The Bloomsday Festival

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The Bloomsday Festival 2026, Dublin
The Bloomsday Festival 2026, Dublin

Thursday, 11 June 2026 - Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Event location:

Dublin City

Event price:

Varies

About this event

Bloomsday Festival 2026 with more than 100 events across Dublin celebrating one of Dublin's most iconic and cherished literary festivals commemorating James Joyce's novel Ulysses.

The Bloomsday Festival is celebrated by Joyceans and admirers of literature across the globe. Celebrating James Joyce's novel Ulysses, it is one of Dublinā€™s largest festivals, boosting of nearly 100 separate events throughout the city and drawing in thousands of visitors from around the world. Given its scope and focus of a particular novel and city, Bloomsday is unparalleled in the world as a literary and cultural festival.

Bloomsday celebrations come in many different forms, including readings, performances, reenactments, tours, exhibitions, lectures, childrenā€™s events, a film festival, and a host of other festivities. One noticeable feature is that people will dress up like the characters in Edwardian fashion!

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