Bloomsday

The final strand will be O ROCKS! with Imelda May in conversation and acoustic presentation to round off the inaugural Molly Bloomsday 2024.

Expect some brutal slogs uphill, including Bloomsday favorite Doomsday Hill.

We were there for Bloomsday, which was an event but not yet the touristic craziness I hear it’s become recently.

BLOOMSDAY FESTIVAL: Irish Network Minnesota and Fitzgerald in St. Paul host the third annual celebration of James Joyce and his novel "Ulysses," in which the central character is named Leopold Bloom.

By then I had learned that, as smooth as sailing was with a Baby Jogger, it wasn't a good fit in a huge race like Bloomsday, at least not when running.

The third Bloomsday came about in the late ’80s and ’90s, when the same friend who roused him to open in the first place suggested he try his luck at a book stand instead.

Now, Bloomsday celebrations are held in cities across the world every year, featuring readings, lectures, walking tours, even breakfasts.

On 16 June 1904, they first stepped out together, an event which would be commemorated by providing the date for the action of Ulysses (as " Bloomsday ").

The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses.