Sounds like super festival just got bigger and better!
THREE WEEKENDS IN A ROW OF FUN PLANNED FOR SKERRIES
Wednesday September 01 2010
SKERRIES will transform into Fingal's answer to the Mardi Gras as this year's Soundwaves Festival is set to be bigger and better than previous years.
The festival, which is one of the most exciting and popular annual events, is now taking place over three consecutive weekends instead of the original one weekend, giving the people of Skerries and visitors an array of carnival fun, entertainment and shows and music.
The expansion of the festival is due to the increased numbers of acts and activities Skerries Community Association, the festival organisers, are bringing to the coastal town.
Several thousand people are expected to throng Skerries over the three weekends of the festival, which starts on Friday, September 10th and runs until Sunday, September 26th.
' This year's Soundwaves Festival will be bigger and better than previous years,' Edel Joyce of Skerries Community Association told the Fingal Independent.
' This is the seventh year of the festival and it is just getting bigger and bigger each year as it grows with popularity.
' We decided to hold it over three weekends as we have so much events going on that it was impossible to just have it over one weekend,' she said.
With Battle of the Bands contests, Lego workshops, operas, ceili, puppet shows, night parades and a fireworks extravaganza, there is something to suit everyone during the fun-filled festival.
' We really hope the people of Skerries and of course our visitors will really enjoy what we have in store for them this year,' she added.
' This ever popular festival returns with an even more impressive line up of events,' said Edel.
As with previous years, many of the events are free of charge but some will be ticketed. The organisers are reminding people to make sure they avoid disappointment by getting their tickets early from Skerries Bookshop and on the door of some of the venues.
A brochure of events will be delivered to each household in the town.
- Nicola DONNELLY
