Picture: Eamonn Keogh
There will be a real party atmosphere on the streets of Killarney this weekend as the town stages the inaugural Halloween Shopping Festival where the least scary thing will be the great value prices on offer in the local stores.
The big celebration, to be formally launched on Friday evening by Mayor of Killarney, Cllr Maura Healy-Rae, will have something for everybody to enjoy.
Given the howling Halloween theme, there is a real danger that things will go bump in the night but there will be plenty of daytime fun too when Killarney fully embraces the spirit of the season.
Retail stores will join in the fun and games with a fabulous family atmosphere, brilliant in-store promotions and great giveaways and there will be live music and street entertainment, themed stalls to add to the atmosphere and the dark triangular eyes of creepily carved pumpkins watching over many stores.
Much of the outdoor activity will be focused on Main Street where there will be cabin vendors selling their wares, face painting and balloon modelling, the Radio Kerry Roadshow on Saturday from 11am and Disney characters out and about meeting the children and the young at heart.
The Three O’s will perform on Main Street on Saturday afternoon and the Killorglin Pipe Band will strike up on College Square before parading to Main Street.
The emphasis will be on fun for all the family and with Killarney’s designation as an autism-friendly town, there will be a universal and warm welcome for all throughout the weekend.
“Killarney Chamber is delighted to be in a position to organise this very unique and exciting festival with our retail sector,” said festival organiser Bridget O’Keeffe.
“It will promote shopping and the fabulous experience of visiting the town and all it has to give and it will really showcase the great retail offering on the streets,” she added.
The novel festival will celebrate a favourite family time of the year as only Killarney can with a real focus on the commercial life of the town which will very soon become an even more attractive shopping destination.
The Killarney Shopping Festival is being organised by Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce and sponsored by AIB, Killarney Credit Union and Kerry County Council with media sponsorship by O’Mahony Media/KillarneyToday.com and the Killarney Advertiser.
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