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An action packed day (and night) of
competitions, events, walks, demonstrations
and artisan markets. Plan your Saturday
to make the most of the abundant
SÓ Sligo Festival offerings!
8.30am Lyons Café
Wine Street Tel: 071 91 42969
Breakfast Club with Strange Things
at 11am - Join Sligo’s popular
breakfast venue for a selection of home cooked
food ranging from full Irish to vegetarian to French
toast & maple syrup. Consistently good food with
20% off the breakfast menu for the SÓ Sligo Food
Festival. You can then enjoy the wonderful sound of
Strange Things at 11am. Strange Things are a duo
featuring Declan Courell on Guitar/Vocals & James
Gogarty on Mandolin/Vocals. Strange Things were
formed in the early 1990s in the UK & performed in
many venues in the Essex region. After a break of
twenty years this group has reformed for the Sligo
SÓ Sligo Food Festival. Strange Things perform a
range of their own compositions as
well as compositions penned by Neil
Young, Paul Brady, Christy Moore,
Steve Earle, The Pogues, as well as
songs from the folk genre.
9am Sligo Farmers’ Market
with a SÓ twist IT Carpark, Ballinode
“Proud supporters of the SÓ Sligo Food Festival”.
Visit the largest out-door Farmers Market in the
region hosting a wide range of fresh, local, seasonal,
organic, and artisan produce at the family friendly
location. Come and meet the producers
during the Festival when events will
include food tastings, demonstrations
& family entertainment.
TOUR
FOOD VENUE
Saturday 19th March
9.45am Seaweed Identification Walk
Strandhill
Learn about edible seaweeds
and seaweeds for cooking, the
garden and cosmetic use.
Johnny Waters from the Irish
Seaweed Kitchen will lead the
Seaweed Identification Walk. This year, with the full
moon for March, low tide is at 11.30 am so the ideal
starting time is 9.45am for registration with a 10 am
sharp start. Seaweed walk tickets must be
purchased in advance from Trá Bán Restaurant,
Strandhill, or SÓ Sligo Festival Office, Johnston
Court Shopping Centre, Sligo Price €10.00 per
person or Family Ticket €25.00
Gentle reminder, please bring your wellies and a
weatherproof jacket or similar. Trá Ban Restaurant
has a lunch special with a marine theme, a bowl of
their superb chowder with their special breads for
€10.00, a meal in a bowl. The chef, Cedric is also
dispensing some of his cookery magic with a special
SÓ Sligo cookery demonstration. You could then
enjoy a singularly unique experience……A
SEAWEED BATH IN STRANDHILL. Voya Seaweed
Baths are entering into the Festival spirit by offering
at reduced rates the most relaxing experience you
have ever experienced. Bus Eireann will operate
special fares on their schedules from Sligo Bus
station to Strandhill return for €5.00.
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