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Fadó Festival
This St Patrick’s weekend, Bantry will host its inaugural Fadó Festival, re-creating Bantry of yesteryear. Friday 16th March – Sunday 18th March 2012
The scene will be set by the pubs adopting a “pre-electrification theme” and street lighting black out on Friday & Saturday night. The highlight of the Festival will undoubtedly be the street pageant of fire and acoustic splendour setting out from the waterfront and wielding its way through the streets on the Saturday night.
The full programme of events is to follow but the following will give you a flavour….
The Festival will begin on Friday morning with a re-enactment of the old style fair in Bantry featuring livestock and our already renowned food-market exhibiting local artisan produce.
The local businesses will be encouraged to participate in the spirit of the Festival by adorning their premises with period theme. Visitors to the area will also be invited to adopt the theme via their dress etc.
Facebook: Fadó Bantry. Email: fadofestival@gmail.com
BANTRY2012 ATLANTIC CHALLENGE: July 21st-29th 2012
300 Sailors, 16 Countries, A Great Maritime Spectacle. See www.bantry2012.com for more details.
Bantry Bay Run: Glengarriff to Bantry Half Marathon, http://www.bayrun.ie
West Cork Chamber Music Festival: 29th of June -7th of July 2012 For a full listing of concerts and tickets see: http://www.westcorkmusic.ie
West Cork Literary Festival: 8th July -14th of July 2012 For information on this Internationally renowned event visit http://www.westcorkmusic.ie
Masters of Tradition: 15th -19th of August 2012, A great gathering of traditional artists coordinated by the legendary Martin Hayes. Visit http://www.westcorkmusic.ie for more information.
Traditional Friday Market :Every Friday on the Square.
Visit www.bantry.ie for more information on Bantry.
