Trinity College hosts humanities festival from 18 to 28 September
Published on 09/27/2026 at 17:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Trinity College (Coláiste na Tríonóide) is hosting its Arts and Humanities Research Festival in Dublin from 18 to 28 September 2026. The programme brings researchers, writers, artists and broadcasters together for public talks, panel discussions, performances and behind-the-scenes tours.
The festival is taking place across the historic college campus and its cultural spaces, giving visitors a current reason to explore more than the familiar library attractions.
Trinity College festival continues through 28 September
Organised by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, the festival is centred on research and creativity from across the university. The organiser describes the programme as free and open to the public, while noting that some individual events require pre-registration.
The schedule includes discussions about forced migration, creativity and healing, contemporary theatre-making, libraries and democracy, and the Irish famine. On 28 September 2026, the closing programme includes Gulliver's Travels: Tour and Workshop in the Old Library, beginning with a guided visit to the Gulliver at 300 exhibition in the Long Room. festival programme announcement
Trinity College libraries give the festival a historic setting
The college was created by royal charter in 1592 on the site of the former Priory of All Hallows. Its library history reaches back to the foundation of the college, and the collection now holds more than 6 million printed volumes alongside manuscripts, maps and music.
The Old Library is particularly relevant to the final festival day. Its first major library building was begun in 1712, while the Long Room was completed in 1733. The Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow entered the collection in the 1660s, linking the research programme to a library whose collections span more than four centuries. The Gulliver event therefore places a discussion of Jonathan Swift inside the building that houses the Long Room and its historic collections.
The programme also uses the campus as a working setting for public scholarship. Events on theatre, language, migration and libraries connect contemporary questions with buildings and collections that have shaped Dublin's intellectual landscape since the sixteenth century.
Visiting Trinity College: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Arts and Humanities Research Festival runs from 18 to 28 September 2026, with the final Gulliver's Travels: Tour and Workshop scheduled for 28 September 2026.
- The festival is free and open to the public. Some events require pre-registration, so access conditions vary by programme item.
- The venue is the historic Trinity College campus in central Dublin, with the 28 September 2026 Gulliver event in the Old Library and Long Room.
- Visitors attending the library event should expect a guided visit connected with the Gulliver at 300 exhibition rather than a general campus tour.
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Frequently asked questions about Trinity College
When does the Arts and Humanities Research Festival take place at Trinity College?
The festival runs from 18 to 28 September 2026 in Dublin, with talks, panels, performances and tours.
Is the Arts and Humanities Research Festival free at Trinity College?
The festival is free and open to the public, although some events require pre-registration.
Where is Trinity College and what can visitors see?
It is in central Dublin, and the programme includes a 28 September 2026 guided visit to the Gulliver at 300 exhibition in the Old Library and Long Room.
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