Bloomsday Events in Boston + Dublin

Bloomsday is a literary celebration held every June 16th in countries, cities, pubs and college campuses around the world. It is a tribute to Ireland’s famous writer, James Joyce’s (1882 – 1941) and his novel Ulysses. First published in 1922, Ulysses follows the movements of the novel’s main character, Leopold Bloom, through a single day on June 16, 1904, as he roams through Dublin, Ireland. 

Here is just a sampling of Bloomsday events taking place in Boston and Dublin!

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

June 12
Bloomsday Ulysses Celebration
Here Comes Everybody Players
Lit Crawl
Union Square, Somerville
hce-players.org

June 14
Bloomsday Ulysses Celebration
Here Comes Everybody Players
Irish Pastoral Centre
Adams Village, Dorchester
hce-players.org

June 16
Bloomsday Ulysses Celebration
Here Comes Everybody Players
Harvard Square, Cambridge
hce-players.org

DUBLIN, IRELAND

June 16
Bloomsday Readings and Songs
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar
Bloomsday Festival

June 16
Modality of the Visible: Ulysses VR Exhibition
James Joyce Center, Great George’s Street
Bloomsday Festiva

June 16
Jewish Dublin in the Time of Ulysses
Irish Jewish Museum, Portobello
Bloomsday Festival

June 17
Joyce and the Jesuits
St. Mary’s Parish, Ballsbridge
Bloomsday Festival

Find year round events on cultural activities in New England and Ireland at Irishboston.org.