Leixlip Festival - Co Kildare

Friday 3rd - Monday 6th June 2011

This year’s festival will host the largest street carnival ever. Saturday and Sunday will be dedicated to the street carnival with the Main Street being closed to traffic between the hours of midday and 11pm inclusive. On Monday the return of the extremely popular Tug O War competition will take place with the Main Street being closed from 12 midday until 7pm.

Entertainment such as Bui Bolg, from Wexford; Cork Circus; Tumble Circus and Punch and Judy shows will be entertaining all day long. There will also be many street performers, including puppeteers; acrobats; fire-eaters and magicians which are guaranteed to appeal to all ages.

This year’s musical will appeal to music fans of any genre and is guaranteed to entertain with Elvis The Way It Was; Full Moon; The Highway Men and Cassidy Says. The Irish Farmers Market will be welcomed for the first time to the Festival. The markets themselves will be extremely large with a huge variety of goods.

There will also be a number of stalls with an array of Arts and Crafts. The spectacular fireworks display will take place on Sunday night.

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Hospitality

• Court Yard Hotel, The
  (0.1km)NE
• McAllister's Quality Fishmonger
  (2.8km)SE
• Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
  (5.9km)NW
• Dunboyne Castle Hotel & Spa
  (6.0km)NE
• Glenroyal Hotel & Leisure Club
  (6.7km)NW
• Castleknock Hotel
  (6.9km)NE
• Avenue Cafe
  (6.9km)NW
• Ely Wine Store
  (6.9km)NW
• Crowne Plaza Blanchardstown
  (7.5km)NE
• Forchetta
  (7.5km)NE
• Cliff at Lyons and The Mill Restaurant
  (7.6km)SW
• Cake Stand, The
  (7.6km)SW
• Shoda Market Café
  (7.7km)NW
• Twelfth Lock Hotel, The
  (8.5km)NE
• The Anglers Rest
  (8.7km)SE
• Avoca Dunboyne
  (8.8km)NE
• Natasha's Living Foods
  (8.8km)SE
• Avoca Cafe Rathcoole
  (9.1km)SE
• Barberstown Castle
  (9.1km)SW
• Carlton Hotel Blanchardstown
  (9.5km)NE

Special Offers

• Countryside Midweek Escapes to Cliff at Lyons

• CLIFF Group

  January Sale - Cliff House Hotel Ardmore Co Waterford and Cliff at Lyons Celbridge Co Kildare

• Barberstown Castle Spring Escape package

  One of Irleand’s most appealing castle hotels, Barberstown Castle has evolved around an original Medieval Castle Keep of 1288 and is very conveniently located, with easy access to Dublin and close to four major motorway links in the heart of Ireland's Ancient East.

Self Catering

• Castletown Gatelodges
  (3.9km)SW
• No. 25 Eustace Street
  (15.1km)SE
• The Merrion Mews & Stables
  (16.1km)SE
• Avon Ri Blessington Resort
  (23.3km)SW
• The Cottage
  (24.3km)SE
• The Cottages
  (40.0km)NE
• Tankardstown House & Cottages
  (42.1km)NW
• Clonabreany House
  (54.3km)NW
• Wicklow Lighthouse
  (54.8km)SE

Farmers Markets

• Liffey Valley Shopping Centre - Dublin 22 - Fridays
  (6.7km)SE
• Celbridge - Village at Lyons - Co Kildare - Fridays
  (7.6km)SW
• Castleknock Village Food
  (8.5km)NE
• Citywest Shopping Centre - Dublin
  (9.3km)SE
• South Dublin Co Co Tallaght - Dublin 24 - Friday
  (11.4km)SE
• Honest2Goodness - Glasnevin Dublin 11 - Saturdays
  (13.5km)NE
• Smithfield Outdoor Food - Dublin 1 - Fridays
  (14.2km)SE
• Dublin Food Co-op - Dublin 8 - Thursdays & Saturdays
  (14.4km)SE
• Temple Bar Food - Dublin City - Saturdays
  (15.1km)SE
• Coppinger Row Outdoor Food - Thursdays
  (15.3km)SE
• Ballymun - Dublin - Every Thursday
  (15.4km)NE
• Harcourt Street - Dublin 2 - Thursdays
  (15.5km)SE
• Ranelagh - Dublin - Sundays
  (15.9km)SE
• Mespil Road Gourmet Food - Dublin 4 - Thursdays
  (16.4km)SE
• Pearse Street - Saturdays
  (16.6km)SE
• Grand Canal Village - Dublin -
  (16.9km)SE
• Marlay Park Food - Co Dublin - Saturday & Sunday
  (17.5km)SE
• Point Village - Dublin - Saturdays & Sundays
  (17.5km)SE
• Naas - County Kildare
  (19.6km)SW
• Fingal - Swords Co Dublin - Saturdays
  (20.9km)NE
• Red Stables Food - Clontarf Dublin - Saturdays
  (21.2km)NE
• Leopardstown - County Dublin - Fridays
  (22.7km)SE
• Malahide - County Dublin - Saturdays
  (24.4km)NE
• Cabinteely Park - Co Dublin - Sundays
  (24.8km)SE
• Portmarnock - Co Dublin - Sundays
  (25.2km)NE
• Dun Laoghaire - Peoples Park - County Dublin - Sundays
  (25.4km)SE
• Howth - County Dublin - Sundays
  (27.8km)NE
• Bray - County Wicklow - Saturdays
  (31.0km)SE
• Fingal Food Fayre - Rush - County Dublin
  (31.3km)NE
• Skerries - Skerries Mills - County Dublin
  (33.9km)NE
• Balbriggan Fish & - Co Dublin
  (34.0km)NE
• Laytown - Sonairte Co Meath - 1st & 3rd Sunday each Month
  (38.2km)NE
• Drogheda - Co Louth - Thursdays
  (40.1km)NE
• Kells - Co Meath - Saturdays
  (47.8km)NW
• Kells - County Meath - Saturdays
  (48.0km)NW
• Athy - County Kildare - Sundays
  (52.9km)SW
• Carnaross Local Food - Co Meath - Saturdays
  (56.7km)NW

