16 - 19 June 2011
Venue: Dublin
June 16th is BLOOMSDAY, the day in 1904 on which all the action of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses takes place. It is celebrated every year on 16th June by Joyceans all over the world.
In Dublin, where the novel is set, Bloomsday celebrations go on for a week from the 11th to the 16th June, with most of the attention on the day itself. It is traditional to dress up and go out for the day, visiting the locations of the book and taking part in readings, walks and convivial activities of all sorts which in some way connect with Ulysses, its author and its world.
Programme of Events:
Saturday, 11th June:
John A. McCullen - The Shadow of Joyce in Phoenix Park
Sunday, 12th June:
James Joyce Bicycle Tour
Monday, 13th June;
Joyce and Jewish Dublin
Tuesday, 14th June:
James Joyce Bus Tour
Carlos Gamerro - james Joyce and Jorge Borges
Wednesday, 15th June:
Bloomsday Afternoon Tea at the Westin
Operas and Airs in Stephen's Green
Bloomsday Thursday, 16th June:
Bloomsday Breakfast at the Gresham
Bloomsday at the Joyce Centre
Readings and Songs in the Green
O Rocks
Poemsongs and Ballads in Stephen's Green
The Great Hibernian Metropolis Pub Quiz