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Monday 19 – Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21 – Thursday 22 – Friday 23 – Saturday 24 – Sunday 25

Monday 19 July
10.00am – 11.30pm INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY with Charles Lee
Please bring a camera (disposable also suitable) Prize at end of the week for best photo (Age 9+) €5 Booking Essential		 Lee Garden Centre
10.00am – 1.00pm DROP-IN ART COMPETITION Free of Charge. Winners announced at Family Day Fáilte Ireland Tourist Office
10.30am – 12.30pm ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell. Make your own book.
Making & decorating a book to be fi lled with summer stories (Age 7+) €5 Booking Essential		 The Scout Hall
2.00pm – 3.00pm FUN WITH HAIR with Sinéad in Reflections
Have fun with hair styles and beads (Age 7+) €5 Booking Essential		 Reflections Hair Salon
3.00pm – 4.30pm TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC Storytelling, face painting, bouncing castle, etc.
(Children must be supervised here at all times) €6 Family Ticket Booking advisable		 Hideaway Caravan Park
6.30pm – 7.30pm KIDS BAKE with Siobhan from Kalbo’s Café (Age 6-10) €5 Booking Essential Kalbo’s Café
7.00pm – 8.00pm CYCLE SENSE SKILLS WORKSHOP with Cycle Sense (Slaloms, slow race, limbo & more- must be able to cycle Bikes & helmets provided or you can bring your own) €5 Booking Essential The Fairfield
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Tuesday 20 July
10.00am – 1.00pm DROP-IN ART COMPETITION Free of Charge. Winners announced at Family Day Fáilte Ireland Tourist Office
10.30am – 12.30pm ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell
Illustrating Stories-create a picture with paint & mixed media (Age 5+) €5 Booking Essential		 The Scout Hall
11.00am – 1.00pm ABSEILING, CLIMBING & ARCHERY (Age 8+) €10 Booking Essential
(under 8’s will not be accommodated for safety reasons)		 Russagh Mill
11.00am – 1.00pm SAND CASTLE COMPETITION Tragumna Beach
11.00am – 12.00pm STORY TELLING with Breda Herlihy (No Booking Required) Library
2.00pm – 3.00pm IRISH DANCING WORKSHOP with Deborah & Rachel (Age 5-6) €5 Booking Essential Abbeystrewry Hall
3.30pm – 4.30pm IRISH DANCING WORKSHOP with Deborah & Rachel (Age 7+) €5 Booking Essential Abbeystrewry Hall
4.00pm – 5.30pm FLOWER ARRANGING with Emily of Four Season’s Florists
Create your own personal arrangement (Age 7+) €10 Booking Essential		 Four Seasons Florists
7.00pm TREASURE HUNT €3
(Under 10s must be accompanied by an adult)		 From Festival Office
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Wednesday 21 July
10.00am – 11.30am INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY with Charles Lee
Please bring a camera (disposable also suitable) Prize at end of the week for best photo (Age 9+) €5 Booking Essential		 Lee Garden Centre
10.00am – 1.00pm DROP-IN ART COMPETITION Free of Charge. Winners announced at Family Day Fáilte Ireland Tourist Office
10.30am – 12.30pm ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell
Illustrating Stories in 3D using modelling material & fabric to create characters (Age 5+) €5 Booking Essential		 The Scout Hall
10.30am – 12.30pm WRITE-A-RAMA – CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP with Author Sarah Webb
(bring notebook, biro or pencil, your favourite book, if possible) (Age 10+) €10		 Abbeystrewery Hall
1.00pm – 2.30pm KICKBOXING WORKSHOP with Ian Kingston of West Cork Kickboxing Club    (Age 8+) €5 Abbeystrewry Hall
2.00pm – 3.00pm FAMILY ART WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell (Age 2+) €3 per child booking essential The Scout Hall
2.00pm – 3.00pm HIP HOP DANCE WORKSHOP with Vikki and Youth Café Members (Age 5+)       €5 Booking Essential Youth Café
3.00pm – 5.00pm TENNIS BLITZ with Tennis Coach Alfi e O’Mahony €2 Booking Advisable Playground Tennis Courts
3.00pm – 5.00pm AFTERNOON TEA PARTY 50+ & Senior Citizens Afternoon Tea Party
Music & Dance with Donie Davis & Friends with refreshments  €5 Tickets available from Festival Office		 West Cork Hotel
