Christmas

seasonal experience

Dalkey Castle Christmas with Santa

The Dalkey Castle Christmas Show for Children with Santa is full of fun, stories, singing & games. The magic is created by actors from Deilg Inis Theatre Company and exuberant, and fun-loving Tour Guides.

Get into the Christmas spirit by practicing Santa’s favourite song with Jingle, the elf. Tell Twinkle what goodies you will leave out for Santa and the reindeers.

The highlight, needless to say, is the appearance of the main man himself – Santa Claus! The children will help Santa get his ‘Ho Ho Ho’ back. Will all the children be on his nice list? Oh Yes, they will!

The experience lasts approx. forty minutes. No queuing involved. There is an age-appropriate gift for each child.

Dates: Fridays (5th Dec, 12th Dec & 19th Dec) Times – 16.00, 17.00 & 18.00)

Saturdays & Sundays throughout (Times – 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00).

Weekdays – Monday 22nd Dec (Times – 14.00, 15.00, 16.00)

Max. No. per slot: 20

Accompanying adults Minimum one adult to 5 children on each booking.

Happy Christmas to all of our visitors. We will be closed from Tuesday 23rd December until Monday 5th January 2026.

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Tour Duration

35-40 Minutes

Age Restriction

18+ Months

Capacity

24 People

Parking

Coach Parking Nearby

What our Visitors say...

  Historical and Entertaining - Wonderful experience. Great fun and very informative.

Deirdre S
August 19, 2026

  A magical experience - Perfect length, group size and guides. They really put their hearts into the acting and made it fun/interactive/educational. My kids (6 and 9) will remember this forever. Their first castle... read more experience! We actually arrived a bit late so I was ready to be turned away but the front desk staff brought us into the room where the tour was happening so we were still able to join. Very steep and narrow stairs at some points- dangerous for those not able to climb or not stable on their feet. I believe some older guests were given an alternative route from our group but they may have missed one part of the tour.

Patti D
August 18, 2026

  Highly recommended - We had a wonderful time getting quickly into character with the arrival of the barber the initial activity of munting a coin with the children was a great idea.staff... read more were exceptionally patient with the children. This is not a boring museum and apart from the initial room there is no information to read making it child friendly. All the characters were fantastic and the information was given in a way that my daughter was able to remember later on due to story telling. The rest of the staff were also wonderful. A lovely moment that left me wanting to hear more.
Thank you for a wonderful afternoon.

kiki74026
August 12, 2026
  Wonderful guided tour - Very good guided tour.
Actors playing medieval parts were excellent.
Really worth a visit.

DublinFussyfellow
August 6, 2026

  Fun and very informative tour - As Invaders from the North side of Dublin we loved the tour of the castle and all the fun of the interactive visit. We returned to our side of the... read more city very happy with our insight into Dalkey Castle!

971karlr
August 5, 2026

  Wonderful - Very interesting visit to the site

Francescog1931969
August 1, 2026
  Best Tour of our Trip - Best tour experience of our trip. Engaging for all 18 in our group, from the age of 3 through 80.

Josh S
July 30, 2026

  Family trip - Really fun experience with great

jeffreywC7168VZ
July 30, 2026

  Delightful Dalkey Castle - Really enjoyayble and informative tour enhanced by the actors in medieval costumes. I would highly recommend it if you are in the area.

Barry973
July 27, 2026