The
2007 Crawley Irish
Festival will showcase 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 26 August
2007 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).
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WHAT'S ON OFFER?
Live
Music: The
FDL Dome
stage
will showcase some of the biggest Irish acts from
Britain and Ireland. Whilst the
Landmark Stage features the best traditional and folk acts from throughout the UK and Ireland.
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
Coinford Dance 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.
We have fun
for all the family including storytelling, magic shows and plenty
besides. 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 £5 - Concs £2 -
Children £Free
