Culture Night 2025

Posted on: 05 September 2025

Trinity College Dublin is host to several events during Culture Night on Friday 19^th September.  Join in the fun during this annual public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts, all over Ireland.

Here are the range of activities taking place across Trinity. Click on the links to find out more detail on each event.

Trinity Orchestra presents Culture Night (booking required)

Trinity Orchestra will welcome visitors back for a special programme of classical and traditional music for Culture Night. In collaboration with the DU Music society, earlier this year Trinity Orchestra threw an event raising money for the Palestinian Red Crescent charity to raise awareness of the genocide in Palestine. Taking inspiration from the Irish trad group Lankum, members of the orchestra arranged and performed renditions of many of Lankum’s most popular pieces. They look forward to presenting some of these pieces again, and pay respect to traditional music, which is at the heart of meaning and understanding of culture on the island of Ireland.

Lir Life at The Lir Academy

Step inside The Lir – National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin – Ireland’s premier centre for training the next generation of theatre-makers, actors, and designers.

Throughout the evening, visitors can drop in for workshops, demonstrations, and guided tours that pull back the curtain on the vibrant world of stagecraft. From acting and directing to the often-unseen magic of set, costume, and lighting design, tutors and students from The Lir will be on hand to share their expertise and offer a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the craft of theatre-making.

Lava Land: The Awesome World of Volcanoes

Join the Dublin Magmatism Group in Regent House at Trinity College Dublin for a fun, family-friendly event with exciting demonstrations and hands-on displays! Explore volcanoes, magma, and their powerful role in shaping our planet and society.

LoGaCulture: Voices of the Boyne

Trinity’s Front Square will host a live demonstration of LoGaCulture: Voices of the Boyne, an immersive audio-augmented reality experience.

The project invites visitors to step into one of Ireland’s most decisive moments—the Battle of the Boyne (1690), when King William III and King James II clashed in the largest battle ever fought on Irish soil. Through music and sound, participants explore not only the world of 1690, but also connections to Neolithic Ireland and the present day.

The LoGaCulture Ireland project is led by Prof Mads Haahr and Joris Vreeke at Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics, with collaborators Dr Svetlana Rudenko, Karun Manoharan, and Breanne Pitt. Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme.

Turas treoraithe ar champas Choláiste na Tríonóide / Guided Irish language tour of Trinity College Dublin campus

Tar ar thuras treoraithe trí Ghaeilge ar champas stairiúil Choláiste na Tríonóide. Faigh léargas ar an ollscoil is sine in Éirinn, ar a hoidhreacht agus ar shaol an mhic léinn sa lá atá inniu ann. Reáchtálfar trí thuras a mhairfidh thart ar 30-40 nóiméad an ceann. Tosóidh siad ón Campanile atá sa Chearnóg Thosaigh. Ní gá áit a chur in áirithe ach a bheith ag an Campanile (pointe tosaithe) ag do rogha ama. Bí linn!

Enjoy guided tours in Irish of Trinity College’s historic campus this Culture Night. Get an insight into Ireland’s oldest university, its heritage and the life of today’s students! Three tours will take place and each will last approximately 30-40 minutes. They will begin at 5:45pm, 6:30pm and 7:15pm from the Campanile in Trinity’s Front Square. Reservation is not required, but please be at the Campanile (starting point) at your chosen time. Please note that the tour will be in Irish only.

Unit18 & ATD Ireland: Voices of the Inner City (booking recommended)

Unit18 and ATD Ireland will present an evening celebrating the creativity, stories, and voices of Dublin’s inner-city artists, past and present, alongside friends from Trinity College Dublin. The programme features raps and poetry from community activists involved in ATD Ireland’s Creative Pathways to Participation, a project showcasing the artistic and activist contributions of people living in poverty. Visitors will also hear music and talks from Trinity staff and local residents who have taken part in Unit18’s Dublin Diaries, a storytelling initiative capturing memories of life in Dublin over the decades.

Booking is encouraged but walk-ins are also welcome. This event aims to be family friendly but may explore difficult themes of poverty and exclusion. For more information contact unit18@tcd.ie or tara@atdireland.ie.

Dawson Chorus Performances

• Unitarian Church, Stephen’s Green
• Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Kildare Street

Choir performance featuring Trinity Staff. Dawson Chorus is a new pop choir set up in Dublin last year. Ten members of the choir are Trinity staff, and the Director of the choir is a Trinity graduate.

How to Dename and Rename a Library?

Trinity College Dublin decided to rename its main library, after the acclaimed poet, Eavan Boland, on October 9th, 2024. Come and visit the Library’s multimedia exhibition on the College’s denaming and renaming process. View the submissions for the denaming, the breadth of student activity, the suggested names by the College community and public and lots more.

The exhibition is on view in the foyer of the Eavan Boland Library, and for Culture Night, a display of her original works will also be in the foyer as well as displays outside showcasing Boland's work.

Miss Powder Vacuum | Pageant at The Douglas Hyde Gallery (booked out)

Join us at The Douglas Hyde for a special once off pageant where contestants of all shapes, sizes and species are welcome. There will be live performances, music and the crowning of true glory. This special event is curated by artist Bill Harris.

Trinity Trails & The Book of Kells Experience (booked out)

Trinity College offers a special combined Trinity Trails & The Book of Kells Experience, inviting guests to join an unforgettable evening starting with a 30-minute guided taster tour of the historic grounds of Trinity College Dublin with Trinity Trails. 

Visitors will first be introduced to the rich history of this iconic university, learning about the college’s profound impact on Irish culture and literature. Following the guided tour, guests will continue their journey with a self-guided visit to the Old Library, the world-renowned Book of Kells and our new digital experience featuring interactive content and multimedia displays that bring the Book of Kells to life, offering a modern, engaging twist on this ancient treasure.

More information on Culture Night is available on https://culturenight.ie/

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