Press Release | For Immediate Release
FREE FESTIVALS IN DUBLIN & CORK TO
ENTERTAIN 300,000 PEOPLE WITH
PERFORMANCES, MUSIC, ARTISAN FOOD
& MUCH, MUCH MORE SUMMER FUN
IRELAND’S GREATEST FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL
CELEBRATES OUR SPECTACULAR CITIES THIS JULY
Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular | July 11th – 27th | Dublin & Cork
Ireland biggest and best-loved free family festival, the Laya Healthcare
Street Performance World Championship, is undergoing a full makeover
and rebrand. With over 300,000 attending last years’ events, this year’s
Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular will transform both parks and both
cities into a spectacular civic celebrations.
Slap bang in the middle of the summer, both Dublin’s Merrion Square and
Cork’s Fitzgerald Park have been home to the biggest street performance
competition in the world. But this year, alongside the world’s best street
performers the festival is expanding throughout the city to include
concerts, family picnics, artisan food events and outdoor screenings,
inviting hundreds of thousands of people to enjoy the best of what these
famous cities have to offer.
This first-of-its-kind festival is a true collaboration with those at the heart
of these cities, which includes City Councils, local businesses, Irish arts
organizations as well as internationally renowned performance artists
coming together in a city celebration highlighting those that make our
cities spectacular
Come and witness Ireland’s largest family festival transforming your city
this July, with free festivals in Dublin’s Merrion Square (July 11th – 13th),
Cork’s Fitzgerald Park (July 19th & 20th) and a citywide program of events
both day and night across Dublin City (July 11th – 27th).
Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular is set to be the highlight of the summer.
The full citywide programme will be announced in mid June.
July 11th – 27th | Various venues across Dublin city
July 11th – 13th | Merrion Square, Dublin 2
July 19th & 20th | Fitzgerald Park, Cork City
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LAYA HEALTHCARE’S CITY SPECTACULAR LISTINGS:
DUBLIN: Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Supported by Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland
Friday July 11 – Sunday July 13, 2014
12 – 8pm daily
CORK: Fitzgerald Park
Supported by Cork City Council and Fáilte Ireland
Saturday July 19 - Sunday July 20, 2014
12 – 8pm daily
DUBLIN: Various Venues Across Dublin
Friday July 11 - Sunday July 27, 2014
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For media information and images please contact:
Shell Holden | E: shell@cityspectacular.com | T:+353 86 152 2200