Dublin Events
Event: Exhibition of Romuald Hazoume paintings followed by interview by Yacouba Konate
Date: Friday, 20 May
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Organisation: Irish Museum of Modern Art
Venue: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham,Dublin 8
Extended opening of Galleries: Romuald Hazome exhibition only 5-6pm
In Conversation for 6-7pm
Wine Reception 7-8pm
Event Free but Ticketed; Tickets available online at: www.imma.ie/talksandlectures
For Further Information: www.imma.ie
Event: Family Day including a five-a-side soccer tournament
Date: Saturday, 21 May
Time: 10am – 5pm
Organisation: Africa Centre
Venue: Old Belvedere football and rugby club, 28a Anglesea Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 For Further Information: www.africacentre.ie
Event: Africa's natural world and it's conservation, as well as African bazaar, arts, crafts, story-telling and games
Date: Saturday, 21 May
Time: 12 noon – 4pm
Organisation: Dublin Zoo
Venue: African Plains in the grounds of Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park
For Further Information: www.dublinzoo.ie
Event: Wassa Wassa Drumming Workshop for Families
Date: Saturday, 21 May
Time: 11am
Organisation: WassaWassaWorkshops
Venue: Temple Bar Music Centre,Temple Bar,Dublin 2
For Further Information: www.wassawassaworkshops.ie
Event: Wassa Wassa Drumming Workshop for Adult Beginner to Intermediate Level
Date: Saturday, 21 May
Time: 12.15-1.45pm
Organisation: WassaWassaWorkshops
Venue: Temple Bar Music Centre,Temple Bar,Dublin 2
For Further Information: www.wassawassaworkshops.ie
Event: Wassa Wassa Concert Pathways to Africa, featuring legend of African Percussion Nansady Keita
Date: Sunday, 22 May
Time: 7pm – 11pm
Organisation: WassaWassaWorkshops, with host of Miss Africa Ireland Tina Akinole
Venue: The Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
For Further Information: www.wassawassaworkshops.ie
Admission Fee For All Wassa Wassa Africa Day Events - Tickets Available at TicketMaster and Tickets.ie
Event: Swahili henna design workshop exploring the significance of henna, incense and khangas in Swahili East African culture
Date: Monday, 23 May
Time: 5.30pm - 7pm
Organisation: Irish Aid & The Dublin Swahili Institute
Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering & Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
For Further Information: www.swahili.ie Irish Aid Centre
Event: Belly dancing workshop - experience the traditional North African dance form in this workshop
Date: Monday, 23 May
Time: 7.30 pm - 9pm
Organisation: Irish Aid
Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27 - 31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
For Further Information: www.africaday.ie Irish Aid Centre
Event: Writers' night - readings and discussions presented by Dil Wickermasinghe
Date: Tuesday, 24 May
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Organisation: Irish Aid
For Further Information: www.africaday.ie
On Africa Day, the 25th of May, Concern and the Moribo Wa Afrika Musical Dance Group will take to the streets of Dublin with a Not-so-Flash Mob Dance! South African tribal dances will be performed including the well-known coddessa. Dancers will be dressed in tribal costumes and will be accompanied by singers and drummers. Everyone is invited to join in and dance or play a drum for Africa.
The first dance takes place at the intersection of Grafton Street and South King Street at 1.00pm, followed by outside the Powerscourt Centre (South William Street side) at 2.00pm and in front of the GPO on O’Connell Street at 3.30pm.
This event is free
Event: Investing in Africa – "Society, Agriculture and Enterprise" conference
Date: Wednesday, 25 May
Time: 2.30pm - 5pm
Organisation: Trinity College Dublin, and Self Help Africa
Venue: Davis Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
This year's third annual conference to mark Africa Day will focus on the role that trade and agriculture have to play in the continent's future economic development.
