Bray Air Display 2025: All you need to know to plan your trip

Irish Independent

21-07-2025

The day begins at noon with funfair and other stalls opening up. The first of the Bray Air Display acts will take to the skies from approximately 3.00pm, subject to weather and operational conditions.
To facilitate the event, there will be a number of temporary road closures and traffic restrictions in place. Anyone travelling to Bray by car should take note of the official car parks which will be open early on the day, but the advice is to try and use public transport.
Road closures:
From early morning on Saturday, August 2, the following roads will be closed: Strand Road, Albert Avenue, Sidmonton Avenue, Convent Avenue, Seapoint Road, and Putland Road to the first junction on Newcourt Road.
All access to Strand Road will be fully restricted from 10am, including for residents and businesses. No parking will be permitted on Strand Road from 7am, and illegally parked vehicles or those left overnight will be towed. Deliveries to businesses along Strand Road and adjoining roads must be completed before 10am.
Parking:
Event car parks open at 10 am, and pre-booking is mandatory. Attendees must book online in advance and are strongly advised to arrive before 2 pm, as parking is only guaranteed up to that time.
The south car park (at Ardmore Rovers) is for traffic travelling from Wicklow/Wexford via the N11 and the north car park (Colaiste Raithin) is for those travelling from Dublin/North Leinster via the M50 or N11.
A complimentary shuttle service will only run from the south car park to the event site, with the last pick-up at 7:30pm. All car parks will close at 8pm, and the event site will close at 10pm. Overnight parking is not permitted and will result in towing.
Parking is pre-book only at brayairdisplay.com/parking2025/, and access is not guaranteed after 2pm.
Public transport:
Bray has a substantial public transport network, both north from Dublin and south from County Wicklow and Wexford. Visitors can travel by Bray Dar and the mainline Iarnród Éireann rail network, which connects north to Connolly Station in Dublin city centre.
Five bus companies also pass through Bray: Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland on behalf of Transport for Ireland, Bus Éireann, Finnegan's Bray and St Kevin's Bus Service to Glendalough. Bus Éireann's Route 131, which connects Wicklow Town and Bray, will operate as usual.
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However, there may be bus route diversions in place, including the L14 Palermo to Southern Cross Road route.
Iarnród Éireann will operate an extensive programme of additional DARTs to/from Bray on Saturday, August 2 but that bikes will not be permitted. Dublin Bus will provide enhanced services on routes 145 and 155 from Dublin City Centre.
To make travel easier for Luas customers, a shuttle bus service will operate from the Green Line at the Brides Glen stop. From there, spectators can easily access a shuttle bus service that will take them close to the event site in Bray. You can book a shuttle bus on brayairdisplay.com