Programme
For the full programme of the Children’s Festival starting on Monday 20, click here.
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 - Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 - Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 - Friday 31 - Saturday 1
| Children’s Festival | Sound & Vision | Cork X Southwest | Canon Goodman | Special Events |
| Friday 24 July | |||
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| 10.30am – 12.30am | Making Musical Instruments Workshop with Sonia | The Scout Hall | |
| 1.00pm – 3.00pm | C103 Street Fleet – OPEN AIR DISCO | The Bridge | |
| 3.00pm – 5.00pm | Street Disco with Tony Burke | The Bridge | |
| 4.00pm – 6.00pm | Basketball Blitz (Age 10+) | Skibbereen Sports Centre | |
| 8.00pm – 10.00pm | Kayaking Trips with Atlantic Sea Kayaking | Ilen River by the West Cork Hotel | |
| 7.00pm | West Cork Artists 2009 | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 8.00pm | Street Parade & Official Opening of SKIBBEREEN ARTS FESTIVAL |
Starts on bypass road and proceeds to Field’s carpark | |
| 9.00pm | Live Music with Gustav Marshall | Field’s Carpark | |
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| Saturday 25 July | |||
| 10.00am - 12.00am | Nico Brown Musical Workshop (Age 7-12) | Skibbereen Library | |
| 10.30am – 1.00pm | GAA Boys and Girls Underage Blitz | O’Donovan Rossa Park | |
| 12.00pm – 2.00pm | Karaoke Competition with Billy O’Flaherty | The Bridge | |
| 2.00pm – 5.00pm | Circus Skills with Boggle | Main Street | |
| 2.00pm – 4.00pm | Music with Comhaltas Óg | The Bridge | |
| 8.00pm | Shirley Valentine | Skibbereen Town Hall | |
| 9.00pm | Irish Traditional Music Session | The Corner Bar | |
| 9.00pm | Street Music – Fire Drill | North Street | |
| 9.30pm – 12.00am | Teen Disco | GAA Pavillion | |
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| Sunday 26 July | |||
| 10.30am | Festival Youth Mass | St. Patrick’s Cathedral | |
| 12.30pm | Live Music with St. Fachtna’s Silver Band | The Square | |
| 2.00pm – 3.00pm | Recital - Canon Goodman Tribute | Creagh Graveyard, Baltimore | |
| 2.00pm – 5.00pm | Family Day | O’Donovan Rossa Park | |
| 3.30pm – 5.30pm | Workshop / Presentation with Dave Hegarty | Abbeystrewery Hall | |
| 3.30pm – 5.30pm | Comhaltas Óg & Guests | Canon Goodman Statue Bridge Street |
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| 5.00pm – 7.00pm | Monster Ceilí | Main Street | |
| 8.00pm | Canon Goodman Gala Concert | Abbeystrewery Church | |
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| Monday 27 July | |||
| 11.00am – 2.00pm | V is for Video | 68 North Street | |
| 11.00am – 2.00pm | Mixtape by Kevin Brew | 23 North Street | |
| 11.00am – 5.00pm | Immergence and Residuum by Ailbhe Ní Bhriain | 43 North Street | |
| 2.00pm – 5.00pm | Civic Life | 68 North Street | |
| 2.00pm – 5.00pm | The Great Silent Majority by Si Schroeder | 23 North Street | |
| 8.30pm | Documentary Launch ‘Famine in Skibbereen’ | Skibbereen Town Hall | |
| 9.00pm | Cork X Southwest Murphy’s Session Night | Several of the bars in town | |
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| Tuesday 28 July | |||
| 10.00am - 6.00pm | West Cork Working Artist’s Studio | 71 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | When Men Were Machines | Wolfe’s Bakery off Townshend Street |
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| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Film Installation - Ailbhe Ní Bhriain | 43 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Short Films - Cork Film Centre & Desperate Optimists |
68 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Sound Installations -Si Schroeder and Kevin Brew | 23 North Street | |
| 1.00pm | Live Music with Baltimore Beginners | The Square | |
| 9.00pm | Showband Night with Dickie Rock | West Cork Hotel | |
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| Wednesday 29 July | |||
| 10.00am - 5.00pm | West Cork Working Artist’s Studio | 71 North Street | |
