This Sunday we will light the second Advent candle, which means Christmas is just around the corner... Here is what Dublin offers to families this weekend:
Dundrum on Ice - 27 Oct - 14 Jan
Ice skating in Blanchardstown - 10 Nov - 21 Jan
Santa's Village in Dundrum - 17 Nov - 24 Dec
South Dublin on Ice at Tallaght Stadium - 17 Nov - 14 Jan
Dun Laoghaire Christmas Festival - 18 Nov - 23 Dec FREE
Santa at Arnotts - 20 Nov - 24 Dec FREE
Santa at Nutgrove SC - 24 Nov - 24 Dec (weekends) FREE
Santa Experience at The ILAC - 24 Nov - 23 Dec
The North Pole Experience at The Royal Liver Retail Park - 25 Nov - 23 Dec
Santa Experience at Croke Park - 25 Nov - 23 Dec
Butlers Chocolate Experience Christmas - 25 Nov - 23 Dec
Visit Santa in Blackrock Shopping Centre - 25 Nov - 23 Dec (weekends) FREE
Santa's Grotto at St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre - 25 Nov - 23 Dec
Christmas at Lullymore Heritage Park - 25 Nov - 23 Dec
Visit Santa's Grotto at Stillorgan Village - 25 Nov - 24 Dec FREE
Santa at IKEA - 26 Nov - 18 Dec (weekends and 19 - 23 Dec every day) FREE
Moving Crib at Parnell Square - 28 Nov - 8 Jan FREE
Malahide Castle Christmas Experience - 1 - 23 Dec
Tracks in the Snow in The Ark - 1 - 30 Dec
Christmas at Wallaby Woods - 2 - 17 Dec (weekends - except for 10 Dec) and 20 - 23 Dec
Visit Santa on the Farm (Kildare Farm Foods) - 2 - 17 Dec (weekends) FREE
Visit Santa's Grotto at Nutgrove SC - 2 - 24 Dec (weekends) FREE
Castletown Christmas Village - 7 - 10 Dec
Children's Workshops at the Botanic Gardens - 9 Dec
Track in the Snow in The Ark - 9 Dec
Jack and the Beanstalk in Lambert Puppet Theatre - 9 & 10 Dec
Santa Train at Rathwood - 9 - 24 Dec
Christmas at Farmleigh - 2 - 16 Dec FREE
Christmas at Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - 2 - 17 Dec FREE
Sunday Sketching at Hugh Lane Gallery - 3 Dec
Celebrating Christmas at Glasnevin in the Botanic Gardens - 10 Dec
Storytelling Session in the National Gallery - 10 Dec
Christmas Open Day at the National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks) - 10 Dec FREE
Sunday Sketching in Hugh Lane Gallery - 10 Dec FREE
Have Fun!
