LoMAZ Away Weekend: Dublin's Bram Stoker Festival

LoMAZ is going away the weekend before Hallowe'en 2026. Come and join us for a weekend break to Dublin!

This event is part of our Dracula Daily series of events to connect to the book Dracula running from May to November 2026. See https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-lomaz/events/312216865/

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Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula, was from Dublin - so it makes perfect sense to see the city where he lived and studied alongside Oscar Wilde, in Trinity College, in the city centre. What's more, we're heading over for the weekend of the Bram Stoker Festival!

Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival celebrates the legacy of one of Ireland’s most beloved and iconic writers and is now one of Dublin’s largest arts festivals. The festival draws inspiration from Stoker, his life, his work, the Dublin of his time and celebrates the Gothic, the supernatural, the after-dark and the Victorian. We’ve presented outdoor spectacles and intimate experiences, world film premieres and award-winning theatre productions; circus at night in dark forests; comedy in nightclubs; choral ensembles in darkened libraries and events spanning every genre.

We’ve taken over cathedrals, parks and squares; delved into Stoker’s literary impact, and entertained generations of little monsters with discos, workshops, face-painting, performances and more at Stokerland and beyond.

A programme of events is expected to be published towards the end of September, but it's recommended to book flights and accommodation before that.

Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival is produced by Schweppe Curtis Nunn Ltd.

This trip to Dublin is NOT a planned excursion and guided tour. People will book their own transport and their own accommodation.

The official LoMAZ days will be:
Friday 23 October - Monday 26 October.

You can extend your time either side of this weekend if you would like to and you are free to arrive and leave whenever you want to. It's a short flight, and you are welcome just to come for part of the weekend.

Suggestions will be made in the event WhatsApp group of what to see and people can go and do what they would like to.

Dublin is a popular tourist city, and more suggestions of things to see can be found here:

https://www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com/things-to-do-in-dublin-bucket-list/

The WhatsApp group can also be used to co-ordinate and figure out best travel plans and activities.

We will not all be doing the same thing and people may want to go and do something on their own too.

GETTING THERE:
Plane: Several airlines fly between Dublin and all the London airports - it should be easy to find a suitable flight, and prices are consequently not high. Your host is flying with Ryanair, to/from Gatwick, outbound on Thursday 22 October and back on Tuesday 27th October. Prices for these flights are currently available starting at approx. £50 return.

ACCOMMODATION:
There are various hotels, hostels and airbnbs to stay in while you are in Dublin, so you will need to book your own accommodation in the city.

Some accommodation sites are booking.com and Lastminute.

You can discuss accommodation locations in the WhatsApp group and comments below. It is recommended to book accommodation south of the river.

WHATSAPP GROUP FOR PRE-TRIP CHAT:
You will see the link to the WhatsApp group when you sign up in the comments section below. The WhatsApp group link will be posted nearer the travel date. Please note that joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members. We also have a main LoMAZ WhatsApp group that you are welcome to join after your first event.

PLEASE READ:

LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'.

We remove members from the group who:

repeatedly sign up for events then 'no show'.

repeatedly change their RSVP to 'No'.

are on the event waitlist or have not RSVPd but turn up anyway.

Please see the About Us section for more information about the group and how it works.
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