The maritime fun begins with…
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Marine Institute
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Music Stage
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Custom House
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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
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Kids Zone
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Vessel Tours
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DFAT
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City Hall
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Information Stalls
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Education Zone
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BIM
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GET ON THE WATER: harbour tours | kayaking | sailing | sup | rowing | surf | scuba diving | river & beach cleans ANDE
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seafood | Spike Island | forts | music | film | walks | talks
SeaFest is part funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under Ireland’s European Maritime & Fisheries Fund Operational Programme for the seafood sector.
Please note that photographs and video will be captured throughout this event. These may be used by SeaFest for publicity, on our website and social media
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SeaFest 2019 is presented by Cork City Council in conjunction with the Marine Coordination Group
9 FESTIVAL DAYS OVER 70 FANTASTIC EVENTS 15 HARBOUR TOWNS & VILLAGES
Together with Cork Harbour Festival - running from Saturday, 1st June to Sunday, 9th June - let’s set the scene for Ireland’s biggest national maritime celebration!
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With over 100 free events to choose from, you are spoiled for choice. Kids of all ages can discover the seabeds with virtual reality excursions into the deep; or can ‘mussel’ up and explore the equipment displays of the Defence Forces.
BIM/Bord Bia Seafood Experience
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Having been held in Galway for the last three years, Cork city’s quays have welcomed SeaFest with open arms to Celebrate Our Seas for the next three years. Presented by Cork City Council and the Inter-Departmental Marine Coordination Group (MCG), this is a free and fun familyfriendly three day event, saluting all our oceans have to offer!
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Make a splash with SeaFest 2019 at the Port of Cork from Friday, 7th June to Sunday, 9th June.
Get out on the water with a kayak, a sailboat, a currach or a dragon boat – the world really is your oyster! From docked vessel tours to currach seminars, delicious seafood demonstrations to intriguing marine workshops, you can dive right in at SeaFest 2019.
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Port of Cork, Cork City
Cuireann Corcaigh fáilte romhat go SeaFest, an chéad bhliain a bhfuil an fhéile ar siúl anseo, agus í geallta a bheith againn go ceann trí bliana. Bí ag súil le spraoi, scléip agus craic.
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A big thank you to our Supporters
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SATURDAY 8th EDUCATION
WEEKEND SCHEDULE 10am – 6pm
All Day
The Wild Atlantic – what lies beneath expo from Marine Institute
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Clean Ocean’s Visitor Experience with Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)
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Try Kayaking
BIM’s Aquaculture Remote Classroom
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Meitheal Mara Currach & Dragon Boat Trips
Maintaining a Healthy Harbour 3D art exhibition with Port of Cork and MaREI
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Ocean devotion with MaREI
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Mobile Coastal Training Unit - BIM
BIM / BORD BIA SEAFOOD SESSIONS
FRIDAY 7th
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Fishing Trawlers*
All Day
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The Phoenix – Tall Ship*
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DISPLAYS
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RV Celtic Explorer - Marine Institute* ILV Granuaile - Irish Lights*
Defence Forces Display
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Water safety advice from RNLI
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The Phoenix – Tall Ship*
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Hal Dawson - Ireland’s only Master Fishmonger
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All Day
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Music Generation Cork City: Diverse groups and Irish traditional music
VESSEL TOURS *times dependent on access and tidal conditions
Fishing Trawlers*
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THE MARINE INSTITUTE WILD ATLANTIC THEATRE
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Talks by Doug Allan for kids
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Screening of animated series Octonauts
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KIDS ZONE
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Fun and educational marine-themed activities
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Screening Ireland’s Deep Atlantic
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Try Kayaking
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Pat O’Connell - Kay O’Connell Fish Merchants, English Market
PERFORMANCES
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Pat O’Connell - Kay O’Connell Fish Merchants, English Market
ILV Granuaile - Irish Lights*
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Try Sailing
Part of Cork Harbour Festival
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RV Celtic Explorer - Marine Institute*
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Rory O’Connell - Ballymaloe Cookery School
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HAVE A GO Try Sailing
Discover the Global Goals with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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DISPLAYS
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Defence Forces Display
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Water safety advice from RNLI
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Air sea rescue demo from Irish Coast Guard & RNLI
2.30pm
dependent on weather conditions and search and rescue response
EDUCATION
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SUNDAY 9th
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Neven Maguire - MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School
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RV Celtic Explorer - Marine Institute*
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Hal Dawson - Ireland’s only Master Fishmonger
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ILV Granuaile - Irish Lights*
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Martin Shanahan - Fishy Fishy Restaurant, Kinsale
Fishing Trawlers*
