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Festival of the Fires promises to ignite the summer festival season in the most spectacular fashion. With fires in all 32 counties lit in solidarity to the main event on the historic Hill of Uisneach in Westmeath, the May Bank Holiday weekend event is possibly going to be the only festival in Ireland that will be visible from space!

It’s that time of year again when Mayo County Council arts office is almost ready to embark on a month long programme of activity for Bealtaine 2011. This is the 16th year of Bealtaine, the national festival which celebrates creativity in older age – co-ordinated nationally by Age and Opportunity. Bealtaine aims to involve older people in the arts, through expression and active participation. It also encourages older people to engage as an experienced audience for all art forms. All details of the programme are listed in the Bealtaine brochure which will shortly be available from the arts office, telephone 094 902 4444 ext 7558, or email [email protected] for more information.

Mayo County Council Arts Office is almost ready to embark on a month long programme of activity for Bealtaine 2011. Bealtaine aims to involve older people in the arts, through expression and active participation. It also encourages older people to engage as an experienced audience for all art forms.

To help celebrate the Christian and Celtic aspects of the feast of Bealtaine, the Family Centre is hosting an evening of reflection in the Sisters of Mercy residence at Árd Bhríde, Lawn Road, Castlebar.

In the early 1950s a group of people got together to come up with ideas for extending the tourist season. They decided to focus on traditional Irish cultural events throughout the country, often with a local flavour, and they called the project An Tóstal. A committee was set up in Galway and they came up with the concept of an All-Ireland Currach Racing Championships. Nothing like this had ever been done before, so it took quite a bit of organisation.

Easter Bingo at Drum

The Tuam-based Linda Martyn School of Irish Dancing opened a little over two years ago. It is a relatively new school but has achieved a lot in such a short space of time, mostly due to the dedication of Linda Martyn herself.

Open daily until October 31, the Haunted Westport House and Pirate Adventure Park will have a range of ghoulish attractions and rides to keep you screaming.

While the ghouls will be having a howl of a time this weekend, Halloween can be very stressful and frightening time for pets.

A Halloween fancy dress party with a difference will take place at Bar Ritz (Mulroy’s Bar), Castlebar, on Saturday October 30 as Finbar Hoban Presents... Fright Night Movie Night.