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USEFUL DATES

JANUARYNew Year's Day Jan 1st International

Guinness Pro 14: Ulster vs Munster Jan 2nd Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

Guinness Pro 14: Leinster vs Connacht Jan 2nd RDS, Dublin

World PDC Darts Championship Final Jan 4th Alexandra Palace, London

World Braille Day Jan 4th International

Guinness Pro 14: Leinster vs Ulster Jan 8th RDS, Dublin

Guinness Pro 14: Connacht vs Munster Jan 9th The Sportsground, Galway

Martin Luther King Day Jan 18th USA

Inauguration of Joe Biden Jan 20th Washington DC, USA

AAI: Economic Assessment & Observations –Jim Power & Chris Johns

Jan 26th Online

Holocaust Memorial Day Jan 27th International

Sundance Film Festival 2021 Jan 28th-Feb 3rd Utah, USA

Grammy Awards Jan 31st California, USA

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FEBRUARYSt. Brigid's Day Feb 1st Ireland

Black History Month Feb 1st-Mar 1st International

World Cancer Day Feb 4th International

Dublin Racing Festival Feb 6th–Feb 7th Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin

Guinness 6 Nations: Wales vs Ireland Feb 7th Principality Stadium, Cardiff

The Super Bowl Feb 7th Raymond James Stadium, Florida, USA

Australian Open Feb 8th-Feb 21st Melbourne, Australia

Chinese New Year Feb 12th China

Aslan Feb 12th Newgrange Hotel, Navan

World Radio Day Feb 13th International

St. Valentine's Day Feb 14th International

Guinness 6 Nations: Ireland vs France Feb 14th Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Mid-Term Break (Secondary Schools) Feb 15th–Feb 19th Ireland

Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Tuesday Feb 16th Ireland

Mid-Term Break (Primary Schools) Feb 18th–Feb 19th Ireland

International Mother Language Day Feb 21st International

Tommy Fleming Feb 21st Ulster Hall, Belfast

AAI: Data & Analytics: Marketing Attribution and Marketing Mix Modelling – Core

Feb 23rd Online

Guinness 6 Nations: Italy vs Ireland Feb 27th Stadio Olimpico, Rome

ABBA Orchestral Feb 27th 3 Arena, Dublin

78th Annual Golden Globes Feb 28th California, USA

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MARCHSeachtain na Gaeilge 2020 Mar 1st–Mar 17th Ireland

Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival

Mar 3rd–Mar 14th Online

The Who Mar 5th 3 Arena, Dublin

International Women’s Day Mar 8th International

Dublin Comic Con Mar 13th–Mar 14th The Convention Centre, Dublin

Guinness 6 Nations: Scotland vs Ireland Mar 14th BT Murrayfield Stadium

Mother's Day Mar 14th Ireland

Tommy Fleming Mar 14th Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin

Cheltenham Mar 16th–Mar 19th Cheltenham, UK

South By Southwest Mar 16th–Mar 20th Online

St. Patrick's Day (Bank Holiday) Mar 17th Ireland

Australian Grand Prix 2021 Mar 18th-Mar 21st Albert Park, Melbourne

Harry Styles Mar 19th 3 Arena, Dublin

Guinness 6 Nations: Ireland vs England Mar 20th Aviva Stadium, Dublin

International Day of Happiness Mar 20th International

UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Mar 21st International

World Down’s Syndrome Day Mar 21st International

Planet Earth II Mar 22nd 3 Arena, Dublin

World Cup Qualifier: Serbia v Ireland Mar 24th Serbia

DMX Dublin Mar 25th Online

World Cup Qualifier: Italy v Northern Ireland Mar 25th Italy

Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 Mar 26th-Mar 28th Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain

Guinness PRO14 Final Mar 27th TBC

World Cup Qualifier: Ireland v Luxembourg Mar 27th Ireland

Passover Mar 27th-Apr 4th International

Daylight savings (clocks go forward) Mar 28th Ireland

Easter Holidays Mar 29th–Apr 9th Ireland

World Cup Qualifier: Ireland v Qatar Mar 30th Ireland

AA Google Meet Up – Helma Larkin, Country Manager & Colleagues

Mar 30th Online

Transgender Day of Visibility Mar 31st International

World Cup Qualifier: Northern Ireland v Bulgaria

Mar 31st Northern Ireland

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

APRILApril Fool's Day Apr 1st International

Good Friday Apr 2nd Ireland

World Autism Awareness Day Apr 2nd International

Stormzy Apr 2nd–Apr 3rd 3 Arena, Dublin

Fairyhouse Easter Festival Apr 3rd–Apr 5th Fairyhouse Racecourse, Meath

US Masters Apr 5th–Apr 11th Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, USA

