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The Westport Music Festival is back for its seventh year to brighten up the summer with a weekend full of family entertainment on Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 28. Main performances over the weekend will be from The Saw Doctors on the Friday night and The Beatlez on Saturday evening. The venue for the festival remains the same with the massive state-of-the-art stage taking up residence in the Carrowbeg River once again, a aplendid feature for the bands and public alike. Over the last six years the Westport Music Festival has become one of the most popular and well attended festivals in the west of Ireland and guarantees to have something to suit all age groups.

9th 10th 11th December 2011 in Westport will be the wonderland destination this year with many locations showcased around the beautiful surroundings of Westport Town offering entertainment for all the family….. Up to 20,000 people are expected to visit the Westport Shop ‘n Spraoi na Nollag Outdoor Christmas Market this year.

The Carrowbeg River has not been damaged following a large oil spill in the town last week, after an oil container located at the old site of Northern Feather, and where the new Lidl store will be located, was ruptured.

The five-day Westport Street festival kicked off in style on Wednesday night when thousands of revellers who converged around the state-of-the-art stage located next to the Carrowbeg River at the Fairgreen were treated to a rousing performance by Sharon Shannon and Mundy.

The sparkling lights on the impressive tree at the Octagon illuminated the streets of Westport on Monday afternoon after the Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr Michael Kitt, turned on the Christmas lights, bringing some Christmas cheer to Ireland’s tidiest town.