| 10.00am – 6.00pm | West Cork Artists 2009 | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Film Installation - Ailbhe Ní Bhriain | 43 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Short Films - Cork Film Centre & Desperate Optimists |
68 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Sound Installations -Si Schroeder and Kevin Brew | 23 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Video Projection - Paul Cialis | Wolfe’s Bakery off Townshend Street |
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| 8.00pm | Platform Dancing - Céilí, Oldtime & Set Dancing | The Fairfield | |
| 9.00pm | Street Music – Open The Taps | Ilen Street | |
| 10.30pm | Movie Night Outdoor Screening | Abbeystrewery Church Grounds | |
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| Thursday 30 July | |||
| 10.00am - 5.00pm | West Cork Working Artist’s Studio | 71 North Street | |
| 10.00am – 6.00pm | West Cork Artists 2009 | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Film Installation - Ailbhe Ní Bhriain | 43 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Short Films - Cork Film Centre & Desperate Optimists |
68 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Sound Installations -Si Schroeder and Kevin Brew | 23 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Video Projection - Paul Cialis | Wolfe’s Bakery off Townshend Street |
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| 7.00pm | Premiere – The Yellow Mountain | Wolfe’s Bakery off Townshend Street |
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| 9.00pm | ‘Sound Stories’ Live followed by ‘Midnight at the Oasis’ |
Abbeystrewery Church | |
| 9.00pm | Ken Webster – Hypnotist | Club Dakota | |
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| Friday 31 July | |||
| 10.00am - 5.00pm | West Cork Working Artist’s Studio | 71 North Street | |
| 10.00am – 6.00pm | West Cork Artists 2009 | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Film Installation - Ailbhe Ní Bhriain | 43 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Short Films - Cork Film Centre & Desperate Optimists |
68 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Sound Installations -Si Schroeder and Kevin Brew | 23 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Video Projection - Amanda Coogan & WCAC’s Friday Night Youth Arts Group |
Wolfe’s Bakery off Townshend Street |
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| 11.00am – 5.00pm | The Sound of Sanctuary by Chris Watson | Abbeystrewery Church | |
| 1.00pm | An Rón Dall – The Blind Seal Baby (in English) | Hannah’s Bar | |
| 8.30pm | From Silent Cinema to a Cinema of Silence | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 9.00pm | Cork X Southwest Fringe Festival | The Showgrounds | |
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| Saturday 1 August | |||
| 10.00am - 5.00pm | West Cork Working Artist’s Studio | 71 North Street | |
| 10.00am – 6.00pm | West Cork Artists 2009 | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 10.30am – 1.30pm | Documentary Workshop with Adrian McCarthy | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 10.30am – 1.30pm | Actors Workshop with Karl Shiels | West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 10.30am – 2.30pm | Sound Series Masterclass with Chris Watson, Kevin Brew and Luke Clancy |
West Cork Arts Centre | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Film Installation - Ailbhe Ní Bhriain | 43 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Short Films - Cork Film Centre & Desperate Optimists |
68 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Sound Installations -Si Schroeder and Kevin Brew | 23 North Street | |
| 11.00am - 5.00pm | Video Projection - Amanda Coogan & WCAC’s Friday Night Youth Arts Group |
Wolfe’s Bakery off Townshend Street |
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| 11.00am – 5.00pm | The Sound of Sanctuary by Chris Watson | Abbeystrewery Church | |
| 1.00pm | An Rón Dall – The Blind Seal (as Gaeilge) | Hannah’s Bar | |
| 3.00pm | Cork X Southwest Music Festival | The Showgrounds | |
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