[25/09/2009] Dublin Culture Night 2009

[Colm Moore]

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Dublin Culture Night 2009 – Friday September 25th

Temple Bar Cultural Trust is delighted to announce details of this year’s Dublin Culture Night – a night of free late night culture for all the family! Curiosity and energy will fill Dublin city this September as workers, young people, families with children, grandparents and groups of friends escape their usual Friday evening activities to explore the Culture of Dublin for FREE!

In Dublin a record 124 cultural venues will open their doors for Culture Night including St Stephen’s Green Park, the National Museum of Ireland, the Science Gallery Trinity College, The Revenue Museum, Guinness Storehouse, RTÉ Performing Groups, Dublin Castle State Apartments, Gallery Zozimus and a Francis Street Treasure Hunt, The Ark Cultural Centre for Children and much more.

While visitors move from venue to venue, they can experience the exhilaration of live performances, music and colourful acts on the streets and open spaces including a Charlie Chaplin and stilts walkabout, dancing to La Vie en Rose in DCC Civic Offices Atrium, a 50ft inflatable whale in Wolfe Tone Park, the Discovery Gospel Choir on Exchequer Street, Tai Chi martial art performers and a Barbershop Quartet in St Stephen’s Green Park, Cuban drummers on Henry Street, Thai dancing in Ranelagh, a young people’s multimedia show in Meeting House Square and a BuÃ* Bolg larger than life characters walkabout.

To help visitors move around on the night, LUAS are also offering 50 free, return tickets for the night. These tickets will be issued one per person on a first come, first served basis and will be available to pick up in person at The Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 from Thursday 24th September at 9am.

Dublin Bus is providing free buses along three culture trails from 6pm to 11pm. Buses will leave every 20 minutes from bus stops at Bachelor’s Walk, Aston Quay and Trinity College transporting visitors to outermost venues.
help visitors move around on the night, Dublin Bus are providing free buses along three culture trails from 6pm to 11pm. Buses will leave every 20 minutes from bus stops at Bachelor’s Walk, Aston Quay and Trinity College transporting visitors to outermost venues. LUAS are also offering 50 free, return tickets for the night.

Culture Night is a hugely important event on the cultural calendar providing people with the opportunity to discover and enjoy the rich cultural offering of the country’s cultural venues at night. This year Dublin Culture Night will see Temple Bar Cultural Trust working in partnership with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dublin City Council, Fáilte Ireland, Dublin Tourism, Dublin Bus, DART and LUAS.

Culture Night will also take place in 10 other towns, cities and counties across Ireland on the 25th. For more information on Culture Night visit www.culturenight.ie or pick up a full programme of venues and events at participating venues or at the Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre at 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Dublin Culture Night Programme, click here

Dublin Culture Night Map, click here