THE Finglas Festival is making a welcome return to the Northside suburb this summer after an absence of more than a decade – and it’s set to be a fantastic, family friendly feast of fun.
A committee of more than 30 volunteers has been working over the past few weeks to pull together a series of super events and are in talks with a major sponsor to back the week-long festival.
The planning process is ongoing but festival director, Sean Mooney, is hoping to have some big names lined up in time for the fun, which takes place from July 13-19.
“We’ve a huge range of events planned for all ages,
? he said.
“It’s looking great at the moment but we’ve still a lot of hard work to do.
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One of the highlights of the week will be a Mrs Brown world record attempt, during which as many locals and visitors to the festival as possible will wear masks of the popular sit-com character.
“We’ve hundreds of masks ready to rock on the day and we’ll be handing them out with the registration forms,
? Sean continued.
“So we’ll have hundreds of Mrs Browns walking around Finglas village. It should be really great craic.
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There’ll also be a Miss Finglas pageant, an F-Factor competition to showcase local talent and a Mrs Brown lookalike competition.
“We’re in touch with the Mrs Brown’s Boys production company and we’re hoping we might be able to persuade a big name from the show to be one of the judges,
? Sean said.
The festival runs on the week of July 13-19, with events taking place all around Finglas over the seven days. Local gardai and Dublin City Council will be lending their support to the fun and organisers are confident it’ll be a huge success.
Events being organised include an Opera in the Park, a family fun walk, a local history pop-up shop, Irish dancing and a motorcycle showcase. 98FM will be bringing their Thunderbus to Finglas Village on the Saturday and Renault will be giving away a
?¬2,000 cash prize and a romantic weekend away with the use of one of their best selling models.
“It’s going to be a real busy week and hopefully we’ll get lots of people down every single day,
? said Sean.