Trinity College, University College Dublin, and Self Help Africa collaborate with the African embassies in Ireland to present an impressive roster of international speakers to discuss the topic at an afternoon conference to be held at TCD on Africa Day, Wednesday, 25th May next.
Participating speakers will include:
Dr. Marcela Villarreal, Director of Gender, Equity and Rural Employment at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, and co-author of the FAO's recently published 'Women in Agriculture' report;
Prof. Margaret Kigozi, Director of the Uganda Investment Authority;
Prof. Keith Palmer, founder and chairman of AgDevCo and promoter of the African Agricultural Corridors;
Dr. Eoin Gahan, Head of Trade, Environment and Survey Analysis at Forfas;
Kalongo Chitengi, Self Help Africa Country Director for Zambia.
The conference will take place in the Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre, TCD, from 2.30pm-4.30pm on the afternoon, and will by chaired by RTE chief news correspondent Charlie Bird.
It will be formally opened by Minister for Overseas Development and Trade Jan O'Sullivan, and by the Kenyan Ambassador to Ireland Catherine Muigai Mwangi.
Further information on the event is available here
If you are interested in attending please contact: tidi@tcd.ie
www.tcd.ie/iiis www.tcd.ie/tidi www.ucd.ie/hdi www.selfhelpafrica.org
Event: Film screening and discussion: U-Carmen eKhayelitsha. Audience discussion facilitated by film revewier and presenter Sarina bellissimo
Date: Wednesday,25 May
Time: 6.30 pm - 8pm
Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27 - 31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
Organisation: Irish Aid
For Further Information: www.africaday.ie
Event: Debate: Mission Accomplished? How Africa views Irish missionaries.
Date: Thursday, 26 May
Time: 6.30 pm - 8pm
Organisation: Irish Aid
Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering & Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
For Further Information: www.africaday.ie
Event: A Taste of Africa
Date: Friday, 27 May
Time: 12.30 pm - 3.30pm
Organisation: Voluntary Missionary Movement
Venue: National College of Art & Design (NCAD),Thomas Street,Dublin 8
For Further Information: www.vmminternational.org
Event: Live music event - Niwel Tsumbu Trio
Date: Friday, 27 May
Time: 7.30 pm - 9pm
Organisation: Irish Aid
Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27 - 31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
For Further Information: www.africaday.ie
Event: AKiDwA’s Africa Day Celebration
Date: Saturday, 28 May
Time: 11.30am – 5pm
Organisation: AKiDwA
Venue: Killarney Court Community Hall, Unit 2, Killarney Court, Buckingham Street Upper, Dublin 1
For Further Information: http://www.akidwa.ie
Event: African Music Night
Date: Saturday, 28th May
Time: 8pm – 2am
Organisation: Africa Centre
Venue: Russell Court Hotel, 21/25 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
For Further Information: www.africacentre.ie
Event: Africa Day Supplement in Metro Eireann
Date: Published on Sunday, 15 May Nationwide
Organisation: Metro Eireann
Venue: Nationwide
For Further Information: info@metroeireann.com
Dublin City Council Libraries - Africa Day Events
Central Library, ILAC Centre
African Story Time on Monday 23rd May at 3.30pm - books with an African theme
Storytelling with African stroyteller Adekunle Gomez on Tuesday 24th May at 3.30pm
Exhibition on African Culture from 23rd May to 3rd June
The Business Information Centre will mark Africa Day by hosting an information display highlighting print and electronic resources to celebrate African business and culture, from 23rd to 28th May.
Colouring competition for children
Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors
Finglas Library
African Story Time on Tuesday 24th May at 11.30am - books with an African theme
Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors
Cabra Library
African Story Time for young children on Monday 23rd May at 3.00pm - books with an African theme
Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors
Coolock Library
African Story Time on Monday 30th May at 11.00am - books with an African theme
Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors
Ballymun Library
African Story Time on Thursday 26th May at 11.00am - books with an African theme
Book Display - Books about Africa and by African authors