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For further information, please contact Jolene on 027 56491

PIrate Festival Sat 28th July

Ahoy mates! Swashbucklers of all ages will be converging on Bantry Bay to participate in the Inaugural Bantry Bay Pirate Fest, 28^th July weekend. Whether you’re discovering Pirates  for the first time or you just want to join in the merriment , you will not be disappointed. Featuring a Pirate Parade, Live Entertainment, There will be a Pirates mingling in the town with local merchants getting into the act. d. Scheduled activities   include: the  , children’s and adult’s costume contests,   Pirate Invasion  )followed by walking the plank  and “pillaging” of the town. There is always face painting, story telling, photo opportunities, games and activities, and the infamous “Pirates Pub Crawl” (sorry kids, adults only!). Various piratical entertainment and seafaring themed merchants will be on had to add to the festivities

FESTIVAL of Food BANTRY2012

Bantry Festival of Food, Sunday July 29th 2012 (11 - 4.30pm) The Sea-side Car park, Bantry, Co Cork.

Fancy a day of indulgent culinary delights in Bantry? Come and join us on Sunday the 29th of July! The Bantry Bay Festival of Food will celebrate the wonderful food culture of the Bantry Bay area, with cookery demonstrations from local chefs, fresh seafood, spit-roast lamb and pork and a variety of food stalls. You will find a huge selection of delicious foods to enjoy on the spot or to take home. From approximately 11am to 4pm on the 29th of July. The festival will coincide with culmination of the Bantry 2012 - Atlantic Challenge where 16 international longboat crews will take part in a week-long rowing competition, so there will be plenty of entertainment for all the family!

Fringe Festival Programme of Events

(This is the scheduled programme of events for the "BANTRY2012" Fringe Festival
( events are subject to change )

Friday 20th

: Music and fun in our maritime themed bars, hotels and restaurants

7.30pm   Terrier Racing  - Lower Car Park

 Saturday 21  :

 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm Scots & Irish Airs Pipe Bands

The Carrigaline and Ballingearry pipe bands     (Various street locations)

Sea Shanty Singers : Around the Town

8.00 pm Live and Free: Rock & Blues band Tin Pan Alley kick off our free gig series.

10.00 pm Twilight... A journey from light into darkness with music, song and stunning street performers.

Sunday 22

 2.00pm. Children’s Fancy Dress Parade / Face painters

A host of tricksters and clowns lead the parade through the streets.

(Lots of prizes - Assembly Barrack Street).

2.00 – 6.00 pm. Face painters, Jugglers, Clowns, Club displays, Fun and mayhem for all the family.

Live and Free:

4.00pm. Twelve Bells (sea shanties)

8.00pm. The Roaring 40's swing and jazz band

10.00pm The Cujo Family (Waltzing Ballads to Brilliant Rock)

Friday 27  :

9.00am – 5.00pm : Visit the busy Street Market and artisan food stalls. Check out the art exhibition. Enjoy a coffee and tasty lunch at the many local restaurants.

Live and Free

8.00pm. Ceilí Allstars (provisional)

10.00pm. Ruby & the Nighthawks

Saturday 28 

 Pirate's Day

12.00 Pirates Flotilla   )TBC)

Cut-throat raiders sail on the tide to ransack Bantry's treasure.

1.00 – 6.00pm The Great Pirate Party... for kids from 2 to 92, join the motley crew.

Live and Free:

3.30pm Latin Express (Salsa party rhythms of South America)

6.00 pm. Presentation of prizes competition winners –art photo etc ?????? enge.

8.00 pm. CoCoMoJo - Play that funky music white boy

10.00 pm. The Calvinists (Alt. Folk- Americana)

Sunday 29th

Sea Shenanigans: Sea Sheananigans:

Traditional Boat Festival: An array of boats from our Maritime history converge on Bantry bay

Windsurfing: Around Whiddy Windsurfing Challenge. Surfers from all over Ireland come to take on this difficult challenge of Skill & Stamina

Currach Racing: Traditional Irish boats put on a display of sport from our maritime heritage

Marconi Cup Junior Sailing Race

Lifeboat Open Day : See our local Volunteer Inshore Rescue in action

Irish Wind Surfing Event –round Whiddy Race

 Raft race - Air and Sea Rescue - Naval boarding exercise - Thrax Tug Water Cannon - - Traditional Naomhógs & wooden boats.

11.00 – 5.00pm Bantry Bay Festival of Food

A celebration of all that the Bantry Bay area has to offer in terms of culinary delights.

Location: Harbour View car park

Rock The Boat Baby - Music of every genre on the streets and in the bars.

2.00pm Shavers Only (Contemporary Irish / Folk)

4.00pm The Hard Ground (Rocky Folk with a hint of Blues)

8.00pm The Lee Valley String Band (Old time country & blue grass)

10.00pm Colourfield (All the Rock Classics)

11.30pm Light up the sky... a not to be missed fireworks spectacular.

Safe Sailing Home

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