Festival of World Cultures

[Colm Moore]

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/Travel-News/Festival-of-World-Cultures-23rd-to-25th-July-2010/

Festival of World Cultures 23rd to 25th July 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Festival of World Cultures 23rd to 25th July 2010

Featuring over 800 artists from 33 countries in 180 events, the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Festival of World Cultures celebrates its 10th anniversary with its strongest line-up yet. With new dates at the end of July, the Festival provides audiences with the best multi-arts, multi-cultural holiday feast of the summer without ever needing to leave Ireland.

This year’s three-day festival – a Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council event – incorporates Irish premieres of some of the world’s most outstanding musicians, including: legendary Algerian King of Raï, Khaled; former Sigur Rós string section and Icelandic Cultural Award winners Amiina; Beninese voodoo funk sensations Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou; Malian superstar Rokia Traoré; and creative revolutionary Jah Wobble with his new project The Nippon Dub Ensemble.

With more than 387 hours of activities over the Festival weekend, the dlr Festival of World Cultures, named one of the Top 25 International Music Festivals by Songlines Magazine, is a diverse and fun-filled exploration of performance, world crafts, dance, art, faith, cuisine and music that attracts family, ethnic community and music audiences from Ireland and abroad. Its unique combination of free and great-value ticketed events is unrivalled in Ireland.

[Colm Moore]

http://irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=853

Festival of World Cultures July 24th and 25th - Dún Laoghaire by Marketing Department

Immersed in folk, traditional, eclectic, tribal, digital and the experimental, the dlr Festival of World Cultures presents a kaleidoscopic programme of concerts & club nights, fairs & markets, performances, street events, workshops and so much more. Ireland’s first Global Carnival!!

The Festival is committed to presenting a series of world music concerts that can be experienced by all in a unique and intimate local setting while also offering a ‘passport to the world’ programme of events, many of which are free to all.

Staged throughout the historic port town of Dún Laoghaire, the dlr Festival of World Cultures is an annual international arts festival celebrating cultural diversity. Through a policy of partnership and participation the Festival undertakes to focus on developing new community audiences, and to provide accessible performances and activities for all ages.

DART services from Dún Laoghaire station

Saturday 24th July:

Last services southbound from Dún Laoghaire

2304 Dún Laoghaire to Bray
2319 Dún Laoghaire to Greystones
2344 Dún Laoghaire to Bray
2354 Dún Laoghaire to Greystones

Last services northbound from Dún Laoghaire

2259 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
2314 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide
2339 Dún Laoghaire to Howth (normally operates to Connolly)
2400 Dún Laoghaire to Connolly (special service)

Sunday 25th July:

Last services southbound from Dún Laoghaire

2224 Dún Laoghaire to Greystones
2253 Dún Laoghaire to Bray
2324 Dún Laoghaire to Greystones
2353 Dún Laoghaire to Bray

Services northbound from Dún Laoghaire

1718 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
1738 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide
1758 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
1805 approx special service all stations to Connolly from Plaform 3
1818 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
1826 approx special service all stations to Connolly from Plaform 3
1834 approx special service all stations to Connolly from Plaform 3
1838 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide
1901 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
1910 approx special service all stations to Connolly from Plaform 3
1918 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide
1928 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
1935 approx special service all stations to Connolly from Plaform 3
1948 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
2003 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
2011 Intercity service direct to Connolly
2018 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide
2048 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
2118 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide
2148 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
2218 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide
2243 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
2331 Dún Laoghaire to Howth
2348 Dún Laoghaire to Malahide (normally operates to Connolly)

Avoid queues, travel early and buy return tickets. All tickets can be purchased in advance from any Iarnród Éireann booking office.

for more information on the festival go to http://www.festivalofworldcultures.com/