CARRICKFERGUS HARBOUR FESTIVAL 2011

CARRICKFERGUS HARBOUR FESTIVAL 2011
SATURDAY 30th JULY 10am - 6pm
SUNDAY 31st JULY 12pm - 6pm

Carrickfergus Harbour Festival 2011 will be bigger and better than before! A multi-cultural family extravaganza aimed at the whole community.

Running over 2 days with maritime themed circus performers & shows, the amazing Belfast Beat Carnival drummers and dancers, stilt walkers, acrobats & jugglers. Multi-cultural activities; Bollywood dancers, Chinese calligraphy artists, Indian henna artists, Chinese fan dancer, Irish dancers, Scottish dancers, Ulster Scots Music, & Blues Band. Adventure activities; 20ft climbing tower & giant garden games zone, sailboat rides and canoe racing, speciality food & craft fair & and vintage cars.

SATURDAY 30th JULY:
Speciality Food & Craft Fair

Premier Circus Maritime themed walkabout characters
- Stilt walker: Captain Horatio Hawk the Third (a hint of Jack Sparrow!)
- Stilt walker: the Sea Queen
- Captain Ramsey hilarious walkabout character

Jordan Academy Irish & Scottish Dancing

Bollywood Dancers

Chinese Fan Dancer

Indian henna artist

Chinese calligraphy artist

Ulster Scots music performed by Willie Drennan and his band

Vintage cars

Harbour events: Canoe racing, NI Sailability demonstrations & boat rides


SUNDAY 31st JULY:

Speciality Food & Craft Fair

The Captain Pike Show 2 x 30 minute maritime themed shows acrobatics, hand balancing, Chinese pole juggling

Sea Queen on stilts walkabout maritime character
The Amazing Belfast Beat Carnival Drummers and Dancers

Adventure Quest 20 ft Climbing tower & Giant Games zone

Blues band

Harbour events: Canoe racing, NI Sailability demonstrations & boat rides

Jordan Academy Irish & Scottish Dancing