Clock Show.
