What’s On in Ireland
Theatre, music, comedy, dance and festivals on sale now in Dublin and across Ireland. Browse the latest shows below, or see every upcoming event and book direct.
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Laura Kelly sings the songs of Eva Cassidy, with Max Greenwood on piano and Cormac O'Brien on double bass, at the Viking Theatre, Clontarf on Sunday 6 December 2026 at 8pm. One night only. All seats €20.
Mystery Ensemble play their candlelit tribute concert of John Williams's Harry Potter film music at St Canice's Church, Kilkenny on Sunday 13 December 2026 at 7pm. Tickets from €25.
Graceless (Grace Tooher, Richie McNeill, Michele Doddi, Gavin Carroll and Ethan Butler) launch their debut EP with special guests at The New Theatre, Temple Bar on Saturday 28 November 2026 from 7.30pm. Tickets €20.
Mystery Ensemble performing Max Richter's recomposed Four Seasons in Limerick, Cork and Monkstown, Anne Gildea and Joxer Daly Esq at the Viking, Lemn Sissay and Hadestown: Teen Edition at the O'Reilly, The Last Pagans at Glass Mask Theatre and Exile in Kells — across Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Meath this November.
Dublin duo SAMUEL (Ada Alma and Frieda Freytag), joined by Rob Campbell, play a special winter concert at The New Theatre, Temple Bar on Friday 11 December 2026 at 7.30pm. Tickets €18.
Dublin North Bay Heritage brings favourite Christmas readings, poetry and song to the Viking Theatre, Clontarf on Sunday 13 December 2026 at 8pm, compered by Dennis McIntyre. Tickets €20 – all proceeds to Dublin North Bay Heritage.
All five readings in The New Theatre’s New Writing Week 2027 in Temple Bar, Dublin, from 5 January to 4 February 2027: new plays by Colm Maher, Aisling Flynn, Cáit Moloney, Pádraig O’Connor and Rachel Mae Brady. Free, booking required.
Dublin sketch comedy group Rocket Octopus play a one-off festive night at the Glass Mask Theatre, Dawson Street on Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 7pm. Tickets €30.
Comedians Big Jay Oakerson and Luis J. Gomez bring Story Warz, their game of deceptive storytelling, to the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin on Tuesday 1 June 2027 at 7pm. Tickets from €60.
Mystery Ensemble plays ABBA's hits - Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Waterloo and more - in original instrumental arrangements at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin on Friday 18 December 2026 at 7.30pm. Tickets from €20.
Mystery Ensemble plays the music of Tim Burton's films - Danny Elfman, The Nightmare Before Christmas and more - at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin on Saturday 19 December 2026 at 8pm. Tickets from €20.
Mystery Ensemble plays Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin on Saturday 19 December 2026 at 6pm. Tickets from €20.
Mystery Ensemble plays the music of Ludovico Einaudi at Mount Saint Alphonsus Redemptorist Church, Limerick on Friday 4 December 2026. Tickets from €20.
Chef Ross Lewis of Chapter One and Osteria Lucio hosts a Christmas Festive Food Demo with wine pairings at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin on Tuesday 10 November 2026, in aid of the Belvedere College Access Programme. Tickets €30.
Amanda Verlaque's one-woman drama about queer love in 1990s Belfast plays The New Theatre, Temple Bar for four nights from 17 to 20 November 2026. Tickets €22.50.
Mystery Ensemble returns to the Franciscan Friary, Waterford with the music of Hayao Miyazaki's films on Saturday 5 December 2026. Tickets from €20.
Whether you like a cosy ghost story or heart-stopping thrills, you’ll find something to scare and delight you this month, wherever you are in Ireland! Steel your nerves, sort your costume, and delve in to the Halloween delights on offer…just don’t forget to check for monsters under the bed when you get home!
Peter Sheridan's comedy Philo, starring Neilí Conroy and Niamh McGrath, plays the Sean O'Casey Theatre, East Wall for three nights from 31 March to 2 April 2027. Tickets €22.
Baz Harnett returns to the Viking Theatre, Clontarf for an intimate night with Baz & the band on Sunday 22 November 2026 at 8pm. All seats €20.
Mystery Ensemble’s Miyazaki and Tim Burton concerts, SAMUEL’s album launch, REBOOT!, Word on The Street, Anne Gildea at the Viking and Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival talks and tours — across Dublin, Cork and Limerick this October.
Every event at Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival 2026 (23–26 October): the twelve on sale at TakeYourSeats.ie, the free events, the shows at partner venues — and what’s already sold out.
The Temple Bar Company bring Word on The Street, an evening of new Irish voices, storytelling and spoken word, to The New Theatre, Temple Bar on Thursday 8 and Thursday 15 October 2026, with a different line-up each night. Tickets €5.
After selling out its Glass Mask Theatre run, Rex Ryan’s one-man show THE WITNESS plays 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Sunday 14 February 2027. On sale now via 3Olympia Theatre.
Brían MacSuibhne's play about the three funerals of Frank Stagg comes to the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin for one night on 29 January 2027. Tickets €30 (concession €23.75).
Dublin duo SAMUEL launch their debut album Oh Boy at The New Theatre, Temple Bar on 9 and 10 October 2026. Tickets €21 (concession €18).
SOLD OUT – Mystery Ensemble perform their rendition of Max Richter's Recomposed Four Seasons at Holy Trinity Church, Fr. Mathew Quay, Cork on 20 November 2026. Check the booking page for returns.
Philosopher Clóvis de Barros Filho performs Amor, em busca de si mesmo (in Portuguese) at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin on 10 January 2027. Tickets from €40.
REBOOT!, a satirical comedy sketch show for Climate Action Week 2026, plays The New Theatre, Dublin on 17 October 2026. Tickets €15 (concession €13).
Neil Delamere's Work in Progress at the Viking Theatre, Clontarf (Sunday 18 October 2026, 6pm) is sold out - check the booking page for returns.
Entr'acte present the AIMS premiere of Disney's Newsies at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin from 17 to 20 February 2027: 7.30pm nightly plus a 2pm Saturday matinee. Tickets €26 (Patron €40).