New Year’s Day Celebrations  // Meeting House Square, Temple Bar – from 1pm-6pm, 1 January (Free event) 

Your New Year’s Day Celebrations take place in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar on 1 January. Guaranteed to be one of the highlights for the festival – visitors, families and friends of all ages are invited to kick start 2023 in style. Come celebrate and enjoy an afternoon of live music in Temple Bar, the cultural heart of Dublin, as some of Ireland’s great live performers will take to the stage including Hothouse Flowers frontman Liam Ó Maonlaí, award winning concertina player Cormac Begley, fiddler x bilingual singer Clare Sands and folk singer Lorraine Nash. Be wowed by The Pride Of Plains Marching Band, street performances and tie your New Year’s Resolutions to the special Resolution Tree.  

 *This is a free, family friendly event and tickets are not required.