MONDAY AUGUST 25TH TIME
EVENT
VENUE
All Day
Gourmet & Craft Market with Stalls
Festive Zone
All Day
Party Kartz
Pearse Park
Q-Zar Lazer Tag, Go Carts, Slides, Bouncy Castle
All Day
9am – 1pm 1pm – 1.45pm 5.30pm – 6pm
9am – 1pm
8.00pm
Farmers Market Fanzini Brothers & Mimo The Funny Man
8pm – 10pm Central Plaza
Street Performances
5.30pm – 7pm
‘Trad in Trá Lí’ with Festival Band Míse
Central Plaza
Rose of Tralee Selection Night
Rose Dome
Theatre Nights
Square Stage
Following on from the success of last years event… a Musical Theatre night of songs
8pm – 10pm
Matt Cunningham Ceili Band
Mall Stage
Busking Competition
Festive Zone
Open to all street entertainers with €200 for the best act
9pm – 10.45am Brush Shiels
Square Stage
Still going strong and sure to keep the square rockin’ along
10.30pm–12.30pm Different Sounds
Mall Stage
One of the most sought after party bands in Ireland
11.30pm–12.45pm Dueces Wild
Square Stage
Ran solo last year on the Monday night, will lead the charge tonight with hit after hit
TUESDAY AUGUST 26TH TIME
EVENT
All Day
Gourmet & Craft Market with Stalls
VENUE Festive Zone
All Day
Party Kartz
Pearse Park
Rose of Tralee Selection Night
Rose Dome
Busking Competition
Buskin Blitz
Festive Zone
Street entertainment from all genres & countries
Daily
Tralee Art Group - Annual Summer Exhibition The Exhibition offers a wide variety of artwork in a range of style and media
Benners Hotel
St. John’s RC
Medical Centre
Festive Zone
Open to all street entertainers with €200 for the best act
GARDEN OF SENSES
Denny Street
9pm – 10.45pm Abba Delicious
Square Stage
9.30pm-12.30am Eddie Lee & Catriona 10pm – 12am
Mall Stage
Shaun O’Dowd featuring Hanora
Denny Street Stage
Come early and be prepared to sing along to all your favourites
11pm – 12.45am Royal Flush
Festival Office
Tennis Village Aqua Dome
Welcome to our Carnival,
A spectacular show especially for those who have seen ‘Mamma Mia’..girls night out
The last number of weeks have been a rollercoaster of a journey for all involved in bringing this festival together. A special thank you must go out to all who have financially supported the event, the voluntary committee who begged, borrowed and… well gave of their time and effort to move this Street Festival forward.
Square Stage
What a band to “Shut it down” with…playing all the classics
11.30pm – 12am The International Rose of Tralee Parade
Parade Route
Join the parade with the newly crowned 2008 Rose of Tralee
12am – 12.45am Midnight Madness
Denny Street
Presentation of the 49th Rose of Tralee and the ‘Rose of Tralee’ Serenade with a spectacular Fireworks display bring the 2008 Festival to a close.
Sponsored by: (Indicated by Legend Keys) RADIO KERRY
Please enjoy yourself in a fun and safe environment and we hope that this ‘Back to Basics 2’ Street Carnival will give impetuous to bigger and better events throughout the year in Tralee. A final list of all Sponsors will be acknowledged in the local press at a later date and we ask you to show your support to these individuals and businesses. Mark Sullivan, Festival Chairman
Festival of Kerry ’08 – Support Group Fergal Kirby, Danny Leane, John McElligott, Sean Murphy, Brian Hurley, Brendan Sweeney, John O’Sullivan, Shelia Sugrue & Mark Sullivan
Event Coordinator: Bryan Carr - Shannonstar Entertainments LTD.
Q-Zar Lazer Tag, Go Carts, Slides, Bouncy Castle
All Day
Tralee Court House
Square Stage
Sing & Dance along to all your favourites
Always a favourite at the Festival
8pm – 10pm
Central Plaza
from Denny Street on RTÉ with a performance from Kerry’s own Jessie Buckley star of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Search for Nancy’ compered by Derek Mooney. Come along and watch someone become a millionaire LIVE on television.