Tourist Attractions

• Castletown House
  (2.9km)SE
• Fort Lucan
  (3.4km)SE
• Maynooth Castle
  (7.2km)SE
• Farmleigh House & Estate
  (8.6km)SE
• National Aquatic Centre - AquaZone
  (8.6km)SE
• Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle
  (10.6km)SE
• Phoenix Park
  (10.8km)SE
• Aras an Uachtarain
  (11.5km)SE
• Kilmainham Gaol
  (12.2km)SE
• Dublin Zoo
  (12.4km)SE
• Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) - Royal Hospital Kilmainham
  (12.8km)SE
• Guinness Storehouse
  (13.7km)SE
• National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
  (13.7km)SE
• Glasnevin Museum
  (13.9km)SE
• The Old Jameson Distillery
  (14.3km)SE
• Christ Church Cathedral
  (14.7km)SE
• Clare Museum
  (14.7km)SE
• Dublinia
  (14.7km)SE
• Saint Patricks Cathedral
  (14.7km)SE
• St Marys Abbey
  (14.8km)SE
• Chester Beatty Library
  (15.0km)SE
• Dublin Castle
  (15.0km)SE
• Hugh Lane Gallery
  (15.0km)SE
• National Leprechaun Museum
  (15.0km)SE
• National Photographic Archive
  (15.0km)SE
• Dublin City Hall - Story of the Capital
  (15.1km)SE
• The Ark
  (15.1km)SE
• National Wax Museum Plus
  (15.3km)SE
• Rathfarnham Castle
  (15.5km)SE
• Iveagh Gardens
  (15.6km)SE
• Little Museum of Dublin
  (15.6km)SE
• St Stephens Green
  (15.6km)SE
• Viking Splash Tours
  (15.6km)SE
• National Concert Hall
  (15.7km)SE
• National Library of Ireland
  (15.8km)SE
• National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology
  (15.8km)SE
• Government Buildings
  (15.9km)SE
• Trinity College Dublin & Book of Kells
  (15.9km)SE
• Croke Park & GAA Museum
  (16.0km)SE
• Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship Famine Museum
  (16.0km)SE
• National Gallery of Ireland
  (16.0km)SE
• Natural History Museum
  (16.0km)SE
• The Science Gallery
  (16.0km)SE
• Number Twenty Nine - Georgian House Museum
  (16.3km)SE
• Pearse Museum & St. Endas Park
  (16.5km)SE
• Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre
  (16.9km)SE
• Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium
  (17.4km)SE
• Casino Marino
  (17.5km)SE
• Aviva Stadium
  (17.7km)SE
• The Butlers Chocolate Experience
  (18.5km)SE
• Tayto Park
  (20.0km)SE
• Imaginosity - Dublins Children Museum
  (20.5km)SE
• Leopardstown Racecourse
  (22.6km)SE
• Malahide Castle
  (23.4km)SE
• Hill of Tara
  (25.1km)SE
• Russborough House
  (25.1km)SE
• Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
  (27.3km)SE
• National Transport Museum
  (27.3km)SE
• Lusk Heritage Centre
  (28.0km)SE
• Trim Castle
  (28.9km)SE
• Xtreme.ie - Adventure Centre
  (30.0km)SE
• National Sea Life Centre
  (31.6km)SE
• Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park
  (32.3km)SE
• Skerries Mills
  (34.4km)SE
• Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens
  (36.4km)SE
• Newgrange & Knowth - Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre
  (36.9km)SE
• Funtasia Waterpark
  (38.6km)SE
• Wicklow Mountains National Park
  (38.9km)SE
• Battle of the Boyne
  (39.9km)SE
• Funtasia Bettystown
  (40.6km)SE
• Glendalough
  (40.8km)SE
• Old Mellifont Abbey
  (42.1km)SE
• Dwyer McAllister Cottage
  (44.8km)SE

