Ulysses will always enjoy the unique distinction of being the greatest novel that will ever be written, regardless of its ranking. It's the Citizen Kane of novels.

The James Joyce Centre will be running walking tours during Bloomsday Festival. Ticket links and more info can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie

Ulysses was chosen as the No. 3 best novel of all time by The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

On 23-28 March 2026, Director Darina Gallagher and Dr. Josh Q. Newman visited Budapest and Szombathely, Hungary for a job shadowing programme with the MNMKK - Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum (PIM). You can read more about our experiences in our blog published in EPALE: epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/digi...

Volta Theatre Company’s critically-acclaimed Counterparts & A Little Cloud has been expanded to include adaptations of three stories from Joyce’s debut work — “Two Gallants,” “A Little Cloud,” and “Counterparts” — at The Smock Alley Theatre on 15-20 June at 8pm.

Photos from a recent Joycean Tour led by Dr Josh Newman. The James Joyce Centre will be running walking tours during Bloomsday Festival. Ticket links and more info can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie #bloomsdayfestival

Join us at The James Joyce Centre on Sunday, June 14th at 11am for a Bloomsday Festival children’s event of fun, mischief, and Joyce! Author and illustrator Úna Woods will read from her new children’s book A Blooming Great Day (The O’Brien Press) and lead a drawing workshop.

James Joyce and The Great Irish Poets Songbook, with tenor Dean Power and composer and pianist James Hurley on Sunday, June 14th at 7pm. Ticket link and more info can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie

The Royal Canal Odyssey is a truly immersive and unique Bloomsday Festival event. Part literary tribute, part endurance run, the Royal Canal Odyssey is a 100km run that is the first of its kind. Ticket link and more info can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie

Hibsen will perform on Saturday, 6th June at 7.30pm at the Church of St. George and St. Thomason Cathal Brugha Street as part of Bloomsday Festival 2026. Tickets and more information www.eventbrite.com/e/hibsen-con...

Tickets are still available for next Tuesday’s performance of SHARD. See why the Irish Times calls SHARD “Utterly compelling” “Fleming’s performance is flawless.” “Intellectually daring, surprising and at times genuinely funny.” Do not miss this performance! www.eventbrite.ie/e/shard-an-i...

Join us next Tuesday the 19th for an eerie dive into Irish folklore with Stewart Roche's acclaimed SHARD starring Neill Fleming. Shows at 6pm & 8pm. Tickets €20. www.eventbrite.ie/e/shard-an-i...

Join us for some childish mischief at the iconic James Joyce Tower & Museum on Sunday, 14th June at 2pm. James Joyce penned this story in a letter to his four-year-old grandson Stephen (“Stevie”). It is commonly known as “The Cat and the Devil.” However, it is also known as “The Cat of Beaugency.”

Simon Morgan and Suzanne Savage performing last year. 🎶 You can get tickets now for the Bloomsday Breakfast. For more information and tickets, please see bloomsdayfestival.ie Start Bloomsday the right way at the official Bloomsday Breakfast.

BEWLEY’S CAFÉ THEATRE with Volta Theatre Company and The Bloomsday Festival is proud to present the World Premiere of CYCLOPS by James Joyce. Ticket link and more info can be found at www.bewleyscafetheatre.com/cyclops-1

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Some photos from Bloomsday celebrations in Cyprus and Munich last year. Bloomsday may have originated in Dublin but it is celebrated all over the world! Let us know in the comments, where you will be celebrating this year. 🌍 #Bloomsday #BloomsdayFestival

Acclaimed Irish singer Noel O’Grady performs his “Ode to James Joyce: Portrait of a Tenor” in the Round Room of the James Joyce Tower on Sunday, 14th June at 4pm. Tickets: joycetower.ie/events #bloomsdayfestival

This year, on Bloomsday, the iconic pub Davy Byrnes will be hosting an afternoon of festivities to mark the day with music, performances, and readings. Bring Ulysses to life (and order a gorgonzola or two) in this historic city centre pub. 📸: Marcelline Roulleau

They might even cash your cheque! “He entered Davy Byrnes. Moral pub. He doesn’t chat. Stands a drink now and then. But in a leap year once in four. Cashed a cheque for me once.”

The Poetry Stroll is organised and led by songwriter R.M. Jacobs. Find out more on www.poetrystroll.com! Schedule: 11-14 June: 5pm 15 June: 3pm & 6pm Sweny’s Pharmacy

Joycean guides Dr. Michael Quinn and Billy Fitzpatrick will lead you on this fascinating Bloomsday walking tour through Dublin’s North City following the exact route of “the superior, the very reverend” Father John Conmee S.J. in the “Wandering Rocks” episode of Ulysses. tinyurl.com/5cpsxjxa

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen on 1st June, 1926), tour guide and actress Leonor Bethencourtputs a ‘Marilyn Monroe’ filter on Irish folklore and history with her walking tour on Sunday, 14th June at 12pm & 3pm.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen on 1st June, 1926), tour guide and actress Leonor Bethencourtputs a ‘Marilyn Monroe’ filter on Irish folklore and history with her walking tour on Sunday, 14th June at 12pm & 3pm.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen on 1st June, 1926), tour guide and actress Leonor Bethencourt puts a ‘Marilyn Monroe’ filter on Irish folklore and history with her walking tour on Sunday, 14th June at 12pm & 3pm.

