Harold’s Cross Community Festival 2026
| Day | From | To | Event | Venue |
| Tuesday 19th May | 7 pm | 9 pm | Anne Harte explores the life of Margaret Mac Curtain, a pioneering figure in Irish women’s history. Dr Antonia Hart examines women in business in 19th and early 20th century Dublin, including local stories from Harold’s Cross and surrounding areas. | HX Community Hall D6W VY70* |
| Wednesday 20th May | 7 pm | 9 pm | Family History – Where to Start? Fionnuala Rockett’s practical guide to researching your roots, focusing on free resources you can access from home. | HX Community Hall D6W VY70* |
| Wednesday 20th May | 7 pm | 8:30 pm | Death Cafe | Peggy Kellys |
| Thursday 21st May | 7:30 pm | 9 pm | A relaxed evening of poetry readings featuring music, local voices and invited poets. | HX Community Hall D6W VY70* |
| All Week | All Week | All Week | Dublin-born artist Roisín Cunningham is a multidisciplinary visual artist working across painting, print, photography, and installation. Practising since 1999, she is now based in Harold’s Cross and works from her studio in MART HX Village. | HX Community Hall D6W VY70* |
| Saturday | 9:30 am | 2 pm | Dog Show registration @10:00 with event 11:00–14:00 | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 2 pm | 3:30 pm | Niki Collier, The Cutest Chick | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 11 am | 3 pm | Harold’s Cross ETNS Cake Sale | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 2 pm | 3 pm | Kevins Hurling Exhibition | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 11 am | Annual Mass for the Sick followed by the Triduum – with the Sacrament of Anointing with the Relic of St Charles | Mount Argus Church | |
| Saturday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Village Bookshop | Harold’s Cross Park – Park Shelter |
| Saturday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Vintage Carousel | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Sensory Play – Children of all ages can come and join us for some fun and relaxing sensory play. | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 2 pm | 3 pm | BMA Southside – Martial Arts Demo | Lower Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 3 pm | 4 pm | Larkview FC Soccer Exhibition | Lower Harold’s Cross Park |
| Saturday | 3 pm | 4 pm | Stratford Tennis Club | Lower Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | ||||
| Sunday | 4:30 am | 6 am | Dawn Chorus: logging urban birdsong Moth Trapping and Identification | Kingfisher Hub** |
| Sunday | 10 am | 12 pm | Visit the Kingfisher Project. Bug Hunt for kids using insect ID Sheets | Kingfisher Hub** |
| Sunday | 11 & 12 am | 3:30 pm | Mass followed by a blessing with the relic. The Saint Charles Centre opens at 12:00 with presentations, video, visits to the shrine and tomb, museum browsing, and items for sale. | Mount Argus Church |
| Sunday | Noon | 1:30 | Eoin Bairéad leads the now-traditional historic walk of Harold’s Cross, tracing the village’s history from its origins to today using the Harold’s Cross Walking Trail Map & Guide. | Canal Bridge – Robert Emmet Bridge |
| Sunday | Noon | 5 pm | Sensory Bus – a quiet and magical space with spaceship-infinity tunnels, floor-to-ceiling padding, a bubble wall, a colour-changing dance floor, and luminescent floor tiles. Quiet Hour from 12 to 1 pm | On Road at top of Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Village Bookshop | Harold’s Cross Park – Park Shelter |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 4 pm | St Clare’s National School Bake Sale | Lower end of Harolds Cross Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Children of all ages can join us for some fun and relaxing sensory play. | Gazebo next to Craft Tent in park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Arts and Crafts for Children | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Teacup Merry-Go-Round Inflatable maze Inflatable Basketball Vintage Carousel | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Plant Sale | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Face Painting | Lower End of Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 4 pm | “Brilliant Bubbles” bubble show | Lower End of Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 5 pm | Clowns for Haiti and Uganda | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 2 pm | 4:30 pm | Simultaneous chess tournament. Up to 10 kids vs a Chess Champion | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 1 pm | 1:30 pm | Clareville Baton Twirlers | Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 1:30 pm | 1:40 pm | Jowad Al Tarabin – Singer | Small Stage Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 2 pm | 2:30 pm | Herlihy Doyle School of Irish Dancing | Small Stage Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 2:30 pm | 2:50 pm | Scoil Mológa Ceili Band | Small Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 3 pm | 3:45 pm | “Jack Flash” Magician | Small Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 4 pm | 4:30 pm | Scoil Rince Devine-Elebert | Small Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 4:30 pm | 5 pm | Harold’s Cross Educate Together Secondary School, Artistic Performance Group | Small Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 3 pm | 6 pm | A 3-hour live jazz session for jazz lovers with the L.E.A Trio. | Peggy Kellys |
| On the Big Stage | ||||
| Sunday | 1:30 pm | 1:50 pm | Chloe Daly – Harpist | Big Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 2 pm | 2:45 pm | The Ultras | Big Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 3 pm | 3:45 pm | Rathfarnham Ukulele Group | Big Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
| Sunday | 4 pm | 4:45 pm | St Mary’s Choir | Big Stage, Harold’s Cross Park |
* Community Hall is behind what was Kenilworth Motors, now a new apartment block – 350 Harold’s Cross Road, Dublin 6W D6W VY70.
**Access Kingfisher Hub using pedestrian laneway at Paulmount, 97 Blarney Park, Kimmage D12 F6Y2
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