Friday Events

Guided walking tour of historic Smithfield and Stoneybatter given by local historian, Fergus Whelan. You will hear about the history of Pill Lane, Newgate Prison, the death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, the hanging of John Clinch from Rathcoole in 1798, the trial of Robert Emmet, The Invincibles, the North King Street massacre of 1916, the Church Street Tenament collapse during the 1913 Lock Out, and more.

Tour commences at Chancery Park beside Four Courts Luas stop.

Kicking off the weekend in style with a party for our most valued residents, our Seniors. All welcome!

Celebrate the Stoneybatter Festival at Cowtown Food Yard (next to Clarkes City Arms) with three days of food, music, and fun! Featuring fantastic food from Rustic Pizza, Taboo Burger, & Pan Eile , live music, and good vibes, plus face painting for the kids on Sunday from 10am – 11.30am! See schedule below for specific events on the day.

Friday 19/06 – starting at 2pm
DJ sets, 5-10pm
Saturday 20/06 – starting at 11am
Acoustic guitar session, 11am – 1.30pm
DJ sets, 5-10pm
Sunday 21/06 – starting at 10am
Kids face painting, 10 – 11.30am
Latin guitar session, 11am – 1.30pm

Friday night at the Stoneybatter Festival brings together a couple of true local OG DJs serving up a proper mix of tunes.

We’re delighted to welcome Marstra_ink back to Stoneybatter Festival this year for flash tattoos all weekend long. Drop in, choose from a selection of original flash designs, and get tattooed in a relaxed, friendly festival atmosphere.

Join us to kick off the Stoneybatter Festival 2026 with a selection of local talent and refreshments. We begin at the Green where we are delighed to welcome the Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam before moving on to the Holy Family Parish Centre. The Green and Community Centre

Tai Chi, Qigong and Kung Fu taster workshop with demonstrations.

The Mulligans from there, come to the Mulligans here. It’s Mulligans galore. Join Tomás & Méabh Mulligan & friends in Mulligans for some tunes to open the festival festivities.

Margarita Madness is back with Olmeca Tequila and Dj Andrew Carreno bringing those Latino summer vibes from 7pm.

2026 Festival Launch Party – a fantastic line up of local talent – get ready to party all night! 

Soft Rules – Soft Rules are a Dublin post-punk band with a grudge and the songs to back it up. Fronted by David Dee, they build tracks from the wreckage of alt-rock and new wave. Heavy where it needs to be, atmospheric where it doesn’t, and lyrically intense. The songs are  preoccupied with the gap between how things are supposed to work and how they actually do.

Average Joe – Dublin rapper born in the 80s. The style of rap is definitely old-school, with dense, humorous and meaningful lyrics. 

Reluctant Bob & the Lonely Lovers – The new project from singer,-songwriter and producer Robert Baker, who is joined by Mark Liepmann, Álvaro Martínez, and George Guilfoyle. Dreamager was recorded live at Black Mountain Studios in the Cooley Mountains of County Louth and features guest vocals from Katie Ryan. A reviewer recently described it as The Flaming Lips meets The Beach Boys. 

Polythene Jam – A band who are inspired by George Harrison’s love for the ukulele. They sometimes play Beatles songs and sometimes play System of a Down songs and we cannot wait to see it. This one is going to be special.

Sister Wife & The Gender Balance – A three piece group featuring Emma Cafferky, Crispy Quill & Holly Pereira. They play haunting folk songs and forgotten ballads with intricate two part harmonies and banjo & slide guitar stylings.

TBL8 – they cut their teeth on the first Stoneybatter Festival, we are delighted to have them back again this year, a major highlight of the weekend!

StoneyBanter Comedy Club is transforming into a big ol gay cabaret for one night only! Come enjoy the best of drag queens & kings plus a burlesque chanteuse hosted by the infamous Stoneybatter alumni The Wild Geeze! After party with Paddy Fabulous spinning the finest floor fillers. Not to be missed!

Live Music Jessie and the Veil

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Tongue-in-cheek songs & stories, soulful folk/blues musical originals, vintage melodic vocals and guitar, meaningful lyrics about life and love.