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Extra Workshops and events may be available.    
Booking essential to avoid disappointment  
Information 086/1531692  
           
           
   Monday 19th July      
           
10.00-11.30Introduction to Photography with Charles Lee   Age 9+  €5Lee Garden  
  Please bring a camera(disposable also suitable) Centre  
  Booking Essential       
  Print off your photo later in the week & see if you will win a prize    
           
10.30-12.30Arts & Crafts Workshop  Age 7+€5  Scout Hall 
  Making & decorating a book to be filled with summer stories   
  Booking Essential       
           
2.00-3.00 Fun with Hair with Sinéad in Reflections Age 7+ €5 Reflections 
  Have fun with hair styles and beads  Hair Salon 
  Booking Essential       
           
3.00-4.30 Teddy Bear's Picnic €6 Family Ticket Hideaway  
  Storytelling, Face painting, bouncing castle, etc. Caravan  
  (Children must be supervised here at all times) Park  
  Booking Advisable       
           
6.30-7.30 Kids Bake with Siobhan from Kalbo's Café 6-10yrs  €5 Kalbo's  
  Booking Essential    Café  
           
           
7.00-8.00 Cycle Sense Skills Workshop with Cycle Sense  €5 Fairfield  
  (Slaloms, slow race, limbo & more- must be able to cycle   
  Bikes & helmets provided or you can bring your own)    
  Booking Essential       
           
   Tuesday 20th July       
           
           
10.30-12.30Arts & Crafts Workshop with Sonia Caldwell  Age 5+  €5Scout Hall 
  Illustrating Stories-create a picture with paint & mixed media   
  Booking Essential       
           
11.00-1.00Abseiling, Climbing & Archery Age 8+ €10  Russagh Mill 
  (under 8's will not be accommodated for safety reasons)   
  Booking Essential       
           
11.00-1.00Sand Castle Competition   Tragumna Beach 
           
11.00-12.00Story Telling with Breda Herlihy   Library  
  (no booking required)       
           
2.00-3.00 Irish Dancing Workshop Age 5-6 with Deborah & Rachel €5Abbeystrewry 
  Booking Essential    Hall  
           
3.30-4.30 Irish Dancing Workshop Age 7+ with Deborah & Rachel €5Abbeystrewry 
  Booking Essential    Hall  
           
           
4.00-5.30 Flower Arranging with Emily of Four Season's Florists Four Seasons 
  Create your own personal arrangement  Age 7+  €10 Florists  
  Booking Essential       
           
7.00p.m. Treasure Hunt€3   From Festival 
  (under 10's must be accompanied by an adult) Office  
  Sponsored by Cathal O'Donovan Bookshop     
           
           
   Wednesday 21st July     
           
10.00-11.30Introduction to Photography with Charles Lee   Age 9+  €5Lee Garden 
  Please bring a camera(disposable also suitable) Centre  
  Booking Essential       
  Print off your photo later in the week & see if you will win a prize    
           
10.30-12.30Arts & Crafts Workshop with Sonia Caldwell  €5 Scout Hall 
Age 5+ Illustrating Stories in 3D using modelling material & fabric   
  to create characters       
  Booking Essential       
           
10.00-1.00Drop in Art Competition All Ages  Tourist  
  Drop in- colour in our town map-win a prize  Office  
  Winners announced at our Family     
  No Booking Required-No Fee      
           
10.30-12.30Write-A-Rama - Creative Writing Workshop Age 10+      €10Abbeystrewry 
  with Author Sarah Webb   Hall  
  (bring notebook,biro or pencil, your favourite book, if possible)   
           
1.00-2.30 Kickboxing Workshop Age 8+     €5  Abbeystrewry 
  with Ian Kingston of West Cork Kickboxing Club Hall  
           
2.00-3.00 Family Art Workshop Age 2+  €3 per child  Scout Hall 
  with Sonia Caldwell       
  Booking Essential       
           
2.00-3.00 Hip Hop Dance Workshop Age 5+        €5shop Age 5+    €5  Youth Café 
  with Vikki and Youth Café Members     
  Booking Essential       
           
3.00-5.00 Tennis Blitz€2   Playground 
  with Tennis Coach Alfie O'Mahony  Tennis Courts 
  Booking Advisable       
           
3.00-5.00 50' + & Senior Citizens Afternoon Tea Party    €5        €5 West Cork 
  Music & Dance with Donie Davis & Friends  Hotel  
  with refreshments       
  Tickets available from Festival Office     
           
4.00p.m. Schull & Fit Bones Adventure Challenge  Lissard Estate 
  Crawl the forest floor, escape the spider's web, Tragumna Road 
  balance on the slackline & much more  Age 5+      €5    
           
    " String forest challenge  Age 2-5yrs                        €3        "  
  Booking Advisable       
           
6.30-7.30 Kids Bake with Siobhan from Kalbo's Café 6-10yrs  €5 Kalbo's  
  Booking Essential    Café  
           
