Ireland's premier literary event, #ILFD celebrates international and Irish writing. Returns 15 - 24 May 2026. linktr.ee/ilfdublinhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlviwvukr224Join us for Make Your Mark: Drop-In Drawing, presented in partnership with Hugh Lane Gallery. All are welcome to this free , family friendly event in celebration of National Drawing Day! 📅 Saturday 16 May 🕰️ 12pm 🎫 Free, drop in15 May 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlviwvukr224https://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlq5hshwl22rDon’t miss our Spotlight Session with Throwing Snow x Daragh Fleming this Friday! 📆 Friday 15 May 🕰️ 7pm 🎫 https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/fringe/spotlight-session-throwing-snow-x-daragh-fleming/13 May 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq5hshwl22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlq4z3sgsc2rNoon Fix: What is an artbook? Publishing as an artistic practice PhotoIreland at ILFD PhotoIreland presents a talk on artbooks and photobooks as objects of artistic output and cultural value. 📆 Tuesday 19 May 🕰️ 12.30pm 🎫 http://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/fringe/what-is-an-artbook-publishing-as-an-artistic-practice-photoireland-at-ilfd/13 May 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq4z3sgsc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlo43d45yk2uRyan Duggins and Leon Dunne of the popular show The Poetry’s Dead Podcast present a one-hour podcast special where they perform poems, talk about poetry and invite the audience members to write poetry on the spot and take to the stage! 📆 Saturday 16 May 🕰️ 6pm https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/fringe/the-poetrys-dead-podcast-live/12 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo43d45yk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mll5itmzik2xGet your brain fizzing with Gill Arbuthnott, former teacher and science writer, in an interactive event packed with experiments, synapses, neurons and mind-bending facts. Discover how brains shape thoughts, moves and personality, then put your own to the test! 🎫 http://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/kids-families/all-in-the-mind-your-brilliant-brain-gill-arbuthnott/11 May 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll5itmzik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlid7zahq22uFilm Screening: The Siren (2023) introduced by Director Sepideh Farsi Director Sepideh Farsi introduces this screening of her soulful animated adventure The Siren, which depicts one boy’s struggle to escape the besieged city of Abadan.  📆 Thursday 21 May 🕰️ 8pm 🎫 http://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/fringe/film-screening-the-siren-2021-introduced-by-director-sepideh-farsi/10 May 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlid7zahq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlica7763s23What does it mean to survive and thrive on an increasingly fragile planet? Luis López Carrasco and Virginia Mendoza discuss writing fiction and non-fiction about human survival, climate change, and what propels us to keep searching for connection.  🎫 http://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/conversations/thirst-for-survival-luis-lopez-carrasco-and-virginia-mendoza/10 May 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlica7763s23https://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlgkqm4oqk26Off the Page An Evening With Leïla Slimani ILFD is delighted to present Leïla Slimani, who has been in huge demand on the global literary circuit since becoming the first Moroccan woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt. 🎫 https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/off-the-page-an-evening-with-leila-slimani/09 May 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgkqm4oqk26https://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mleg3qszfc2yBook for Living the Dream with Sarah Gilmartin & Pim Wangtechawat In this captivating event, two exciting novelists explore love, friendship and the quiet, persistent question of what might have been. 📅 Saturday 23 May 🕰️ 5pm 🎫 https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/conversations/living-the-dream-sarah-gilmartin-pim-wangtechawat/08 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleg3qszfc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mlefiyox4k2yNoon Fix: Sean O’Casey Through the Lens of Art Hugh Lane Gallery at ILFD This fascinating illustrated talk explores the life and work of playwright Sean O’Casey through the lens of art. 📅 Friday 22 May 🕰️ 12.30pm 🎫 https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/fringe/noon-fix-sean-ocasey-through-the-lens-of-art-hugh-lane-gallery-at-ilfd/08 May 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlefiyox4k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilfdublin.bsky.social/post/3mldmqb3bmk2iWhen Words Sing: A Journey Through European Literature in Opera Irish National Opera x ILFD Enjoy operatic excerpts inspired by some of Europe’s most significant literary works. 📅 Sunday 17 May 🕰️ 7pm 🎫 https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/type/fringe/when-words-sing-a-journey-through-european-literature-in-opera-irish-national-opera-x-ilfd/ @irishnationalopera.bsky.social08 May 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:a24d2jmnbk37e6rsldvbtcep/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldmqb3bmk2i