Local Festivals 2010
Remember to book Glenbeigh early if you plan to come along to any of the local festivals this year. Here are the dates and contact websites for all the latest information.
Blues on the Bay
27th - 31st May 2010
International Guinness
"BLUES ON THE BAY FESTIVAL"
Spring Bank Holiday Blues Weekend : Warrenpoint Co.Down
Fiddlers Green
18th - 25th July 2010
The Fiddler's Green Festival has come a long way in the last 23 years. It began as a one day event, progressed to a weekend one and now extends to eight days and seven nights of music, culture and craic. With up to 200 events the festival caters for music fanatics, families who wish to enjoy a safe, child focused festival, and those who come just to soak up the scenery, the friendliness and the free outdoor music.
All musical tastes are catered for (folk, blues, country, classical), with lunchtime, early evening and night time folk clubs.
Each year the Festival bestows two special awards; the Hall of Fame Award which celebrates lifelong achievement in Irish Music, and the Creative Arts Award to acknowledge achievements in the Arts and Literary fields, the first award having been presented to poet laureate Seamus Heaney (who stayed at Glenbeigh).
The recipients of these awards are traditionally named closer to the Festival's formal launch.
Maiden of the Mournes
1st - 8th August 2010
Now in its twenty first year the Maiden of the Mournes International Festival offers something for every one from the opening parade, concerts featuring the best of Irish entertainment, the free open air musical entertainment each evening, the children’s events, the fireworks display, sports events, the festival banquet, brass and accordion bands, to the Selection & Crowning of the ‘Maiden of the Mournes’.
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