Dublin City / Trinity and The Docklands

Ruby hails from Cabra and is a classically trained, up and coming young vocalist, musician and composer. Ruby will be playing acoustic guitar and piano versions of her songs and music accompanied by talented Dublin 7 based guitarist, Ben Prevo.

Over the last 12 months, Ruby has had six iTunes #1 songs, she has performed to a sold out event in the National Concert Hall and has had extensive radio play across local and national radio and around the world. Ruby is set to release her 7th single ‘Pretend Pretend’ – join her live at Spencer Dock for an acoustic preview of this banger of a track.

Ruby is also a Climate Ambassador this year, taking action on climate change as part of a programme co-ordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce with support from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

Dublin born singer/songwriters Avril and Lorna Meade form the powerful sister duo called Zeztra. Their unique captivating harmonies are the driving force behind their sound. Of course, being sisters, they have been singing and creating music together from a very young age, but it was only in 2019 that Zeztra formed. Opening for Maverick Sabre in the Academy Dublin on 30/03/2019 is where it all started to happen for Zeztra. From there, they went to tour around the UK and US performing on several of his shows including the classic venues ‘Brixton Academy’ London and ‘Rough Trade’ Brooklyn, New York. Working and writing together as sisters has allowed them to draw inspiration from different genres and come together to write lyrics that are inspired from both their lives. Zeztra honed their craft over the lockdown period, writing and recording new music inspired by a blend of different genres including pop, alt, rock, R&B and Latin music. Zeztra has created a collection of timeless ballads sung with blood harmonies, meaningful lyrics, uplifting and hopeful instrumentation. Zeztra’ s collaboration together has allowed them to experiment and use their voice as an instrument in their music. They plan to release new music and play as many gigs & festivals as 2023 allows!

Drop by Spencer Dock for a Canal Art workshop in decorative ropework delivered by Rosie O’Reilly & Louise Gambrill (both canal boat dwellers) for Culture Night 2022.

The decorative ropework tradition of canal boats evolved as a practical demand for objects like fenders, soft and resilient barriers between the boat and the lock or the quay wall, but also from the cultural practice of decorative arts associated with human evolution in space and place.

This performance is part of an exciting programme of events at Spencer Dock for Culture Night Dublin 2022. Explore what else is happening at this venue in our web listings. Presented in partnership with Waterways Ireland, the North East Inner City, and Dublin Port.

Discovery Gospel Choir kick off the evening of events at Spencer Dock with a performance of contemporary gospel, traditional African songs, popular songs and Irish language songs, delivered in their unique, energetic and truly uplifting style. Discovery Gospel Choir are Ireland’s leading multi-cultural choir, singing songs of hope from all over the world.

This performance is part of an exciting programme of events at Spencer Dock for Culture Night Dublin 2022. Explore what else is happening at this venue in our web listings. Presented in partnership with Waterways Ireland, the North East Inner City, and Dublin Port.

Culture Night Dublin is delighted to present an exciting line-up of acts performing live from The Molly. Anchored on the canal, performances will include poetician John Cummins, traditional vocalist and composer Macdara Yeates, and actor and spoken word artist Roxanna Nic Liam.

Presented in partnership with Waterways Ireland, the North East Inner City, and Dublin Port.

This performance is part of an exciting programme of events at Spencer Dock for Culture Night Dublin 2022. Explore what else is happening at this venue in our web listings.

North Walls is an open air art exhibition with live mural painting, conceived and produced by visual artist Fionnuala Halpin, that will bring the canal bank at Spencer Dock to life on Culture Night. It is an opportunity to see some of Ireland’s top street artists paint live on the night, as well as a presentation of many more visual artworks made for Awaken the Metropolis. Halpin is an artist based in Dublin’s North Inner City, working in a variety of media from painting, print and sculpture, to theatre and public art. Her work captures the heart of the local area, reflecting its vibrant culture of stories and imagination. She believes in the power of art to invigorate and empower communities.

This performance is part of an exciting programme of events at Spencer Dock for Culture Night Dublin 2022. Explore what else is happening at this venue in our web listings.

Presented in partnership with Waterways Ireland, the North East Inner City, and Dublin Port.