- Today: Aerial spectacle combining acrobatics, circus and "hair-raising choreography": Smithfield at 8pm tonight and again on Saturday night;
Festival Market Fare at Wolfe Tone Park (opposite Jervis Street Shopping Centre): between 10 and 6pm from today until Sunday; Fun fair at Merrion Square West: 6pm - 11pm today, and noon - 11pm Friday to Sunday; Tradfest at the National Concert Hall: today, tomorrow and Saturday night at 8pm.
- Tomorrow: Two-hour festival parade themed "Wishful Thinking" starts at noon; Céilí Mór in Earlsfort Terrace between 2.30pm and 5:30pm.
- Saturday:
"City Side Up" brings free performances on South King Street and on Henry Street between 1pm and 4pm; Concerts for children with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and Mel Mercier in the Ark: 1pm and 3pm; Treasure hunt between 10am and 1pm starting from City Hall on Dame Street; Comedy circus with Barry Murphy, Dave McSavage, Tara Flynn, Phil Kay and others in Vicar Street at 8pm.
- Sunday
Outdoor circus with jugglers, trapeze acts, puppetry, music, dance and walkabout performers at Merrion Square between midday and 6:00pm; Conclusion of the 40 Shades of Green visual arts exhibition in Farmleigh House.