Thats Beats Banagher – The Festival 2016 Banagher celebrates Brontë 200.
Banagher will celebrate its second That Beats Banagher Festival in April and May 2016. A special event remembering and celebrating Charlotte Brontë’s bicentenary is planned for the evening of the 21st April. A miscellany in St Paul’s Church will aptly recall and reflect on both Charlotte Brontë and Arthur Bell Nicholls and their time spent in Banagher.
Following on from that will be a weekend packed with festivities, water activities, workshops, family fun and much more.
To celebrate this Festival we will host a series of events, workshops and demonstrations on 21st April and from 13th to 15th May 2016. There will be more added to the schedule so please check back at a later date too!
You can book directly here by clicking on “To Book” beside each workshop description.
| Friday 13th May | |||
| LOCATION | EVENT | DATE & TIME | |
| St Rynagh’s School, Banagher | Banagher Active Retirement Club Victorian Afternoon Tea (organised by Banagher active Retirement & Banagher ladies group) | Friday 13th May 2.00pm to 4.30pm | |
| Crank House, Banagher | Historical and Literary Exhibition (Crank House) | Friday 13th May 9am to 5pm | |
| Crank House, Banagher | Graphic Comic Workshop with Alan Nolan | Friday 13th May 11.00am to 12.30am | To Book |
| Banagher Library | “Bronte” themed readings | Friday 13th May 5.30 to 6.30pm | |
| Banagher Square | Live Music in the square.
An outdoor evening staged event showcasing local musicians and singers.(no booking required) |
Friday 13th May 7.00pm to 10.00pm | |
| Saturday 14th May | |||
| Location | Event | Date & Time | |
| St Rynagh’s GAA Club, Banagher | Series of blitzes and matches | Sat 14th May 10.00am to 1.00pm | |
| Crank House, Banagher | Book Making Workshop with Author Dolores Keaveney | Sat 14th May 10.00am to 1.00pm | To Book |
| Banagher Square | Local Food & Craft Market | Sat 14th May 12.00pm to 5.00pm | |
| Banagher Square | Boat Building Demonstrations | Sat 14th May 2pm – 5.00pm | |
| St Rynagh’s GAA Club, Banagher | Crossbar Challenge | Sat 14th May 2.00pm to 3.00pm | To Book |
| Crank House, Banagher | Book Making Workshop with Author Dolores Keaveney | Sat 14th May 2.00pm to 4.00pm | To Book |
| River Shannon, Banagher | Kayaking (River Shannon) | Sat 14th May 2.00pm to 5.00pm | More info |
| Crank House, Banagher | “Drop in” Craft workshops | Sat 14th May 12.00pm to 6.00pm | |
| River Shannon, Banagher | Irish Coast Guard Event and Display – Flyby with Helicopter | Sat 14th May 2.30pm | |
| Shannon Bank Park, Banagher | Live Music & Fireworks (Shannon Bank Park) | Sat 14th May 8.00pm | |
| Sunday 15th May | |||
| LOCATION | ACTIVITY | DATE & TIME | |
| Crank House, Banagher | “Drop in ” craft sessions with Banagher Craft Group | Sunday 15th May 12.30am to 2.30pm | |
| Charlotte’s Way, Banagher | “Tea with Charlotte” – Creative Writing Workshop with Eileen Casey | Sunday 15th May11.30am to 1.30pm | To Book |
| River Shannon, Banagher | Wakeboarding | Sunday 15th May 12.30am to 4.30pm | |
| River Shannon | Display and open to public of Sionn Mhara (Banagher Long Boat). Moored all weekend | Sunday 15th May 2.00pm to 5.00pm | |
| Crank House, Banagher | Johnnie Briggs talk entitled: The Story of the Bronte Family | Sunday 15th May 6pm | |
