Come join the Market House party!
FREE family entertainment is on the bill at the Gorey Market House Festival this August bank holiday weekend.
With 14 live acts on the main stage over three nights, including Hothouse Flowers, Jake Carter, and DJ Mark McCabe, the town will party well into each evening.
During the daytime on Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5, there are art exhibitions, a busking competition, a Family Fun Day in the park, a street market, and a 2K Superhero Fun Run, so that’s your weekend sorted!
The fun continues on Monday afternoon, August 6 with a Field Day at Naomh Éanna GAA Club.
Gorey Market House Festival is sponsored by Wexford County Council, with support from LoveGorey.ie and Gorey Chamber, and thanks to that support, the events are free.
Why pay big money to go sit in a tent in a muddy field at a three-day festival when the entertainment is just as good on your doorstep, and it’s all for free? And you won’t need a tent.
MUSIC ON THE MAIN STAGE
Friday, August 3, from 7.30 p.m.
Beat FM Beat on the Street with: DJ Mark McCabe
Wild Youth
Chris Ward
Sean and Conor Price Tuesday at Six
Saturday, August 4, from 7.30 p.m. Jake Carter Fusion
Sunday, August 5, from 6 p.m. Hothouse Flowers Johnny the Fox
Dave Clark
The Remedy Club
Sam Ali
Tommy Carroll The Dawn Chorus Choir
The Market House Festival is a family event, and parents or guardians are asked to have a presence at the evening concerts if older teenagers are planning on attending.
ART EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
Peripheries: Destroy All Heroes Featuring works by Laura Fitzgerald, Joy Gerrard, David Godbold, and William Murray. Also including an original Raymond Pettibon zine collection from the 1980s courtesy of David Godbold. The event will also include talks by the exhibiting artists on a scrapbook of subjects. Venue: Periphery Space, Gorey School of Art
Process Art: Exhibition of works created in an open studio event between July 23 and 27 by Ian Lacey, Patrick Redmond and other local artists. Venue: Gorey School of Art
Gorey Photographic Club: Annual Exhibition Venue: Gorey Library
Gorey Art Circle: Annual Summer Exhibition
Venue: Gorey Market House
Art Collective: Exhibition of works by local artists Venue: Gorey Library and Civic Offices
PLAY DAY
Sponsored by Altura Credit Union Saturday, August 4, 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Gorey Town Park Please donate €1 at entry. Puppet Shows, Magicians, Stilt Walkers, Traditional Polish Games, Make and Do, Airmax Slide, Climbing Wall, Food Stalls. Also featuring Whelan’s Pharmacy Teddy Bear Clinic. If your teddy or doll is feeling sick, bring
GO REY MARKET HOUSE FESTIVAL 2018 AT A GLANCE:
WHAT’S ON Thursday, AUGUST 2
• Officialopening, craicandcéilí Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: Gorey Civic Offices Opening of various art exhibitions: Times and venues vary.
Friday, AUGUST 3
• Beat on the Street sponsored by Beat FM, featuring
DJ Mark McCabe and more
Time: 7.30 p.m. Venue: Main Street, Gorey
Saturday, AUGUST 4
• Busking Competition Sponsored by Making Music Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Venue: Main Street, Gorey • Play Day Sponsored by Altura Credit Union Time: 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Venue: Gorey Town Park • Evening Music: Fusion and Jake Carter Sponsored by Wexford County Council Time: 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Main Street
Sunday, AUGUST 5
• Street Market with food
them along to the Play Day for some TLC.
MAKING MUSIC BUSKING COMPETITION
Saturday, August 4 Judging from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Venue: Main Street
All ages and types of music welcome. Small amplification okay but no PA systems please. Entry forms available from the Loch Garman Arms Hotel. Prizes: €1,000 worth of prize vouchers sponsored by Making Music, Market Square, Gorey. Phone 053 9421513 for more.
SUPERHERO FUN RUN
Sunday, August 5, 2.30 p.m. Venue: Main Street Family Friendly 2km Superhero Fun Run. Register on the day from 12.30 p.m. in the Market House or at the Play Day on Saturday between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. To avoid disappointment, early booking is advised. Come dressed as your favourite superhero. Entry is by donation or purchase a superhero pack for €10. Adults can purchase a festival t-shirt for €10. Proceeds to Friends of Gorey District Hospital. stalls, face painting, music with Tommy Carroll, Sam Ali Supported by Gorey Chamber and Wexford County Council
Time: 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Main Street • Superhero Fun Run 2km route. Register at the Market House from 12.30 p.m. Supporting Friends of Gorey District Hospital Time: 2.30 p.m.
Venue: Main Street • Evening Music: Hothouse Flowers and more Sponsored by Wexford County Council Including announcement of winner of the Gorey Pub Vibe competition.
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Main Street Monday, AUGUST 6
• Annual Field Day Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Venue: Naomh Eanna GAA Club