Festival of the Erne 2011

Festival 2011 - 24th July to the 1st August

cianwalsh — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:40:25 +0000

The 2011 Festival of the Erne website is currently being updated.. check back here soon!!

Calling all Snappers

cianwalsh — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:52:24 +0000

If you captured a shot of the fancy dress or any or the other events this week you would like to see immortalized, send it to photo@ernefestival.com and we’ll put it up on the site.

Fancy Dress Party 2010.. The Big One!!

cianwalsh — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:11:15 +0000

DON,T FORGET THE 2010 FANCY DRESS PARTY, THIS PARTY HAS GROWN TO BE ONE OF THE
BIGGEST STREET PARTIES IN IRELAND. THIS YEAR ON THE 30TH JULY, JOIN THOUSANDS ON
THE STREET OF BELTURBET FOR THE 2010 FANCY DRESS. SUPER PRIZES ON THE NIGHT.
SAMBA BANDS AND STILT WALKERS AND LOTS MORE ENTERTAINMENT.
YOU’ D BE BONKERS TO MISS IT!!

Is it a bird?? Is it a plane??? No, it’s ………. well, you’ll just have to wait till Friday 30th July to find out what ‘it’s’ all about!!A one of display never before has the likes been seen in these neck of the woods! This years Fancy Dress party is going to be the biggest yet ever seen so be sure to get the rags on and join in!

Wonder, awe and mystery are the themes of the 2010 Festival of the Erne and as always the hard working, highly inovative Festival Committee have come up with some crackers to surprise and delight vistors and folks of Belturbet town.

Another Year

cianwalsh — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:54:28 +0000

Well it’s been a week full of spills, thrills and not that much dry weather. Despite the occasional downpours, we had record crowds this year for some of the events. We are busy going through our snaps of the week and will be posting a gallery shortly. In the meanwhile send any of your pics to photos@ernefestival.com and we’ll be sure to upload the best ones onto the site as well.

Thanks to everyone for attending and to all the committee for their hard work in organizing all the events.

Looking Back.. Fancy Dress Pics Now Online

cianwalsh — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:29:19 +0000

After a week of recovery, we’ve managed to get through some of the mountain of photos from the Fancy Dress nights from previous years. We think this year’s Fancy Dress will be the biggest to date with people flooding into town from Cavan, Derry, Cork and even a few Swedes who took a wrong turn at Dublin.We hopefully will have a fuller showing of pictures up around town soon but we have to weed out the ones that are PG-13.

Click below to see more pictures (there’s quite a few pictures so it may take a minute or so to load properly.)
If you have any pictures from the night itself that don’t break any deceny laws, please send them on to photos@ernefestival.com and we’ll include in our next gallery

What do you mean there’s a Fancy Dress on?

The Council workers take a break

Greens are good for you

Wigs are the new black this season

Superman gets all the girls

Sunglasses at Night..why not

Can someone plug a brother in?

Where’s me troosers?

If you’re missing tea towels, you know where they’ve gone

And your curtains

Arrghhh!! That’s must be the drink talking….

Ribena was down to one berry by the end of the night

On day release from the Louvre

Even nature needs a night off every now and again…..

Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman

Which way to Aintree?

Can’t talk now..Have to invade Poland.

Anyone for a haircut?

listen.. far too much to say from now on about last years fancy dress .. so we will say nothing form now on!!.. are you in this bunch?? enjoy..

Thank You!! To all our sponsors of this ‘09 Festival of the Erne..

cianwalsh — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:17:16 +0000

A massive thank you to all our sponsors of this years Festival of the Erne ‘09.. Without you and the support of our local community it just would not be possible.. Thanks..

As for everyone else.. .. Enjoy It!!!!

Move over Galway Races

cianwalsh — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:31:03 +0000

The pigs have other ideas. As part of the Sunday entertainment the Main Street was closed off for some frantic betting on racers of a smaller stature.
Though the jockeys were to scale…..

Raft Race Photos Online

cianwalsh — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:21:18 +0000

The Raft Race this year attracted crafts of every shape and size. The winners of this years event had to not only race the course but collect rubber rings from the banks of the river as they paddled furiously. The overall winner of the time trail section was the Pink Pearl Pirates from Ballyconnell.
Click below to see the rest of the fun from the day….

Wet but Happy

All dressed up with nowhere to go (yet)

The New Look this season…Rubber and Pink

Waiting for the Start

The safety boat comes under attack

Overwhelmed by the Rings

Travelling in Style

Seamus defends himself from the water balloons.

Nuns on the Run

I think I’m a medium..not a large..

The Bouncy Castle takes to the Water

The Lads taking it easy

I dropped my contact here somewhere

The Crom Boys give it their all

That all looks a bit too soggy for me…

Sink or Swim…or keep Paddling

Underwater Traffic Lights

Does this ring make my bum look big?…

The last doughnut is mine.

The crowd waits with baited breath

Where on earth could they be going?

Let the clutch off easy and fasten your seatbelts.

All systems go says the captain.

Nationwide drops in for a Visit

cianwalsh — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:13:42 +0000

The crew of RTE’s Nationwide programme were in town on Saturday to cover some of the day’s events. We’d like to thank all for their attendance at the events and hopefully we will see Belturbet in the near future on a screen near you.
Pictured above is Nationwide presenter Mary Kennedy interviewing Brendan D’Arcy (our local and national wakeboarding champion) about their part in our sucessfull James Bond Experience.

Thank You!! , Our Local Sponsers Of The 2009 Festival

cianwalsh — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:34:35 +0000

A massive thank you to all the sponsors of this years Belturbet Festival of The Erne’09