4.00pm SCHULL & FIT BONES ADVENTURE CHALLENGE Crawl the forest floor, escape the spider’s web, balance on the slackline & much more (Age 5+) €5 Lissard Estate, Tragumna Road
4.00pm STRING FOREST CHALLENGE (Age 2-5) €3 Booking Advisable Lissard Estate, Tragumna Road
6.30pm – 7.30pm KIDS BAKE with Siobhan from Kalbo’s Café (Age 6-10) €5 Booking Essential Kalbo’s Café
7.00pm SOCCER BLITZ-UNDERAGE organised by Skibbereen Soccer Club Skibbereen Soccer Club
8.00pm TALENT SHOW Fun & Entertainment from Primary School Children within the locality. Great night Assured  Adult €5, Teenagers €3, Children €2 Tickets available from Festival Office West Cork Hotel
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Thursday 22 July
10.00am – 11.00am DROP-IN ART COMPETITION Free of Charge. Winners announced at Family Day Fáilte Ireland Tourist Office
10.30am – 12.30pm ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell
Letter writing- discover the art of writing a letter, using pictures, making stamps & envelopes (Age 6+) €5 Booking Essential		 The Scout Hall
11.00am – 12.30pm PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP with Pignut Productions (Age 5-10) €8 Booking Essential Abbeystrewry Hall
12.00pm SKIBBEREEN SHOW Show Grounds
5.00pm TABLE QUIZ €5 per Team – 4 per Team The Scout Hall
7.00pm BIKE MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP
Fix a puncture, adjust brakes & gears + more. Bring our own bike if you wish. €10 Booking Essential		 Fairfield
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Friday 23 July
10.00am – 11.00am DROP-IN ART COMPETITION Free of Charge. Winners announced at Family Day Fáilte Ireland Tourist Office
10.30am – 12.30pm ARTS & CRAFTS with Sonia Caldwell
Sailors knotting using simple twine to make bracelets etc. (Age 8+) €5 Booking Essential		 The Scout Hall
11.00am – 12.00pm ICE-CREAM PARTY – Create your own! Free of Charge Booking Essential Busy Bee
1.00pm – 2.00pm DANCE WORKSHOP (Age 5-7) €5 Booking Essential The Scout Hall
2.30pm – 3.30pm DANCE WORKSHOP (Age 8+) €5 Booking Essential The Scout Hall
2.00pm – 3.00pm BUSKING with Sylvan Morrison Main Street
2.00pm – 3.00pm FACE PAINTING & BALLOONING Main Street
4.00pm – 5.00pm WOODWORK WORKSHOP with Alan Swanton (Age 7+) €5 The Scout Hall
4.00pm – 6.00pm BASKETBALL BLITZ (Age 8+) €3 Sports Centre
7.00pm – 9.00pm KIDDIES FANCY DRESS BEST DRESSED DOG SHOW KIDDIES DISCO Fairfield
9.30pm – 11.30pm TEEN DISCO Fully Supervised-Mineral Bar only The GAA Pavillion
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Saturday 24 July
10.00am – 11.00am DROP-IN ART COMPETITION Free of Charge. Winners announced at Family Day Fáilte Ireland Tourist Office
11.00am CHILDREN’S EVENT More information TBC | No Booking Required/enquiries 028/22400
 Library
11.00am – 12.00pm SCIENCE WORKSHOP with Kay Quinn (Age 7-9) €5 The Scout Hall
12.30pm – 1.30pm SCIENCE WORKSHOP with Kay Quinn (Age 9-12) €5 Booking Essential The Scout Hall
10.30am – 1.00pm G.A.A. BOYS & GIRLS UNDERAGE BLITZ organised by O’Donovan Rossa G.A.A. Club O’Donovan Rossa Park
12.00pm – 2.00pm FEIS – IRISH DANCING (Open Competition) Reel U6,8,10,12,12+ Light Jig U5,7,9,9+ Slip Jig U9,O9, 2 H & 3 Hand Reel U10,O10 Heavy Jig U10, O10 Set U9, O 9 Championship U10, O10 Abbeystrewry Hall
1.00pm – 3.00pm CIRCUS SKILLS with Boggle Main Street
1.00pm – 3.00pm MOTHER & DAUGHTER LOOKALIKE COMPETITION The Bridge
1.00pm – 3.00pm FATHER & SON LOOKALIKE COMPETITION The Bridge
3.00pm – 4.00pm CREATIVE COOKIES with Liz & Celine (Age 6+) Free of Charge Apple Betty’s
4.00pm CHILDREN’S PUPPET SHOW Aesop’s Fabulous Foibles And Fables. €6 each. Family (4) €20 Town Hall
7.00pm MINI SCAVENGER HUNT €2 Booking Advisable Rossa Gardens
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Sunday 25 July
10.30am FESTIVAL MASS Music organised by Anne Crowley St. Patrick’s Cathedral
2.00pm FAMILY DAY BABY SHOW, PILLOW FIGHTING, POTTER’S WHEEL, BALLOON MODELLING,
FACE PAINTING, ANIMAL ROADSHOW, PENALTY SHOOTOUT, INFLATABLES, BUNGEE RUN, SUMO SUITS, OBSTACLE COURSE, BOUNCY CASTLE, DOG SHOW. 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. Enquiries to 086 1531692
 O’Donovan Rossa Park
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