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As the Bank Holiday weekend approaches, the excitement is building ahead of the 26th Annual Rathmullan Community Festival.
Showcasing a range of activities, the festival will offer a wonderful collection of musical talents on the festival stage, games for all the family to join in and loads more.
The festival bets underway tomorrow Friday, and runs until Bank Holiday Monday, August 3, catering for all ages, families and even pets.
The beloved festival will open on Friday morning with a Clean Coasts Beach Bio walk and talk at 10.30am and later on, there’s the spectacular Parade of Floats led by Letterkenny’s Pipe Band. The night will finish with a Chris Stapleton tribute act by The Big Kahuana.
Saturday will include the annual Denis Sheridan 5-a-Side Memorial Soccer Cup kicking off alongside the Rathmullan Makers Market to highlight the fantastic crafts from the area.
Paul Ward and The Humble Earthworms will begin the music for the evening at 5.30pm, and after last year’s success, Bjorn Identity will return for their ABBA tribute act that had the whole town dancing on the streets last year.
Sunday is jam-packed with family activities where they will go head to head in sandcastle and sculpting competitions.
The ever-popular festival dog show takes place at the Battery Grounds. Rathmullan’s famous beach tug of war will get underway at 2.30pm followed by day and night performances from very talented musicians including Keep Er Lit, Trevor Loughrey and the Ryan Turner Band, the Sensational 70s Band, Wolf Hound Band and The Brass Neck Saints.
The finale of the festival will take place on Monday – Regatta Day – and will include performances from Ruairi Friel and Friends and Small Gods.
For more information, check out Rathmullan’s Community Festival Facebook page.