Full schedule for the Largs Viking Festival

Saturday, 31st August
1.00 pm Opening parade from Morrisons to the Viking Village on the Esplanade
1.30 pm Official opening by the Provost of North Ayrshire Council
1.45 pm Largs Boys Brigade Pipe Band
2.00 pm St John’s Scottish Country Dancing.
3:00 pm Irvine and Dreghorn Brass Band
3.45 pm Strathclyde University Jazz Orchestra
4.15 pm Samba Sisters

Sunday 1st September
1.00 pm Children’s Circus Skills in the Arena presented by Ringmaster Parties.
2.00 pm Les Gitanes: Gypsy swing/jazz manoche Les Gitanes
2.30 pm Timothy Terror: Family friendly, comedy freak show!
3.30 pm Largs Rock Choir
4.00 pm Les Gitanes: Gypsy Swing/Jazz Manouche
 

Thursday 5th September
8.00 pm Håkon Håkonsson Lecture
at the Valhalladrome Viking Experience Theatre, Barrfields, Greenock Road, Largs. 
Organised by Largs & District Museum & Historical Society.
‘The Year 1000: Vikings and the Making of Scotland’
presented by Dr Adrian Maldonado,
Glenmorangie Research Fellow at the National Museums of Scotland.
Admission by donation • For information, call 01475 687 081

Saturday 7th September
All Day : Arran Vikings’ long boat sailing off Largs promenade.
11.00 am – 4.00 pm Braveheart Axe Throwing (between Viking Village and RNLI)
12:45 pm Arkansas Ramblers
1:45 pm St John’s Scottish Country Dancing.
2:15 pm Reely Jiggered: Celtic and folk fusion

3:00pm Air Display by the Mark Jefferies Display Team
3.00 pm Cowal Community Orchestra
4:00 pm The McNeill Sisters
8.00 – 9.15 pm Viking Festival of Fire with torchlit parade starting at the Viking Village at 8.00 pm for a skirmish, fire dancer, burning of Viking longboat and spectacular fireworks display by 21CC Company. Parade starts at Viking Village and festival of fire takes place at Broomfields.

Sunday 8th September
All Day : Arran Vikings’ long boat sailing off Largs promenade.
12.30 pm Children’s Circus Skills in the Arena presented by Ringmaster Parties.
1.30 pm Corda: A synergy of flute, whistle and harp
3.00 pm Clyde Coast Strathspey & Reel Fiddlers
4.15 pm Largs Churches Together: Open Air Service of thanksgiving for the Festival.

FRINGE EVENTS BEING HELD BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS

Saturday 24th August
10 am to 4.30 pm Largs Flower Show, Dunn Memorial Hall, Bath Street, Largs. Primary School children are invited to enter for the Largs Viking Festival Cup for the best exhibit of a Viking figure made using flowers, greenery and other natural materials.
Saturday 31st August
12 noon – Duck Race from the Gogo Bridge run by Largs Rotary Club
7.30 pm – Piano Man: The Billy Joel Experience, Barrfields Theatre, Largs. Tickets £15. http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/barrfields 
Room, Gallowgate Square Finlay Quinn & Olivia Anderson - Feel good pop with a wee bit of indie
Sunday 1st September
Room, Gallowgate Square Emma Durkin – harp, voice, fiddle
Traditional Scottish folk with a pop twist (Prince, The Verve, Bowie & Oasis)
Thurs 5th September
Room, Gallowgate Square Open Mic – Free beer for performers
Friday 6th September 8 p.m. The Scrubbers present The Greatest Showwummin with full live band. The Barrfields Theatre, Largs. STRICTLY OVER 16s ONLY. Cabaret seating £15, Balcony seating £14 with big discounts for groups of 16+.
To book, go to http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/pintsize or call 01294 665001.

Friday 6th September 9p.m./ Mid. Room, Gallowgate Square.
Ryan McCluckie & Rebecca Laird
Saturday 7th September
1:00 and 3:00pm Lounge, Main St, Largs =Fairy Stories by The McDougals
4:00pm – 6:00 pm ‘Messy Church’, Clark Memorial Church
9:00pm Room, Gallowgate Square The Wait – brand new from Robert Rarity
10:00pm Room, Gallowgate Square Ember Fall – Largs’ latest Rock band fronted by Kenny Doc.
Sunday 8th September
4-7 pm, Lounge, Main Street – Largs Folk Nights:
Paddy Callaghan multi-instrumentalist, who has taken his unique musical style worldwide.