At McMahons Gastrobar · Maynooth Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare W23 D1K5
McMahons Gastrobar in Celbridge runs a Back to School themed night for the over 30s on Saturday 12 September 2026, timed for the first weekend after the schools go back. Doors open at 6.45pm, the music starts at 7pm and the night finishes at 10pm, a three hour run that lands people home at a reasonable hour. The organisers pitch it as a night of tunes and good company for people who want a dance floor without a 2am finish.
Early evening clubbing has become a fixture in the commuter towns west of Dublin, and this is a straightforward example of the format: a bar room turned over to a DJ for a fixed block, an age floor rather than an age ceiling, and no late licence to wait out. The listing sets a 21 and over age requirement. The venue has not published the music policy in detail, though the Back to School billing and the over 30s audience point at a nostalgia set rather than current chart. Parking at the venue is free.
McMahons is on the Maynooth Road on the northern side of Celbridge, a short drive or a walk from the village Main Street. By car from Dublin, leave the M4 at junction 6 for Celbridge and Leixlip and follow the R403 into the village. Hazelhatch and Celbridge railway station, about three kilometres south of the village on the Dublin Heuston commuter line, is the nearest rail option, and with a 10pm finish there are still services running. Dublin Bus route 67 links Celbridge with Dublin city centre via Lucan. Free parking is available on site for drivers.
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