International Literature Festival Dublin
Dublin’s annual celebration of the best of Irish and international literary talent
HOW TO BOOK
Online: Tickets can be purchased at any time online via our website. Tickets purchased online will be issued as e-tickets to the email address indicated at checkout. If your e-tickets do not appear in your inbox shortly after booking, please check your Spam folder or get in touch with our Box Office team. All Box Office related queries can be sent to boxoffice@ilfdublin.com.
In Person: Our in-person box office in Merrion Square Park will be open from 9:30 AM to 20:30 PM daily from 17 – 26 May 2024.
Payment, Fees & Refunds
All ticket bookings are processed via Ticketsolve (https://ilfdublin.ticketsolve.com/) unless otherwise specified. All sales are final. Bookings are subject to a booking fee of €2.50 per transaction. Should an event be cancelled or amended, you will be notified immediately and offered a full refund or an exchange for another event of the same value. We are unable to accommodate refunds.
Ticket Prices
Ticket prices vary. Most adult events range from €5.00 – €30.00, while events geared towards families and children range from €4.00 – €10.00; fringe and professional development events range from €5 – €80. We also have a number of free to attend events; please note that some free events may still require booking due to limited venue capacity. Please check individual event listings for specific details.
A number of events for children offer a Group / Family ticket. This offer includes 4 tickets to an event at a discounted price. Please note, each Group / Family ticket must include at least one parent or guardian aged 18 or older. All children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Bringing Babies to Adult Events: Babies on laps do not require a ticket to adult events. Admittance is at the discretion of our front of house staff. Out of consideration to others, we kindly ask that you leave the venue if your baby is noisy – our staff can help you to exit.
Concession & Discounts
To facilitate access to festival events we offer a range of discounts and booking options across selected events. Ticket concessions are available for students, senior citizens and the unwaged which are subject to availability.
A 10% discount will automatically apply to groups / orders of 10 or more (up to a maximum of 40).
If you would like to book tickets for a group of 40 or more or if you would like to discuss a bespoke multi-event package for a large group, please contact our Box Office team directly at boxoffice@ilfdublin.com.
Personal Assistant / Carer Tickets
If you require a PA or carer to attend our events in-person, your PA or carer is entitled to a free ticket. To avail of a free PA or carer ticket, please email boxoffice@ilfdublin.com with details of the event(s) you would like to book and one of our box office staff will be in touch.
FESTIVAL SITE
All are welcome to visit the festival site, free of charge! Drop down to Merrion Square Park and check out our food trucks, the Big Romance bar, the Dubray pop-up bookshop, and soak up the festival atmosphere, no ticket necessary.
Please Note: Access to the bar area is strictly monitored. You must be 18 or older to access the bar area and you must be in possession of a ticket and a wristband, which can be obtained at the Box Office or the Info Point. Drinks may only be consumed in the bar area or in the space where the event is taking place. Alcohol is not permitted at any designated children’s events. Entrance to the bar area and event spaces are at the discretion of festival staff.
GUIDELINES & ACCESSIBILITY
Online, In-Person and Hybrid Events
Most events will be full in-person, whilst a number of events will also be accessible via live stream this year. Details of the type of events can be found on our event listings page.
Once you have purchased a ticket you will receive a confirmation email which includes a link to the online event or details on the venue/space/meeting point of your event. Please ensure that your valid email address is entered correctly when booking your tickets.
Seating
All seats in our venues are unreserved (seats don’t have numbers). Our front of house staff will guide you into the venue and direct you where to sit to ensure everyone is seated safely. Please be kind and helpful to our front of house staff and others in the venue by following their instructions.
Accessible Seating Requests
Most of our venues are wheelchair accessible. If you have any queries about access requirements, please contact the box office by emailing boxoffice@ilfdublin.com. Due to limited audience spaces, we cannot guarantee that all requests can be met. Please also be aware that we are unable to reserve seats for others in your group as we need to ensure the most accessible seats are available for those who need them most.
Latecomers
As some of this year’s events will be livestreamed, it is important you are settled in your seat at the start time of the event. Please arrive in good time – once the doors are closed, we will not be able to admit latecomers to preserve the quality of live broadcast and prevent disruption to others in the venue. Latecomers are not entitled to a refund.
Dogs at the Festival
Merrion Square Park is a dog-friendly green space; dogs are welcome onsite. Entrance to festival venues is at the discretion of festival staff.
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
The International Literature Festival Dublin is committed to minimising our impact on the environment and is focusing on ways to reduce our carbon footprint both jointly and independently to achieve this. Sustainability is becoming a key part of our ethos.
We are building upon the following measures:
- Reducing our paper consumption by pivoting to e-tickets and reducing our print material and where print materials are required using recycled and/or recyclable materials.
- Banner artwork is being donated to create bags out of recycled materials etc. These goods can be purchased at the festival site.
- At our festival site we use vegetable fueled generators.
- All our concession and contractors will be required to use fully compostable packaging and biodegradable plastic.
Promotional materials and merchandise have been made using sustainably sourced and/or recycled and recyclable materials wherever possible. Onsite, we will be limiting the presence of single-use products and encouraging festival patrons to make use of their own reusable drinkware and utensils; wherever single-use products are unavoidable, we have made an effort to ensure that biodegradable alternatives are used in place of plastic and other non-compostable materials.