Bloomsday Festival

Before the Bloomsday Breakfast at Belvedere House.

📸: Conor McCabe

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Parnell Street Bakery are providing free seed cake for people at the James Joyce Centre this morning, on Bloomsday, 16th June.

Join us at The James Joyce Centre for a special Bloomsday live podcast recording that tries to answer a question that could not be more topical: Could an AI write Ulysses?

6.30pm today

Tickets: tinyurl.com/47sfcvfd

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Today!
Join us at The James Joyce Center on Bloomsday, Monday June 16th at 2pm for some ‘midday mumming madness’ as the extraordinary talent of the Fingal Mummers will explore mummery in Ulysses and other works of James Joyce in their production of Everyman His Own Wife.

Author and illustrator Úna Woods read from her new children’s book A Blooming Great Day (The O’Brien Press) and led a drawing workshop yesterday at The James Joyce Centre.

Kevin Curran will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.

You can get your Bloomsday Pilgrim Passport at the James Joyce Centre and get it stamped.

Happy stamping and happy Bloomsday!

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The James Joyce Centre is open from 9.30 am on Bloomsday (tomorrow), and will be a busy hive of wonderful Joycean activities.

We are delighted to have Clare Dunne reading from Penelope/Molly Bloom at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025

It’s time to don that boater hat and join us for an afternoon of readings and songs from Ulysses. Bloomsday Festival presents its beloved flagship event, “Readings and Songs,” live at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, from 3pm to 6pm on Monday, 16 June 2025.

Join us on Bloomsday, June 16th at 10am-12pm for a special performance of song and dance throughout the gorgeous Georgian rooms and staircases of The James Joyce Centre.

The event is free. No booking required.

Bella Agogo will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.

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Bloomsday Belles is a multidisciplinary performance of original music and song, composed and performed by critically acclaimed musician Emer Kenny, inspired by the female characters in Ulysses

More information and tickets at bloomsdayfestival.ie

Check out Cerys Matthews’ #Bloomsday Special on @BBC Radio 6 at 10am this morning. I will be joining Cerys at noon to discuss Ulysses & a unique literary celebration - #Bloomsday (16 June). @irishlittimes.bsky.social @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social

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John Shevlin, James Joyce lookalike speaking at the James Joyce Centre about where you might catch him this year.

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Tania Notaro will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.

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Kwaku Fortune will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.

Bloomsday Events in Boston + Dublin - Irish Boston Bloomsday is a literary celebration held every June 16th in countries, cities, pubs and college campuses around the world. It is a tribute to Ireland's

#Bloomsday Events in #Boston + #Dublin this week! irishboston.org/2025/bloomsd... @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @ulyssesbloomsday.bsky.social @bloomsdayhome.bsky.social @visitdublin.bsky.social @boston.gov @irishtimes.com @irishlittimes.bsky.social

Miriam McConnon, 'To Contain Medicine I', oil on canvas, 20x20cm, part of our Bloomsday / Summer show Out of Lines.
Opening: Sun 15 June 2025, 3:00pm. All welcome.
@bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social #oliviercornetgallery
www.oliviercornetgallery.com/out-of-lines...

@bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social 2025 - What to do this Sunday. Just a few suggestions for your day, from morning to evening.
You can also check the full programme :
www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/programme/
Image: Nickie Hayden, 'Bells, balls, balloons & long decorations', part of out show 'Out of Lines'

Nuala O'Connor

David Collard

David Collard and Rónán Hession

Stephanie Ellyne

Really enjoyable evening of poetry, music, readings, discussion @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social Hosted by @davidcollard.bsky.social with special guests @nualaoconnor.bsky.social @ronanhession.bsky.social Jacob Hession and Stephanie Ellyne. Thanks @ianhagues.bsky.social 🙏

A rare live performance from Mumblin' Deaf Ro @ronanhession.bsky.social Cheer Up Charlie Brown from his 3rd album Dictionary Crines❤️🎼 Such a great song.

A lovely evening @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social for @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social curated by @davidcollard.bsky.social

Neilí Conroy will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.

"Macha Press, a new all-island publisher whose work, in a Joycean spirit, opens up new ground and new readerships in Irish literature." @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social

See you on Saturday June 14th at 2pm for a FREE event with readings by Sam Furlong and Eilish Martin.

The Bloomsday Film Festival is starting today!! Check out @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social & @bloomsdayfilmfest.bsky.social for lots going on!!

I think living in a country that has a festival to celebrate an imaginary walk by an imaginary man meeting imaginary people over 120 years ago is splendid!

Poetry Readings by Eilish Martin and Sam Furlong - Bloomsday Festival Join us as at The James Joyce Centre on Satuday, June 14th at 2pm for an afternoon of poetry featuring two contemporary Irish authors from Macha Press, a new all-island publisher whose work, in a Joyc...

Free event this Saturday! @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social

www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/poetry...

Tune into @dublincityfm.ie this Wednesday at 10am to hear Josh Q. Newman of @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social talk about the Bloomdsay Festival.

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A Blooming Great Day: Reading and Workshop with Úna Woods

Join us at the James Joyce Centre on Sunday, June 15th for a children’s event of fun, mischief, and Joyce!

15 June, 2025
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
James Joyce Centre

Tickets: tinyurl.com/56jhy9k5

Breda Larkin will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.

Bloomsday may have originated in Dublin but it is celebrated all over the world!
Browse our Global Bloomsday section to see its international presence.

www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/global-bloom...

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