Best time to visit Dublin without the crowds

Best match

Peak Dublin summer — Longitude music festival, peak tourist crowds and the most lively month

#1 for without crowds

Best match

Late summer at peak prices — Dublin Fringe Festival beginning and the tourist season still in full effect

#2 for without crowds

Best match

St Patrick's Day — Dublin's biggest week and one of the world's great city celebrations

#3 for without crowds

Strong option

Bloomsday and midsummer evenings — Dublin at its most lively and culturally rich

#4 for without crowds

Strong option

The best shoulder month — warm enough for outdoor Dublin with good value and manageable crowds

#5 for without crowds

Strong option

The sweet spot — Dublin Fringe, autumn cultural season and good value returning

#6 for without crowds

Strong option

Spring Dublin — blossom, lighter evenings and the city emerging from winter with good energy

#7 for without crowds

Strong option

Dublin Theatre Festival and Halloween — an excellent cultural month with good value

#8 for without crowds

Worth considering

Christmas Dublin — festive Georgian streets, carol concerts and the warmest hospitality of the year

#9 for without crowds

Worth considering

Quiet Dublin — pubs back to locals, good value and the city in its most authentically Irish mode

#10 for without crowds

Avoid

Still quiet but the calendar begins to build — Six Nations rugby and Dublin at its most affordable

#11 for without crowds

Avoid

The quietest Dublin — great value, empty pubs and the city at its most authentically local

#12 for without crowds