The Strawberry Festival 2010 will be held on 25th-27th June 2010.
The Strawberry Ball will be 23rd June in The Riverside Park Hotel.
Keep an eye on this site for more details!

The next Annual General Meeting of the Strawberry Festival Committee will take place on Thursday September 17, 2009 in the Riverside Park Hotel.

The Committee would like to express their gratitude towards the 2009 Strawberry Festival Sponsors. Without our sponsors the Festival would not be possible, we rely on their continued support to make this festival as successful as it has been this year.

Next years’ festival will be especially important as 2010 marks Enniscorthys’ 1500th anniversary. The 2010 festival will take place from Friday 25th June – Sunday 27th June.
Please contact us through the website contact page if you are interested in holding any fringe events.

Finally, we would like to give mention to all of our sponsors as follows:

MAJOR SPONSORS
Riverside Park Hotel
Enniscorthy Town Council
Wexford County Council
Fáilte Ireland
Harry McFadden
Templeshannon Traders
Wheelock Fruits

OTHER SPONSORS
Enniscorthy Credit Union
Wexford Farmers’ Co-Op.
County Wexford Fruitgrowers Association
Al-Uisce Developments Ltd.
Michael Rowsome, Tomsollagh
Allied Irish Bank
Frizelle O’Leary, Solicitors
Burger Mac
Power Plant Hire
C & R Print
Attina Takeaway
Waterfront Leisure Centre
Jimmy Roche

SPONSORS OF STRAWBERRY PRINCESSES
William Bradley, Synergy V3 Health
Pettitt’s Supervalu Supermarket
Wheelock Fruits
Declan Cullen, Paving & Civil Engineering
Sam McCauley, Chemists
The Holy Grail, Pub & Restaurant
Serenity Nails & Beauty
Malocca’s Fine Foods
Caulfield’s Supervalu Supermarket
Coleman’s Pub
Lightland Electrical Contractors

SPONSORS ASSOCIATED WITH GALA BALL AND PRINCESSES/QUEENS
Mantime, Market Square
Phone Booth, Slaney Street
Evolv, Castle Hill
Serenity Nails and Beauty
Miu Miu, Slaney Street
Byrne’s Limousines
Rare Bits, Slaney Street
Sprice Discounts
White for Music, Rafter Street
Gus Byrne’s Electrical
Riverside Park Hotel
J. Donohoe Ltd.
Annette Byrne, Florist
Molly’s Florist
Joan Lacey, Flowercraft
Manic Fashions
Murt Walsh, Menswear
Casey’s, Slaney Street
Ursula Clarke Everett, Solas Design
Garahy’s Pharmacy
Eric Barron, Menswear
Silhouette Designer Wear
Flair, Ladies Fashions
Kelly’s Pharmacy
Walter Bourke & Son, Jewellers
Adversigns

We hope that all our sponsors will continue to support this enjoyable community event.
Thank you!

This week a local paper claimed this years fair was “back to its best” no doubt due to the hard work of the Strawberry Festival Committee members and everyone involved.
A big thank you to everybody who supported the festival this year. With great optimism we can now look forward to a bigger and better Festival for next year.
Here are a few pictures taken during the weekend, you can see all these are more in the Gallery section.

Bui Bolg attracted many children to the Farmers' Market on Sunday

Cliona Reck aka the Green Fairy face painting at the Craft Fair

A capacity crowd crams into the Market Square

The winners of the All Ireland Farmers’ Market Competition 2009 are as follows:

Overall Winner: Jim Whelan, Wilton Mills Meats, Bree, Enniscorthy

2nd Mary Doherty, 46 The Fairways, Rockshire Road, Ferrybank, Waerford

3rd John Murphy Tinnock Farm Produce, Tinnock, Campile, New Ross, Co. Wexford

4th Pat O’ Neill, O’ Neill Meats, Bolinadrum, Ferns

5th Tom Malone, Malones Fruit Farm, Closh, Ballon, Co. Carlow

Congratulations to all winners and all who participated!

Co. Wexford Farmers Market All Ireland Compitition winner in conjunction with Co. Wexford IFA and Enniscorthy Town Council, Ger Lyons, Chair. Co. Wexford IFA,Jim Whelan, Wilton Mills Farm Galbally Winner and Festival Queen Chloe Mythen.

Congratulations to the Strawberry Queen of 2009, Chloe Mythen, sponsored by the Holy Grail Pub and Restaurant.
Jayne Tyrell sponsored by Colemans pub was our lovely Runner up!

Chloe Mythen sponsored by the Holy Grail Pub and Restaurant - Strawberry Queen 2009

From left: Jayne Tyrrell (Runner Up 2009), Chloe Mythen (Strawberry Queen 2009), Emma McBride (Strawberry Queen 2008)

Here is a list of the events which have free tickets available and those which have paid tickets available, and where to get them.
Please note some of these events are free but still require tickets to attend. Any events not listed here are ticket less with free admission.

Tickets for Gala Ball are still on sale, and may be purchased for €40 from any Strawberry Festival Committee member or from Helen Brady at Town Council Offices.

Colm Tóibín at the library
SOLD OUT

Childrens Crown Making and Dreamcatcher making at Craft Fair
Please contact webmaster@enniscorthycraft.com to book in for either workshop. These events are free but donations are accepted. See more here.

Strawberry Jam at the Bailey
Tickets may be obtained from the Bailey (See 14 on the Map page). Tickets cost €8 See more here.

Bord Bia Food Demonstration, Charity BBQ in IFA Centre, Food Seminar in IFA Centre
All three events are free. Wexford IFA & Enniscorthy Town Council and in association with Wexford Farmers’ Markets

Bord Bia “ Summer Cooking ” Demonstration
in
I.FA. Centre Enniscorthy
on
Saturday June 27th 2009
at
2.30pm
featuring
Sheila Kelly, Bord Bia

To book a place at this free event please contact:

Helen Brady, Town Development Officer,
Enniscorthy Town Council, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Email: helen.brady@enniscorthytc.ie or 087-3218604

The Stone Roses Experience
Please contact the Bailey for tickets. See More here.

Bungee Jumping at Waterfront Car Park
Cost is €100 per jump and you must be booked in. Please contact Tracey’s Hotel for details. See More here.

In other news, this years County Wexford Strawberry Festival brochure will be launched on Thursday, 11th June.

Tickets for the Gala Ball are now on sale at €40 each and can be purchased from Helen Brady, Town Development Officer at the Enniscorthy Town Council Offices (or any other committee member).

You can follow the Strawberry Festival on facebook at: http://facebook.wexfordstrawberryfestival.com/

The Annual Strawberry Craft Fair is looking for Craft Stalls. This year it will be held on Rafter Street, in the old Dunnes building. Please contact Maura on 053 – 9236800 or 087 – 7796749 to book a place.

Here you will find everything you need to know about this years Strawberry Festival, including where to stay & eat in Enniscorthy, Maps & Directions plus much more! Feel free to explore this site using the links on the right.

The Strawberry Festival will celebrate its 42nd year this June. Expect music, theatre, street entertainment, All Ireland Farmers’ Market
Competition and many of the events traditionally associated with the festival.

This year it takes place on 26th, 27th and 28th of June.

Strawberries grown and picked in County Wexford are sold throughout the festival. Click here to go to the Wexford Fruit Producers website.

Be sure to check out the recipe section for some great strawberry-themed recipes!
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