
Launch Event: Routes – Celebrating Black History Month 2026
Date: Wed 21 Oct
Location: Civic Theatre, Dublin

The Dublin Festival of History will run from 26 September to 12 October 2025, with our Big Weekend at the Round Room at the Mansion House, from Saturday 27 September to Sunday 28 September.
The Dublin Festival of History is an annual free festival, brought to you by Dublin City Council, and organised by Dublin City Libraries, in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company.
Now in its thirteenth year, the festival has built a reputation for shining a fresh perspective on history and its importance in our everyday lives, attracting best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile programme of history talks and debate each Autumn.

Date: Wed 21 Oct
Location: Civic Theatre, Dublin

Date: Thu 29 Oct & Thu 26 Nov
Location: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin

Date: Sat 31 Oct + 2 more
Location: Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Dublin

Date: Fri 23 Oct
Location: Solstice Arts Centre, Navan

Date: Sat 17 Oct
Location: The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre, Naul


Date: Thu 22 Oct & Thu 26 Nov
Location: Various Locations, Dublin City

Date: Wed 11 Nov + 3 more
Location: Walkinstown Library, Dublin 12

Date: Sat 12 Dec
Location: Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge