DANCING with the Stars winner, Aidan O’Mahony, was on Garda duty with the Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien and Dan the Lion to launch Féile na mBláth at The Park Festival which will run from 16 to 18 June in Tralee Town Park.
It was fitting that Aidan, one of Tralee’s Community Gardaí, should raise the curtain on a truly delightful community summer festival in the heart of Ireland’s best large tourism town.
Kerry County Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance have teamed up once again to organise this year’s event which is proudly sponsored by Kerry Group.
The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien, said: “Féile na mBláth has long been a popular event on the festivals calendar in Tralee. It was the centre piece of last year’s Tralee 800 Festival and we are looking forward to welcoming huge crowds back to enjoy another great festival. Féile na mBláth has all the ingredients for a magnificent mid-summer Park Festival in Tralee featuring something for everyone in the open air and under the marquees.”
Event coordinator, Bryan Carr has put together a full programme of entertainment which will feature Kerry Film Festival’s open-air cinema screening of Sing Street once it gets dark on Friday night 16th June. This fictionalised version of John Carneys teen years in depressed mid-1980s Dublin is A rite-of-passage romance wrapped in a let’s-make-a-band scenario.
Over 40 Reenactors from Deise Medieval Waterford will live in the Town Park for the weekend and create a Living History Village with full close combat battles include “Kiddie Vike” fun battles for kids throughout the weekend AND it’s 100% FREE.
Family fun is the main focus of Féile na mBláth and there will be plenty of opportunities to meet our Mascot ‘Dandelion’ (Dan the Lion) and enjoy shows from Guido Fanzini and our Keystone Kop.
The Park will get a Festive dressing with over 30 Food & Craft Stalls, Emergency Services Displays, Archery, Dog Shows, Fun Races, Bouncy Castles, Pedal in the Park & the Tralee parkrun on Saturday 17th and Junior parkrun on Sunday 18th June.
The Flower competition is always a huge attraction and applications are still open from Tralee Chamber Alliance. Along with this the Community Garden has a weekend full of workshops, cook-outs, BBQs and family fun garden activity.
Kerry Group Marquee will play host to Music Recitals, Presentations, Go Kerry trade stands, Sunday morning Mass, Tea Dancing and much more throughout the weekend.
The President of Tralee Chamber Alliance, John Drummey, said: “The Town Park in Tralee is a magnificent attraction for people of all ages, especially when it’s the venue for a weekend of top quality family entertainment. An event of this scale could not happen firstly without the support of Kerry County Council, the generous sponsorship from Kerry Group or the input of the people of Tralee. We are encouraging the entire community to come to Féile na mBláth at The Park Festival Tralee.”
The Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Terry O’Brien will officially open Féile na mBláth at The Park at 7.30pm on Friday 16th June and the Festival will continue from 9am to 6pm daily on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th June.
Full details are available from www.Tralee.ie or find The Park Family Festival Tralee on Facebook.
