Have a BLOOM-ing June Bank Holiday!

Bloom 2011, Ireland’s largest gardening; food and family festival, which is celebrating its fifth year, will take place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin from Thursday June 2nd to Monday June 6th.

The event will showcase the best of Ireland’s horticulture and food industry and key attractions this year include a record 27 spectacular show-gardens; an Irish Craft Garden; a whole host of family activities and the new Bord Bia Food Village, where visitors can sample the finest of Irish produce.

At the centre of the new Food Village is the Chef’s Summer Kitchen which will present a daily programme of cookery demonstrations by a number of Ireland’s well known Celebrity Chefs including Catherine Fulvio, Neven Maguire, Donal Skehan, Jenny Bristow and Rozanne Stevens. RTE Presenter and Foodie, Ella McSweeney will host the Chef’s Summer Kitchen and will interview Chefs and food producers throughout the event.

In the Children’s Zone, Dale Treadwell will host Gondwanaland – a haven for Dinosaur enthusiasts and an Australian Bush feature. The Children’s Stage will feature a host of activities including storytelling from Dublin City of Literature Readers and a Creative Kids Café will also run throughout the event encouraging children to use their imaginations, discover and investigate.

Bloom is open daily from 10am-6pm. Advance tickets are on sale now from €15 – kids go free! www.bloominthepark.com.