Welcome to the Farmleigh Estate En Plein Air Event! Join us at Farmleigh House & Estate for a day filled with creativity and inspiration. This in person event is perfect for artists of all levels who enjoy painting outdoors. Grab your easel and paints, and immerse yourself in the beauty of the estate while creating your masterpiece. Whether […]

Join us on Sunday 20th of July from 2pm - 4pm for Music in the Bandstand. Enjoy a soundtrack of lively tunes with the Ardee Concert Band in Farmleigh's pleasure grounds. Ardee concert Band has had a long and illustrious history spanning 150 years, making it the third oldest band in Ireland. Formed in 1860 […]

Performers: Annalisa Monticelli, Piano Niall O’Sullivan, Trumpet Raphaela Mangan, Mezzo-Soprano An unforgettable evening where Broadway’s dazzling flair meets the dramatic elegance of opera. One of Ireland’s leading mezzo-sopranos Raphaela Mangan joins forces with international trumpet soloist Niall O’Sullivan and dynamic pianist Annalisa Monticelli to present a cross-genre celebration of musical theatre, light classical gems, jazz, […]

Performers: Anna Kiselyova, Piano Adam Collins, Piano Programme: Mozart – Fantasy in D minor, K. 397 Beethoven – Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor “Moonlight” Schubert – Fantasy in F minor, D.940 Interval Debussy – Petite Suite Fauré – Dolly Suite, Op.56 Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite Concert Description A moonlit evening of evocative piano music, […]

Performers: John Finucane, Clarinet Finghin Collins, Piano   Programme: Schubert – Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946 Joseph O’Kelly – Mazurka, Op. 48 Brahms – Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1 Stanford – Clarinet Sonata in F Major, Op. 129 Music in Monkstown’s Artistic Director, clarinettist John Finucane, celebrates his 70th birthday this year […]

Join us on Sunday 27th of July from 2pm – 4pm for Music in the Bandstand. Enjoy a soundtrack of lively tunes with the Drogheda Brass Band in Farmleigh’s pleasure grounds. The Drogheda Brass Band was formed in 1886 as the Colonel Leonard Fife and Drum Band, named after a local man who was a […]

The Annual Farmleigh Autumn Plant Fair returns to The Farmleigh Estate in The Phoenix Park on Sunday August 3rd, running from 10am to 5pm and FREE Admission. The Plant Fair will as usual feature the very best Irish Specialist Nurseries, who will have some of the most interesting and garden worthy herbaceous perennials, climbers, shrubs, […]

Walking tour with Fionn Ó Marcaigh In Partnership with Dublin Book Festival In his illuminating new book Encounters with corvids (Natural World Publishing), author and zoologist Dr Fionn Ó Marcaigh takes us on a journey across Ireland, exploring stunning landscapes and sharing heartwarming stories of the seven native corvids – the rook, jay, hooded crow, jackdaw, chough, magpie and […]

Dublin Book Festival, in partnership with the OPW, is delighted to be back this August Bank Holiday weekend. We’ll be bringing you a fun-filled summer day of book events and creative events for all the family to enjoy, in the beautiful grounds of Farmleigh in the Phoenix Park. Join us for an exciting and engaging […]