Merchy Christmas – at The Grand Social, Dublin reveals live performances, DJ sets, + raffle prizes

Here Ye, Here Ye, Merchy Christmas returns this month!  A real-life merch market where all your favourite artists flog their wares directly to you, their fans. Established during the Christmas lockdown in 2020, it was the brainwave of Conor Cusack (Saint Sister’s manager) and the band. Chatting about ways that they could create a personal connection with their listeners and thank them for their support over the difficult year, they had the idea of a communal merch stall mixed with a Christmas market. Merchy Christmas was born.

Working alongside Keiron Black and the team at The Grand Social – longstanding champions of the Irish independent music community – the inaugural two-day, multi-floor market was a runaway success. Six years on, Merchy Christmas has become a beloved annual fixture for artists and music lovers alike. 

This year, the team once again rallies the community to support those most in need. With homelessness in Dublin at an all-time high, Merchy Christmas proudly raises essential funds for the Dublin Simon Community. Alongside this vital local support, the event also continues its commitment to helping children affected by conflict in Palestine, in partnership with the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF).

Last year, the event raised more than €18,000 for the two charities. This December, organisers aim to exceed that total with the help of a jumbo raffle, featuring an extraordinary selection of prizes donated by artists, promoters, festivals, and friends of the market:

RAFFLE PRIZES:

2× weekend camping tickets to All Together Now
2× VIP tickets to Tame Impala at the 3Arena
2× weekend tickets to Forbidden Fruit
2× tickets to one show in the church at Other Voices 2026
2× tickets to CMAT at St Anne’s Park
2× tickets to The Mary Wallopers at The SSE Arena Belfast
2× tickets to The Scratch in The Iveagh Gardens
2× tickets to Royel Otis in Fairview Park
2× tickets to Mac DeMarco at Collins Barracks
Full day in The Clinic recording studio
2× tickets to the Other Voices Music Trail

Across the weekend, shoppers can enjoy live performances from: Big Sleep, Bon Voyage, Caoi De Barra, Child Of Prague, Curtisy, Dani Larkin, DIVIL, Ispíní na hÉireann, Kean Kavanagh, May Kay, Sexy Tadgh, Soda Blonde + The Bonnymen (Smoking Area Session).

Plus DJ sets from: Arveene, Ben Bix, Ben Reinhardt, Bon Voyage, Caoi De Barra, Common Threads, DJackulate, Emmy Shigeta, Fleeting Devotion, Ian Blake, Jasmine Wood, Nialler9, Papa Romeo, Rory Sweeney + Sally Cinnamon.

Meet the music makers, and browse the wares of this year’s full vendor line-up:

AE Mak | Affection to Rent | Anamoe Drive | Basht | Beano | Big Sleep | BOLD LOVE | Bon Voyage / Arveene | Bricknasty | Bucket | Burglar | CABL | Cable Boy | Caoi de Barra | Child of Prague | Cliffords | Cooks But We’re Chefs | Cruel Sister | Curtisy | David Kitt | Daithi (COMMON THREADS) | Dani Larkin | Danny Carroll (Littany of Failures) | Danny Groenland | DIVIL | Djackulate (Jack Dempsey) | Don Kobz | Emmy Shigeta | Ezra Williams | Fizzy Orange | Gilla Band | House of Hibernia | HousePlants | Ispíní na hÉireann | Jasmine Wood | Julia Louise KnifeFist | Junior Brother | Just Mustard | Kean Kavanagh (Soft Boy Records) | Landless | LANKUM | Louise Gaffney | Madra Salach | Makeshift Art Bar | Maria Kelly | May Kay | Méabh McKenna | Meltybrains? & The Line | Morgana | Nealo | Nerves | New Jackson | Niamh Bury | Olan Monk | Overhead The Albatross | Paddy Hanna | Papa Romeo | Pauric O Meara | Pebbledash | Pier | Pillow Queens | Poor Creature | Really Good Time | Rory Sweeney | SACK | Saint Sister | Scustin | Search Results | SexyTadhg | Shampain | Silverbacks | Soda Blonde | Sorcha Richardson | Tebi Rex | The Mary Wallopers | The Murder Capital | The Null Club | THUMPER | Unique Freaks | Varo | Walshy | YARD

The Grand Social, Dublin

11am- 7pm, Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th December 2025

Admission: FREE with a suggested donation of €6,
split between Dublin Simon Community & The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) https://www.merchychristmas.com/

Photo credit – Ferdia McDonell