Bloom 2026 - Phoenix Park

Bord Bia Bloom returns to the Phoenix Park for its 20th year over the June bank holiday weekend 2026. Ireland’s largest gardening, food, and drink festival takes over a 70-acre site surrounding the Visitor Centre. It’s a world-class event that combines show gardens with a massive food village, live cooking, sustainability exhibits, and family entertainment.

What to Expect

The show gardens are the centrepiece - professionally designed and built gardens competing for gold, silver, and bronze medals. They range from small urban garden ideas to ambitious landscape designs, and they’re genuinely inspiring whether you have a balcony or a field.

The food village features Irish artisan producers, street food vendors, and live cooking stages with well-known chefs. There’s also a craft beer and cocktail area, a kids’ zone, live music, and a huge range of practical workshops on everything from growing your own veg to composting and sustainable living.

Good to Know

• Thursday May 28 to Monday June 1 (five days)
• Book tickets online in advance - peak days sell out
• Held on a 70-acre site around the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre
• Wear comfortable shoes - you’ll walk a lot
• Weather-dependent (mostly outdoors)
• Dogs not permitted
• Allow at least half a day

Getting There

Bloom is accessed via Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park (from Park Gate Street to Castleknock Gates).

• Free shuttle buses run on a loop from Park Gate Street (near Heuston Station) to Bloom and back, 7:30am to 7:00pm daily
• Luas: Red Line to Heuston Station, then shuttle bus
• Dublin Bus: Routes 25, 26, 66, 67 serve the park
• Parking is very limited and fills early - public transport strongly recommended
• Use the TFI Journey Planner or TFI Live App to plan your route