NOSTALGIA
Saved By The 90s at The Workmans Club
Spice Up Your Life at this 90s pop extravaganza – dig out your best multicoloured tracksuits and oversized t-shirts because fancy dress is encouraged.
SIGHTSEEING
Ericsson Skyline Dusk Tour at Croke Park (until Sunday)
This weekend is your last chance of the winter to try out this unforgettable experience and see Dublin as never before. You’ll be taken to the roof of Croke Park – 17 storeys up! – to take in the stunning panoramic views of the city at sunset.
FAMILY
Chinese New Year Festival at various locations (until Monday 10th February)
It’s been a difficult week in China where celebrations have had to be put on hold, but our own Chinese community is making it a New Year to remember with dozens of great events. This weekend you can take the kids - or yourself! - to learn how to make Chinese lanterns or puppets, or take in the scents and flavours of the Food Extravaganza at Drury Street or Ballymount.
GIG
Isobel Campbell at Liberty Hall (Saturday)
Once a member of indie-pop stalwarts Belle and Sebastian, the Scottish singer-songwriter is maybe best known for her three collaborations with grizzled rock dude Mark Lanegan. She’s under her own steam here, promoting her first solo album for 14 years – There Is No Other.
CLUB
808 State at Button Factory (Saturday)
Manchester duo 808 State are synonymous with acid house and the rise of rave in the late 80s – their 1989 track Pacific State is an all-time dance music classic. Get ravey with fans old and new in Temple Bar this Saturday.
RECORD FAIR
Thomas House Vinyl Market at The Thomas House (Saturday)
We’re promised thousands of records from all sorts of genres at this record fair, which kicks off at 11am. Get down early and get those fingers nice and dusty.
RACING
Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse (Saturday and Sunday)
A huge weekend of top-class racing at Leopardstown. The highlight promises to be the Irish Gold Cup on Sunday afternoon, while Finglas’s finest Aslan will provide the post-racing entertainment that evening from 6:30pm.
THEATRE
What I (Don't) Know About Autism at the Abbey Theatre (from Saturday until Saturday 8th February)
A very timely production performed by a mixture of autistic and non-autistic actors – “a sometimes comic, sometimes heart-breaking journey into the world of autism” using narrative, song, dance and direct address.
ART
Yan at SO Fine Art, Powerscourt Centre (from Saturday until Saturday 22nd February)
A collaboration with the prestigious Yanagisawa Gallery in Urawa, Japan, showcasing the work of Japanese and international artists. Expect dazzling colour, repeated motifs and plenty of abstraction.
