Wednesday 27 May 2015

Zurich Dalkey Book Festival

Dalkey Book Festival, described by Salman Rushdie as “the best little festival in the world”, takes place every year in June. It was set up by Sian Smyth and David McWilliams in 2010. Since then the festival has hosted internationally renowned writers, including Booker Prize winners, a Nobel Laureate, Impac winners, Oscar winners and Tony award nominees.

The charm of this festival is undoubtedly the intimate nature of the numerous events, which take place in pubs, cafes, shops, schools and the local town hall as well as the medieval graveyard , the secret garden marquee and the Masonic Lodge. Dalkey is the kind of place where you will casually bump into some of the world’s greatest writers, in the parks, pubs and cafes of this compact town.

Details here

The Friday events in particular look good:

The Heritage Centre
6:00pm
Price €10.00
The Secret Garden Marquee
7:00pm
Price €15.00
The Heritage Centre
7:30pm
Price €10.00
The Seafront Marquee
8:00pm
Price €15.00

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