7.00p.m. Soccer Blitz-Underage   Skibbereen 
  organised by Skibbereen Soccer Club  Soccer Club 
           
8.00p.m. Talent Show    West Cork Hotel 
  Fun & Entertainment from Primary School Children    
  within the locality.  Great night Assured     
  Adult €5, Teenagers €3, Children €2     
  Tickets available from Festival Office     
           
   Thursday 22nd July      
           
10.30-12.30Arts & Crafts Workshop with Sonia Caldwell Age 6+ €5Scout Hall 
  Letter writing- discover the art of writing a letter, using    
  pictures, making stamps & envelopes     
  Booking Essential       
           
11-00-12.30Puppet Making Workshop Age 5-10yrs  €8  Abbeystrewry 
  with Pignut Productions      
  Booking Essential    Hall  
           
12.00p.m. Skibbereen Show    Show Grounds 
           
5.00p.m. Table Quiz    (4per team)€5 per Team Scout Hall 
  Sponsored by West Cork Gas      
           
7.00p.m. Bike Maintenance Workshop€10  Fairfield  
  Fix a puncture, adjust brakes & gears + more    
  Bring our own bike if you wish      
  Booking Essential       
           
           
           
   Friday 23rd July      
           
10.30-12.30Arts & Crafts with Sonia Caldwell  Age 8+  €5 Scout Hall 
  Sailors knotting using simple twine to make bracelets etc.   
  Booking Essential       
           
11.00-12.00Ice-Cream Party - Create your own!  Busy Bee  
  Sponsored by The Busy Bee      
  Booking Essential-  ( Free Event but must be booked)   
           
1.00-2.00 Dance Workshop  Age 5-7€5  Scout Hall 
  Booking Essential       
           
2.30-3.30 Dance Workshop Age 8+€5  Scout Hall 
  Booking Essential       
           
2.00-3.00 Busking with Sylvan Morrison   Main Street 
           
  Face Painting & Ballooning   Main Street 
           
4.00-5.00 Woodwork Workshop Age 7+€5  Scout Hall 
  with Alan Swanton       
           
4.00-6.00p.m.Basketball Blitz Age 8+       €3   Sports Centre 
           
7.00-9.00p.m.Kiddies Fancy Dress    Fairfield  
  Best Dressed Dog Show      
  Kiddies Disco       
           
9.30-11.30Teen Disco    The Pav  
  Fully Supervised-Mineral Bar only     
           
           
   Saturday 24th July      
           
           
11.00a.m. Children's Event - More information t.b.a.  Library  
  No Booking Required/enquiries 028/22400     
           
10.30-1.00G.A.A. Boys & Girls Underage Blitz  O'Donovan Rossa Park
  organised by O'Donovan Rossa G.A.A. Club    
           
11.00-12.00Science Workshop  Age 7-9      €5  Scout Hall 
  with Kay Quinn       
  Booking Essential       
           
12.30-1.30Science Workshop Age 9-12   €5  Scout Hall 
  with Kay Quinn       
  Booking Essential       
           
12.00-2.00Feis - Irish Dancing (Open Competition)  Abbeystrewery 
  Reel U6,8,10,12,12+Light Jig U5,7,9,9+  Hall  
  Slip Jig U9,O9, 2 H & 3 Hand Reel U10,O10    
  Heavy Jig U10, O10Set U9, O 9     
  Championship U10, O10      
  Sponsored by Skibbereen Tyre Centre     
           
1.00-3.00 Music & Street Entertainment   Main Street 
  Circus Skills with Boggle      
           
  Mother & Daughter Lookalike Competition  The Bridge 
  Sponsored by Kid's to Teen's & Fiona's Fashions    
           
  Father & Son Lookalike Competition  "  
  Sponsored by Hourihane Sports & Seán Murray's    
        Apple Betty's 
3.00-4.00 Creative Cookies      Age 6+      €2     
  with Liz & Celine of Apple Betty's     
           
4.00p.m. Children's Puppet Show   Town Hall  
  Aesop's Fabulous Foibles And Fables     
  €6 each. Family (4) €20       
           
7.00p.m. Mini Scavenger Hunt     €2   Rossa  
        Gardens  
           
           
   Sunday 25th July      
           
10.30a.m. Festival Mass    St. Patrick's Cathedral
  Music organised by Anne Crowley     
           
2.00p.m. Family Day    O'Donovan Rossa Park
           
  Baby Show, Pillow Fighting, Potter's Wheel     
  Balloon Modelling, Face Painting.     
  Animal Roadshow, Penalty Shootout     
  Inflatables - Bungee Run, Sumo Suits, Obstacle Course, Castle   
  Fun Sports organised by Skibbereen Athletic Club    
  Bowling with a German Bowl organised by William O'Brien   
  Archery organised by Russagh Mill Adventure Centre    
  Usual Side stalls