The magic of Christmas at Frostival
EXPERIENCE the magic of Christmas at Frostival Winter Festival on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of November marking the start of the festive season in Dundalk Town Centre.
The countdown is on with only a few days left to go until the fun starts and Santa makes the long journey from his arctic home and arrives at the magical grotto in Earl Street for Frostival. Santa will be in his grotto from 3-6pm on Friday and 1-5pm on Saturday, girls and boys are invited to visit completely FREE of charge to deliver their Christmas present list to him in person, children will also receive a little treat kindly sponsored by Value Centre Dundalk and Haribo.
A visit to Dundalk Christmas Market at the Court House will get you into the festive spirit and is the perfect place to discover delicious food and bespoke handmade Irish gifts, be sure to check it out this weekend!
Once again Pelican Promotions have generously sponsored The Little Elves Fun Zone at Market Square which will run from 3-6pm on Friday and 1-5pm on Saturday with lots of FREE fun for the little ones including DJ Christmas who will be playing all his festive favourites from 3pm to get us into the spirit of Christmas.
Join in the family fun and jump aboard the festive Frostival Train which will be located at Market Square from 3-6pm on Friday and 1-5pm on Saturday.
The grand finale of the Great Dundalk Bake Off takes place in An Táin Arts Centre in the Town Hall at 4.30pm on Frostival Friday. The public are invited to vote for their favourite Signature Bake between 11am and 3.30pm on Friday 24th of November in the arts centre, each vote costs 20c with all proceeds going to Dundalk homeless charities the St. Patricks Parish Soup Kitchen and Dundalk Simon Community.
Running alongside this event Dundalk BIDS are also holding a Charity Cake Sale from 12-3.30pm and members of the public are encouraged to get involved by baking and donating their Signature Bake for sale.
Sing along with Dundalk Men’s Shed Choir at 4pm in An Táin Arts Centre and the King’s Church Gospel Choir who will be performing at Market Square from 5pm leading up to the Christmas lighting ceremony at 5.30pm. It will be officiated by the Cathaoirleach assisted by Kyle Norton and his Special Olympics teammates who will turn on the Christmas lights and officially open Dundalk on Ice.
Martin McElligott of the Dundalk BIDS said ‘This year’s event is made possible through the very kind and supportive sponsorship from Louth County Council, ourselves here in the BIDS office and our commercial sponsor Recruitment Plus that are 100% local and have been providing 17 years of recruitment solutions for employers county wide. We would also like to acknowledge The Crafty Rock, Value Centre & Haribo and off course the media partnerships that help move things along the way they do’.
‘As I have said previously we tailor make all our events around family entertainment and what’s even more important is that we are able to deliver a free event for the children. We invite you all to come out and support all we have to offer in the Town Centre this coming weekend, there really is something for everyone. So on behalf of all our sponsors and the retail business across the Town we would like to wish the people of Dundalk a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year’.
For more information on any of the events taking place as part of Frostival contact Dundalk BIDS on 0429352842 info@dundalkbids.com