Record Store Day in Dublin, Ireland
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Dublin, Ireland
Independent record shops open in Dublin, Ireland right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Absys Records
Drumcondra record shop, label and DJ studio since 2008 specialising in drum & bass and jungle alongside techno, house, hip-hop and soul, selling new and second-hand vinyl.
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- All City Records
Temple Bar specialist in hip-hop, electronic and dance vinyl since 2001, home to the All City label and its graffiti/streetwear arm, with a strong new-release and DJ-focused selection.
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- Claddagh Records
Dublin's longest-running specialist music shop, in Temple Bar since the label's 1959 founding; the definitive stop for Irish traditional, folk and spoken-word music on vinyl and CD.
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- Elevation Music Movies Comics
Family-run since 1954 on Johnson's Place off George's Street, blending new and rare vinyl with pop-culture memorabilia and one of Dublin's best comic-book selections.
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- Freebird Records
New-vinyl specialist on Wicklow Street stocking releases across genres plus a strong Irish-music section, with worldwide shipping and regular Record Store Day exclusives.
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- Golden Discs
Golden Discs branch in The Square shopping centre, Tallaght, selling vinyl records, turntables, CDs and DVDs.
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- Golden Discs
Dublin city-centre flagship of Ireland's Golden Discs chain in the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, selling new vinyl, turntables, CDs and DVDs across all genres.
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- Golden Discs (Blanchardstown)
Golden Discs branch in Blanchardstown Centre, Ireland's largest shopping centre, serving Dublin 15 and surrounding areas.
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- Golden Discs (Dun Laoghaire)
Golden Discs branch in Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre, selling vinyl records, turntables, CDs and DVDs.
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- Golden Discs (Dundrum)
Irish home-entertainment chain (founded 1962) branch in Dundrum Town Centre, selling vinyl records, turntables, CDs and DVDs.
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- Golden Discs (Jervis)
Golden Discs branch in Jervis Shopping Centre, in Dublin city centre a short walk from Temple Bar, selling vinyl records, turntables, CDs and DVDs.
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- Golden Discs (Liffey Valley)
Golden Discs branch in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, west Dublin, selling vinyl records, turntables, CDs and DVDs.
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- Golden Discs (Tallaght)
Golden Discs branch in The Square shopping centre, Tallaght, selling vinyl records, turntables, CDs and DVDs.
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- hmv
Dublin branch of the UK/Ireland entertainment chain on Henry Street, stocking around 5,000 vinyl records and 5,500 CDs alongside films, merchandise and audio equipment.
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- InDub Reggae Store
Ireland's first and only dedicated reggae record shop, a basement unit under Flip on Fownes Street in Temple Bar since 1999, selling reggae and dub vinyl, CDs and Riddim Driven clothing.
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- Little Gem Records
Independent record shop and label in a basement unit next to Stephen's Green, specialising in new and independent Irish and international music alongside second-hand vinyl and collectibles.
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- Mojos Records
Tiny record shop tucked under Merchant's Arch at the Temple Bar quays entrance, selling new and secondhand vinyl, CDs and music memorabilia with a strong Irish-rock emphasis.
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- Sound Cellar
Family-run basement shop just off Grafton Street on Nassau Street, one of Dublin's oldest independent music retailers, specialising in metal and blues vinyl, CDs and DVDs.
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- Spindizzy Records
South Great George's Street institution since 1996 in the Market Arcade, selling new and used vinyl across rock, pop, jazz and metal, plus turntables and audio gear.
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- The Old School Vinyl Record Store
Specialist dealer in old-school vinyl dance classics, from late-80s acid house through 90s/2000s techno, trance, garage and deep house, trading since 2009 and now based in Stoneybatter near Heuston Station.
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- The R.A.G.E.
Temple Bar record and retro-game shop open since 2010, mixing new and used vinyl across rock, hip-hop, electronic and soundtracks with a dedicated retro video-game and toy section.
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- The Racket Space
Weekend record shop inside Bodytonic's music venue at Cross Guns Bridge, Drumcondra, combining stock from Bodytonic and Absys Records with DJ sets during opening hours.
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- The Secret Book and Record Store
Independent shop on Wicklow Street combining second-hand books with new and second-hand vinyl and CDs, tucked away next to Freebird Records.
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- Tower Records
Ireland's largest independent record store, on Dawson Street since the label's Irish revival; stocks new vinyl across genres alongside CDs, DVDs, books and merchandise over multiple floors.
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- Tower Records (O'Connell Street)
Second Dublin branch of Tower Records, Ireland's largest independent record store chain, on the top floor of the Eason's building on O'Connell Street, alongside the flagship Dawson Street shop.
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- Vinyl
South Dublin's only independent record shop, newly established in Dún Laoghaire, selling new and second-hand LPs and singles across classic rock, new wave, punk, indie, pop, soul, country and folk, and buying collections.
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- Volume Records and Books
Independent Dún Laoghaire record shop selling new and pre-owned vinyl, CDs, cassettes and music books.
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- Wavetable
Ireland's first boutique coffee-and-record shop, opened in Drumcondra in January 2021; stocks curated new vinyl spanning electronic, folk, jazz and Irish artists alongside specialty coffee.
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See the full record store listing for Dublin, Ireland.