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Special Occasions and Events Coming up in January 2010
The Big Shop!! - January Sales at their Best in Waterford City, all major shops and intimate boutiques participating Debenhams, Dunnes, Shaws, Pamela Scotts, A-Wear, Next, Jack and Jones plus loads more... Saturday 30th - Christchurch Cathedral - Wexford Sinfonia at 8pm February 2010 The newly Re-opened Theatre Royal Waterford has a number of excited events coming in February - Saturday 6th - Finbar Wright in concert, Monday 8th to Friday 13th - Menopause the Musical, Saturday 20th - Freddie White, Saturday 27th - Luka Bloom. Sunday 7th - Christchurch Cathedral - Nora Rendell and Brian Millar at 12noon For the Big Romantic!! - Valentines Weekend Specials, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th, Sunday 21st - Christchurch Cathedral , Johnathan Morris - Piano at 12noon Thursday 25th - Christchurch Cathedral, Killkenny College Chamber Choir at 8pm March 2010 Theatre Royal Waterford has many events in March - Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th - Stags & Hens, Saturday 6th - The Brother, Wednesday 10th - Shaun Dennis, Friday 10th March - Jack L, Saturday 13th March - Stones in his Pockets. Sunday 7th - Christchurch Cathedral - Concordia at 12noon Thursday 11th - Christchurch Cathedral - Stockhausen (documentary film) at 8pm Saturday 13th - Christchurch Cathedral - Hymn to Gaia by Eric Sweeney at 8pm The Big Parade!! - St. Patricks Day Wednesday 17th March, Parade starting approx 11am, This years theme for the parade is "Looking through the Glass" and You have the choice of midweek offers or both weekends either side of the big day. Mothers Day - Sunday 14th March - Special Overnight Rate available with Dinner as a treat for the 'Best Mum Ever' Sunday 14th - Christchurch Cathedral - 12 noon - Liberty Christian Choral (USA) & The De La Salle Senior Choir The Sean Dunne Writers Festival takes place from Thursday 18th March to Sunday 21st March, This year's festival features an exciting line up of poets, writers and journalists. Events range from a literary breakfast, comedy, poetry readings, workshops, sports writing debate to performance poetry with jazz. Sunday 21st - Christchurch Cathedral - Katherine Hunka - Violin, Dermot Dunne- Accordian, at 12 noon Waterford New Music Week - Monday 22nd to Saturday 27th, The festival programme includes an education and outreach programme, masterclasses, workshops and concerts. The festival is inclusive and open to all. Friday 26th March - Traditional Irish Music - The Church, Patrick Street - Imagine Festival Presents - Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill - Doors open 7.45pm with Support band also. Tickets available from BPM Records or the Imagine Festival Comittee April 2010 Easter this year starts with Good Friday 2nd April, Easter Saturday 3rd April and Easter Sunday 4th April. Chocoholics favourite time of the year... The Big Race!! - Tramore Races - Saturday 17th April - National Hunt and Sunday 18thth April - National Hunt Festival of Architecture - Celebration of work from Waterford born architect John Roberts 1714-1796 - Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th. Celebrate the art and heritage of everyday architecture, with children's workshops, talks, tours, concerts and exhibitions. Friday 23rd April - 7pm - Christchurch Cathedral - Festival of Architecture - Keynote Lecture & Discussion Saturday 24th April - 7pm - Christchurch Cathedral - Film - The Fountain Head May 2010 - Free Open Air Art Exhibition Art by Waterford Artists on the railings of Cathedral Square - will take place on the 1st Saturday of each month from May to September inclusive. Sunday 2nd May - 12noon - Christchurch Cathedral - Jimmy O'Brien Moran - TRAD Sunday 1th May - 12noon - Christchurch Cathedral - 'In the Spirit of Florence' - many of Waterford City's finest musicians and ensembles come together to perform new works by Greg Scanlon, including a number of premiere performances. Wednesday 26th May - 8pm - Christchurch Cathedral - European Union Chamber Orchestra presented by The Symphony Club of Waterford Waterford Seafaring Festival of Music and Song - Friday 28th May to Sunday 30th May. With groups to attend from Norway, Denmark, France, Germany , Holland and UK. Waterford Seafaring Festival of Music and Song will be a very colourful and exciting festival, a whole weekend of song, music and colour....with the possibility of many more exciting events. Saturday 29th May - 8pm - Christchurch Cathedral - The Admiralty Gala Concert Racing in Tramore - Friday 28th May (E) and Saturday 29th May Sunday 30th May - 12noon - Christchurch Cathedral - Coffee Concert - selection of maritime music from Europe's Western Approaches. June 2010 - Opening of the New Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre and Factory - The New Waterford Crystal Prestige Manufacturing Facility will exclusively produce approximately 40,000 hand crafted high end pieces using traditional methods for our most discerning customers and for the thousands of visitors who will visit the new centre. June 4th - June 13th - South East Gardens Festival - a trail of 14 private gardens to be enjoyed