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The Bloomsday of the San Patrizio Livorno Festival celebrates James Joyce in a unique way: open-air readings, local dialects, and real places that mirror the Dublin of Ulysses. Now we want to bring that spirit to other cities. Want to create your own Bloomsday? 📩 info@italish.eu

San Patrizio Livorno Festival #SPLF - SINCE 2018 - a celebration of Irish culture, literature, and music meets Italian traditions, fostering dialogue and collaboration between the two countries' #SPLF25 This is the longest edition yet, featuring our richest line-up of guests.: along with Catherine Dunne (Co-Director, Co-Founder): Theo Dorgan, Paula Meehan, Katherine Mezzacappa, Federico Platania, Claudio Monteleone, Matteo Meschiari, William Wall, Elaide Garufi, Áine Duffy e Ray Heffernan. Ex Cinema Aurora (and Librerie Mondadori Livorno - SPLF-OFF on Tue 18 - Dorgan Meehan and Wed 19 - Platania's  'Arcipelago Familiare, readings from Claudio Monteleone) MARCH MON 17 / SUN 23  | italish.eu | Démadé Festival, Liceo Francesco Cecioni, Comune di Livorno, Provincia di Livorno, Culture Ireland, Irish Embassy in Italy

Imagine saying your vows against the backdrop of the stunning Italian Riviera, with the sun setting over the Mar Tirreno and the soft breeze carrying the scent of the sea. Now, add a touch of Irish charm to that picture, and you have the perfect recipe for a wedding that’s …

We are excited to announce the launch of the San Patrizio Livorno Festival 2025 (#SPLF25), which will take place from Monday, March 17 to Sunday, March 23, 2025, as usual at Ex Cinema Aurora. Paula Meehan and Theo Dorgan are the first confirmed guests.

The San Patrizio Livorno Festival 2024 was a resounding success, bringing together literature, music, and diverse cultural expressions to create an enriching experience for all attendees. 

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The San Patrizio Livorno Festival excitedly announces the first guests for the 2024 edition: Ola Majekodunmi, William Wall, and the welcomed return of Federico Platania, the festival’s “resident Beckettian.” These leading figures in culture and literature between Ireland and Italy promise to enrich the program with their valuable contributions. Raised …

We are thrilled to announce the resounding success of the San Patrizio Livorno Festival #SPLF 2023, which took place over three unforgettable evenings. With around 400 attendees, the festival was a vibrant celebration of Irish culture and its deep connections with Livorno, Italy.

Program San Patrizio Livorno Festival  #SPLF 2023, Ex Cinema Aurora, June 16-18 All the events (but the press conference) at: Ex Cinema Aurora, Viale Ippolito Nievo, 28, 57121 Livorno LI, Italy. Thursday, June 15 (Pre-Festival): 17.30 – The SPLF’s pub opens. 22.30 – Pre-festival, Open Session. Friday, June 16: 12.00 …

The kind words from John Banville, SPLF’s Lifetime Patron. The San Patrizio festival in Livorno is a pure delight. I took part in it some years ago, in the palmy days before covid, and enjoyed it immensely – and, who knows, I may even have been the cause of a …