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A BIT ABOUT US

What is Bloomsday?

Bloomsday was first celebrated in Dublin in 1954, and since the 1970s it has become the biggest literary feast day. Why? The events of Joyce’s Ulysses take place on one day (Thursday 16 June 1904 and the early hours of the next day) in a city that was eminently walkable at the time of its setting. Leopold Bloom is one of the three leading characters and tradition names the day after him, rather than his wife Molly Bloom or young Stephen Daedalus. Early Bloomsdays were peripatetic, with the novel’s landmarks the focus of Bloomsday revels.

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THE TEAM BEHIND
BLOOMSDAY IN MELBOURNE

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PATRON: BARRY JONES AC

Creative Director

SIAN CARTWRIGHT

Secretary/Public Officer

BOB GLASS

Committee Member

BRUCE BESWICK

Committee Member

 Treasurer and Producer

KAREN FOGARTY

Committee Member

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OUR SUPPORTERS

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IRISH GOVERNMENT

The Irish Government through the Irish Embassy in Canberra has sponsored Bloomsday in Melbourne since 2006.

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THE CELTIC CLUB

The Celtic Club has been a longstanding sponsor and sometimes host of Bloomsday events. It is generous in helping Bloomsday secure rehearsal space in Melbourne.

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