Easter Monday Apr 5th Ireland

BoyleSports Irish Grand National Apr 5th Fairyhouse Racecourse, Kildare

Chinese Grand Prix 2021 Apr 9th-Apr 11th Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Apr 9th–Apr 18th Coachella Valley, California, USA

Andre Rieu Apr 9th–Apr 10th 3 Arena, Dublin

Randox Health Grand National Apr 10th Aintree Racecourse, England

Celine Dion Apr 11th–Apr 12th 3 Arena, Dublin

Ramadan Begins Apr 12th–May 11th International

5 Seconds Of Summer Apr 14th 3 Arena, Dublin

Cannes Lions Submission Deadline Apr 15th Online

World Snooker Championship Apr 17th–May 3rd Crucible Theatre, England

Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Apr 17th-Jun 19th South Africa

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro Apr 17th 3 Arena, Dublin

Genesis Apr 18th 3 Arena, Dublin

Connemarathon Apr 18th Galway

Earth Day Apr 22nd International

The 93rd Academy Awards Apr 22nd Hollywood, California, USA

AAI: Influencer Marketing – Jane McDaid, Thinkhouse

Apr 27th Online

Punchestown Races Apr 27th May 1st Punchestown Racecourse, Kildare

Little Mix Apr 28th–Apr 29th 3 Arena, Dublin

Cup of Tae Festival Donegal Apr 30th–May 7th Ardara, Donegal

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MAYTrevor Noah May 1st 3 Arena, Dublin

Little Mix May 2nd SSE Arena, Belfast

May Bank Holiday May 3rd Ireland

Spanish Grand Prix May 6th–May 9th Barcelona, Spain

Dingle Marathon May 8th Dingle, Kerry

Europe Day May 9th International

Cannes Film Festival May 11th–May 22nd Cannes, France

Ramadan Ends May 11th International

English FA Cup Final May 15th Wembley, London

Dublin Bay Prawn Festival May 15th–May 17th Howth, Dublin

French Open May 17th–Jun 6th Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Monaco Grand Prix May 20th–May 23rd Porte Monte Carlo, Monaco

World Bee Day May 20th International

PGA Championship May 20th–May 23rd TCA Harding Park, San Francisco, USA

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 21st International

Eurovision Final May 22nd Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Heineken Champions Cup Final May 22nd Marseilles, France

International Day for Biological Diversity May 22nd International

Africa Day May 25th International

AAI: Brand Safety – WFA May 25th Online

UEFA Champions League Final May 29th Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey

Wild Atlantic Ultra May 29th Louisburgh, Mayo

Invictus Games May 29th-Jun 5th Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands

Pussycat Dolls May 30th 3 Arena, Dublin

Spring Bank Holiday May 31st Northern Ireland

Bloom Garden Festival TBC Phoenix Park, Dublin

Pieta House Darkness Into Light TBC Online

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

JUNELGBTQ+ Pride Month Jun 1st–Jun 30th International

Tom Jones Jun 2nd Live At The Marquee, Cork

Alicia Keys Jun 3rd 3 Arena, Dublin

Cowboys and Heroes Country Music Festival Jun 4th–Jun 7th Ballinamore, Leitrim

Dermot Kennedy Jun 4th St Anne's Park, Dublin

Forbidden Fruit Festival Jun 5th–Jun 6th Royal Hospital of Kilmainham, Dublin

Belsonic Jun 6th–Jun 30th Ormeau Park, Belfast

Lionel Richie Jun 5th St Anne's Park, Dublin

June Bank Holiday Jun 7th Ireland

Olly Murs Jun 7th Botanic Gardens, Belfast

Canadian Grand Prix Jun 10th–Jun 13th Montreal, Canada

Euro 2020 Opening Game Jun 11th Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy

JLS Jun 11th SSE Arena, Belfast

Donegal Wild Atlantic Way Marathon Jun 13th Killybegs, Donegal

Ronan Keating Jun 14th Waterfront Hall Auditorium, Belfast

John Bishop Jun 14th Live At The Marquee, Cork

The Killers Jun 15th Malahide Castle, Dublin

Bloomsday Festival Jun 16th Dublin

Lewis Capaldi Jun 16th Irish Independent Park, Cork

US Open Jun 17th–Jun 20th Winged Foot Golf Club, New York, USA

Taste Of Dublin Jun 17th–Jun 20th Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

