Bloomsday Festival 2023

The Bloomsday Festival celebrating the life, literature, and legacy of writer James Joyce comes to Dublin this June. The festival focus specifically on his epic work, Ulysses, and will fill the city with events and activities that focus on the joy, fun, and creativity of this work.

The festival runs from 12 to 18 June and will feature walking tours, music, theatre, film, poetry, art exhibitions, readings, lectures, workshops, and children’s activities. The unique literary festival will allow attendees to sample the real places and spaces of Ulysses with costumes, food, music, and performance in the heart of the Hibernian Metropolis.