Culture Night 2023 at DCU St. Patrick's Campus
For the 12th year running, DCU joins this national celebration of arts, culture and creativity with a family focused programme on St. Patrick's campus. Expect a fun-packed, thrill-filled circus cabaret with aerial and circus performance, art workshops and music. To celebrate the Children’s Books Ireland Collection at DCU library, there is a specially curated exhibition and drop-in book clinics for young readers. As always, we welcome the public to join the selection of guided tours on offer, to visit Seomra Caidrimh for 'ceol, comhrá agus comhluadar' and to enjoy the light installation along the lime tree walkway.
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Performance Area
DJ & Dance
Drop in Activities
Exhibition & Tours
At a Glance
Performance Area
5:00-5.30pm: Aerial show - Doris & Mabel’s Book Club
5.45-6.30pm: Jitterbug Jackson Circus Show - I Used to Dream of Rocket Ships
6.45-7.15pm: Aerial show - Doris & Mabel’s Book Club
7.30-8.30pm: Jitterbug Jackson Family Circus Workshop
7:30-9:00pm: TBL8 Brass
DJ & Dance
5:00-7:00pm: DJ Gigi
7:00-7.30pm: Family Dance Workshop with Donking Rongavilla
Drop in Activities
5:00-8:00pm: Art Workshop - Carnival Superheroes with Susan Leen, DCU Artist in Residence
5:00-8:00pm: Art Workshop - Brown Bag Workshop
5:00-9:00pm: Children's Books Ireland Book Clinic
5:00-9:00pm: Scavenger Hunt
5:00-9:00pm: Chill out Room for Reading and Colouring
5:00-8:00pm: Seomra Caidrimh agus Oifig na Gaeilge DCU
Exhibition and Tours
5:00-9:00pm: Children's Books Ireland Collection at DCU Library
5:00pm, 6:15pm, 7:00pm & *7:30pm: Guided tours of Cregan Library *(Tour will be ‘as Gaeilge’ at 7:30pm)
5:15pm & 6:30pm: Guided historical tours of Belvedere House and St. Patrick’s campus
6:30pm & 7:30pm: Choral Music Tour - Via Musica
Please note that photography and videography will be captured at this event. If you have any objections to this, please let us know.
FAQs
The site is fully accessible. We would request that anyone with special accessibility requirements please notify us prior to the event at dcuartsandculture@dcu.ie
DCU - St. Patrick’s campus
Access to these events is via the pedestrian entrance to St. Patrick’s campus (off Upper Drumcondra Road). This entrance is located beside Cregan Library and Lidl. Access will not be granted via the vehicle entrance. Attendees will be redirected to the pedestrian entrance.
There is no parking available on St Patrick campus. We ask people to walk, cycle or take public transport to St. Patricks Campus. Attendees with special requirements will be accomodated.
Bus routes 3, 11, 13, and 16 all stop a short distance away from the location, on Drumcondra Road.
Family events for ages 3+ and beyond. We ask all minors under 16 to be accompanied by an adult at all times. DCU does not accept any parental or supervisory duty of care or liability for any under 16s on site
Seating is limited for the 'performance events' so please if you can, bring picnic blankets or camper chairs. If the weather is good the grass will be a comfy option however as this is an outdoor event the grass may be slippery when wet so please keep this in mind.
A buggy park will be available in Cregan Library. Buggys are left at owners risk.
Please note that photography and videography will be captured at this event. If you have any objections to this, please let us know.
We will have a safe space for anyone having regulation issues.
There are no dogs allowed at this event due to the loud music, noise, young children running around and space available. (except guide dogs and support dogs)
Terms and Conditions
DCU reserves the right to refuse admission.
Some of this event take place outdoors, which means that the grass and walkway may be slippery when wet.
Every effort will be made to stay to the scheduled times, however these may vary.
DCU reserves the right to add, withdraw, cancel or substitute artists and to vary the advertised programme as necessary.
Attendees assume all risk of injury and all responsibility for property loss, destruction or theft and release the promoters, performers and sponsors from any liability thereafter.
DCU asks that all minors Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. DCU can not accept any parental or supervisory duty of care or liability for any Under 16s on site.
We ask all attendees to support us to keep the campus clean and bring your refuse home with you or use the waste bins provided on site. Glass bottles are not permitted.