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ON THE WATER Start of the Rebel Plunge Swim
SEMINARS
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The Currach - its identity, antiquity and sustainability* Limited tickets available via Eventbrite. (City Hall Atrium) 10am - 1pm
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Shanty Flash Mob
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Pat O’Connell - Kay O’Connell Fish Merchants, English Market
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Part of Cork Harbour Festival
Band 1 Brigade
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Martin Shanahan - Fishy Fishy Restaurant, Kinsale
Music Generation Cork City: Gamelan Rock & Pop Hip Hop
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Try Sailing
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Neven Maguire - MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School Hal Dawson - Ireland’s only Master Fishmonger
HAVE A GO View the first quarter moon with CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory
Part of Cork Harbour Festival
VESSEL TOURS *times dependent on access and tidal conditions
The Phoenix – Tall Ship*
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DISPLAYS
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Defence Forces Display
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Water safety advice from RNLI
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Spectacular tight rope walk from Chris Bullzini
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EDUCATION
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Throughout the day - surprise locations
All Day
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The Wild Atlantic – what lies beneath expo from Marine Institute
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Clean Ocean’s Visitor Experience with Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)
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Part of Cork Harbour Festival
WALKING TOUR
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Part of Cork Harbour Festival
Cork Docklands Walking Tour with Cllr Kieran McCarthy *Starts at Kennedy Park, Victoria Rd. Ends in SeaFest Village 2-4pm
PERFORMANCES
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Music Generation Cork City: Barrack Street Band Cork Academy of Music Gaelforce Rebel Brass
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Band 1 Brigade
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THE MARINE INSTITUTE WILD ATLANTIC THEATRE
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Clean Ocean’s Visitor Experience with Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)
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Talks by Doug Allan for kids
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BIM’s Aquaculture Remote Classroom
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BIM’s Aquaculture Remote Classroom
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Screening Ireland’s Deep Atlantic
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Maintaining a Healthy Harbour 3D art exhibition with Port of Cork and MaREI
Maintaining a Healthy Harbour 3D art exhibition with Port of Cork and MaREI
Talks by Doug Allan for kids
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Screening of animated series Octonauts
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Ocean devotion with MaREI
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Screening Ireland’s Deep Atlantic
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Ocean devotion with MaREI
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Screening of animated series Octonauts
Discover the Global Goals with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Discover the Global Goals with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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The Wild Atlantic – what lies beneath expo from Marine Institute
Mobile Coastal Training Unit - BIM
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Two talks from Met Éireann’s Evelyn Cusack on ‘Naming Storms’ and ‘Is Our Weather Changing’. See seafest.ie for times & more info
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Mobile Coastal Training Unit - BIM
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Two talks from Met Éireann’s Evelyn Cusack on ‘Naming Storms’ and ‘Is Our Weather Changing’. See seafest.ie for times & more info
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YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS... SEAFOOD EXPERIENCE BIM and Bord Bia put on a packed schedule of well-known chefs and fishmongers, including Neven Maguire, Rory O’Connell, Martin Shanahan, Hal Dawson and Pat O’Connell demonstrating how to prepare and cook sustainably sourced Irish seafood.
WILD ATLANTIC THEATRE The Marine Institute Wild Atlantic Theatre will take visitors on a journey of discovery. Drop in to hear the extraordinary tales from one of the world’s most respected cameramen, Doug Allan.
HAVE A GO Take to the seas! Why not try sailing with Try Sailing or kayaking with Atlantic Sea Kayaking or go on a traditional currach or dragon boat trip with Meitheal Mara. The world is your oyster!
MUSIC STAGE Pop along to the Music Stage where Music Generation Cork City will present performances from various groups. Some of Cork’s most talented young people will be on stage, playing a mix of musical genres. It runs throughout SeaFest daily.
FOOD VILLAGE Feeling peckish? At SeaFest’s Food Village, open daily from 10am to 6pm, there are over 30 food stalls to choose from. There is also a strictly compostable, recyclable and reusable policy in operation.
TIGHTROPE WALK Hold your breath as you watch the great Chris Bullzini walk a tightrope suspended across the River Lee! This special performance takes place on Sunday.
KIDS ZONE Little hands will be kept busy with a host of fun and educational marine-themed activities such as the Young Scientist Exhibition, sand art, marine workshops and more!
DEFENCE FORCES Throughout SeaFest, the Defence Forces will be on-hand with a fascinating display of their current equipment and capabilities display.
ALL HANDS ON DECK Jump on deck with fantastic vessel tours at SeaFest. Featuring the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer, the Tall Ship The Phoenix, and the Commissioner of Irish Lights’ ILV Granuaile. Open daily, 10am-6pm.
ARC DE TRIOMPHE A first for SeaFest, BIM’s Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) is designed to raise awareness of our aquaculture with interactive activities. Try the Virtual Reality headsets to experience what mussel beds are like close-up.
REBEL PLUNGE SWIM Come along and cheer on the brave swimmers! You can follow the participants along a spectator friendly course, with views from the Marina to the finish. It kicks off from the Port of Cork at 1.30pm on Sunday.
OUR OCEAN WEALTH SUMMIT Our Ocean Wealth Summit brings together Irish and international organisations working to create sustainable solutions with global impact that drive our blue economy. Takes place at Cork City Hall on the 10th June. See www.ouroceanwealth.ie.