Beat on The Street returns to Offaly town for all day music festival

BEAT on The Street Banagher’s all-day music festival returns on Saturday August 5th 2023.

With street entertainment, family fun and games from 12pm in the vicinity of the library carpark there will be five bands playing on the Gig Rig on Main Street from 1pm.

Gig-Rig line up: Abbeyfolk (1-3pm); Splendid Isolation (3-5pm); Tradstone (5-7pm); The Dooley Brothers (7-9pm); One For The Road (9pm – til late).

2023 Beat on The Street merchandise, T-shirts and hoodies are on sale with lots of clothing, bags, jewellery, hats and bric-a-brac in the pop-up shop at the corner of the square.

This event was first held in 2018, three months after the late Pamela Regan of Ballyeighter lost her life to cancer. A young mother and a committed community volunteer it was an ambition of Pam's to organise a street festival in Banagher. Since 2018 €80,000 has been raised for worthy local charities. An event where Banagher welcomes visitors to the town it is also a time to remember our loved ones taken too soon and those in our community who need help of any kind.

It is the commitment from sponsors, local business, volunteers and the local community that make this street festival and pop-up shop an annual success. All proceeds raised this year will be donated to Banagher Bereavement Fund, East Galway & Midlands Cancer Support Group, Banagher/Birr Mental Health Group and Offaly Hospice.

Entry Tickets: 16+ €20. U16's Free Entry. To purchase a ticket online visit https://willwego.com/beat-on-the-street/?ftredirect=1

Traffic Management Plan

Road Closures: Several road closures will be in place. Directional signage will be erected on local roads and approach roads to guide motorists around the town away from the main street for the event. The link road will connect the top and bottom of the town. The following is where the road closures and diverted traffic signs will be located:

At the Crank road, diverting traffic and No road through to Main Street.

At Angelo’s, Diverting traffic up Church Street and No Through Road to Main Street.

Harbour road/Curraghavarna turn, diverted traffic (Access to petrol station only).

Cuba Avenue junction with Curraghavarna, diverted traffic down/up.

At all times access will be maintained for emergency vehicles. Shop fronts and public house entrances will be kept clear making it possible for customers to enter and exit without disruption.