The Festival Guide

8pm – Festival Parade

Featuring local groups and the Tonragee Pipe Band

(Calling all kids to join parade on the Toy Tractor Run. Prize for the best decorated tractor.)

Raising of the Festival Flag – by Ava Sheridan, Festival Queen

8.30pm – The Afters

Open-air concert, live on Main Street. See here for more.

10am – Historical Walk around Newport

This wonderful tour of the town is led by Michael Chambers. Hailing from Shramore, Michael has grown up in Newport and has a real depth of knowledge about the town and surrounding areas. You won’t want to miss it! (Meet at Ned Lyons monument on Meddlicott Street).

11am – GAA U13 Boys and Girls Football Blitz (Burrishoole GAA Pitch)

For the future Jason Dohertys, Clodagh McMananamons, Maria Cannons, and Lucy Wallaces of the country! Grab your boots, and join us.

11am – Children’s Novelty Sports Events (Burrishoole GAA Pitch)

All the fun and games of a sports day, with egg and spoon, wheelbarrow races, and more. The kids are sure to have a great laugh and a lot of fun.

2.30pm – Family Treasure Hunt (Meet at the Playground)

A treasure hunt fit for the whole family. This exciting event takes place across the town of Newport, on foot. That’s right, you’ll have to travel across the town, looking for clues, to find the treasure. Meeting at the playground to share the details and send you on your way!

7.45pm – Bingo (Brannens, Main Street)

Another festival tradition, bingo is back! This old favorite has been a staple of the festival for many years. Just bring a biro, pencil, marker – whatever you need to mark those books. Grab a drink and enjoy the calls. Whether you’re waiting for top of the house, two little ducks, or two fat ladies, it’ll be good fun and some great prizes.

8.30pm – Role the Bale (Main Street)

That’s right, the role the bale is back this year! A big hit some years ago, this event requires strength, and stamina. This event is for both adults and young people. We have some custom bales especially for the kids to get involved too. 

9.30pm – Jive Talkin’ 

Live open-air music from the ultimate Bee Gee’s tribute band. See here for more.

12.30pm – Ceoil agus Craic (Main Street)

Join the Mulloy Brothers for an afternoon of traditional tunes and ballads. This event is always great craic – the perfect start to the Bank Holiday Sunday.

1pm – 5pm – Family Fun Day (Medlicott Street)

Another big tradition, our family fun day. We will have a playground paradise for the kids – with Toons and Balloons Children’s Activities. We have amusements, the “cliff hang”, the Mega Buzzer, Garden Chess, face painting, and more!

We’ll also have a prize for the best dressed lady on the day.

For the day, we are joined by Cuilmore CCE and Caroline O’Malley’s School of Dance for some wonderful music and Irish set dancing. This is followed by the wonderful country tunes of our very own Pat Mulchrone!

Finally, we’ll have the Sheep Shearing Exhibition taking place, which is excellent to watch the shearers in action.

9pm – Shillelagh Law

Our final open-air concert of the weekend, with Shillelagh Law. See more here.