Over 2,000 fill the Dome for the RTÉ LIVE Broadcast
7pm – 8pm
The Cream of Tralee’s Shows ’08
8.30pm-9.00pm The National Lottery Millionaire Draw LIVE Square Stage
Street Performances
8.00pm
Fanzini Brothers & Mimo The Funny Man
Fabric
Last chance to catch their bug
6.30pm – 7.10pm Fanzini Brothers & Mimo The Funny Man
Stokers Lodge
Over 2,000 fill the Dome for the RTÉ LIVE Broadcast
The Square
Traditional Irish Farmers food market
1pm – 1.45pm
Central Plaza
After a hugely successful 2007 event all the Tralee Performance Schools give you a taster of their shows performed during the year featuring Oliver Hurley, Joanne Barry, Tim Landers, Shiva and Tralee Musical Society…..over 150 performers
Siamsa Tire
The Exhibition offers a wide variety of artwork in a range of style and media
Fanzini Brothers & Mimo The Funny Man
presents
Street Performances
Festive Zone
Tralee Art Group - Annual Summer Exhibition
THE FESTIVE ZONE
FESTIVAL OF KERRY 2008 - SUPPORT GROUP
St. John’s C of I
Street entertainment from all genres & countries
Daily
The Square
Street Performances
6pm – 8.30pm
Buskin Blitz
Farmers Market Traditional Irish Farmers food market
Sweeney’s,Tralee Dillane’s, Abbeydorney
Siamsa Tire
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FESTIVAL OF KERRY ’08
FESTIVAL OF KERRY ’08
FRIDAY AUGUST 22ND TIME
EVENT
VENUE
All Day
Gourmet & Craft Market with Stalls
Festive Zone
All Day
Party Kartz
Pearse Park
Q- Zar Lazer Tag, Go Carts, Slides, Bouncy Castle
All Day
Buskin Blitz
All Day
Siamsa Tire
Rose Signing
Get your autograph from the Roses (11am Imperial Hotel, 3pm Grand Hotel, 4pm Brogue Inn)
12.00pm
Partnership Trá Lí Family Day
Radio Kerry Outside Broadcast Unit International Rose Ball
Town Park
1.40pm – 2.20pm Cork Circus Seamus McJuggler & The Fanzini Brothers
Square Stage
9pm – 1am
Festive Zone
Open to all street entertainers with €200 for the best act
Shaun O’Dowd featuring Hanora
3pm – 5pm
9pm – 10.45pm Adams Locker
3.40pm – 5pm
11pm – 12.45am Whitewater
Square Stage
7.30pm – 9pm
Central Plaza
All Day
Party Kartz
Pearse Park
Daily
Cork Circus Seamus McJuggler & The Fanzini Brothers
SATURDAY AUGUST 23RD EVENT
VENUE
All Day
Gourmet & Craft Market with Stalls
Festive Zone
All Day
Party Kartz
Pearse Park
8pm – 9pm 8pm – 10pm
Tralee Art Group - Annual Summer Exhibition
Siamsa Tire
Festive Zone
Tralee Art Group - Annual Summer Exhibition
5pm – 8pm
The Square
‘Trad in Trá Lí’ …with Festival Band Míse
Square Stage
12.30pm – 1pm
Parade Route
Busking Competition
Festival Civic Service
1pm – 2.30pm 1pm – 2.30pm
8.30pm – 10pm The International Rose of Tralee Parade
Parade Route
9pm – 10.45pm Menace
Square Stage
One of the biggest bands currently on the Irish scene rock the Square
Festive Zone
Sharon Shannon
Square Stage
Denny Street Stage
A tribute performance to legendary Tralee singer-songwriter with local performers and the Eight Piece Festival Band with special guest artists
Mall Stage
The Square
Central Plaza Parade Route
Join the parade of dreams with the Roses
Square Stage
Step out with Tralee’s own Irish Dance School joined by special guest performers
Rose Dome
Big Band with Shane McGowan, Dessie O’Halloran, Declan O’Rourke & Jon Kenny
3pm – 4pm
Marching Band Manoeuvres
Festive Zone
Watch 12 Marching Bands from Australia, Dublin, Donegal, Down, Carlow, Monaghan, Wexford, Cork & Kerry
3.30pm – 4.30pm The Garda Band
Rock Street Stage
The Out Last Knights
Upper Denny St. Stage
Dublin based Rock band with Tralee influences…
Upper Denny St. Stage
9pm – 10.45pm Lightening Strikes
Square Stage
Still one of the best bands doing the circuit
with Noel Lambert Puppet Theatre
2.30pm- 3.30pm Rinceoirí na Ríochta
Festive Zone
Established Tralee band playing support to Shinkicker
‘Classical Delights’
The International Rose of Tralee Parade
Busking Competition
Open to all street entertainers with €200 for the best act
10pm – 10.30pm Renovator
Street Performances
2pm – 3pm
Rose Dome
Kerry’s favourite Ballad group will be joined by a host of performers from ‘The Rock’
The Square
Mad Hatters Samba
1.30pm – 2.10pm ‘Dinin and the Naughty Dog’
Join the parade of dreams with the Roses
8pm – 10pm
9pm – 9.30pm
