⛅ 9°C and only 20% rain — perfectly acceptable for a spring Saturday. It's a big one today. Two GAA League Finals at Croke Park tonight. The final day of Art Evolve at the RDS. The Divine Comedy at the National Concert Hall. Alice's Wonderland has just opened at the Docklands. And on Sunday Kerry vs Donegal, the Division 1 League Final, a repeat of last year's All-Ireland. Dublin supporters can head to Croke Park without any added grief this weekend. Let's get into it.

Northside · Docklands — Now Open

Dream Point's Alice's Wonderland immersive experience is officially open in Dublin's Docklands — and it sounds extraordinary. The €3 million 'world of dreams' at Dublin Docklands has undergone its most ambitious transformation to date, reimagining the entire 21,000 sq ft venue as a surreal world inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This is a family daytime experience primarily, but Dream Point has confirmed a brand-new 'Alice After Dark' experience for over 18s only — which transforms the venue into something altogether more grown-up come nightfall. Book at dreampoint.ie 🎩

Northside · Drumcondra — Blossom Watch

We've been tracking this all week — Griffith Avenue is now in full blossom. After the wintry showers earlier this week, the cherry trees have burst into colour and today, with bright spells and a dry morning, is as good as it gets for a walk along Europe's longest tree-lined residential avenue. The 3km route from Grace Park Road to Malahide Road is free, stunning, and deeply Irish in its bittersweet spring beauty. It won't last — a few more days of wind and rain and it will be gone until next year. Go today.

City Centre · Fade Street — Last Weekend

Two last-weekend things on Fade Street in Dublin's creative quarter. The Fade Street Market at The Market Bar closes tomorrow — arts and crafts, vintage finds and rare vinyl, today and Sunday only. And separately, pre-loved designer fashion pop-up Reruns has set up at David Marshall hair salon on Fade Street from today until Monday 30th March. If you like sustainable fashion and one-off finds, get down this weekend before both disappear.

City Centre · Abbey Theatre — LAST WEEKEND

Fair Deal at the Abbey Theatre — a sharp comedy about the drama of money and inheritance in modern Ireland — closes this weekend, with its final performance on Saturday 28th March. Meanwhile, the centenary production of Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars continues on the main stage all the way until April 30th — one hundred years after its original premiere at the same theatre. It's getting outstanding reviews. Tickets at abbeytheatre.ie 🇮🇪

Dublin-Wide · Energy Prices

Worth a quick check-in on this one. Global benchmark Brent Crude is up more than 50% this month — a staggering figure that explains why heating oil prices in Dublin are still far above where they were in February. There is no sign of relief coming in the short term from the geopolitical situation in the Middle East that triggered the spike. If your home heating oil is low and you haven't topped up yet — now is the time, before further increases. The Sinn Féin motion calling for a windfall tax on energy companies benefiting from the rise is being debated in the Dáil next week.

Griffith Avenue Cherry Blossom — One of the Most Beautiful Sights in Europe This Weekend

We've been building up to this one all week in the Scoop. Griffith Avenue — the longest tree-lined residential avenue in Europe at 3km — is in full cherry blossom this weekend. Every year it only lasts about ten days, and this year's display is being described by locals as particularly spectacular after the cold, bright spring. Between the blossoms, the Art Evolve fair, the GAA finals and a dry Saturday afternoon — Dublin has rarely had a better day's programme. Get the family out. 🌸

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There is genuinely a lot to do in this city today. Walk the blossom on Griffith Avenue this morning. Catch Art Evolve at the RDS this afternoon. Head to the GAA double header at Croke Park from 5pm tonight. Or go to the Divine Comedy at the NCH or Frances Black in Dún Laoghaire — and end up in a trad session wherever takes your fancy. Dublin at its best.

Back tomorrow morning with Sunday's edition — Kerry v Donegal preview and everything else happening in the city. 🏆

, The Dublin Scoop Team