Bram Stoker Festival 2023 | October 27th-30th
Bram Stoker Festival celebrates the legacy of one of Ireland’s most beloved and iconic writers. Now entering its tenth year, the festival draws inspiration from Stoker, his life, his work, the Dublin of his time and celebrates the Gothic, the supernatural, the after-dark and the Victorian. In 2023, you can expect more deliciously dark treats on the streets and in venues across Dublin.
Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker
Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker was born on the 8th November 1847 in Marino Crescent, Clontarf, on the north-side of Dublin and was educated at Trinity College from 1864-1870. Stoker became interested in the theatre while a student and this led him to become the unpaid drama critic for the Dublin Evening Mail which was co-owned by the Gothic writer Sheridan Le Fanu. In 1878 he married Florence Balcombe, former girlfriend of Oscar Wilde, in St Ann’s Church in Dawson Street. He began writing novels while in London – the most famous of which is Dracula, published in 1897. The global importance of Stoker’s novel is just one of the many reasons Dublin is internationally recognised as a UNESCO City of Literature.
Bram Stoker Festival is brought to life by Dublin City Council and produced by Schweppe Curtis Nunn.
