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Garveys Food Fair will be held on 6th of December in store between 10am and 5pm. They will have tastings from local producers, SuperValu Signature range and more, all washed down with some wine samples. There will also be face painting for both young and old. As he is so busy Santa won’t be able to be able to attend for the whole day but will be calling in from 1 o’clock, with goodies and spot prizes.
Craft Fair :There will be a Craft Fair in the Dingle Skellig Hotel, featuring the many talented craftspeople of Corca Dhuibhne on Saturday the 7th from 10.00 -5pm. There are over 40 fantastic vendors this year showing original paintings, clothing, baked goods, hand-painted lamps, photography,and handmade chocolates. Come by and see the irresistible gifts on offer!
Guided Walk: Also on Saturday Morning there will be a free guided walk with Colm Bambury from the Dingle walking festival starting at 10.30am outside Benners Hotel
Santa will once again be appearing at Dingle Ocean world on both Saturday and Sunday from 12.30-4.30pm.
Farmers Market: A local farmers Market will be held at the Holy Ground on Sunday 8th December, from 11 - 4pm. Featuring stalls with a selection of the finest local food produce and local choirs helping to provide the entertainment and christmas cheer.
The Dingle Cookery School/Scoil Cócaireachta an Daingean shall do a mini seasonal cookery demonstration in Dingle Benners Hotel on Saturday the 7th December at 3.00pm as part of Féile na Soilse/Other Voices.
Children’s Lantern Parade: On Sunday evening there will be The festive lantern parade of lights throughout the town with over 600 children from all the local national schools with lanterns made by themselves using recycled material. The Parade will once again be led by the famous Dingle Fife and Drum band. The Parade will start from The Tracks at 5pm and finish with the lighting of the town’s Christmas tree and the official turning on of the Dingle lights.
Once again there will be Special offers and discounts in selected shops/outlets throughout the town during the weekend to help you get that early Christmas present.
There will also be many more surprise events over the weekend with the list being added to daily- full details in our next edition.
This year once again we are running the event to coincide with the annual ‘Other Voices’ . Streaming the music from the Church of St James to local bars has been a part of the Other Voices experience since 2009 and this year is no different. Who needs a church pew when you can witness every beat, note, chord and chorus with a pint in hand in a selection of venues around the town.
But that’s not all, this year they are organising a three day event like no other. The Music Trail kicks off on Friday afternoon and will feature artists ranging from the up-and-coming to the stratospheric… as well as a couple of surprises.
If you’re feeling a little weary from the mind melting melodies on the Trail, you can always take a moment of zen with Jim Carroll of The Irish Times in The Banter Salon at Foxy John’s. He’ll be talking film with Gerard Barrett, literature with Eimear McBride and music with David Gray… just three of many chats taking place throughout the weekend. Both the Music Trail and Banter will have some tickets to raffle off for the church
They are also going to schedule some special surprise impromptu happenings around town… but they’re keeping those under wraps.
Now that is exciting, who wouldn’t want to come down to Dingle and get their musical rocks off, socks on, knees up and get your Christmas Shopping done all at the same time.
