Things to Do in Dublin for Young Adults: Seven Picks

Dublin is easy and cheap for young adults, because the best social plans cost between €14 and €35. This list covers a night out, a daytime activity and a free option, with the age rules for each.

1. Pub crawl: best for meeting people

A guided pub crawl is the fastest way to meet people in Dublin, and the cheapest ones start at €14. Our cost page shows Dublin prices beer next to meals and transport, so you can plan a whole night.

In Things to Do in Dublin's count of GetYourGuide listings on 25 October 2026, we found 8 pub crawl listings, from €12 to €45 per person, and all 8 have free cancellation. Two of them stand out. The Generation Pub Crawl is from €14 per person, rated 4.5 from 3,821 reviews, and lasts 5 hours. The operator, Generation Pubcrawl, says you must be 19 or over. It includes one free Guinness, free shots and fast-track entry to the venues.

The City Pub Crawl Experience is from €25 per person, rated 4.4 from 258 reviews, and lasts 4 hours. It adds live Irish music. The operator, Dublin City Pub Crawl, needs at least five people to run it. If that number is not met, the listing promises a full refund. The Generation crawl does not include hotel pickup, and its listing does not state a group size. It says busy nights are split into smaller groups. The City crawl includes a guide, a welcome drink, free shots and late venue entry, and it is not for anyone under 18. Both crawls show free cancellation. Neither crawl page lists anything as not included except hotel pickup on the Generation crawl, and the City crawl page gives no group size beyond the minimum of five. Doing a pub night alone is easy, but a crawl is worth paying for if you want a group and a route.

Bring a passport or photo ID to either one. The Generation crawl bans shorts and sportswear, and venue staff can refuse anyone. A crawl is the wrong pick if you want a quiet chat. If you want to compare more options, see pub crawl Dublin tours in one place.

Pro Tip Meet the Generation crawl at 4 Dame Lane and the City crawl at Trinity Bar on Dame Street, then walk home through the same streets.

2. Guided bike tour: best for a daytime plan with exercise

A guided bike tour is the best daytime plan for an active group, and it costs from €35 per person. The Dublin guided bike and e-bike tour lasts 2.5 hours. It is rated 4.7 from 385 reviews, and the operator is Cycle Dublin.

The group has up to 30 people. The price includes a guide, a helmet and a high-visibility vest. Food and drinks are extra, and hotel pickup is not included. Doing it yourself is enough if you only want to cycle, and the tour helps if you want a guide and a route. The tour meets at 2 Whitefriar Place, the listing shows free cancellation, and the listing says you must be 14 or older and able to ride a bike safely.

You can also ride alone. Dublin's city bike share, dublinbikes, gives you the first 30 minutes of each journey free. Dublin City Council says you must register with dublinbikes to rent a bike. Its page does not show ticket prices, so check the dublinbikes site before you go. Ride alone if you only want to cycle. Pay for the tour if you want a guide and a route. The bike tour, like the crawls and the dark walk, puts you with a group, which helps if you are travelling alone.

3. Dark walking tour: best for a night out without drinks

A dark walking tour is a good evening plan if you want stories instead of shots. The dark walking tour of torture, murder and mystery is from €22 per person. It lasts 2 hours and is rated 4.8 from 258 reviews.

Unearthed Tours Dublin runs it for up to 25 people. It starts at Barnardo Square on Dame Street, opposite the Olympia Theatre. The tour is not suitable for children under 13, people with mobility problems or people with heart conditions.

4. Whiskey tasting: best for a cheap, short tour

A whiskey tasting at Teeling Whiskey Distillery is a short, cheap tour for anyone old enough to drink. The Teeling Tasting costs €22 per person and lasts 50 minutes. Teeling states no group size, so check the booking page. It includes a small batch whiskey and a cocktail, and Teeling says a non-alcoholic option is available on request.

Teeling's booking page lists dearer tours too, up to €60. The site asks you to confirm that you are of legal drinking age when you arrive. The page does not state opening hours or an under-18 rule, so check them when you book.