Dublin Tech Summit Jun 17th Online

Body and Soul Music Festival Jun 18th–Jun 20th Ballinlough Castle, Westmeath

Sea Sessions Jun 18th–Jun 20th Bundoran, Donegal

David Gray Jun 19th Irish Independent Park, Cork

Father's Day Jun 20th Ireland

World Refugee Day Jun 20th International

Summer Solstice Jun 21st International

British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa Jun 26th-Aug 7th Edinburgh & South Africa

Tour de France Jun 26th-Jul 18th France

Wimbledon Jun 28th-Jul 11th All England Lawn Tennis Club, London

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JULYKeane Jul 1st Trinity College, Dublin

Austrian Grand Prix Jul 1st–Jul 4th Spielberg Austria

Tom Jones Jul 2nd Energia Park, Dublin

Longitude Jul 2nd–Jul 4th Marley Park

Willie Clancy Week (20) Jul 3rd–Jul 7th Clare

US Independence Day Jul 4th United States

Running of the Bulls Jul 5th–Jul 16th San Fermin Feria, Pamplona, Spain

Galway Arts Festival Jul 6th–Jul 11th Galway

Galway Film Fleadh Jul 6th–Jul 11th Galway

Forever Young Festival Jul 9th–Jul 11th Palmerstown House Estate, Kildare

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Jul 10th/Jul 11thCroke Park, Dublin

Euro 2020 Final Jul 11th Wembley, London

Public Holiday Jul 12th Northern Ireland

Galway Arts Festival Jul 12th–Jul 25th Galway

Crufts Dog Show Jul 15th–Jul 18thThe NEC, Birmingham, England

British Open Jul 15th–Jul 18th Royal St. George's Golf Club, Kent, England

British Grand Prix Jul 15th–18th Jul Silverstone, England

Aslan Jul 16th Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Jul 17th/Jul 18thCroke Park, Dublin

Olympic Games Jul 23rd-Aug 8th Tokyo, Japan

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AUGUSTAugust Bank Holiday Aug 2nd Ireland

Kilkenny Arts Festival Aug 6th–Aug 15th Kilkenny

International Cat Day Aug 8th International

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

Aug 9thInternational

Daniel O'Donnell Aug 12th Gleneagle INEC Arena, Kerry

Dublin Comic Con Summer Edition 2021 Aug 14th–Aug 15th The Convention Centre, Dublin

Dublin Horse Show Aug 18th–Aug 22nd RDS, Dublin

Groove Festival Aug 21st–Aug 26th Bray, Wicklow

TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Final

Aug 22ndCroke Park, Dublin

Paralympic Games Aug 24th–Sep 5th Tokyo, Japan

Belgian Grand Prix Aug 26th–Aug 29th Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

International Dog Day Aug 26th International

Women’s Equality Day Aug 26th International

Westlife Aug 27th Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Elbow Aug 28th 3 Arena, Dublin

Summer Bank Holiday Aug 30th Northern Ireland

US Open Aug 30th–Sep 12th New York, USA

Rose of Tralee Festival TBC Tralee, Kerry

Beatyard TBC Dún Laoghaire, Dublin

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SEPTEMBERWorld Cup Qualifier: Portugal v Ireland Sep 1st Portugal

World Cup Qualifier: Lithuania v Northern Ireland

Sep 2ndLithuania

Electric Picnic Sep 3rd–Sep 5th Stradbally, Laois

World Cup Qualifier: Ireland v Azerbaijan Sep 4th Ireland

David Gray Sep 7th SSE Arena, Belfast

World Cup Qualifier: Ireland v Serbia Sep 7th Ireland

World Cup Qualifier: Northern Ireland v Switzerland

Sep 8thNorthern Ireland

Italian Grand Prix Sep 9th–Sep 12th Monza, Italy

World Suicide Prevention Day Sep 10th International

Snoop Dogg Sep 11th SSE Arena, Belfast

Yom Kippur (Jewish Holiday) Sep 15th–Sep 16th International

90th National Ploughing Championships Sep 15th–Sep 18th Ratheniska, Laois

Jason Manford Sep 16th University Concert Hall, Limerick City

Culture Night Sep 17th Galway, Ireland

Oktoberfest Sep 18th–Oct 3rd Munich, Germany

2021 Rugby World Cup (Women) Sep 18th–Oct 16th New Zealand

Dua Lipa Sep 18th 3 Arena, Dublin

International Day of Peace Sep 21st International

Russian Grand Prix Sep 23rd–Sep 26th Sochi, Russia

Effie Awards Ireland Gala Sep 23rd Ireland

Ryder Cup Sep 24th–Sep 26th Wisconsin, USA

World Tourism Day Sep 27th International

Rhod Gilbert Sep 27th Cork Opera House, Cork

AAI: Sign of the Times – Ian McShane, Behaviour & Attitudes

Sep 28thOnline

Singapore Grand Prix Sep 30th–Oct 3rd Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

