Dublin Festival of History 2026

The Dublin Festival of History 2026 takes place between 26th September and 11th October 2026. I have reviewed the listing of events and the following are those of an IH interest:

September 29

A Splendid Supply of Water: Sir John Gray and the Vartry Water Scheme in 19th Century Dublin

Dublin’s lost railways

Guinness Women

October 1

Guinness: The True Story of the Struggle to Create the World’s Largest Brewery

Guinness and the River Liffey

October 2

Nellie’s Flat Tour (Iveagh Trust)

Tales from the Golden Triangle @ Teeling Whiskey Distillery

October 3

Nellie’s Flat Tour (Iveagh Trust)

Tales from the Golden Triangle @ Teeling Whiskey Distillery

October 4

The Guinness Estate at St. Anne’s

October 5

Selling Leisure: Urban Electrification in 20th Century Dublin

October 6

The Guinness Family in St Anne’s Park

October 7

Defences of Dublin Port

October 8

The building of Balbriggan’s Inner Harbour

October 10

Kilmainham Mill Film Screenings

NB – Most events require pre-booking. Details are on each event page.