Early September in Dublin has a big-week feeling to it, with plenty to slot into the diary before the weekend arrives. The one everyone’s talking about is boxing: Katie Taylor’s undisputed farewell lands at Croke Park on Sat 5 Sept, with a free public weigh-in at Trinity the evening before if you want to be part of it. Around that, a hit musical is playing out its final Dublin days and there’s a Middle-earth score to close the week. Here’s how it all falls.
Events This Week
Six things worth planning around between now and the weekend, roughly in the order they land.
Mean Girls (Touring), The West End musical comedy of Tina Fey’s film arrives on tour, with both a matinee and an evening show so you can pick your slot.
Wed 2 September · Bord Gais Energy Theatre · Dublin
(O-O-O) by Vanessa Donoso López, Clay, soil and stone are the raw materials in this free solo show, which digs into identity, migration and how traditions bend and adapt over time.
Wed 2 September · Temple Bar Gallery + Studios · Dublin · Free
Reuben Solo: Someone In This Crowd Will Betray Me, Surreal, absurdist stand-up for anyone who likes their comedy a good few degrees off centre.
Thu 3 September · The Sugar Club · Dublin
Katie Taylor v Flora Pili: Weigh-In, Fight week comes to Trinity with the free public build-up to Taylor’s undisputed super-lightweight farewell.
Fri 4 September · Trinity College · Dublin
Mean Girls (Touring), This is the closing day of the Dublin run, your last shot if the midweek shows passed you by.
Sat 5 September · Bord Gais Energy Theatre · Dublin
The Music of The Lord of The Rings: Tribute to Howard Shore, An orchestra runs through Shore’s Middle-earth score with soprano vocals, and there’s an early and a late sitting to choose from.
Sat 5 September · O’Reilly Theatre · Dublin · €20
What’s Happening
Looking a little further out, two for the Meath diary as the show season kicks in.
Royal Meath Agricultural Show 2026, The annual one-day agricultural show at Porchfields, Trim, scheduled for Sunday 6 September 2026.
Meath
Water Quality: Implications for Dairy Farming in the Boyne, Meath, A Teagasc event at the Teagasc Office, Navan, scheduled for Wednesday 9 September 2026.
Meath
Making a night of the big fight weekend
With Croke Park packed and the city busy on Sat 5 Sept, a room near town saves you the late scramble home. Worth locking one in early if you’re travelling for the weigh-in and the fight. Find a Dublin stay for the weekend
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