Bram Stoker Festival 2026

Bram Stoker Festival 2026 takes place in Dublin from 23 to 26 October 2026. The festival draws on Stoker, his life and work, and the Dublin of his time, and it explores the Gothic, the supernatural, the after-dark and the Victorian. Events are aimed at gothic enthusiasts and families. The programme includes the theatre piece Stitch at Smock Alley Theatre from 23 to 26 October, priced at €20. Petrified Live, a horror story from a podcast, is at Project Arts Centre on 23 October, with tickets at €22 full price or €20 concession. On 26 October, the author Kate Ryan talks with chef Andrew Rudd about blood in Irish food in Blood, Guts & Black Pudding at the Old Irish Times Building, for €20 plus a €1 booking fee. Family events include Stokerland at St. Patrick's Park from 24 to 26 October, free with no booking required. The Macnas Parade: Fiáin runs on 26 October in Dublin's North East Inner City, free with no booking required. Dracula's Disco, for children in costume, is on 26 October in The Round Room at The Mansion House, free but ticketed. On 24 October, On the Hunt in the National Library is a part quiz, part guided research challenge at the National Library of Ireland, free but ticketed. Three walking tours run from 23 to 26 October, each at €15 plus a €1 booking fee: The Haunted Dublin Walking Tour, The Bram Stoker Walking Tour Of Dublin and The Dark Side Of Irish Mythology.