Cardigan
Quays
Festival

Events

Please note that all times are approximate and could be subject to change
please check on the day

This years festival kicks off on Friday evening at Cambrian Quay where Beyond Compere presents the Small World Theatre cabaret performers at this year's Quay's Festival Cabaret Show, with special guest appearances from the genuinely American Paul Birchard, Elvis Desley, the Siobhan and Maya Show and live music from the talented Last Chance Saloon.

A special Quays Festival Cabaret ticket combines good food and entertainment for £30. Enter through the arch at Prince Charles Quay to an evening of entertainment, fantasy and fantastic food and drink. Book early to ensure a seat at the table.

On Cambrian Quay there will be an exciting programme of live music all day and again in the evening. Wood fired pizzas, bar, burgers and a wonderful atmosphere.

Saturday Music Programme

On Cambrian Quay there will be an exciting programme of live music all day and again in the evening. Wood fired pizzas, bar, burgers and a wonderful atmosphere.

12:00 - 12:50 Trio la Luna (Klezmer/Gypsy/Folk)
13:10 - 14:00 Wibble (Blues/Covers/Rock)
14:20 - 15:00 Black Notes (Soul/Funk/Jazz)
15:20 - 16:10 Lowri Evans (Acoustic/Folk/Jazz)
16:30 - 17:20 The Blues Highway (Blues)
17:40 - 18:35 Chailo Sim (Contemporary Acoustic)
19:00 - 19:50 Emily Teague Band(Contemporary Acoustic/Folk)
20:10 - 21:00 Freshold (Fusion/Hip Hop/Funk)
21:30 Last Chance Saloon (Rhythm/Blues/Country Rock/Soul)

Big Saturday Events

Small World Theatre

12:00 - 17:00 A Small World will pop up on Prince Charles Quay with children's workshops in making parrots, pirate costumes and sun photography. Performances of a new show "the Fisherman and the Mermaid" cream teas and lots more.

Saturday Markets & Activities

All Day - On Saturday from 12 pm you can go down to Teifi Wharf to stock up with local produce and crafts at a local producers market, watch a food demonstration, be brave on a climbing wall, go on a canoe trip on the beautiful River Teifi, enjoy a beer on the riverside and learn about Bushcraft and Coppicewood College

Cool Makers

Cool Makers exhibiting at the festival include:

A Rope Maker

Martin Bellwood

Artistic foundry

Dawny Tootes

On-Site casting

Toby Petersen

blacksmith

Joe Finch

potter

Blue Island Ceramics

painting on pots

Helen Campbell

Basket making + others she is bringing

Chris Dodd – Cariad Glass

stained glass making

Yoshi Thomas

Origami

Michelle Williams

spinners, weavers & felting

Swallow Boats

Rhiannon Weatherhead

Local artist Rhiannon Weatherhead selling beautiful polymer clay Jewelry landscapes and miniatures, all hand made and each unique.

Mermaid Race

The Mermaid Race 2011

On the 27th August at 5pm, as part of the Cardigan Quays festival, witness one of the biggest rowing races that Wales has to offer – a challenging mixture of river, estuary and sea rowing

The event pays homage to the legend of the Mermaid who saved a St Dogmaels fisherman’s life during a great storm in 1789.

The race, a handicapped race for 4 oared craft, will take place in Cardigan, and starts/ends at the old bridge taking in Cardigan Island a total length of 11 miles.

The handicap race is open to any fixed seat, coxed rowing craft. This is the first of what will be an annual event and with £1,000 of prize money we hope to attract crews from all over Britain and Ireland as the event develops.

The massed start at 5pm will provide a fine spectacle as the boats shoot the bridge on the long run down river before crossing the bar for the seaward leg of the race round the Island. The attached course plan shows where the best places are to view the race.

For more information visit www.mermaidrace.co.uk

To register contact: nick@swallowboats.com