Programme for Saturday August 20th TIME
EVENT
VENUE
8am – 8pm
FRENCH, FARMER & CRAFT MARKETS Traditional street stall sellers
9am – 5pm
ROSE OF TRALEE 50 YEARS OF FASHION 50 years Rose fashion at the County Museum Denny Street
9am – 5pm
ROSE EXHIBITION Memorabilia looks back over 52 years of the festival
Tralee Library
10am – 5pm
ORIGINAL KERRY CRAFT VILLAGE Workshops and displays from top Kerry Craft producers
Pearse Park
10am - 1pm
BONE INVESTIGATORS Interactive dig workshops for children at the County Museum
Denny Street
ICE SKATING Experience the fun and excitement of Ireland’s only mobile synthetic ice 10am – 10pm rink. For advance Group Bookings and information Ph: 086 3857602 ROSE SIGNINGS Get those all important autographs from the Roses (11am Grand 11am, 12pm Hotel - European Roses (14),12pm Imperial Hotel –Aus/NA/Dubai (6) & 4pm The & 4pm Brogue Inn–American/Canadian Roses (12) JOHNNY REIDY MEMORIAL FUNDRAISING CYCLE with Roterary International for Irish 11am – 3pm Motor Neuron Association MISTA WILL STREET ACT A daredevil filled afternoon with knives, fire and escape 1pm & 3pm routine KDYS BATTLE OF THE BANDS featuring ‘That’s what she said’, ‘Beneficial’, ‘Nexus’, 1.30pm – 4.15pm ‘Sonic Death Monkey’, Names are for Children’, ‘Scylla’ and ‘Infamous’ 2pm & 4pm 2pm – 6pm 2pm – 5pm 2pm – 5pm
KIDS PARTY CLUB Puppet Show with disco and sing-a-long
Town Centre
Town Park Various Carlton Hotel Pearse Park Denny St. Stage Square Stage
BLOOM IN PEARSE PARK DOME FAMILY FUN with Bouncy Park, Face Panting, Balloon Pearse Park Modelling, Slacklining and much more fun and games TREASURE HUNT Go on a trail of discovery, unearthing clues to find some facts about Registration the town.….its gone digital! So bring your phone or camera as answers Pearse Park ROSE FUN RUN RACES Join us for Sack, Egg and Spoon, 3 Legged, Wheelie Bin and Pearse Park Space Hopper Racing….Mad fun for everyone
3pm – 4pm
THE BEST OF TRALEE Performance featuring SHIVA Stage School
The Square
3pm - 11pm
BIRDS AMUSEMENTS Are back in the town centre; spills and thrills for all
Town Centre
3pm – 6pm
KERRYS GOT TALENT The Finals of the Radio Kerry search for the top talent in Kerry
Rose Dome
3pm & 6pm
FOSSETTS CIRCUS Irelands most famous and best-loved Circus
Dan Spring Rd
LIFE AND DEATH IN MEDIEVAL TRALEE Guided tour of the Geraldine Experience at the 3.30pm – 4.15pm Denny Street County Museum. Free to the public but booking recommended 4.30pm – 6.15pm KELTIC KATS This Ballad group are back in action this evening to entertain
Denny St. Stage
5pm – 6pm
RAPMANIA & DJ DECKS Local talent display their Rap, Beat boxin’ and DJ skills
Square Stage
6pm – 7pm
KDYS ACOUSTIC CLUB features local talent with acts ‘Kieran Dowling’ & ‘Joe Fahy’
Square Stage
5K FAMILY FUN RUN for Charity. Register at www.runireland.com/events/festival-5k6pm – 7.30pm family-fun-run REALITY AND THE AGAPE PUPPETS (USA) The Christian Band ‘Reality’ are joined by 6.30pm – 7.30pm the Agape Puppets for a truly uplifting performance THE SWINGING BLUE CATS Resplendent in royal Blue 1940’s Zoot suites, the finest in 7.30pm – 9pm Jump, Jive & Swing. 3rd year doing this slot and always great
Brandon Hotel Denny St. Stage Denny St. Mobile Stage
7.30pm – 9pm
PRE-PARADE PERFORMERS Our 5th year of the PPP’s entertaining the crowd
Denny Street
8.30pm – 10pm
ROSES ON PARADE The 2011 Rose of Tralee International Parade with over 700 participants, 12 Floats, 32 new Roses, 10 Marching Bands, multicoloured parade
Ballymullen, Castle St, Denny St
9pm – 10.30pm 9pm – 10pm
THE ROSE OF TRALEE Presentation of the 32 finalists for the 52nd Rose of Tralee International Festival THE PIRELLIS DIRECT from the Netherlands…played the Festival in 1995 as Van Alles…12 piece Brass Band. Its Dutch Carnaval music at its best
Denny St. Stage Square Stage
10pm – 11.30pm
BEAT ON THE STREET Top DJ playing current and golden oldies Hits
Square Stage
10pm – 2am
RADIO KERRY 21ST BIRTHDAY BASH Hits Disco and dance the night away with your favourite Radio Station in Kerry for the last 21 years
Rose Dome
10pm – 12am
B2B BEATS WITH DJ TONY Also featuring some local DJ’s
The Mall
SKYFYRE Look up for the traditional Fireworks display
Denny Street
10.30pm – 10.45pm 10.30pm – 12midnight 11.30pm – 1am
MAD FOR ROAD This Newcastlewest band have taken the country by storm since their Denny St. Stage appearances on The All-Ireland Talent Show COMIC BOOK HEROS Keeping it local once again this year with Kerry’s best covers Square Stage band