5. Croke Park Stadium Tour: best for sport and a student discount

The Croke Park Stadium Tour is the best sport plan, and students pay less. Croke Park's 2026 prices are €18 for an adult and €14.50 for a student or senior with valid ID. The tour includes the GAA Museum, which is the museum of Gaelic games. The page states no group size or tour length, so check the booking widget.

Arrive 10 minutes before your tour starts. On match days the museum may be closed or the tours may run to a different schedule. Tour times show only in the booking widget, so check them there.

6. Live music in a pub: best for a night with no booking

A pub with live music is the easiest night out, because you can walk in. The Temple Bar pub is open until 01:30 from Monday to Wednesday and until 02:30 from Thursday to Saturday, according to its own site. It plays live music through its opening hours and takes no bookings.

Tourism Ireland publishes no best month for young travellers, and no other official page does either. Its weather page says to expect four seasons in one day, so pack for rain whenever you go. Met Éireann's averages for Dublin Airport show July and August as the warmest months, with daily highs near 19°C, and October and November as the wettest.

Our page on Temple Bar explains the area and its limits. No official source publishes pint prices here, so we do not quote one. For late nights, read whether Dublin is safe at night before you plan the walk home.

Know the age rules before you queue. Under Irish law, a licensed bar may not let anyone under 18 into the bar, with limited exceptions for 15 to 17 year olds before 9pm. From 9pm, people aged 18 to 20 must show an age document, such as a passport or a driving licence, as the revised Act on the Irish law reform site says.

7. Phoenix Park and the free list: best for a zero budget

Phoenix Park is open 24 hours a day, every day, and it is the cheapest place to spend a free afternoon. The Office of Public Works (OPW) page for the park says wild fallow deer live there, and it asks you not to feed or approach them. The park page does not say that entry is free, but you do not need a ticket to walk through the main gates.

Dublin Zoo is inside the park, and a student ticket costs €21 at the gate. No official source lists cheap meals for students or backpackers, so we name no place. A free walk in the park costs nothing, so eat before you go or bring food. Neither the park page nor the Teeling page offers a cheap meal, and the crawl listings include drinks and shots but no meal, so plan your food apart from the activity. Our cost page shows meal prices.

For museums and other plans that cost nothing, see our guide to free things to do in Dublin.

A cheap night out is mostly a good plan and a way home.

How to choose things to do in Dublin for young adults

Choose by the kind of night you want, then by price. The table shows each pick, its cost and its age rule. Before you book, note where each one starts. The Generation crawl meets at 4 Dame Lane and the City crawl at Trinity Bar on Dame Street. The dark walk starts at Barnardo Square and the bike tour at 2 Whitefriar Place. The Teeling and Croke Park pages give no group size, so check the booking page. Durations are 5 hours for the Generation crawl, 4 hours for the City crawl, 2 hours for the dark walk, 2.5 hours for the bike tour and 50 minutes for Teeling, while the Croke Park page gives no length. The dark walk holds up to 25 and the bike tour up to 30, and the City crawl needs five people to run. The bike tour does not include food, drinks or hotel pickup, the Generation crawl does not include hotel pickup, and the dark walk lists no food or drinks.

Here is how the cost steps up, from the cheapest to the dearest paid pick.

Getting around is cheaper if you are 19 to 25. Transport for Ireland's 90 Minute Fare is €1.00 for a young adult or student in the Dublin area, against €2.00 for an adult. The young adult daily cap is €3.00 against €6.00 for an adult. You need a Leap card, because you cannot tap a bank card on Dublin Bus, Luas or DART at the moment. Our page on getting around Dublin explains the card.

Key Takeaway If you are 19 to 25, the €3.00 daily travel cap plus a pub crawl from €14 adds up to €17 before drinks and food.

The 90 Minute Fare does not cover Express or Nitelink buses. Nitelink costs €2.40 for an adult with a Leap card, according to Transport for Ireland's bus fares. Taxis cost more late at night. From midnight to 4am on Saturday and Sunday, the maximum fare starts at €5.40 and then adds €2.20 per km, as the taxi fares page sets out.

Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide on 25 October 2026.