Time: 3pm
Archaeological Walk with Michael Gibbons to the Shell Midden that has been carbon dated as 4500-6500 years old.
Call 087 2332938 to pre-book. Meeting at the Renvyle Beach Car Park

Time: 8pm
Tom Kenny will officially open the Festival
and Art Exhibition at 8pm in the Maol Reidh Hotel.
There will also be a wine tasting with wines sponsored by J & C Kenny.

Time: 9:45pm
J M Synge’s The Aran Islands: A Dramatic Recital for Two Voices,
performed by Tegolin Knowland and Sean Coyne.
Adapted and Directed by Eamon Grennan.
Maol Reidh Hotel. 

Nightly Entertainment:
Kevin Barry and Friends in the Angler’s Rest Pub from 6:30 to 9:30pm

Emma O’Sullivan and John O’Halloran in Paddy Coyne’s Pub
from 8:30 to 10:30pm

Disco in Ros’ Bar from 10pm

Killary Mussels are served in the local pubs all weekend.

Try a Dive with Scuba Dive West 095 43922
– Book ahead for diving times: 10am and 2pm

Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm
Fun and Games for the children on Tullycross Pitch,
organised by Aquinas College in lieu with Graine Maoil C.L.G.
(Parent’s to drop children to field and collect them at 1:30pm)

Time: 1:30pm
Kid’s lunch in Ros’ Bar

Time: 2:30pm
Tegolin’s Tales present Two Masked Stories for Children
- The Greedy Wife and The Magic Fish, and The Fox
Ros's Bar

Time: 2pm
Mussel Eating Championship competition starting at 2pm in Angler’s Rest Pub

Time: 3pm
Demonstration and Explanation with Graham from the Connemara Smokehouse – in the Marquee

Time: 4:30 – 6:30pm
Amateur Chef Competition – in the Marquee

Time: 5pm – 9pm
Pub Games Challenge – Ros’ Bar
Get your team together and flex those muscles for the Connemara Mussel Festival!

Nightly Entertainment:
Mary Finn and Friends in Angler’s Rest Pub from 6:30 to 9pm, followed by Disco at 10pm

Aidan Ward in Paddy Coyne’s Pub from 10pm

Time: 10:30am
A two-hour guided walk along the stunning Killary, where Mussels are sourced – through the Famine Village and Devil’s Gap with an outdoor Mussel lunch. Pre-booking essential! Meeting point Rossroe Pier.
Call Sean at 087 2861941

Time: 11am to 5pm
Country Market in the Marquee.
Seafood, home-baked goods, jams and preserves, cheese, pottery,
and other locally and regionally produced foods and crafts.

Time: 12 noon
Casting Classes with Jackie Coyne – Hardy Gray Academy
In Tullycross. Call 087 2332938 for details

Time: 2:30pm
Professional Chef Cooking Demonstration – in the Marquee

Time: 4pm
Professional Chef Cooking Demonstration
Featuring Abalone from South Connemara – in the Marquee

Time: 5-7pm
Celebrity Chef Competition - in the Marquee

Time: 9pm
Seafood Gala Ball - in the Marquee
Pre-booked Ticket only event. €30 each or €50 per couple.
Seafood Buffet, Band, Wine, etc.
Tickets available from 087 2332938.

Nightly Entertainment:
Kieran and Frank in Angler’s Rest from 10pm
Aidan Ward and Band in Maol Reidh from 10pm
Accoustic 3 in Paddy Coynes
Danny Price in the Renvyle Inn from 10pm