📚 Dalkey Book Festival
Date: 18–21 June 2026
Location: Dalkey village
DART / access: Dalkey DART
The headline local cultural event of early summer: writers, journalists, public figures and big conversations across Dalkey venues.
3months of highlights
20+events and watch items
DARTaccess noted throughout
Linksofficial pages included
Please check before you travel. Event details, tickets and transport arrangements can change. Official links are included on each card and calendar buttons are provided as a convenience.
June 2026
Literature, concerts, Pride, Leopardstown evenings and the busiest month on the southside calendar.
🦞 Book Festival food stop: Bubbas
Heading into Dalkey for the Book Festival? Bubbas is a handy local stop for seafood, takeaway, tables to stay and wine in Dalkey.
Local suggestion for festival visitors — check opening hours and booking/order options directly with Bubbas.
🎩 Bloomsday Festival
Date: 11–16 June 2026
Location: Sandycove, Glasthule, Blackrock & Dublin City
DART / access: Sandycove / Blackrock / Pearse
Joyce-themed walks, readings, theatre, music and local celebrations. Sandycove and Glasthule are among the best places to catch the atmosphere.
🏇 Bulmers Live at Leopardstown
Date: 11 & 18 June 2026
Location: Leopardstown Racecourse
DART / access: DART plus Luas / short taxi connection
Summer evening racing with live music at Leopardstown. A good local night out within easy reach of the southside corridor.
🎙️ Mary Coughlan Live
Date: Saturday 13 June 2026
Location: Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney
DART / access: Killiney / Dalkey plus short taxi or bus
A strong local live music date close to Shanganagh Castle, with one of Ireland’s most distinctive voices.
🎸 Metallica – M72 World Tour
Date: 19 & 21 June 2026
Location: Aviva Stadium
DART / access: Lansdowne Road DART
Two major stadium nights on the DART line. Expect heavy demand around Lansdowne Road and city-bound trains.
🎤 Olivia Dean
Date: 20 & 21 June 2026
Location: Marlay Park
DART / access: DART to Blackrock / Dún Laoghaire plus onward bus or taxi
Moved to Marlay Park after strong demand. Useful to list for both concertgoers and southside traffic planning.
🎤 Lewis Capaldi
Date: 23 & 24 June 2026
Location: Marlay Park
DART / access: DART to Blackrock / Dún Laoghaire plus onward connection
One of the largest southside concert dates of the summer season.
🖤 The Cure
Date: Friday 26 June 2026
Location: Marlay Park
DART / access: DART plus onward bus or taxi
A major summer concert draw for the southside.
🏳️🌈 Dublin Pride Parade
Date: Saturday 27 June 2026
Location: Dublin city centre
DART / access: Pearse / Tara Street / Connolly
A major city-centre celebration and one of Dublin’s biggest public events of the summer. Check official channels for final route and timings.
🎧 Calvin Harris
Date: Saturday 27 June 2026
Location: Marlay Park
DART / access: DART plus onward bus or taxi
A large outdoor dance music date at Marlay Park.
🌺 Florence + The Machine
Date: Sunday 28 June 2026
Location: Marlay Park
DART / access: DART plus onward bus or taxi
A strong closing highlight for a very busy June of southside concerts.
July 2026
Harbour weekends, racing/music evenings and major summer watch items.
⚓ People’s Park Market
Date: Sundays
Location: People’s Park, Dún Laoghaire
DART / access: Dún Laoghaire / Sandycove & Glasthule
A reliable weekly outing for food stalls, coffee, craft, produce and a harbour walk.
🏇 Bulmers Live at Leopardstown
Date: 9, 16 & 23 July 2026
Location: Leopardstown Racecourse
DART / access: DART plus short onward connection
The racing and live music series continues into July with useful summer-evening fixtures.
🎛️ Longitude Festival
Date: 2026 dates to confirm
Location: Marlay Park
DART / access: DART plus onward bus or taxi
A major Marlay Park festival to monitor for final 2026 dates and lineup.
✈️ Bray Air Display
Date: 2026 date to confirm
Location: Bray Seafront
DART / access: Bray DART
One of the biggest free coastal spectacles in the area when confirmed. Ideal for the Shanganagh summer calendar.
August 2026
Late-summer coastal favourites, Ballsbridge events and Dalkey food festival monitoring.
🐎 Dublin Horse Show / RDS
Date: 2026 date to confirm
Location: RDS / Ballsbridge
DART / access: Sandymount / Lansdowne Road
A major annual Dublin event close to the DART line. Check official RDS / Horse Show pages for final 2026 dates.
🦞 Dalkey Lobster Festival
Date: 2026 date to confirm
Location: Dalkey village
DART / access: Dalkey DART
A major local food-and-village atmosphere event to add once dates and programme details are confirmed.
🌊 Bray, Killiney & Dún Laoghaire weekends
Date: All summer
Location: Bray, Killiney Hill, Sandycove, Dún Laoghaire
DART / access: Bray / Killiney / Sandycove / Dún Laoghaire
For quieter weekends: cliff walks, piers, cafés, swims, harbour markets, local music and coastal days out.
Community submissions
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Send confirmed dates, official links and DART/access details for consideration on the Shanganagh Castle events page.