Featuring a host of Classical musicians and singers from the Kerry region
Mall Stage
Rose of Tralee Fashion Show
8.30pm – 12.30am Spailpin
Radio Kerry OB Unit
12.45pm – 1.30pm Cork Circus Seamus McJuggler & The Fanzini Brothers
Regular performers at the Rose of Tralee and sure to enitertain
7.30pm
St. John’s Ashe Street
‘Trad in Trá Lí’ …with Festival Band Míse
Mall Stage
Featuring Shelia and Mike returning to the streets again
Back for their 2nd year…sure to add colour & madness
Festive Zone
Open to all street entertainers with €200 for the best act
6.30pm – 8.30pm Heart to Heart
Siamsa Tire
The best Irish Traditional Band from UK & Ireland
Pre-Parade Performers
10pm – 10.30pm ‘Salute to the Roses’ with a ‘Salute to Christie Hennessy’
Buskin Blitz
The All Irish Music Show with John Greene LIVE with Radio Kerry
Square Stage
8.30pm–10.30pm Reality and the Agape Puppets
10.00pm
Cork Circus Seamus McJuggler & The Fanzini Brothers
Annual Event for the discerning fashionista
Eucemenical Celebration with the Roses
11am - 2pm
The PPP’s entertain the waiting crowds
Q-Zar Lazer Tag, Go Carts, Slides, Bouncy Castle The exhibition offers a wide variety of artwork in a range of style and media
10.30am Abbey Car Park
Denny Street Stage
VENUE
The exhibition offers a wide variety of artwork in a range of style and media
Central Plaza
Richie Kavanagh Míse
Festive Zone
Street Performances
Street entertainment from all genres & countries
Square Stage
It’s a Knockout’
Mad Hatters Samba Back for their 2nd year…sure to add colour & madness
Q-Zar Lazer Tag, Go Carts, Slides, Bouncy Castle
All Day
‘Puppet Circus’
Get into the parade atmosphere with the Festival Band
Closed the Festival in ’07 with a bang, a massive crowd pleaser
Daily
Festive Zone
in concert a great success and sing-a-long at last years event
Square Stage
First year on the street, huge following so come early
TIME
Gourmet & Craft Market with Stalls
Lets get active with free use of the Inflatable obstacle course
Boherbee Stage
with other entertainment for the family
SUNDAY AUGUST 24TH
Central Plaza
with Noel Lambert Puppet Theatre
4.15pm – 5pm
All Day
Street Performances
Busking Competition
3.30pm – 4.10pm ‘Dinin and the Naughty Dog’ 4pm – 4.30pm
A great performance last year and expect the same rock’n sound
Mall Stage
Well known local Band…sure to get the feet tapping
Square Stage
EVENT
with Noel Lambert Puppet Theatre
with ‘Life of Lights’ featuring Festival Band ‘Míse’
8pm – 10pm
11pm – 12.45pm Tender Hooks
TIME
Street Performances
3pm – 3.40pm
Denny Street
Look-up for the traditional Fireworks display designed to music
Square Stage
with Noel Lambert Puppet Theatre
2.20pm – 3pm
3.30pm – 5.30pm Heart & Soul
Irish Traditional Band with attitude !
‘Puppet Circus’
1pm – 1.40pm
Rose Dome
Street Festival Launch
Rose Dome
Town Park
The RSVP Ball marks the Official opening of the 2008 Festival
8pm – 8.30pm
Texas Hold’Em / Casino Day
Mall Stage
10.30pm–10.45pm SkyFire
Join 2FM & over 100 participants for the ’Let’s get Active’ inflatable challenge LIVE on 2FM come along to support Kerry
in association with Partnership Trá Lí
7.00pm
Abbey Car Park
Irish Wheelchair Association Charity Event with over a €10,000 Prize guarentee
Celebrating families - puppet show, face panting, bouncy Castle etc…
11am – 2pm
Festive Zone
12midday – 3pm ‘Its a Knockout’ Kerry General Hospital with Kellogg’s & 2FM Roadcaster
The exhibition offers a wide variety of artwork in a range of style and media
10am – 2pm
10.30pm–12.30am ‘Know Techno’
Featuring Top Techno DJ’s Sean O’Brien & Kevin O’Shea
& 4pm
Festive Zone
Tralee Art Group - Annual Summer Exhibition
Festive Zone
11am, 3pm
Street entertainment from all genres & countries
Daily
Buskin Blitz Street entertainment from all genres & countries
Square Stage
Making their annual pilgrimage to Tralee…don’t miss this
11pm–12.30am
Shinkicker
Upper Denny St. Stage
“ Chris Stuckey is without doubt one of the best guitarists that we have ever had to the Rory Gallagher Festival”…enough said. The best Rory Gallagher Tribute Band
11pm – 12.45am Blue Mousse First year on the streets, well known in Kerry & sure to rock the square
Square Stage