TwinkleTown Smithfield Square

TwinkleTown Smithfield Square

About the event

TwinkleTown, Dublin's Christmas festival, fills Smithfield Square from Friday 20 November to Thursday 31 December 2026. It is created by Archetype in partnership with Dublin City Council, and entry is free for all ages.

Take to the covered ice rink, catch the Santo Panto, ride the 33-metre Big Wheel and the vintage fairground, and hear live music in the Spiegeltent. There's festive food from around the world, winter warmers in the TwinkleTavern and a market of Irish arts and crafts.

Opening times

  • Monday to Friday: 11am–9pm
  • Saturday and Sunday: 10am–9pm
  • Closed on 24, 25 and 26 December

Tickets

  • Entry to TwinkleTown is free.
  • Ice skating and the Santo Panto are ticketed: book online at twinkletown.ie, or at the box office on site (cash or card).
  • Big Wheel and fairground ride tickets are sold on site.

Good to know

  • Step-free access, with sensory-friendly skating sessions, neurodivergent-friendly panto shows and ISL-interpreted shows on 6 December.
  • The square is dog-friendly; the ice rink is not.
  • Luas Red Line: Smithfield stop.

TwinkleTown's second site, TwinkleTown St Patrick's Park, is a 20-minute walk away (27 November to 23 December).

Event type

Christmas Markets & Fairs

Upcoming dates

This event runs on several dates — pick the one that suits you.

November 2026

  • Fri 20 · 11am–9pm
  • Sat 21 · 10am–9pm
  • Sun 22 · 10am–9pm
  • Mon 23 · 11am–9pm
  • Tue 24 · 11am–9pm
  • Wed 25 · 11am–9pm
  • Thu 26 · 11am–9pm
  • Fri 27 · 11am–9pm
  • Sat 28 · 10am–9pm
  • Sun 29 · 10am–9pm
  • Mon 30 · 11am–9pm

December 2026

  • Tue 1 · 11am–9pm
  • Wed 2 · 11am–9pm
  • Thu 3 · 11am–9pm
  • Fri 4 · 11am–9pm
  • Sat 5 · 10am–9pm
  • Sun 6 · 10am–9pm
  • Mon 7 · 11am–9pm
Show 21 more dates
  • Tue 8 · 11am–9pm
  • Wed 9 · 11am–9pm
  • Thu 10 · 11am–9pm
  • Fri 11 · 11am–9pm
  • Sat 12 · 10am–9pm
  • Sun 13 · 10am–9pm
  • Mon 14 · 11am–9pm
  • Tue 15 · 11am–9pm
  • Wed 16 · 11am–9pm
  • Thu 17 · 11am–9pm
  • Fri 18 · 11am–9pm
  • Sat 19 · 10am–9pm
  • Sun 20 · 10am–9pm
  • Mon 21 · 11am–9pm
  • Tue 22 · 11am–9pm
  • Wed 23 · 11am–9pm
  • Sun 27 · 10am–9pm
  • Mon 28 · 11am–9pm
  • Tue 29 · 11am–9pm
  • Wed 30 · 11am–9pm
  • Thu 31 · 11am–9pm

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