A weekly guide to going out, staying in and generally living the life.
Music
Oxegen is the place to be this weekend. Sold out in just 12 hours, the festival is now in its third year. This year's line-up at Punchestown, near Naas in Co Kildare, includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who (right), Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand. Information on running orders and camping: www.oxegen.ie. On Friday, tickets go on sale for Daft Punk's August 25th gig in Marlay Park, Dublin, through www.ticketmaster.ie.
sport
Soccer fans who have been hogging the best seats in the house as well as the remote controls have a battle on their hands: it may be the World Cup tomorrow on Sunday, but this weekend also sees the Wimbledon finals. Closer to home, Armagh will play Donegal in the Ulster Senior Football Championship final, at Croke Park; Kerry and Cork meet in Fitzgerald Stadium, in Killarney, for the Munster championship. www.gaa.ie.
culture
It's Bastille Day, France's national festival, on Friday. To celebrate, Smithfield Plaza is hosting French markets, family entertainment, strolling French players and French musicians next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday at 9.30pm Transe Express perform Mobile Homme (right) - 45 minutes of performance on the ground and in the air. 10am-6pm daily (Friday 10.30pm) Call 01-2222222, e-mail events@dublincity.ie or visit www.dublincity.ie.
film
From Tuesday, Galway Film Fleadh presents more than 70 Irish and international features, including the documentaries Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash and An Inconvenient Truth, about Al Gore's crusade against global warming. The fleadh also includes debates, master classes and seminars - not to mention networking opportunities for young hopefuls. www.galwayfilmfleadh.com.
recital
Galway Cathedral Recitals begin, for a 13th year, on Thursday evening. The first of the weekly performances is by Galway Baroque Singers, whose programme includes Bach, Handel, Pergolesi and Pärt. Other weeks will see, among others, the young Chinese cellist Li Lu play Bach's cello suites and the mezzo Edel O'Brien sing Elgar and de Falla. The series runs until August 24th. www.galwaycathedral.org.
spectacle
More than 2,000 jugglers will descend on Millstreet, in Co Cork, tomorrow for the 29th European Juggling Convention. The town will host a week-long extravaganza of juggling shows, workshops, street theatre, children's events and more. Whether you go to participate or to spectate, the event is one for all the family to enjoy. For tickets and information log on to www.ejc2006.net.