Heritage Festival 2024
Programme for Jamestown Heritage Festival 2024
Friday 24th, Saturday 25th, and Sunday 26th May 2024
Friday 24th May
10am: Skippers Briefing
11am: Adult Yoga in Marquee
1pm-3pm: Treasure Hunt
6:30pm: Leitrim Male Choir & Friends in Church (Adm. €10)
8pm-Late: Music by "Rakish" in Marquee
10pm: Boat Lighting Competition
Saturday 25th May
10am: 5k Fun Run to Drumsna and back
11am: Skippers Briefing
11am: Awards Ceremony and refreshments for runners
11:30am: Tug of War in Townsfield
1pm: Chef Sham Cookery Demo in Marquee
2:30pm: "Custard Pie" Puppet show in Marquee
12pm-5pm: Craft market at the quay / Horse shoe throwing competition / Vintage Cars / Scouts / Fun dog show / Owl show / Army Display / Subaqua demo / Rapid River Responder demo / Street entertainment / Face painting / "Fuinseog" woodland crafts and vintage toys ... and more
5pm: HBA Barge Tours
7pm: Food available by Bits and Bytes at the Quay
8pm-Late: "The Mass" Band & DJ afterwards in the Marquee. Peaky Blinders and Gatsby Fancy dress (spot prizes) (Adm. €10)
Sunday 26th May
10am: Skippers Briefing
11am: Fishing Demo at Terry Mann's Shannon Tackle shop
12pm: Multifaith Service at Mass rock on The Doon
1pm: Sub Aqua Demo & Prop Check
1pm-3pm: Enjoy the Brass band while you picnic on the Quay
1pm-2pm: "Pulling Strings" puppet workshop with Rose Minnema
2pm-3pm: "The Jamestown Canal" talk with Mary Butler in the Marquee
2:30pm: Archway Products Workshop tour with Liam McNamee
3pm-4pm: "Sharing Songs of the Shannon" with Fionnuala Maxwell in Marquee
6pm: Presentation by the Heritage Barge Association
8pm-Late: Open music session sing-song with locals and boaters