2ND DAY OF THE FESTIVAL… WHATS ON?!

Thinking of heading down to the dlr Festival of World Cultures? WHAT’S STOPPING YOU…?! With lots to do, see, hear and taste it’s going to be a great day for families, kids and adults. Travel the green way to Dun Laoghaire by taking the Dart or bus.

Your first port of call on arrival should be to one of the information booths to pick up a brochure, which has a map of all locations on the back. If you are looking to de-stress, head to Health & Harmony Global Therapies Fair upstairs at the Council Offices, where you can visit stands and speak with practitioners of yoga, reflexology, massage therapies and reiki. Across the road on Harbour Plaza you will find the World Dance Plaza for some Flamenco, Cameroonian, Brazilian and Salsa Dancing.
A short stroll along the waterfront will bring you to the beautiful People’s Park for Great Explorations – Around the World in a Day… Wear your best safari hat and start your expedition in the Antarctic Explorers Area. Move onto the warmer Bengal Tiger Tent for Exotic Flower-Making and the Cubs and Chimps dance workshops. Making sure not to miss out on the main stage with Ghanaian super stars Adesa, the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company, Sambarrada and Mexico’s Don Fallo Figueroa.
Or head up to a new festival event in Clarinda Park, Feast Americana in celebration of the quintessential American style country fair. Showcasing a sumptuous range of traditional food, dance shows, arts and crafts and on stage have a listen to Mirenda Rosenburg and Prison Love for bluegrass and country music.
Continuing on down from the People’s Park is Newtownsmith and Sunday’s Main Stage serves up heavenly gospel vocals and Eastern beats. Babylon Circus’ infusion of Balkan gypsy music, French chanson, Algerian rai and Moroccan Gnawa will electrify audiences while cultural ambassadors the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan perform traditional Rajasthani folk tunes with a spectacular dancer and fakir. Headlining this stage is Oumou Sangare with her soaring and sensuous range and rhythms.
If you’re hungry, the International Food Traders, Mela Market and Feast Americana Food Traders… the ideal way to satisfy hard-working festival appetites!
If you missed out on a ticket for tonight’s sold out performance by spiritual mystic and Sufi devotional singer Sain Zahoor at the Pavilion Theatre then don’t panic… there are tickets available for the following:

FESTIVAL CLUB
Kingston Hotel Ballroom | Sun 30 Aug | 8.30pm (doors 8pm) | €15
Featuring an exotic line-up with passionate Buenos Aires tangos from Ariel Hernandez and Dermot Dunne and Congolese guitar melodies from Niwel Tsumbu. Ghana’s Adesa sets the pace for the unmissable collaboration between Steve Cooney and DakhaBrakha.

ORIENT EXPRESS presents…
Yurodny and North Strand Kontra Band plus Disorientalist and Lex Woo with Tarab Percussion.
Loft at The Purty Kitchen | Sun 30 Aug | 9pm (doors 8pm) | €15
Dublin based nine-piece gypsy and Balkan band Yurodny are described as “triumphant… vibrant and irresistible”, with the group releasing their second album ‘Evenset’ in Ireland in October. The North Strand Kontra Band’s east European folk sound is a modern take on traditional styles imparted lively and unrestrained. DJ, VJ and producer from Lahore, Disorientalist, is joined by DJ Lex Woo and Fadi Hatoum on darabouka.

Or for something a bit different…
STORYTELLINGS
An Evening of Storytelling with Jack Lynch, Michael Harvey, Kate Corkery & Eloho Rose Egwuterai
Royal Marine Hotel Martello Suite | Sun 30 Aug | 7.30pm (doors 7pm) | €12
Following last year’s sold out event the Festival, in association with Storytellers of Ireland, is delighted to once again present an enchanted evening of multicultural stories; celebrating one of the oldest art forms in the world

And remember…
Last Dart Southbound from Dún Laoghaire
Sunday 30th To Bray: 23.53 To Greystones: 23.12
Last Dart Northbound from Dún Laoghaire
Sunday 30th: To Connolly: 23.48 To Howth: 23.28

Hope to see you down here today!!