by all June 5th to 12th - Around Ireland 2010 - Offshore Powerboat Race - 800 miles, 200 crew, 50 boats, 5 days, 4 stages. Wednesday 9th June arrival into Waterford from Bangor, Thursday 10th June - Waterford Lay Day - giving the boats a change to repair, revive and enjoy the hospitality and also for the city of Waterford to enjoy the shortcourse racing spectacle on the day.....Friday 11th departure to Fenit... Sunday 6th June - 'Party in the Park' Wyse Park 2010 - 2pm - 10pm - Great Line up with Pauline Black, The Selector, The Pale, Spellbound, Fighting Spiders, Ben Reel, Kyte Dirty 10-1. Sunday 6th June - Christchurch Cathedral - Agustin Maruri - Classical Guitar Sunday 20th June - 12noon - Christchurch Cathedral - Wexford Male Voice Choir Saturday 26th June - 8pm - Christchurch Cathedral - Thomas Heywood - Organ Festival of the Sea - - dates and details to be confirmed Racing in Tramore - Friday 4th June (E) - National Hunt and Saturday 5th June - Flat July 2010 Thursday 2nd - Sunday 4th - 'Spraoi in the Park' Exciting new festival in Waterford City - even better news is that it is Straight Across the Road from us in the Peoples Park. A three day event of entertainment for the family ending with a Spectacular parade on Sunday. Explore the Wonders of Waterford City and the surrounding areas - familiarise yourself with the city itself by taking a guided Walking Tour with Mr Jack Burtchaell, enjoy a visit to the Waterford Museum of Treasures after which you could amble over to the Municpal Art Gallery and stroll down the quays for a look around the infam Reginalds Tower. 15 minutes of a drive you could be enjoying the beautiful fishing village of Dunmore East or walking the sandy beaches of Woodstown, Tramore and boatstrand. August 2010 'Waterford Spraoi Festival' - brings the city alive over a 3 day period of the August Bank Holiday Weekend, 30th July to 1st August with is colourful and spectacular street entertainment programme and its super finale of a fantastic fireworks display. August Racing Festival - Tramore - Thursday 12th(E) - Flat, Friday 13th(E)- National Hunt, Saturday 14th (E) - Flat , Sunday 15th August - National Hunt. This 4 day event promises entertainment on and off the track with Live Music, Ceili Events, Style Evening and Family Day on Sunday. An event not to be missed. 20th August - 22nd August - Waterford Youth Arts 25th Birthday Celebration - Drama, Dance, Film, Music, Literature and other events through this weekend. Dunmore East 13th International Bluegrass Festival - 3 day bluegrass music festival from 28th, 29th, 30th August Irelands largest free music festival with a line up of international and irish Bluegrass acts. September 2010 3rd September Iverk Agricultural Show, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny 20 minutes drive - one of the largest agricultural shows in the country, the show is a family day out with pleanty of entertainment for the children. Waterford Harvest Food Festival is a series of events celebrating our food heritage and culture. Friday 10th to Sunday 12th the Slow Food Ireland and Waterford City Council have joined forces to offer you an opportunity to celebrate our food heritage and culture whilst experiencing an exciting range of culinary delights from across the county and the wider island. Waterford Fringe Festival is multi-disciplinary Arts Festival - Friday 17th to Monday 27th. A varied programme of visual art, comedy & drama, featuring an exciting mix of International and local artists, drama, including Irish Premieres of overseas work, music, comedy and special fun and family events, Bulmers Comedy Festival @ Revolution - Thursday 23rd - Sunday 26th. The Best of Irish Comedy featuring PJ Gallagher, Neil Delamere, Jason Byrne and many more, all @ Revolution Comedy Festival.
October 2010 8th October - 10th October - Nire Valley Annual Walking Festival - Weekend of spectacular walking, great talking and a feast of traditional music, singing and dancing in the Nire Valley, Co Waterford 22nd - 31st October ' IMAGINE' festival - IMAGINE is a unique celebration of the arts in Waterford city, providing an opportunity for everyone to experience and participate in a broad range of creative arts.
The festival includes theatre, music, literature, comedy, visual arts, dance and film. Imagine also has children's events and aims to be both innovative and fun. Tramore Racing - Thursday 7th October - Flat / National Hunt November 2010 December 2010 Christmas in Waterford City - Wednesday 1st to Friday 31st. what better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to visit Waterford city and soak up the magical atmosphere. All through the month of December, there are numerous events planned in and around the streets of Waterford. From music and dance to food and frolics, there’s something for everyone this holiday season.
Tramore Racing - New Years Eve Meeting - Friday 31st December - National Hunt Lots more events coming up - more information to follow- Keep Watching!! All year round on Friday and Saturday nights you can enjoy a great night of entertainment for all the family with Greyhound Racing at Kilcohan Park, Waterford City. 
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