The Phoenix Festival
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This packed and very family friendly festival brings the streets of the midland town of Tullamore to life each July.
The focus is very much on the outdoors, with lots of street entertainers, a busking festival and activities such as ballooning and bungee jumping available for the public.
Street entertainment will feature jugglers, fire shows, stilt walkers and unicyclists among others, with Stagecraft Ireland, a contemporary circus company, and Cabaret Canoodle among those taking part in 2008.
Hot air ballooning has a history in Tullamore – it was the location of the world’s first aviation disaster, a balloon crash in 1785. Things improved a lot since then thankfully and the balloons available for flights during the festival last year were modern and safe, if pricey at €250 each, albeit for 2 people.
Music will be everywhere, not just in the form of buskers but with live outdoor concerts and gigs in pretty much every pub and venue in town.
Full details have yet to be announced for 2010.
Details & Location Map
Events take place thoughout Tullamore and the surrounding area. Details at the festival website.
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