Summer Events at Farmleigh

Are you making plans for this August Bank Holiday weekend? Dublin Book Festival, in partnership with the OPW, is delighted to announce two new events taking place Sunday 3 August in the beautiful grounds of Farmleigh in the Phoenix Park.

Our Family Fun Day is back with a jam-packed day of book and creative events for all the family to enjoy, featuring some of Ireland’s best-loved children’s authors and illustrators, including Bex Sheridan, Leona Forde, Sadhbh Rosenstock, Tarsila Krüse, and Jolene and Lily Mae Cox. We’ll also have the ever popular Children’s Books Ireland Clinic, as well as a music workshop and performance with Music Generation Dublin City, and plenty of drop-in activities to enjoy. Find out more about what we have lined up and book your free spot now to join us.

If family events are not for you, we’ve still got you covered with a captivating walk of the grounds with zoologist and ornithologist Dr Fionn Ó Marcaigh. He’ll be giving you on-the-go insights about Ireland’s fascinating corvids, their habitats, and behaviours, as captured in his brand new book, Encounters with corvids. Find out more and book your free spot now to join us.