Bord Bia Bloom festival is coming back to Dublin this weekend
The festival returns to Phoenix Park with glorious gardens, fabulous food, and more than 300 live performances taking place over five days
Print28 May 2025
Bord Bia Bloom festival returns to Pheonix Park again this Thursday, May 29th to Monday, June 2nd with plenty of events planned.
With glorious gardens, fabulous food, and more than 300 live performances taking place over five days, there are plenty of opportunities to grow, taste, and learn at this year’s festival.
Here is our pick of the best of Bloom 2025:
1. See Bloom’s spectacular Show Gardens
As the heart and soul of Bord Bia Bloom, the 21 Show Gardens will once again be a hive of activity during this year’s festival. Look out also for Bloom’s hugely popular Postcard Gardens, which are built in one day by community groups and schools from across Ireland.
2. Learn how to design and grow the garden of your dreams
Head to the Garden Stage, where television presenters Diarmuid Gavin and Adam Frost of BBC’s Gardeners’ World are headlining a busy programme of expert talks and demonstrations.
3. Taste the best of Irish food and drink
The Food Hall within Bloom’s bustling Food Village features more than 100 of Ireland’s artisan producers. From chocolates to cheese and oysters to teas, there is plenty to tantalise your tastebuds. While you’re there, you can pop over to Bloom Inn, where some of the country’s best craft brewers and distillers are gathered. This is a great spot to take a break, enjoy a tipple, and soak up the buzz of the festival.
4. Watch your favourite chefs and culinary stars in action
Donal Skehan, Neven Maguire, Aishling Moore and Catherine Fulvio are among a collection of culinary stars taking to the Dunnes Stores Quality Kitchen Stage this year. With 30 live demos planned for the weekend, this is a must see for anyone who loves to cook. Seafood fans should also check out Bloom’s new Seafood Kitchen, where chef Trisha Lewis is hosting three demos each day.
5. Catch more gardening, floral art and craft demos
You can learn how to care for houseplants or make a floral crown in the new Botanical Hub Demo Space, discover some fascinating facts and enjoy the simulators at the Horticulture is Life area, find out how to grow abundant kitchen gardens in the Eat Well Garden, enjoy farming demos at the Agri Aware Farm, and see some of Ireland’s master craftspeople demonstrate their skills in the Design & Craft Council Ireland (DCCI) Irish Craft Village.
6. Gather advice for a more sustainable life
If you are eager to learn how you can play your part in protecting the environment, then make a bee-line for the Conservation Area where you can chat with leading conservationists and environmentalists. Here you will also find the inspirational Sustainable Living Stage, which will host a packed programme of talks on a wide range of topics, from the circular economy and renewable energy to gardening with fewer chemicals and sustainable fashion advice.
7. Enjoy ‘A Taste of Bloom’
‘A Taste of Bloom, curated by Neven’ features a three-course menu which has been thoughtfully designed by the MacNean House chef-proprietor to showcase some of the very best ingredients from quality Irish producers. The special ‘Taste of Bloom’ package is available on Ticketmaster priced €79 per person, which includes entry to the festival and a 3-course lunch. Demand is high so early booking is advised!
8. Soak up the sounds of summer
There is no shortage of musical entertainment planned for the Bloom weekend. Head to the Entertainment Stage to watch an eclectic collection of artists perform and make sure to stop by RTÉ’s outdoor broadcast area to see your favourite presenters broadcast live including Louise Duffy, Derek Mooney, Philip Boucher-Hayes, Marty Whelan, Simon Delaney and more.
9. Have fun with your Budding Bloomers
And last but not least, visit the Budding Bloomers Children’s Area for face painting, crafting, and a rip-roaring line up of enthralling performances from some of Ireland’s favourite children’s entertainers on the Budding Bloomers Stage.
Bord Bia Bloom is held on a 70-acre site surrounding the visitor centre in the park, which can be accessed via the main Chesterfield Avenue Road which runs from the main gate at Parkgate Street, Dublin 8 to the Castleknock Gate in Dublin 15.
Tickets are still available and on sale via the BordBiaBloom.com website.
Read more: Bord Bia Bloom sees 100,000 visitors attend festival
© 2025, ShelfLife by Patryk Goron
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