Things to Do in Dublin This Week: 13–19 October 2026

Open House is in its final stretch, a Detroit house legend is in town and 3Olympia has Alan Davies, Stamptown, Melanie C and Fin Taylor on the bill. Here is our pick of Tue 13 to Mon 19 Oct 2026. Check each venue before you travel.

Midweek

• Alan Davies: Think Ahead, 3Olympia, Wed 14, doors 7pm. His first tour in a decade.
• Mercury Rev, Vicar Street, Wed 14, doors 7pm.
• Stamptown, 3Olympia, Thu 15, doors 7pm. A chaotic variety night hosted by Zach Zucker, 18+ only.
• Lewis Doyle Singer, The Academy, Thu 15. Moved from 3Olympia; original tickets are valid for standing.

Friday

• Cassius, The Button Factory, Fri 16, doors 11.30pm, with Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy and Captnnn.
• Moodymann, The Bernard Shaw, Fri 16, 10pm to 1.30am. His first Dublin club show in almost 10 years, says the venue.
• Angine de Poitrine, Vicar Street, Fri 16, doors 7pm. The masked Canadian duo.

Sat 17 to Mon 19

• Declan O’Rourke, Vicar Street, Sat 17, doors 7pm.
• Tigercub, The Workman’s Club, Sat 17, 8pm.
• Melanie C, 3Olympia, Sun 18, doors 7pm, with Sophie And The Giants.
• The Mountain Goats, Vicar Street, Sun 18, doors 7pm, with Craig Finn and the Band of Forgiveness.
• Talking Reds: Ray Houghton and Mark Lawrenson, Vicar Street, Mon 19, 8pm (doors 6.30pm), in aid of former League of Ireland players.
• Fin Taylor, 3Olympia, Mon 19, doors 7pm.

Theatre

• Matilda The Musical, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, final weekend: captioned on Sat 17 at 2.30pm, relaxed (“chilled”) on Sun 18 at 2.30pm. Ends Sun 18.
• ANIMALS, Abbey Theatre, to 7 Nov. Sat 17 has audio-described and captioned (2pm) and sign-language-interpreted (7.30pm) performances.
• Meredith, Gate Theatre, to 1 Nov.

Free

• Open House Dublin, to Sun 18: 200+ free tours, talks and open studios. Many need online booking.

Don’t forget

Presales and on-sales this week: Hear’Say x Liberty X, Mario Rosenstock, Aoife Dunne and Nickelback. Every date and time is in our on-sale guide.

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