Bloomsday Montreal

06/16/2026

Happy Bloomsday! 🌷

Join us for dramatized readings from Ulysses now until 8 PM at Westmount Library (4574 Sherbrooke St. W.)

Readings from ULYSSES by James Joyce with a cast of local notables, hosted by Bloomsday president, Kevin Wright

06/14/2026

Photo from Saturday's play + concert. Big thanks to Evensun!!

Thank you for having us Bloomsday Montreal ✨☘️

06/14/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the concerts and plays this week! It was great to see you all!

Tomorrow, we're holding a series of lectures at Concordia University from 10 AM-3 PM. It takes place in room H12.26 (Hall Building, 12th floor) at the School of Irish Studies at Concordia.

Come for one or for all - there are a range of intriguing topics, from the Cuba-Ireland Immigration Database to Irish flutes and bagpipes. Full schedule and sign-up here:

Academic presentations moderated by Dr Dónal Gill, hosted at Concordia University. A Festival Bloomsday Montreal event.

06/09/2026

Updated schedule for Bloomsday Montreal 2026 below!

Full calendar on our website: https://bloomsdaymontreal.com/upcoming/..

► Thursday, June 11, 12:30-1:30 pm: Dublin Songs & Stories ● Atwater Library and Computer Centre
With Kathleen McAuliffe, Chris Crilly & Kathleen Fee
First come, first seated ● Free ● https://bloomsdaymontreal.com/2026/05/18/dublin-songs-stories/

► Friday, June 12, 7:30-9:30 pm: Salon Nocturne: Poetry, Joyce, and Traditional Airs ● private venue
With narrators Susan Gilmore and Kathleen Fee, and piper Stuart Jackson
Light refreshments will be served ● Suggested donation: $15 ● REGISTER HERE: https://bloomsdaymontreal.com/2026/05/18/poetry-salon/

► Saturday, June 13, 7:30-9:30 pm: Come for the Play, Stay for the Music ● Unitarian Church of Montreal
THE KERRY DANCERS, an Irish-Canadian comedy by Colleen Curran. Set in County Kerry, Eire in 1981 and 1934, with a great big secret and a highly-staged reading—beaucoup de fun. Starring Jane Hackett, Sylvia Cymbalista, Kate Royea, Nalin Gupta-Cartwright, and Colleen Curran.
EVENSUN, a Montreal trio—Esmé Cavanaugh, Jeff Deeprose, and Patrick Hutchinson—who met through a shared love of Irish and other folk music and have since developed their own identity composing together.
Refreshments served during the interval ● Suggested donation: $20 ● REGISTER HERE: https://bloomsdaymontreal.com/2026/05/18/the-kerry-dancers-evensun/

► Sunday, June 14, noon-2:00 pm: Pointe-Saint-Charles Walking Tour ● Meet at Métro Charlevoix
Guided walk through Pointe-Saint-Charles with historical and cultural commentary by Justin Bur. We’ll end the walk at the delightful Café Bloom!
Suggested donation: $20 ● REGISTER HERE: https://bloomsdaymontreal.com/2026/05/18/pointe-saint-charles-walking-tour/

► Monday, June 15, 10:00 am-3:00 pm: Academic Presentations ● Concordia University, Room H12.26 (Hall Building, 12th floor) and online
Academic presentations moderated by Dr Dónal Gill
Free ● REGISTER HERE: https://bloomsdaymontreal.com/2026/05/18/academic-presentations/

► Tuesday, June 16, 2:00-8:00 pm: Ulysses Aloud ● Westmount Public Library
Readings from ULYSSES by James Joyce with a cast of local notables, hosted by Bloomsday president, Kevin Wright
Free ● REGISTER HERE: https://bloomsdaymontreal.com/2026/05/18/ulysses-aloud/

06/08/2026

Bloomsday Montreal events start this Thursday! Register on our website:

Thank you to all who joined us for Bloomsday 2024! Your presence and engagement helped to make it a success. If you have any images from this year’s festival, please share on social media and tag us!

06/05/2026

Bloomsday is coming up soon! Our first event is Thursday, June 11: Dublin Songs and Stories at Atwater Library and Computer Centre.

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03/24/2026

Bloomsday Montreal in yesterday's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

03/11/2026

Important Notice: Date changed to March 17th.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s at the Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater, Westmount, H3Z 1T4 on March 17th, 12:30-1:30. Free. First come, first seated.

IN PATRICK’S TRACES: Exploring St Patrick—the man and the meme through music and words spanning the centuries.

Thrill to the traditional Uilleann pipes and tap your toes to lively fiddle tunes as we touch on highlights of Patrick’s life and the story of the Irish through the ages.

Emcee Kathleen Fee, Festival Bloomsday Montreal’s Artistic Director, welcomes piper Stuart Jackson, actor/singer/fiddler Quinn Dooley, and others to the Adair Auditorium stage for an entrancing hour’s entertainment. Come join us. And, yes, there’ll be a sing-along!