Volvo Ocean Race Galway Events South Africa Day July 8th

Posted July 8, 2012 by Robert in News

Volvo Ocean Race Galway South Africa Day

The last day of the Volvo Ocean Race Festival in Galway City, what a week its being in Galway!

Well done to Lets Do It Galway for organising the event so well and lets hope we get a stopover for Galway in the Volvo Ocean Race 2015

Dont Forget its the last day of the Salthill Festival and with the Sun Shining and so much great family entertainment going on in Salthill this afternoon with DJ Will Softly, Mattie Griffin performing amazing stunts on his motorbike and of course the hooker racing on Galway Bay also don’t forget to drop into the EXPO tent in Salthill See the full programme below.

Highlights

Visit of His Excellency Jeremaih Ndou, South African Ambasador to Ireland Time TBC

Galway Hooker Association GHA Hooker Racing 11.30 am

An Afternoon in Vienna- Vladimir Jablokov – Global Village, Global Arena 3pm

Festival Finale Party Global Village, Global Arena 7pm

Time ETA 2pm

Visit of His Excellency Jeremaih Ndou, South African Ambasador to Ireland to Scholars Walk

9am

COPE Triathlon (until 12.30pm)

10am

Stay Safe at Sea (until 7pm) Marine Pillar, Global Village

10am

Try Sailing with Galway Bay Sailing Club and Volvo Ocean Race Academy (from 11am) – inside Hare/Mutton until 5pm

10am

All Day Fashion, jewellery and beauty exhibitions. Global Village, Style Platform

10am

All day – Artisan Food Market showcasing Irish artisan food producers in the Food Pavilion, Global Village

Computer and Communications Exhibit; Science and Technology Vision Show, Innovation Hub, Global Village until 8pm

10.15 am

Euro- toques Mini Chef’s Children’s Cookery Workshops JP McMahon, Cava Restaurant, Galway in the Food Pavillion, Global Village

11am

Street Theatre and Roving Entertainment (until 7pm) Race Village

11.30 am

Galway Hooker Association GHA Hooker Racing (until 5pm)

12.30pm

West Coast Cooking: Cookery Demo with Chef Xin Sun, Ballynahinch Castle Hotel in the Food Pavillion, Global Village

1pm

Roots of Africa followed by Noriana Kennedy, Fox Avenue, Key West and DJ iRadio in Race Village, iRadio Marina Stage

1pm

The Sunseekers followed by Dan Trayers Band, The Bogus Pogues, Touloking, So Cow, Stephen James Band and Propeller Palms. Global Village Main Stage

1pm

Theatre, Drama, Documentaries from Tuam Youth Theatre, followed by The Galway Fringe Festival and The little Cinema: Global Village Theatre & Spoken Word Stages (until 7pm)

2pm

The Wooden Spoon: Emer Murray, Goyas, Galway in the Global Village, Food Pavilion

3pm

An Afternoon in Vienna – Vladimir Jablokov Global Village, Global Arena

3pm

Kite Surfing Demo (until 6pm) Galway Bay

3.30pm

West Coast Cooking: The Chefs and Food of the West Coast of Ireland: Keith Carden, O’Gradys on the Pier, Global Village, Food Pavilion

5pm

Food Skills: One Chicken, Three Meals: Ronan Byrne, The Friendly Farmer: Global Village, Food Pavilion

7pm

Festival Finale Party Global Village, Global Arena – Tickets 12 Euro