The
2006 Crawley Irish
Festival will showcases some great Irish
entertainment, music, sport and dance. In its eleventh year, the
festival
is a great family day out over the August Bank Holiday.
So keep Sunday 27 August
2006 free in your diary for
Crawley's biggest
Irish Festival ever! Visit us from 12 noon
at Southgate Playing
Fields, Crawley, West Sussex (near to London Gatwick airport). [directions]
WHAT'S ON OFFER?
Live
Music: The
Cappagh
stage
will showcase some of the biggest Irish acts from
Britain and Ireland. Whilst the
Clarion
stage features the best traditional and local acts.
Lots
of live music
throughout the day featuring modern Irish/Celtic tunes to country and
traditional
harpists.
Live
Dance: Irish Dance displays have always been popular at
the
festivals and
the Open Dance Competition attracts
competitors from all over the the world at the FDL Stage.
Lots
of live dance
demonstrations from local dance schools and a Ceili for the
rest of us.
Enjoy!
Live
Sport: GAA Sport also has an important role to play with
Gaelic
Football and
Hurling matches will be played out at the
GAA Arena as teams from across the
southeast fight
it out for the
London Carlow
Association Cup.
Live
and televised
GAA matches at the festival.
All-round
family fun:
Families and children will be well catered for with an amusement area
that includes slides, rides, free youth theatre and all-round family
fun.
Childrens'
entertainment will receive additional funding from West Sussex County
Council.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
All proceeds from the Crawley Irish Festival are invested in
community projects to assist in the promotion of Celtic and Irish
cultural activities in and around Crawley.
Admission*:
Adults £4 -
Children
£Free - OAPs
£2