Golf Courses

• Carton House Golf Club
  (5.9km) NW
• Castleknock Golf Club
  (6.9km) NE
• CityWest Golf Club
  (9.2km) SE
• K Club, The - Ryder Cup 2006
  (10.9km) SW
• Killeen Golf Club
  (13.6km) SW
• Palmerstown House Golf Club
  (14.8km) SW
• South County Golf Club
  (15.2km) SE
• Saint Margarets Golf Club
  (15.8km) NE
• Castle Golf Club
  (16.0km) SE
• Millicent Golf & Country Club
  (16.0km) SW
• Naas Golf Club
  (16.2km) SW
• Grange Golf Club
  (16.5km) SE
• Forest Little Golf Club
  (18.0km) NE
• Roganstown Golf & Country Club
  (19.8km) NE
• Royal Dublin Golf Club, The
  (21.2km) SE
• Saint Annes Golf Club
  (23.4km) NE
• Malahide Golf Club
  (24.2km) NE
• Portmarnock Golf Club
  (24.7km) NE
• Rathcore Golf and Country Club
  (25.0km) NW
• Island Golf Club, The
  (25.1km) NE
• Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links
  (25.2km) NE
• Hollywood Lakes Golf Club
  (25.6km) NE
• Balcarrick Golf Club
  (26.8km) NE
• Beaverstown Golf Club
  (26.9km) NE
• Tulfarris Golf Resort
  (26.9km) SW
• Royal Tara Golf Club
  (27.3km) NW
• Knightsbrook Golf Club
  (27.5km) NW
• Dun Laoghaire Golf Club
  (28.3km) SE
• Powerscourt Golf Club
  (28.4km) SE
• County Meath Golf Club
  (28.5km) NW
• MoyValley Golf Club
  (29.5km) NW
• Woodbrook Golf Club
  (30.0km) SE
• Curragh Golf Club
  (32.4km) SW
• Rathsallagh Golf Club
  (40.5km) SW
• Druids Glen Golf Club
  (40.7km) SE
• Laytown and Bettystown Golf Club
  (41.3km) NE
• County Louth Golf Club (Baltray)
  (44.2km) NE
• Headfort Golf Club
  (46.1km) NW
• Seapoint Golf Club
  (46.5km) NE
• Heritage Golf Club, The
  (50.6km) SW
• Wicklow Golf Club
  (53.2km) SE
• Kilkea Castle Golf Resort
  (53.7km) SW
• Blainroe Golf Club
  (56.3km) SE

Gardens

• Primrose Hill
  (2.8km)SE
• Lodge Park Walled Gardens
  (10.4km)SW
• National Botanic Gardens
  (14.7km)NE
• Glendale Gardens
  (16.0km)SE
• Hunting Brook Gardens
  (16.1km)SW
• Dillon Garden, The
  (16.8km)SE
• June Blakes Garden & Nursery
  (18.1km)SW
• Airfield Gardens
  (19.0km)SE
• Burton Hall
  (21.2km)SE
• Carysfort Lodge
  (21.8km)SE
• The Talbot Botanic Gardens
  (23.4km)NE
• Grasse Cottage
  (24.6km)SE
• Knockrose Garden
  (25.8km)SE
• Rathmichael Lodge
  (27.6km)SE
• 21 Library Road
  (28.1km)SE
• Powerscourt Gardens
  (28.2km)SE
• Knockmore
  (28.9km)SE
• Corke Lodge
  (29.2km)SE
• Killruddery House & Gardens
  (32.2km)SE
• Ardgillan Castle & Demesne
  (33.1km)NE
• Ballindoolin House & Garden
  (36.3km)NW
• Williamstown Garden
  (36.6km)NW
• National Garden Exhibition Centre
  (38.6km)SE
• Warble Bank
  (39.2km)SE
• Beaulieu House, Gardens and Car Museum
  (42.3km)NE
• Listoke Gardens
  (43.3km)NE
• Grove Gardens
  (43.8km)NW
• Rockfield House
  (46.0km)NW
• Mount Usher Gardens
  (46.8km)SE
• Burtown House Gardens
  (48.9km)SW
• Kilmacurragh Arboretum - National Botanic Garden
  (53.0km)SE
• Loughcrew Historic Gardens
  (60.4km)NW

Nearby Towns/Areas

• Leixlip
  (0.7km) SE
• Leixlip
  (0.7km) SE
• Lucan
  (2.8km) SE
• Dublin 22
  (5.9km) SE
• Dunboyne
  (6.3km) NE
• Maynooth
  (6.7km) NW
• Newcastle
  (7.1km) SW
• Celbridge
  (7.6km) SW
• Dublin 20
  (8.0km) SE
• Dublin 15
  (8.4km) NE

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