What's on
17 OctThis weekend
Luggwoods Fall Festival
Woodland trail, Spookwood Express and pumpkin patch in Lugg, Co. Dublin.
This weekend: Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct
Small people, big Dublin days out.
Hand-picked things to do with kids across the city and county, each with a link to the official source, so you know where every detail comes from.
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17 OctThis weekend
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Redline Festival Family Fun Day
Comics, magic, music and messy play at Tallaght Library and Parthalán Place.
What's on
17 OctThis weekend
After Dark: Creepy Characters with Oisín McGann
Writer-illustrator workshop at Chapters Bookstore, Parnell Street.
Coming up: midterm and Halloween
What's on
23 OctComing up
Bram Stoker Festival
Four-day Dublin City Council festival with family events across the city.
24 OctFree
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Stokerland at Bram Stoker Festival
Gothic family fun park in St Patrick's Park with storytelling, street arts, face-painting and a Victorian carousel.
24 OctComing up
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Boo at the Zoo
Halloween trail and entertainment at Dublin Zoo over midterm.
25 OctFree
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Making Faces! Family mask-making workshop
Drop-in Halloween mask workshop at National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.
Rainy day? These are free and indoors
National Gallery of Ireland
National art collection on Merrion Square with family programmes.
Chester Beatty
Museum and library in the grounds of Dublin Castle.
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Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and Ashtown Castle
Visitor centre, tower house and biodiversity centre in the park.
Museums and arts
Free
IMMA, Irish Museum of Modern Art
Modern art museum in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham grounds.
Fresh air favourites
More parks
Phoenix Park
One of Europe's largest enclosed city parks.
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St Anne's Park
Large Dublin City Council park in Raheny.
Ticknock
Coillte forest recreation site in the Dublin Mountains.
Hell Fire Club (Montpelier Hill)
Coillte forest walk to the ruin on Montpelier Hill.