Festival Hub / Winter Garden

Join us for this fun-filled day for all the family to work together as a team. Follow the clues throughout the grounds to discover Dublin Castle and return for your prize!  

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Is there anything more enjoyable than book browsing? Visit our DBF bookshop and check out our selection showcasing and celebrating Ireland’s writers and publishers.

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Are you a young reader looking for some new book inspiration? Come with your family to meet the Children’s Books Ireland Book Doctors who will help prescribe you the perfect books to read! They will chat to you about what you like reading at the moment, and send you on your way to your local […]

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It’s time to get creative with all the family. Bring along your imaginations and get drawing and writing at our DBF Creative station!  

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Looking to refresh your own bookshelves at home? Bring along your own book and swap it for one from our DBF Book Swap Station.

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Storyteller Joe Brennan will be weaving tales of magic, wonder and adventure as he leads you on this special storytelling walking tour around the grounds of Dublin Castle.   From Wexford, Joe Brennan he has been sharing his collection of traditional and original stories with audiences of all ages for over 20 years. He has featured in storytelling […]

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All the family! In Mind Magic (Gill Books) world-renowned brainhacker and mentalist Keith Barry interweaves stories from his own childhood with inspirational tips and life lessons, encouraging kids to embed a winning mindset, develop their own mental strength, and realise their true potential. Join Keith for this special event to discover his latest book, and […]

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Age 9+ years Step into the enchanting realm of “The Wizard’s Dagger,” an immersive children’s mystery game set in a magical kingdom. Join author Fiona Sherlock for a captivating experience as you become witches, wizards, and magical creatures. The eminent Jippity Umlot, an authority on wizardry, has been found murdered with his own dagger, shrouding […]

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Channel is a literary journal born out of the climate crisis, publishing writing in English and Irish that fosters connection between people and planet. It aims to create space for the emergence of new narratives surrounding nature in the public consciousness, building a community of writers, artists and readers grounded in shared ecological concern. Find […]

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Chris Morash’s book, Dublin: A Writer’s City (Cambridge University Press) asks what it means to live in a city like Dublin, where literary culture has so long been a part of its identity, and almost every street has layers of stories to be discovered, from Swift and LeFanu to Joyce, Meehan and Boland. This walking […]

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Age 6+ years Interactive science show with Junior Einsteins South Dublin! Cross linking polymer slime, punch the non Newtonian fluid ooblek, bubbling exothermic elephant toothpaste, light a lightsabre with our plasma ball, conductors & insulators, Barbie gets a hair raising experience on our University grade Van Der Graaf generator, flying saucers, sparks of lightning, hand […]

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The climate and ecological crisis can often seem overwhelming. Our panel of experts will shed light on the reality of where we are today, and on contributing to shaping tomorrow. With meteorologist Joanna Donnelly, Lorna Gold, author of Climate Generation: Awakening to our Children’s Future (Veritas) and Éanna Ní Lamhna, author of Wild Musings: A […]

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