Music Trail

We have seventeen venues and 250 performances to be enjoyed this year!

Trad Sessions
The Temple Bar Pub www.thetemplebarpub.com
47/48 Temple Bar, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 672 5286  
If it's a traditional Irish Pub you are after, look no further than the Temple Bar. For more than 160 years, patrons have flocked to the Temple Bar. Whether you are alone or with a group of friends, the craic is fantastic and you will feel thoroughly at home at the Temple Bar.
Trad Sessions
Oliver St John Gogarty www.gogartys.ie
58/59, Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 1822 | info@gogartys.ie  
Named after Dublins most famous poet, pilot, politician and avid fan of Guinness, the Oliver St. John Gogarty Pub and Restaurant is well known among the trend setting haunts of Dublins Temple Bar. Enjoy the Olde Worlde charm, traditional Irish music and wholesome meals served all day!
Trad Sessions
Auld Dubliner www.thesmithgroup.ie
24/25 Temple Bar, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 677 0527      
The Auld Dubliner provides a warm welcome for the discerning customer to enjoy a relaxing drink or a bite to eat in the spacious and traditional style setting. The traditional pub values and atmosphere and their friendly staff are always on hand to ensure your stay is an enjoyable one.
Live Bands
The Foggy Dew www.thefoggydew.ie
1 Fownes Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 677 9328 | thomasmaguire044@eircom.net  
The Foggy Dew is a traditional Irish pub situated in the heart of Dublin. Take a break from the lively Temple Bar and enjoy a pint in our relaxed atmosphere. The music played in the Foggy Dew and large rock memorabilia collection on the walls play a big role in creating a unique atmosphere!
Trad Sessions
The Palace Bar
21 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 7388/677 9290      
Unspoilt and unmodernised, this small pub has fame vastly out of proportion to its size. It was established in 1823, thus making it one of Dublin's oldest pubs. Take a seat in the snug where many a historic meeting has taken place or the backroom with its high ceiling and stained glass, where literary stock used to gather.
Live Bands
Fitzsimons Bar www.fitzsimonshotel.com
Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 677 9315 | info@fitzsimonshotel.com  
Fitzsimons Bar is an ideal meeting place and centre of activity. Offering Dublin's only open-air roof-top terrace with full bar and food service, a downstairs nightclub featuring some of Dublin's top DJ's, all major sporting events shown on big screen and plasma TV's.
Trad Sessions
The Quays Bar
10 - 12 Temple Bar, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 3922    
The Quays bar a traditional pub is one of the most popular pubs in Dublin with a great reputation for traditional live music daily from 3pm till late. It has a great mixture of both Irish locals and tourists making it one of Dublin's liveliest pubs. Food served daily.
Merchants Arch merchantsarch.ie/
48 / 49 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
00353 1 607 4010        
The Merchants Arch is Dublins newest old pub, situated on the between the Quays and Temple Bar it boasts one of Dublins best pints of Guinness, friendly courteous staff and an Irish style menu to rival any of mothers home cooking. It also hosts the Irish House Party nightly.
Trad Sessions
Farringtons Pub www.thesmithgroup.ie
28 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 5135 | info@thesmithgroup.ie      
Farringtons is a beautiful pub featuring a Victorian bar with partitions over 120 years old, and a modern, comfortable lounge upstairs. Popular with both young and older customers.
Live Bands
Buskers Bar www.buskersbar.com
Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 612 9246 | buskers@tbh.ie    
Buskers is a lively, modern & contemporary bar, and a well known landmark in the vibrant and hugely popular Temple Bar. Buskers has all the right ingredient; superb food served all day, tantalising cocktail & wine lists to suit every mood, live DJ’s playing the hottest sounds and dance hits from 10pm till late every night.
Trad / Jazz
The VAT House www.vathouse.ie
Anglesea Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 5622 | vathouse@blooms.ie      
The VAThouse Bar gets its name from the vat house in the Guinness brewery, St. James's Gate, Dublin, because it is home to much of the memorabilia and fittings from the brewery. It is a traditional bar with one of the most extensive Irish whiskey selections in Dublin. So whether you are looking for a pint, a bite to eat or some live music, the VAThouse has it all under one roof.
Trad Sessions
The Porterhouse www.theporterhouse.ie
16/18 Parliament street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 679 8847/50 | jc@theporterhouse.ie  
The Porterhouse is a microbrewery, brewing in excess of 9 beer, 3 stouts, 3 ales, 3 lagers and a number of festival beers. The Porterhouse is Irelands largest genuine Irish Brewery and plays host to live music 7 nights a week, four beer festivals each year and serves food daily from 12.30pm  9.30pm.
Oliver St. John Gogarty Library Bar www.gogartys.ie
18-21 Anglesea Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 1822 | info@gogartys.ie  
Situated in Temple Bar the Heart of Dublin, adjacent to the Oliver St. John Gogarty, Gogarty Library Bar is a late night bar, with a difference - the original premises was once part of the Bank of Ireland and this banking theme has been preserved throughout.
Please note:
The Singer's Club will be taking place in the Residents Bar of the Temple Bar Hotel, Rendezvous Bar.

The following changes have been made to the events taking place in the Arlington Temple Bar:
Wed:
16:00-18:00 Stephen Leeson & Friends
19:00-22:45 The Arlington Live Irish Dinner Show

Thurs:
14:30-16:00 Free Irish Dancing Lessons
16:00-18:00- Sons of Erin
19:00-22:45 The Arlington Live Irish Dinner Show

Sat:
14:30-16:00 Free Irish Dancing Lessons
16:00-18:00- Tickle Your Fancy
19:00-22:45 The Arlington Live Irish Dinner Show

Sun:
14:30-16:00 Free Irish Dancing Lessons
16:00-18:00- Stephen Leeson & Friends
19:00-22:45 The Arlington Live Irish Dinner Show

Fitzsimons
Free Irish Dancing Show
Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 7pm, Friday  8pm, Saturday  8pm, Sunday 8pm.