Music
Shawn Colvin
Tue 20 & Wed 21 Oct, 8pm
30 Years of A Few Small Repairs
The Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter celebrates three decades of her classic album with a rare UK and Ireland tour, reaffirming her vital musical voice.
Music
Music
Bill Laurance
Thu 22 Oct, 8pm
Music Network
Experience the electrifying sound world of the Snarky Puppy founder and pianist whose blend of jazz, classical, electronica and groove has earned him five Grammys.
Family
Dinosaur World Live
Fri 23 - Sun 25 Oct
Best Family Show, Olivier Awards 2024
Back by roaring demand, this roar-some interactive show for all the family features a host of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer to discover a pre-historic world.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Cinema: The Misanthrope
Sat 24 Oct, 8pm
National Theatre Live: Encore
Emmy winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Radiohead x Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Sun 25 Oct, 7.30pm
Silents Synced Screening
Back by poplar demand, this reimagining of the iconic Nosferatu (1922) features Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac albums - a new take on an iconic horror classic.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Kokuho
Mon 26 Oct, 3.30pm & 7.30pm (note earlier start times)
Best Makeup & Hairstyling Nominee, Oscars 2026
The highest-grossing Japanese live action film of all time, Kokuho is an epic drama about friendship, love and the often punishing cost of fame and ambition in the cutthroat world of elite kabuki theatre.
Music
Daoirí Farrell Trio
Tue 27 Oct, 8pm
A product of Dublin’s famous club An Góilin Traditional Singers, the award-winning singer and bouzouki player is joined by his trio for an intimate concert.
Music
Martin Taylor
Wed 28 Oct, 8pm
The virtuoso of fingerstyle jazz returns with a brand-new solo show celebrating the golden age of jazz through fresh and evocative arrangements of classic tunes from the Great American Songbook.
Talks
Dr David Coleman: Ready for Anything
Thu 29 Oct, 8pm
Building Emotional Resilience in Children & Teenagers
The clinical psychologist, broadcaster and author shares practical ways to foster independence, with strategies to help children and teenagers stay emotionally resilient.
Music, WAVESeries
Sophie Hutchings
Fri 30 Oct, 8pm
“Exhilarating beauty” - The Guardian
The ARIA-winning, Australian Music Prize-nominated pianist and composer returns to Dún Laoghaire, performing her latest album and favourites from her back catalogue boasting 350M+ streams.
Cinema, Comedy, Matinée
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
Sat 31 Oct, 2.30pm & 8pm (Halloween)
The cult hit event returns to Dún Laoghaire for Halloween with the spooky episode “A Witch’s Curse”. Join superfan Tim Benzie and superslueth Jessica Fletcher for a unique and hilarious interactive screening featuring games, prizes and audience participation.
Music
Kristin Hersh
Sun 1 Nov, 7.30pm
The acclaimed alternative rock songwriter and frontwoman of Throwing Muses and 50FOOTWAVE, who has built a prolific career with over 20 solo and band releases, comes to Dún Laoghaire with a new solo album.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Dead Man’s Wire
Mon 2 Nov, 5pm & 8pm
★★★★★ The Times
The new thriller from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) dramatises a real-world kidnapping incident from 1977, with an all-star cast including Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino.
Theatre
Unreconciled
Tue 3 Nov, 8pm
Post-show discussion with Colm O’Gorman
US writer-performer Jay Sefton’s critically acclaimed, award-winning play is a poignant and at times humorous exploration of family, place, and the meaning of reconciliation.
Music
Claire Martin & Jim Mullen Group
Wed 4 Nov, 8pm
“Our finest jazz singer” - The Times
A intimate night of Great American Song book classics and beyond with the recipient of eight British Jazz Awards, her longtime collaborator, and an all-star band.
Music
Andy Irvine & Quilty
Thu 5 Nov, 8pm
The renowned Swedish band have joined forces once again with the legendary musician to form an Irish-Swedish collaboration, playing top Irish music and song with a hint of Swedish traditional music.
Theatre, Matinée
Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine
Fri 6 & Sat 7 Nov, 8pm
Starring Norma Sheahan
Treat yourself to an evening of laugher, triumph, and a hilarious journey of rediscovery as Sheahan returns with her hit portrayal of “St. Joan of the fitted units”.
Comedy
David McSavage
Sun 8 Nov, 8pm
Dún Laoghaire Comedy Festival
The Irish comedian, satirist, and the creator of the cult RTÉ series The Savage Eye returns to Pavilion Theatre with his new show, Pig Ignorant.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
Romería
Mon 9 Nov, 5pm & 8pm
Palme d’Or Nominee, Cannes Film Festival 2025
Acclaimed Spanish director Carla Simón (Summer 1993) once again brings her distinctive style to this intimate, intelligent and compelling coming-of-age drama, set on Spain’s Atlantic coast.
Theatre, Community
Noises Off
Wed 11 - Sat 14 Nov, 7.30pm
St Patrick’s Dramatic Society
A hapless theatre troupe tries to stage a hapless sex comedy and everything falls apart in Michael Frayne’s beloved backstage farce.