Taking place over five days on the June Bank Holiday weekend (June 1st – 5th), and running from 9am to 6pm daily, Bord Bia's Bloom is set to celebrate its seventeenth birthday with spectacular entertainment and heavenly gardens.
Spanning 70 acres of Dublin's Phoenix Park, the spectacular gardening event is a great coming together for garden designers, flower growers, landscapers, plantaholics, garden-furniture makers, food fanatics and anyone who loves to garden.
This year's event will place an emphasis on sustainability and caring for the environment with plans to discuss air quality, food waste, and highlight how children benefit from outdoor play in the natural world.
As always, RTÉ lyric fm will be there to deliver great music and exclusive events for visitors. This year's RTÉ lyric fm presence is shaping up to be the biggest to date as it moves to the main stage.
RTÉ at Bloom
Marty Whelan will kick off Bord Bia Bloom 2023 on the main stage with live music, chat and special guests from 10-12 noon on Thursday 1st June.
Billed as the 'ultimate garden party', join Marty for a morning coffee, occasional dad jokes and maybe pick up a Marty Moustache! Tune into Marty in the Morning in the lead-up to Bord Bia Bloom, weekdays 7:00 – 10:00 on RTÉ lyric fm, for event updates and a chance to win those much sought-after passes.
World-renowned opera star, Celine Byrne, who will be filling in for regular presenter Aedín Gormley, will host a special Movies and Musicals Live on Saturday 3rd June 2023. This special outside broadcast will include live music performances and chat with Byrne and her guests, plus a few surprises from the Bord Bia Bloom main stage.
There will be a special treat for Bloom visitors and lyric listeners tuning in around the country, with more details to be announced so stay tuned to RTÉ lyric fm and social accounts for updates. The award-winning Movies and Musicals is broadcast from 1- 4pm every Saturday on RTÉ lyric and recent Movies and Musicals sold-out concerts with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra have enjoyed tremendous reviews.
Meanwhile, George Hamilton will broadcast his show, The Hamilton Scores, live from the RTÉ Roadcaster at the Walled Garden, on Sunday 4th June between 10am and 1pm. Along with an impressive line-up of musical greats and tales from his travels, George will also have spot prizes on offer.
RTÉ Radio 1's Countrywide, presented by Philip Boucher-Hayes, will broadcast live from Bord Bia Bloom on Saturday 3rd June 8:10-9am, and Marty Morrissey and Áine Lawlor will be back on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player with Bloom, capturing the fun and colour of the June bank holiday weekend at Bord Bia Bloom.
For the kids
RTÉjr and RTÉ Kids will also feature across the weekend’s schedule at the new Budding Bloomers Kids Zone, as RTÉjr presents Storybud on the big screen. Grab a picnic blanket as Storybud adds a fun Irish twist to classic fairy tales, narrated by a host of well-known faces including Jason Byrne, Baz Ashmawy, Doireann Garrihy, Deirdre O'Kane and more.
RTÉjr will also host the DJ for a Day Kids Disco. The kids will take over the music choices with guest kid DJs on rotation, dancers and surprises for a fun disco for kids of all ages to get involved in. Stay tuned to RTÉjr Radio and social accounts for the chance to become a DJ for a Day at Bord Bia Bloom.
Elsewhere, well-known and loved professional magician Joe Daly (known as the "Magical Delivery Man" in RTÉjr kids’ TV show Dizzy Deliveries) will perform a live magic show and Mark Langtry (Let’s Find Out) will bring his live science show, igniting curiosity in kids of all ages, with plenty of surprises.
