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Summer Sessions 2012

Martin o'DriscollDublin Dance Festival

11th May 2012 – 26th May 2012

Venue: Dublin

Website: www.dublindancefestival.ie

Dublin City Soul Festival

24th May 2012 – 27th May 2012

Venue: Dublin

Website: www.dublincitysoulfestival.com

Last Weekend Market

28th May 2011 – On going

Venue: Dublin - Powerscourt Gallery

Bloom In The Park

31st May 2012 – 4th June 2012

Venue: Phoenix Park

Website: bloominthepark.com/

Forbidden Fruit Festival

2nd June 2012 – 4th June 2012

Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham

Website: forbiddenfruit.ie

Bavaria City Racing Dublin

3rd June 2012

Venue: Dublin

Website: www.bavariacityracing.ie/

Flora Women's Mini Marathon

4th June 2012

Venue: Dublin

Website: www.florawomensminimarathon.ie

Olympic Torch visits Dublin

6th June 2012

Venue: Dublin

50th International Eucharistic Congress

10th June 2012 – 17th June 2012

Venue: RDS

Website: www.iec2012.ie

Celtic Design Workshop

11th June 2011 – 11th June 2012

Venue: Glasnevin Museum

Website: www.glasnevinmuseum.ie

Taste of Dublin

14th June 2012 – 17th June 2012

Venue: The Iveagh Gardens

Website: www.tasteofdublin.ie

Dalkey Book Festival

15th June 2012 – 17th June 2012

Venue: Dalkey

Website: www.dalkeybookfestival.org

Bloomsday Festival

16th June 2012 – 19th June 2012

Venue: Dublin

Website: www.jamesjoyce.ie/

Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival 2012

22nd June 2012 – 1st July 2012

Venue: Dublin

Website: www.dublinpride.ie

If you would like a listing on the event calendar for Dublin events then drop me a line. The listing is updated every week.

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