Newport 300 EVENTS
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Saturday 4 April
15:00
Canon Killeen Park
Plaque Unveiling
A new stone sculpture will be unveiled in Canon Killeen Park to commemorate this tri-centennial year. A new flagpole with a specially commissioned flag will be erected alongside the stone and flown at all events during the year of celebration.

Sunday 5 April
19:00
Saint Patrick's Church Newport
Handel's Messiah EVENT CANCELLED
EVENT CANCELLED - SEE NEWS PAGE Soloists and Vocalessence choir with Mayo Concert Orchestra under the baton of Conductor and Composer Kathy Fahey. This is a once in a life time performance not to be missed! Sponsored by Portwest and Westport House Tickets €20 available online or from Carraig Donn Castlebar, Eye World Westport, Ashlings Newport and Lavelle's Achill Sound

Saturday 11 April
14:00
Princess Grace Park
Easter Egg Hunt
Fun family event in the lovely Princess Grace Park. Kids can run through the park and find chocolate eggs and there will be one golden Newport 300 egg for one lucky person. The over 10s will be more of a scavenger hunt, with lots of prizes and Easter eggs. 2pm Kids <10 | 3pm Kids >10

Sunday 3 May
15:00
Main Street and other locations
'A Journey through Time'
Join us on the streets of Newport for an unforgettable Historical Reenactment of the development of our town, as told through two main characters - Captain Pratt and the visionary Brian Rua O Cearbhainn.

Sunday 31 May
17:00
The Quay Newport
Quay Live FREE Concert
The line up for this music spectacular includes: Sharon Shannon, Mundy, Frances Black, Mary Coughlan, local talent ‘Coda’ and the Welsh ‘Newport Male Voice Choir’.

Sunday 14 June
13:00
Castlebar Street and Newport Viaduct
Newport Street Party
Our annual Street Party, organised by the Newport Business Association, has a Newport 300 theme this year!

Saturday 18 July
12:00
Newport Quay
Dinghy Regatta
100 years ago a regatta was held at Melcombe and this year we are holding a regatta in Newport Harbour and Callicaun There will be racing for senior and junior sailors in 4 categories with some fun racing to bring the bay alive!

20 July-3 August
Photographic Exhibition
A chance to enjoy the wonderfully evocative photos of Helen Hooker O'Malley, taken around Newport and Burrishoole in the 1950s when Helen and Ernie O'Malley lived at Burrishoole Lodge

28 - 30 August
14:00
Newport (various locations)
A Taste of Newport
A chance to sample local food at its best…
This will be a packed weekend of celebrating food of the area, there will be cookery demos, food tastings, bakery competition, zero food mile dining event, lectures on food/cookery. We hope to have something for every taste and every age.

Saturday 29 August
14:00
Newport Quay
Parade of Sail
We plan to gather all types of boats into the harbour to commemorate 300 years of boating in this lovely harbour We are proud of the variety of craft now using the bay and we invite all boating enthusists to join the flotilla !

Friday 18 September
20:00
Hotel Newport
Culture Night - Halley 300
In the same year as Newport was founded, Edmund Halley (of Halley’s comet fame) was elected Astronomer Royal. Newport Astronomy Club will present a talk on the life of this influential and inspiring scientist,

Saturday 19 September
Grace Kelly Film Festival
Grace Kelly is surely one of the most iconic Hollywood stars of the 1950’s. Her beauty and elegance were breathtaking. The fact that her grandfather was a bricklayer from Newport in Mayo just adds to the legend. In September 2020, Newport will host the third Grace Kelly Film Festival to honour the Hollywood star and real-life Princess.

Monday 26 October
14:00
Chambers Garden Centre
Pumpkin Carving Competition
This will be a competition to see who can carve the best pumpkin, there will be different age groups and different categories eg scariest pumpkin, the most creative pumpkin and the funniest one. Prizes for all the winners.

Friday 30 October
19:00
Newport, Mulranny, Ballycroy
Mayo Dark Sky Festival
The fifth Mayo Dark Sky Festival will take place 30th October to 1st November 2020. Enjoy talks, workshops, walks, magic - and a little stargazing, as we celebrate Mayo's pristine clear skies

Friday 30 October
20:00
Hotel Newport
Book Launch
On Friday 30th October we will launch a book celebrating our beautiful heritage town. 'Newport - the First 200 Years'

Saturday 4 January
12:00
Newport Quay
New Year Swim
To kick off our tri-centenary year (and raise funds for other Newport 300 events), you are uinvited to join us for a New Year dip at Newport Quay on Saturday 4th January

Sunday 5 January
16:00
GN Mulranny Park Hotel
Nollaig na mBan
A chance for the ladies to kick off our tri-centenary year (and raise funds for other Newport 300 events), join us for an inspiring and fun afternoon of talks, ideas and so much more!