BLOOMSDAY IN DUBLIN
Monday 16th June 2008
BLOOMSDAY marks 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, 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, reenactments and convivial activities of all sorts which in some way connect with Ulysses, its author and its world. The most active form of homage is to walk in the footsteps of Leopold Bloom and other characters through the streets of Dublin, and on Bloomsday a wide range of walks and engaging guides is available. As an occasion rather than a festival, Bloomsday has no ‘official’ programme or organising committee. Events on this list are arranged by a number of different bodies and occur at venues in and around the city. Many, but by no means all, of the events are run by the James Joyce Centre at 35 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1 and advance booking is advised for these at 01 878 8547 or the Centre’s website www.jamesjoyce.ie. Events run by the Centre are marked below with an asterisk*.
Detailed list of events available here
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