The Queen Maeve Festival will take place in Sligo town on May 3rd -5th, 2024. The Stephen Street Carpark has been transformed into public space, and the festival is a celebration, hosted by Sligo County Council for the opening of Queen Maeve Square.
Friday 3rd May
4pm – 6.45pm Ocean FM Live Broadcast
4.30pm – 6pm Official opening of Queen Maeve Square
6.45pm – 7.15pm Hit Machine Drummers Celtic Drummers
7.30pm – 8.30pm Shane Beirne & Friends
9pm – 10.30pm Gavin James
Saturday 4th May
12pm Queen Maeve Trail Walking Tour
Join 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 on the Queen Maeve Trail, Knocknarea, scheduled for Saturday 4th May 2024 starting at 12 noon. Start Point: Knocknarea Car Park (Original Path – Glen Road). Bring walking boots, waterproofs, mobile phone, water.
12 – 2pm. Join Medb’s Dragon Warriors for a Celebration of our Water. This isn’t part of the Queen Maeve Festival, but it’s a free event and is a lovely opportunity to find out more about our waterways. There will also be colouring for the children, and information on some of the organistions connected to the river.
Cairde Cultural Celebration & Family Fun is presented in collaboration with Queen Maeve Festival which is brought to you by Sligo County Council. Bring the entire family and immerse yourself in a whirlwind of joy at our exhilarating, fun-filled day of circus celebrations, suitable for all ages!
3 pm – Grant Goldie, That Man
3:45 – 4:30 pm – Circus workshops with Tumble Circus
4:30 pm – Symmetry Circus, What’s Watt
5:15 pm – Tumble Circus, An Tsraid (The Street)
More information on the Cairde Facebook Page
Music
6pm – 6.30pm Callum Wall
7pm – 7.30pm The Rosecaps
8pm – 8.30pm Saibh Skelly
9pm – 10.30pm Moncrieff
Sunday 5th May
12 noon walk. Exploring Sligo’s Built Heritage with Seán Martin FRIAI, and recently retired Sligo County Council senior architect (fresh from his RTÉ Nationwide appearance) will conduct a walking tour of approximately 90min duration, examining the place of Sligo’s 19th century architecture.
The assembly point will be the Famine commemoration monument in Quay street car park at 12 noon on Sunday 5th May.
Music
4pm – 5.30pm Jam @ The Square (Battle of the Bands)
6.15pm – 7.15pm Glór na dTonn Céilí Band & Bróga Bríomhar
7.45pm – 8.45pm Seoid
9pm – 10.30pm Téada & Niamh Farrell
There is limited capacity in Queen Maeve Square, so be sure to get there early. All events are free. Full details on Sligo.ie
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