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WEST CORK LITERARY FESTIVAL - BANTRY, 6-12 JULY 2008
10TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED


The West Cork Literary Festival's 10th anniversary is being marked by an exciting programme, with a variety of new events added to those which have made the Festival so successful to date. There is an extra day this year, making six full days of Readings, Workshops, Seminars, Children's Events, Exhibitions and Music.

The celebrations begin with the official F...

This is a family festival with a popular fancy dress event. Every year a Distinguished Citizen Award is given. Adults, children and old folks are catered for....

Walks are graded and guided and include walks of Toe Head, Glandore, Skibbereen Trail Famine Walk, Lough Hyne, Union Mall/Myross and Gougane Barra.

Talk and slide show of W. Cork flora and fauna also presented.
Local history and environment of West Cork....

Damhsa Fest 09 is the only International Folk Dance festival of its kind in the 32 counties of Ireland. This year the festival runs from 21 July to 27th July 2009. The International Folk dancers will be performing all over Cork City and County during the festival. Towns featured include Cobh, Carrigaline, and Blarney, Mallow, Kinsale, Dunmanyway and Cork City. The highlight of the week will be the Dance Extravaganza Concert in City Hall on the 25th July at 8pm. Make it a night to remember with p...

The Festival of the Carberies is held at Leap and Glandore, County Cork. There will be various different events held during this period. This is sure to be a great family occasion. Please phone for further information....

The festival is a celebration of the visual and performing arts.
Events include displays by local artists, historical walking tours of Buttevant and the Ballyhoora Mountains, concerts, plays and traditional music sessions.
Each year a pageant commemorating an event in the town’s history is performed in the streets....

Family events, Arts and Drama, Music, Sporting Events and Fireworks....

Cork Comedy Festival will be Munster's premier comedy event showcasing the best of Irish and International comedic art forms. We will be embracing sketch, improv, stand ups and music. This event will take place in the month of July....

Durrus Carnival is a relatively small local festival providing a variety of entertainment and events for people from Durrus and neighbouring parishes. Many of the events encourage participation by the audience , spectator both young and old. Event dates are from 11th to 13th July 2008....

Festival of fun for all the family with open-air concert, children’s workshops, circus events, horse races and showing classes....