Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
★★★★★ The Guardian
Sarah Friedland’s elegant, gentle and surprisingly funny debut feature follows Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), an older woman experiencing the onset of dementia who is moved to a care facility.
Music
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“Exhilarating beauty” - The Guardian
The ARIA-winning, Australian Music Prize-nominated pianist and composer returns to Dún Laoghaire, performing her latest album and favourite from her back catalogue boasting 350M+ streams.
Cinema, Comedy, Matinée
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
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
★★★★★ 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
Post-show discussion with Colm O’Gorman
This true story of an adolescent cast as Jesus in a school play directed by an abusive priest is a poignant and at times humorous exploration of family, place, and the meaning of reconciliation.
Music
“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
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
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
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
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.
