This year’s Crawley Irish Festival will showcase some great Irish entertainment, music, sport and dance. In its fourteenth year, the festival is a great family day out to enjoy over the August Bank Holiday.

So keep Sunday 30 August 2009 free in your diary for Crawley’s biggest Irish Festival ever! Visit us from 12 noon at Southgate Playing Fields, Crawley, West Sussex – just a short while from Gatwick Airport.

Latest Newsflash: Disappointed Beachdown Festival ticket holders will be able to attend this year’s festival by presenting their Beachdown ticket. The offer is limited to 750 for logistical reasons. Beachdown ticket-holders interested in taking advantage of this offer should send an email to crawleyirishfestivaloffer@live.com – but when it’s gone, it’s gone. If you miss out though, tickets will still be available on the gate.

WHAT’S ON OFFER?

Live Music: The Dome stage will showcase some of the biggest Irish acts from Britain and Ireland. Whilst the Trad Stage features the best traditional and folk acts from throughout the UK and Ireland.

Lots of live music throughout the day from 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 Irish Dance Stage.

Lots of live dance demonstrations from local dance schools and Set Dancing for the rest of us. Enjoy!

Live Sport: GAA Sport also has an important role to play with Gaelic Football and Hurling matches being 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. In addition to the live matches on site, we will also be televising the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship.

All-Round Family Fun: Families and children will be well catered for with stalls, an amusement area that includes slides, rides and all-round family fun.

In addition to what else is on offer, we have fun for the children 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 PRICES

Admission is the best value family day out in the southeast.

Entry costs just £5 for Adults and £2 for concessions including senior citizens and NUS card holders. Accompanied children under 16 are £1.

STAY OVER – Hotel Offer

Why not relieve the stress of travelling on a Sunday. Gatwick Airport South Premier Inn are offering discounted rates for the nights of Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August 2009 for ONLY – £40.00 per room.  Rooms sleep up to 2 adults & 2 Children. View full details of the hotel: Premier Inn – Gatwick Airport South

To avail of this one off discounted rate please call direct on 01293 575201 – Quoting ‘CIF2009’