Bord Bia Bloom returns to the Phoenix Park, Dublin, marking its 20th year over the 2026 June Bank Holiday weekend, from 28 May to 1 June 2026. The event will run daily from 9am to 6pm, spanning a 70-acre site. Bloom has established itself as one of Ireland’s favourite summer events, drawing garden enthusiasts, food lovers, craft aficionados, and families seeking a memorable day out. Festival History and Growth Since its inception in 2007, Bord Bia Bloom has blossomed into Ireland’s largest festival of gardening, food, and sustainable living. The 2026 edition promises to bring together

Poetry Day Ireland is an annual celebration of poetry and creativity across the island of Ireland, coordinated by Poetry Ireland, and will take place this year on Thursday, 28 May 2026. The theme for Poetry Day Ireland 2026 is "Home", a theme that is significant as poetry has a new ‘home’ on the island as Poetry Ireland returns to No. 11 Parnell Square. This year’s Poetry Day Ireland should also reflect on the concept of home as one of the greatest issues and predominant themes of our times. Get Involved On Poetry Day Ireland we invite individuals, groups, and organisations across th

“Make Way Day” is a campaign that brings the disability and wider community together to consider the needs of people with disabilities in the public spaces we all share. It is led by the Disability Federation of Ireland and is a unique collaboration across Ireland and the voluntary and local government sectors. But most of all it’s about people with disabilities. But everyone can get involved. And everyone should get involved because we’ve discovered thoughtlessness is the big issue. We’ve compiled a terrible top three of obstacles that stop people with disabilities in their tr