Ring in 2023 with New Year’s Festival Dublin, Ireland’s biggest New Year Celebration. Dublin City will come alive over 2 days of celebrations on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day as New Year’s Festival Dublin returns, bigger and better than ever – with a brand-new Festival Village, 2 spectacular countdown events all taking place along North Wall Quay and the New Year’s Day Celebrations in Temple Bar.
Ring in 2023 in true celebratory style with Westlife who headline the brand-new Festival Village on New Year’s Eve, 31st December – with special guests Gavin James and Lyra. Share a magical moment with family and friends at the friendly Midnight Family Matinee, a special earlier countdown event with live performances from Gavin James, Lyra and Brad Heidi. Soak up the electrifying atmosphere at the brand new Festival Village as a host of stellar Irish musicians and DJs will perform live across 4 stages along North Wall Quay and enjoy live music, street entertainment and the best of food delights.
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 at the New Year’s Day Celebrations in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar on 1 January 2023.Come celebrate and enjoy an afternoon of live music in Temple Bar, the cultural heart of Dublin, as some of Ireland’s greatest live performers will take to the stage including Liam Ó Maonlaí, Cormac Begley, Clare Sands and Lorraine Nash. Be wowed by The Pride Of Plains Marching Band, and street performances and tie your New Year’s Resolutions to the special Resolution Tree. This is a free, non-ticketed event.
New Year’s Day Celebrations // Meeting House Square, Temple Bar – from 1 pm-6 pm, 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 Liam Ó Maonlaí, Cormac Begley, Clare Sands and 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.
Midnight Family Matinee // North Wall Quay //4 pm on 31 December
New Year’s Festival Dublin has announced Gavin James with special guests Lyra and Brad Heidi for an unmissable Midnight Moment Matinee on New Year’s Eve – a very special earlier countdown event for the little ones. Families and friends of all ages can count down to the New Year together with entertainment starting at 4 pm leading to the earlier countdown spectacle at 7 pm – expect a carnival atmosphere filled with awe and wonder.
Tickets for the Midnight Family Matinee (Early Bird Tickets from. €7.90 with a family ticket priced €14.90 – all ticket prices include booking fee) are on sale now from www.ticketmaster.ie.
Midnight Moment with Westlife at New Year’s Festival Dublin // North Wall Quay //8 pm on 31 December
Westlife has also been confirmed to headline New Year’s Festival Dublin performing in the brand-new Festival Village on New Year’s Eve, 31st December – with special guests Gavin James and Lyra. This exciting announcement follows hot on the heels of one of the band’s most successful years ever with sold-out Irish, European and Asian stadium dates that included shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The tour continues with over 70 shows around the world. Tickets are on sale now.
Celebrate the final moments of the year at the Midnight Moment and welcome 2023 in spectacular fashion with Westlife. Prepare to be thrilled and amazed by the visual and musical display, all performed in time with original music created especially for the countdown event to showcase the unique beat and feeling only found in Ireland with ‘The Rhythm Of The Irish’.
NYF Dublin’s Festival Village // North Wall Quay // 31 December (Free event)
New this year, NYF Dublin’s Festival Village will become a hive of activity for families and friends with fun-filled festivities for all ages. Soak up the electrifying atmosphere as a host of stellar Irish musicians and DJs will perform across 4 stages along North Wall Quay and enjoy live music, street entertainment and the best food delights at the festival village from early until late. This is a free event and tickets are not required.
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD said, “I am very pleased that NYF Dublin will return this year with a full program of arts, music and events taking place in Dublin City across New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. This is the first full-scale New Year’s Festival to take place in the capital since 2019 and is a flagship event for the Winter in Dublin campaign, which will encourage domestic and international visitors to celebrate in Dublin this New Year’s”
Commenting on the announcement, Orla Carroll, Director of Product Development at Fáilte Ireland said: “It is fantastic to see New Year’s Festival Dublin return this year with the iconic Westlife as our headline act, and further acts to be announced over the coming weeks. New Year’s Festival Dublin is a hero event under Fáilte Ireland’s Winter in Dublin program and plays an important role in establishing Dublin as a must-visit destination for a winter break and to celebrate the New Year. NYF Dublin is a 2-day spectacular with something for everyone, and we look forward to welcoming visitors from home and abroad to ring in the New Year in our capital city.”
Westlife said: “2022 has been an incredible year for us, seeing so many of our fans from around the world up close and personal, but there is always something extra special about a home crowd, so as we head into 2023 let’s do the countdown together, in style, at Dublin’s New Year’s Festival Dublin. It’s going to be an unforgettable party”.
Don’t miss out on your chance to join in with the New Year’s Festival Dublin celebrations!