Following my last article about the Movies in the Park family event taking place this holiday weekend, here are a few other events that are taking place (thanks to MummyMaps for the heads up).

• The Dublin Maritime Festival has an outdoor market, street entertainment and carousels for children - http://www.dublindocklands.ie/maritimefestival
• Bloom in the Park at Phoenix Park Dublin, sponsored by Bord Bia, has an artisan food market, show gardens and a family area - http://bloominthepark.com
• Innishannon Steam and Vintage Rally takes place on Sunday and Monday - http://www.isvrally.com
• Art in Action in Drogheda has events featuring craftwork to sculpture and ceramics - http://www.artinaction.ie
• The An Tostal Festival in Leitrim has dog shows, water festivals and clay pigeon shooting on offer - http://www.antostalfestival.ie/events.htm

What other events are you aware of that I've missed?

The Russian Cultural Festival will include photographic exhibitions in Civic Offices, Wood Quay and Light House Cinema, Smithfield.

There will be lunchtime lectures on Russian topics at Council Chamber, City Hall. Music events will take place throughout the week, including DIT School of Music concert in support of the charity “To Russia with Love” in The Pepper Canister Church and performances of Russia’s Nadejda Babkina in the Button Factory Temple Bar.

Sunday 21st of February will see various activities for all the family taking place in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar including music performances, children’s activities including face painting, Russian storytelling, and food stalls to give a taste of Russia.

You can also find the Festival of Russian culture on Facebook.

Tots2Teens are running a Competition for a Free Place at our Paediatric First Aid Class of 29th August in Bewleys Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Our Paediatric First Aid class is suitable for Parents and Carers of Babies and Young Children. It teaches you how to apply life saving skills to any baby or child in an emergency.

The class is invaluable, it covers Disorders of Breathing and CPR (for infant, toddler, child), choking, wounds, bleeding, fractures, broken bones, burns and various medical emergencies.

In order to win, applicants must agree to write a Short Review or even better a Blog on the class and what they thought of it.

If you are free on Saturday 29th and interested then please comment on this Blog or send an email to info@tots2teens.ie with your name, email and contact number.

Your name will be put in a hat for the draw which will take place on Monday 24th.

If you have a little one under 8 years of age and are in the Dublin area I definitely recommend that you leave a comment on the Tots2Teens blog to enter their competition for a free place.

Do check out their website too as they also run other workshops for parents.