Craignish Festival 2012
July 21st - August 5th 2012
In addition to exhibitions in venues around the peninsula, there will be two weeks of drama, music, workshops, sports, dancing, singing, guided walks, sailing, riding, Sunday Markets, and scarecrows.
Click on the menu at the side for details of this year's programme
STOP PRESS
Monday July 23rd
Renowned Zimbabwean song and dance group 'Black Umfolosi' will be performing and giving workshops!
Visit the website again shortly for further details.
Please get in touch if you have any ideas or would like to participate
Below are some photos which give a taste of all that went on during an action packed fortnight in 2011!
The Pirate Parade approached The Crafty Kitchen | Pirate Parade 2011Plenty of pirates walked from the Village Hall to the pub. The younger ones collected treasure en route from the Yacht Centre and the Village Shop. | | The Pirate Parade approaches The Crafty Kitchen | .jpg) Here are just a few of the scarecrows which were all round the peninsula during the festival. Click on the image to see more wonderful figures! | | .jpg) All scarecrow photos courtesy of Peter Redshaw | 106 people danced the Reel of the 51st Division in the rain!Unfortunately we didn't achieve the 250 people all dancing the Reel of the 51st, as required by Guinness World Records, but we had 53 couples (which stretched about 100m along the road)which was great! | |  Craignish Pirates enjoying 'Treasure Island' with the Walking Theatre Company at Craobh on July 31st |  Follow us on Facebook! | |  There was a Market on each of the 3 Sundays of the Festival at which local foods and crafts were on sale. | | | | | |
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