NEWS

KIRKINTILLOCH CANAL FESTIVAL 2010

Sunday 29th August 2010

Celebrating Kirkintilloch's Past, Present and Future

The 2010 Kirkintilloch Canal Festival will take place on

Sunday 29th August, from 12pm onwards.

Scotland's Premier Inland Waterways Festival will once again

host a fantastic programme of FREE activity throughout

Kirkintilloch Town Centre,

guaranteed to cater for all ages and interests.

Stay tuned to the official website and local press for regular

updates and programme information.  In the mean time,

check out the 2009 Programme for a flavour

of the Festival by clicking here.

Interested in participating? 

Click here.

ARCHIVE

Massive Crowds Flock to Celebrate 10th Annual

Kirkintilloch Canal Festival

Kirkintilloch Town Centre welcomed huge crowds over the

weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August as

the town once again embraced the renowned Kirkintilloch Canal Festival.

Celebrating its tenth year, the Canal Festival welcomed over 25,000 visitors to a variety of venues

across the town, who enjoyed a full programme of live music, heritage displays,

arts and crafts stalls, a Farmers Market, funfairs, boat trips and

a variety of waterside entertainment at the Southbank Marina.

The Festival kicked-off on Saturday evening at Kirkintilloch’s Southbank Marina,

where a programme of live music saw headliners the Glasgow Gospel Choir and

Samba Ya Bamba joined by Itchycoo Park and local band the

Acutones, and was rounded off by a fantastic Canal-side fireworks display.

The Festival’s grand opening took place on Sunday afternoon,

marked in spectacular fashion by the Roman-themed street parade,

where local community groups joined to celebrate the town’s Roman

heritage and to mark the designation of the town’s Peel Park as a

UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On the Canal, visitors were treated to boat trips, water displays

and try-out sessions and the opportunity to experience the

British Waterways Waterwalker, whilst the Renfrewshire Farmers Market Association

offered a host of locally sourced, organic produce at their market

on Union Street.  Visitors also enjoyed funfairs, an arts and crafts

market and Homecoming Scotland Heritage Exhibitions,

featuring the Forth and Clyde Canal, the Lion Foundry and Thomas Muir of Huntershill.

Photos from 2008 - click to enlarge

CANAL FESTIVAL PRESS COVERAGE

Check out the links below to read where last year's Festival was featured in local and national press...

11k Boost for Festival - Evening Times

Canal Project Wins Award - Teletext

East Dunbartonshire Festival Wins UK Regeneration Award - STV

Kirkintilloch Festival Recieves Regeneration Award - canalcuttings.co.uk

Renowned UK Regeneration Award for Kirkintilloch Canal Festival - boatstogo.info