OCTOBERNathan Carter Oct 1st Waterfront Hall

Auditorium, Belfast

International Coffee Day Oct 1st International

German Unity Day Oct 3rd Germany

International Animal Day Oct 4th International

Simply Red Oct 6th 3 Arena, Dublin

Japanese Grand Prix Oct 7th–Oct 10th Suzuka, Japan

Andrea Bocelli Oct 7th 3 Arena, Dublin

World Cup Qualifier: Azerbaijan v Ireland Oct 9th Azerbaijan

World Cup Qualifier: Switzerland v Northern Ireland

Oct 9thSwitzerland

World Mental Health Day Oct 10th International

World Cup Qualifier: Qatar v Ireland Oct 12th Europe

World Cup Qualifier: Bulgaria v Northern Ireland

Oct 12thBulgaria

Chris Ramsey Oct 13th Vicar Street, Dublin

Tedfest Oct 14th–Oct 17th Inis Mór, Co. Galway

Katherine Ryan Oct 15th Olympia Theatre, Dublin

ICC Cricket World Cup 2021 Oct 18th–Nov 15th India

2020 World Expo Oct 20th-Apr 10th Dubai, UAE

United States Grand Prix Oct 21st–Oct 24th Texas, USA

2021 Rugby League World Cup Oct 23rd-Nov 27th England

October Bank Holiday Oct 25th Ireland

AAI: Diversity & Inclusion Oct 26th Online

Mexican Grand Prix Oct 28th–Oct 31st Mexico City, Mexico

Pakman Awards Oct 29th Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin

Halloween Oct 31st International

Daylight Savings (clocks go back) Oct 31st Ireland

Cork Jazz Festival TBC Cork

Bram Stoker Festival TBC Dublin

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

NOVEMBERMovember Nov 1st–Nov 30th International

New York Marathon Nov 1st New York, USA

Melbourne Cup Nov 2nd Melbourne, Australia

Belinda Carlisle Nov 2nd Vicar Street, Dublin

Gabrielle Nov 3rd Olympia Theatre, Dublin

Brazilian Grand Prix Nov 11th São Paulo, Brazil

World Cup Qualifier: Ireland v Portugal Nov 11th Ireland

Jimmy Carr Nov 12th Cork Opera House, Cork

World Cup Qualifier: Northern Ireland v Lithuania

Nov 12thNorthern Ireland

Transgender Awareness Week Nov 13th–Nov 19th International

World Cup Qualifier: Luxembourg v Ireland Nov 14th Luxembourg

World Cup Qualifier: Northern Ireland v Italy Nov 15th Northern Ireland

Joel Dommett Nov 20th Olympia Theatre, Dublin

World Television Day Nov 21st International

US Thanksgiving Nov 25th United States

Arabian Grand Prix Nov 25th–Nov 28th Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Black Friday Nov 26th International

The Late Late Toy Show Nov 26th Ireland

Gary Barlow Nov 28th 3 Arena, Dublin

Hanukkah Nov 28th–Dec 6th International

Cyber Monday Nov 29th International

AAI: Data Ethics, The Rise of Morality in Tech – WFA

Nov 30thOnline

Yulefest TBC Kilkenny

The An Post Irish Book Awards TBC TBC

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

DECEMBERWorld Aids Day Dec 1st International

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Dec 2nd–Dec 12th Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

International Day of People with Disabilities Dec 3rd International

Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny Dec 3rd Hilgrove Hotel, Monaghan

Elton John Dec 3rd 3 Arena, Dublin

International Migrants Day Dec 18th International

Winter Solstice Dec 21st International

Christmas Eve Dec 24th International

Christmas Day Dec 25th International

St Stephen's Day Dec 26th International

Leopardstown Christmas Festival Dec 26th-Dec 29th Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin

Nathan Carter Dec 29th Royal Theatre and Event Centre, Mayo

New Year’s Eve Dec 31st International

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