Trinity College Dublin hosts Open Day on 21 November 2026

An Open Day at Trinity College Dublin (Coláiste na Tríonóide) in Dublin will take place on 21 November 2026, bringing prospective students and other visitors onto the historic campus. The event is part of the university's undergraduate admissions programme and combines course talks, campus tours and access to every building.

Trinity Open Day brings talks and tours on 21 November

Trinity College Dublin is organising the Open Day on Saturday 21 November 2026. The university's official programme lists the event from 10am to 4.30pm and invites visitors to meet professors and students, attend course talks and explore the campus on a guided tour.

The official Open Day page also directs visitors towards registration and separates information for CAO, UK and EU applicants from information for non-EU and direct applicants. The Trinity Access Programmes page adds that every building will be open, while scheduled talks on Alternative Entry Routes will take place during the day. A stand in the Lloyd Building will provide information from the access team. The official Open Day programme gives the date, campus setting and daily schedule on the same page.

A 1592 foundation shapes the campus setting

The open day takes place on a site with more than four centuries of institutional history. Trinity College Dublin was created by royal charter in 1592, when Dublin Corporation provided the former Priory of All Hallows as a suitable site. The first brick buildings of the 1590s occupied part of what is now Front Square.

The library became a priority from the beginning. A large library building was begun in 1712 and completed in 1732, while later eighteenth-century additions included the Printing House, West Front, Dining Hall, Public Theatre and Chapel. These surviving buildings give the campus tour a direct link to the institution's early development, rather than presenting the Open Day as a standalone admissions event. The university's official history of the college records the foundation and building chronology.

The Library of Trinity College Dublin now holds more than 6 million printed volumes, alongside journals, manuscripts, maps and music. The Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow were presented to the library in the 1660s, and the library's history page records its continuing legal-deposit role for material published in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The library history page places those collections within more than 400 years of academic development.

Visiting Trinity College Dublin: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Open Day is on Saturday 21 November 2026, from 10am to 4.30pm, on the Trinity College Dublin campus.
• Every building will be open for the event, with course talks, campus tours and scheduled Alternative Entry Routes talks; the Lloyd Building will host the Trinity Access Programmes stand.
• The campus is at College Green in Dublin 2, in Dublin city centre. The university's official contact address identifies College Green as the campus location.
• The site includes Front Square, the eighteenth-century library building and later academic buildings, so visitors should expect a historic urban campus with a mixture of buildings from different periods.

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Frequently asked questions about Trinity College Dublin

When does the Open Day take place at Trinity College Dublin?

The Open Day takes place on Saturday 21 November 2026, from 10am to 4.30pm.

What is Trinity College Dublin?

It is the University of Dublin's sole college, created by royal charter in 1592 on the site of the former Priory of All Hallows.

Where is Trinity College Dublin and how do you get there?

The campus is at College Green in Dublin 2, in Dublin city centre. The official university address identifies College Green as the campus location.