10am - 2pm Art Camp for 6 to 16 year olds in the Emerald Ballroom. Book by Saturday 28th of June at the Oat Gallery, 087 2788402. Fee €45. Family rates apply. 7pm Crumbs & Cream Art Exhibition entitled Particles of a Star by local artist Grellan Ganly. 10am - 2pm Art Camp in the Emerald Ballroom/MV Enterprise. 11am D'Cube Fia Nua, Brothers of Charity Ballinasloe Services and Deerpark/Slua Cairde Arts and Drama Group coming together to exhibit a body of work. The exhibition is called Vis-ability. 2.15pm Ballinasloe Library Storytelling for tots with Danielle Allison. 7pm D'Cube Talk on his experiences as a volunteer during the Special Olympics by Ronan Browne. 7:30pm Ballinasloe Library Art Exhibition by Christy Murray. 10am - 2pm Art Camp in the Emerald Ballroom/MV Enterprise. 8pm Tosnú Art Gallery Art Exhibition by Joyce Little and Tommy Campbell. 7pm D'Cube Battle of the Bands. The overall best performers on the night will take part in a digital recording with the professional and highly sought after Ian Brabazon on Thursday 10th of July. For details contact Conor at 087 7515403.

10am - 2pm Art Camp in the Emerald Ballroom/MV Enterprise. 7pm Ballinasloe Town Hall Lambert Puppet Theatre with Paula Lambert presents Cinderella. Tickets €7.50 from the Oat Gallery, 087 2788402, Leahy's Pharmacy and on the door. 8pm Ballinasloe Library Poetry and launch of the book Rewind with Zara Little-Campbell. 10am - 2pm Art Camp in the Emerald Ballroom/MV Enterprise. 12pm Barrel Organ performance by Armin Razo-Katz. 8:30pm Marina The rich talents of Irish music and song performed by Junior Ceomhaltas, followed by the Lucan Gospel Singers celebrating their tenth year as a group. 9.30pm Feature Event A colourful and unique parade which will make its way through the town to the Marina, arriving around 10pm, followed by a firework display. 12 midnight Gullanes Hotel disco with DJ Nikki Hayes, admission €10 on the door.

11am Ballinasloe Library Storytime for children. 12pm St. Michael’s Square Street Entertainment from the Gombeen Theatre Group. 8pm Ballinasloe Town Hall Neil Delamere is one of the top headline acts working in the Irish comedy scene today. Having performed on 5 continents, he staged his debut solo show in the Edinburgh festival in 2004. Tickets €20, can be purchased from the Oat Gallery, 087 2788402, Leahy's Pharmacy and on the door. 11:30pm The Usual Bar Music with the Festival Club. 2pm The Marina Family day including a Teddy Bear's Picnic. 3pm MV Enterprise The culmination of a week long workshop will see local children perform the legendary tale of the Sons of Tuireann. 4pm MV Enterprise The closing ceremony will see the presentation of medals to all of the children who participated in the art, theatre, music and dance workshops. 6:30pm An Táin Music with Emmet Scanlan & What The Good Thought.

Ballinasloe Community Arts Group (BCAG) consists of a small band of dedicated volunteers who came together in 2002 to help promote the Arts locally.

Since its foundation the group has provided a wide variety of public entertainment including music, comedy, drama and visual arts as well as a wide range of events catering for children.

The highlight of each year however is an tSuca Fiáin River and Arts Festival which is now in its seventh year.

There are two themes which underpin the context and the ethos of the festival. The first is that the festival is predominantly aimed at a younger audience so throughout the week children's workshops in theatre, music, samba and art will be in full swing.

The second theme is the link with the river itself, largely due to the unique floating theatre which has been sailing in to Ballinasloe since 2000. Everyone will be looking forward to the arrival of captains Conal Kearney and Ian Brabazon in to the marina this summer.

Committee Members

Group Members

Carol Cox, Grellan Ganly, Joyce Little, Danielle Allison, Patricia Ronaldson, Miriam Grealy, Sinéad Killeen, James O'Sullivan, Gerard Ward, Robert Ronaldson.

Festival Sponsors

Galway County Council, Waterways Ireland, Ballinasloe Town Council, The Oat Gallery, Stronge Photography, Leahy's Pharmacy, Brackernagh Property Development, Hutchinson and Davidson Solicitors, Tranquillity Beauty Salon, Healy's Pharmacy, Patrick Hogan & Co. Solicitors, Fair and Murtagh Solicitors, Western Automation Research and Development, Bank of Ireland, McKeon Sand & Gravel Ltd, The Usual, An Táin, Gullane's Hotel, Ballinasloe Credit Union, Premier Proteins.

Acknowledgements

We would like to sincerely thank the following for all of their help and support.
Galway County Council (Arts Office), Ballinasloe Town Council, Waterways Ireland, The Oat Gallery, Stronge Photography, Leahy’s Pharmacy, D’Cube, Ballinasole Tidy Towns, Ballinasloe Gardaí, Ballinasloe Fire Brigade, Civil Defence, Community Wardens, Thomas & Caroline Gullane and staff at Gullanes Hotel, Mary Dillon and staff, Ballinasloe Library, Anne Conlon and staff, Crumbs and Cream, Brendan Cullen, Town Hall Theatre, Ballinasloe, Robert Ronaldson, The Emerald Ballroom, Pat Joe Guinnessy, Pat McGovern, Ian Brabazon, Conal Kearney, Sheena Breathnach, Helen Butler, Evanna Ryan, Fiona Moore, Fiona Maloney.