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Milford is getting ready to come alive this August as a brand-new summer festival brings three days of music, entertainment and family activities to the town.<\/p>\n
The inaugural Milford Summer Festival will run from Friday 7 August to Sunday 9 August 2026, with a packed programme featuring live bands, children\u2019s entertainment, sporting events, a heritage walk, a colour run and plenty more.<\/p>\n
The festival has been organised by the Milford Events Committee, a new community group formed in November 2025. Members have been meeting regularly over recent months to create a fresh programme of events for Milford and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n
At the heart of the weekend will be the Gig Rig, which will be set up in the Town Car Park beside the Graffiti Wall.<\/p>\n
Parking will be available at the Council Office, Milford Health Centre, the Cow Market, Manus O\u2019Donnell\u2019s field, Milford Hall and the football pitch.<\/p>\n
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The festival will officially open at 7pm on Friday, with Cathal Hagan performing the honours before music from Malachi and Catriona gets the celebrations underway.<\/p>\n
Family fun throughout Saturday<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s programme begins at 10am with a Gaelic4Mothers&Others ladies\u2019 Gaelic football event at Moyle View Park.<\/p>\n
A FREE Kids\u2019 Fun Day will run from 12 noon until 6pm, while local history will take centre stage during a heritage walk with Sheila Friel, departing from the Festival Office at 12 noon.<\/p>\n
Four-legged family members will also have their chance to shine at the Pet Show at 1pm. Registration opens at the Gig Rig at 12.30pm, with an entry fee of \u20ac5.<\/p>\n
The afternoon will continue with a Battle of the Bands at 2pm and a single versus married men\u2019s and women\u2019s football match at the Astro Pitch at 3pm.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Maria McCormick and Friends will perform at the Gig Rig from 4pm, followed by Shane McGinley at 6pm.<\/p>\n Popular local band Rhythm & Sticks will then take to the stage at 8pm for Saturday night\u2019s headline performance.<\/p>\n Music, colour and plenty of surprises on Sunday<\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s entertainment begins at 12 noon with Ruair\u00ed Friel and Friends, joined by dancers from Scoil Rince N\u00ed Ghallch\u00f3ir.<\/p>\n A Milford Jiu-Jitsu display will take place at 2pm, before the colourful festival fun continues with a Colour Run at 3pm. Registration will be held at the Festival Office from 2.30pm, with entry costing \u20ac3.<\/p>\n At 4pm, special guest Gavin McAteer will be placed in the firing line for the festival\u2019s \u201cSoak the Coach\u201d event.<\/p>\n Keelan Pritchard will provide live music from 5pm, followed by the closing ceremony and presentations at 7pm.<\/p>\n Country music star David James and his band will bring the inaugural festival to a lively end with a performance at the Gig Rig from 8pm.<\/p>\n Cullen\u2019s Funfair will also be in Milford throughout the weekend, while buskers and street performers bring more music buzz to the town.<\/p>\n Singing pubs begin the celebrations<\/p>\n The festival build-up will begin even earlier with the Singing Pubs competition taking place at 9pm each evening from Monday to Thursday.<\/p>\n The opening night will be held at Burger Jacks on Monday 3 August, followed by the Hi-Da-Way Bar on Tuesday and Dusty\u2019s Bar on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The final will take place at the Traveller\u2019s Inn on Thursday 6 August and will also feature the selection of the Festival Queen.<\/p>\n The festival committee has thanked everyone who has helped to organise, support, sponsor and volunteer for the event.<\/p>\n The Milford Summer Festival is a free family weekend, although small entry fees apply to selected activities.<\/p>\n Save the dates, 7th, 8th and 9th August 2026, and get ready for a memorable weekend in Milford!<\/p>\n For updates, follow the MilfordEvents page<\/a> here.<\/p>\n![\"TCS](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tcs-invites-students-to-tackle-real-world-challenges-through-ai-hackathon.jpg\")
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