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AN ACTION packed Féile Brian Bort: will be spicing up summer in the lakeside town all this week.
Now in its fifteenth year, the fes- tival celebrating Killaloe as former seat of the high king and the capital of the country will bring more than 2,000 visitors into the town.
“We’re focusing more this year on the community aspects and we have a great range of activities and enter- tainments planned,’ said féile secre- Va aaU 8 (Nom AOU Ikon
Some of the highlights of this year’s festival include the children’s parade. This year the theme for youngsters is the four elements.
All children are invited to come
along and join in. Costume mak- ing workshops will be going on all ste @
The parade itself will leave Ballina at 4pm on Saturday and cross the bridge into Killaloe. There will be a massive fireworks display on Satur- day night.
The fabulous Fanzini Brothers will be doing their crazy stuff over the weekend and on Friday, the Every Moment Counts youth club are or- ganising a youth music and arts festi- val between 2pm and 8pm.
A new event, along with the popu- lar dragon boat racing, will be pow- er-boat racing on the river and the Celt village will be in place with tra- ditional crafts.
On Friday evening, local producers,
the farmers’ market and restaura- teurs will be combining their talents on the green for a food fair from 6pm to 9pm. Families are invited to put away the pots and pans and sample local delights.
Daily events include the art trail and guided tours of the cathedral. Until Thursday there will be chil- dren’s costume, prop and instrument making workshops, which are all free, but parents are asked to bring along some materials.
All through the week, there are workshops including an adult learn- ers summer camp and _ traditional music workshops for all ages and levels of ability.
There are pub quizzes, pub mu- sic trails, drumming workshops for
teenagers, canoe polo, the clash of the ash, traditional Irish dancing, the féile feis and much more.
“We really want to thank all of the local pubs, businesses and organisa- tions who sponsored us and gave us support in organising the festival. We got an absolutely fabulous response from them. They have been so gen- erous and we couldn’t have had any- thing like the festival we have with- out their support,’ said Arlene.
For full details of the fun-packed festival events log on to feilebri- anboru.killaloe.ie or discoverkil- laloe.com. You can also email brianboru@killaloe.ie or call O61 374647. Information points are at the Killaloe/Ballina Family Resource Centre and Killaloe Tourist Office.