A highlight of Bloomsday Festival every year! You can get tickets now for the Bloomsday Breakfast. For more information and tickets, please see bloomsdayfestival.ie 📸: Marcelline Roulleau 2025

Reclining on a bed in the round room, Cáitriona Ní Threasaigh transports us to number seven Eccles Street as Molly Bloom reviews her day and, indeed, her life in this soliloquy from the final episode of Ulysses in the iconic The James Joyce Tower & Museum on June 11th. tinyurl.com/mrp7wn9p

Stephen’s Green Club presents an evening of music, literature and visual art inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses on Bloomsday, 16th June at 7pm. Ticket link and more information can be found at bloomsdayfestival.ie

Stories From Dubliners runs as part of Bloomsday Festival! @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social ‘Exquisite… heart-rendingly perfect’ – Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent ‘A perfect hour’s entertainment…’ – Katy Hayes, Irish Independent 🎭 Stories From Dubliners 📅 15 – 20 Jun 🎫 shorturl.at/04orJ

The Ulysses80 Book Club invites readers from all over the world to revel in Ulysses by reading it together over a span of 80 days. To join Ulysses80 & to find out more, email [email protected] or visit ulysses80.ie You can follow along on Facebook Bluysky.

Official launch of O! O! Monsters! by Laura Angell in The James Joyce Centre. This exhibition celebrates a breakthrough collaboration between The Athenry Foundation For Art (AFFA) and The James Joyce Centre. The launch is on until 7pm tonight. #irishartist #irishart #jamesjoycentre

Flux Studios presents Dublin Rare Bookfair on Friday, 12th and Saturday, 13th June 2026, 10am to 5pm on 4 Chatham Row. #bloomsdayfestival

Rehearsals underway for A recital of new and original ballads by Val O’Donnell. Written to the airs of music mentioned in Ulysses on Friday, 12th June at 6pm at the iconic James Joyce Tower & Museum.

O! O! Monsters! by Laura Angell in @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social celebrates a breakthrough collaboration between The Athenry Foundation For Art (AFFA) and The James Joyce Centre. AFFA has chosen Laura Angell as their first artist to support.

Strolling Through Ulysses! is a one-man show that tells the fun-filled story of Bloomsday – June 16th 1904 – the iconic day around which James Joyce’s Ulysses is based. 16 June, 2026 Pavilion Theatre Dun Laoghaire Tickets and more information at bloomsdayfestival.ie

Joycean guides Dr. Michael Quinn and Billy Fitzpatrick will lead you on this fascinating Bloomsday walking tour through Dublin’s North City following the exact route of “the superior, the very reverend” Father John Conmee S.J. in the “Wandering Rocks” episode of Ulysses.

The National Concert Hall is proud to present its Bloomsday concert on Friday, June 19th at 1pm in the John Field Room. For ticket link and more information, please see bloomsdayfestival.ie #bloomsdayfestival

Irish contemporary folk music ensemble Hibsen will perform on Saturday, 6th June at 7.30pm at the Church of St. George and St. Thomason Cathal Brugha Street as part of Bloomsday Festival 2026. Tickets and more information www.eventbrite.com/e/hibsen-con...

Vintage Tea Trips are partnering with the @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social and the Bloomsday Festival to host a series of special Bloomsday Afternoon Tea Trips celebrating all things Dublin and James Joyce! For more information please visit www.vintageteatrips.ie

This Bloomsday, join veteran Dublin tour guide Pat Liddy and his colleagues on this fantastic walking tour to celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses in the best way possible: by following some of the wanderings traced out by Leopold Bloom more than 100 years ago! www.walkingtours.ie/public-tours...

Bloomsday 2026 Young Authors Creative Writing Competition Write an imaginative story (fiction or creative non-fiction/poem) that explores the theme of “Finding Home” Full details on how to enter and prize details at museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2026-creative-writing-competition/

There are still tickets available for next Tuesday's talk with @kenjihayakawa.com about his ongoing translation of Finnegans Wake into Japanese. Doors open at 6pm. The event is free but booking is essential. We hope to see you then! www.eventbrite.ie/e/translatin...

No prior knowledge of Japanese or Finnegans Wake is required for this event (i.e. it will all be in English), so if you are interested in either (or both) then we encourage you to book a ticket! @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/translatin...

Modality of the Visible: Ulysses VR is an immersive VR project that takes you on a journey through the Dublin of 1904 so beautifully described in Joyce’s novel. Tickets are €7 general, €5 concession. The exhibition is included in admission to the @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social.

Just a few tickets left for next Tuesday's reading with Cypriot author and translator Lily Michaelides. The event is free but booking is essential. www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-evening...

Join us at @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social on Saturday, 13th June for this special Bloomsday Festival performance of a dance-theater work by American dance company Danse Lumière. For more information and tickets, please see tinyurl.com/4su7b6d6

Annual #Bloomsday competition for young authors. Partners @marshslibrary.bsky.social ‘Finding Home.’ Inspired by #JamesJoyce #Ulysses … ✍️ 🎨 museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-20... @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social @jamesjoycegazette.bsky.social @jamesjoycetower.bsky.social @fabercastell.bsky.social

Submissions are still open for @bloomsdayfilmfest.bsky.social 2026! www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/bloomsday-fi... Ireland’s most literary film festival was set up as a celebration of cinema, literature, and artistic innovation.

Vintage Tea Trips are partnering with the @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social and Bloomsday Festival to host a series of special Bloomsday Afternoon Tea Trips. For more information about Vintage Tea Tours (including full Terms & Conditions), please visit www.vintageteatrips.ie