Culture Night 2026 at RCPI

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland are thrilled to announce that we will once again be taking part in the annual nationwide Culture Night initiative, taking place on Friday 18 September 2026. Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating all that makes up the richness and diversity of Culture in Ireland today, connecting people to cultural activities locally and nationally and aims to open up pathways to ongoing engagement.

RCPI will be opening its doors from 4pm to 9pm, welcoming the public to wander the rooms of our historic home of No 6 Kildare Street at night – there’s nothing quite like it. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to offer information about the building and College, as well as sharing their own experiences.

You can visit our new exhibition, Hard Hats and Vaccines: Fifty years of the Facultues of Occupational Medicine and Public Health Medicine, which celebrates the 50th anniversaries of both specialties through key objects, archives and literary gems. You will be able to read about the doctors who treated the employees of Ireland's biggest companies (Guinness, Aer Lingus and CIÉ), as well as see the father of vaccination Edward Jenner's legacy in Ireland. If you can't make the exhibition in person, you can view the online version here.

To make the evening more special, we will have a special performance by the Dawson Chorus, one of Dublin’s newest pop choirs. They have performed songs by the likes of Lady Gaga, Lewis Capaldi, Coldplay, Chappell Roan, Dua Lipa, Madonna, Amy Winehouse, The Corrs, and many more. They will be performing on the night, from 7.45pm to approx. 8.35pm.

Our open house, as well as our performance is completely free. For more information on our Culture Night events, click 
Why not check out what else is happening around the island this Culture Night? Take a look here