Kells Summer Festival 2007

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Time/Venue Event Sponsors
Tues 30th June, Wed 1st July, Thurs 2nd July, Sat 4th July 2009
8pm
St Vincent de Paul Hall, Kells
The Field
by John B Keane. Directed by John Grant. Tkts - 046 9241844.
8pm
Heritage Centre to Edmund Rice Centre
Kells Heritage Arts Group Trail
Open all Week
Thursday 2nd July 2009
7pm
Heritage Centre
Festival Opening Entertainment
Kells Silver Band
3pm
Bective St. Iona Hall
Childrens' Dog Show
Smith and Foley
2pm St.
Bective Street
Childrens' Pavement Art Taypots
Friday 3rd July 2009
Kells Country Markets during Festival week
11.00am
Heritage Centre
History of Kells for Children
3pm
Heritage Centre
Art for Children
2 Euros
3pm
Eureka
Childrens Fancy Dress
Saturday 4th July 2009
Kells Summer School at Headfort House
2.30
Headfort House
"America Now" with Mark Little
"Parnell, Meath and America" with Myles Dungan

Admission Free
2-6 pm
Community School
Kells and District Horticultural Flower Show
4 euros
2-5pm
Fair Green
Karts4Kids and Bouncing Castles
Charges apply
2.30 pm Livestock Band Concert
9 Bands, Outdoor Stage. Railway Bar. Tkts - 13 Euros, incl. Barbecue
10am Kells Farmers Market
12pm and 3pm
Heritage Centre
Introduction to Bodhran Playing for Family
3 Euros
4pm
Heritage Centre
Celtic Crosses Explained
with Betty Newman Maguire.
11.am
From Heritage Centre
Guided Tour of Historical Town of Kells
Sunday 5th July 2009
9am
Kells Swimming Pool
Reg 8.30 am
Tri an Mhi Aquathon 750 m Swim and 5km Run
with Meath Triathlon Club
from 12pm
Headfort Arms Hotel
Antiques and Collectables Fair
2pm
From Heritage Centre
Guided Tour of Historical Town of Kells
with Meath Triathlon Club
3pm
Heritage Centre
Book of Kells Pages explained
from 3pm
Private Garden of Railway House Bar
Poets and Gazebos
with Peter Fallon, Susan Connolly and Paddy Halligan
5 Euros incl. Wine
8pm
The Arches, Farrell St.
Comedy Night and Open Mic
Mish Mash comedy from Edinburgh

With Fred Cooke, Neil Hickey and Aodhgan Cummiskey
10 Euros
2-6 pm Tower of Lloyd

The Committee wish to thank the following:

FBD insurance, Smith and Foley, Railway Bar, Abbey House, S & F Monaghan, Hiremax, Kells Holiday Hostel, Kells Beverages, Kells Cycles, J and J Fruits, Kells Heritage Centre, Kells Credit Union, Johnny Brady TD, The Ground Floor, Sheridan Insurances, De Royale Ltd, Kells Civil Defence, Kells Town Council, Kells Gardai and McKeon Motor Group.


Sponsors:

The organizers of the Festival would like to thank ALL our sponsors for their support with special thanks to the Kells & District Chamber.