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A boutique food and music festival, choral celebrations, a recreation of Humbert’s 1798 invasion, and a kitesurfing lake battle are some of the local festival events which will benefit this year from €49,000 announced in grant funding.

St. Patrick’s Drama Group is kicking off a five-night run of a rip-roaring, three-act comedy, Pretend Sick, in Scoil Phadraig NS, Altamont Street, Westport, on Sunday, March 23.

David Gray has been announced as a headline act for Westport Festival of Music & Food this June.

The annual Westport Festival of Music and Food has been nominated in the Best New Festival category at the 2013 European Festival Awards. The awards will take place at Eurosonic Nooderslag in Groningen, Holland on January 15 2014. Westport Festival fans can vote by logging onto http://euvoting.festivalawards.com/ up to midday on Friday November 1.

The first Westport Festival of Chamber Music will be held from Friday September 6 to Sunday September 8 in Westport House and Holy Trinity Church. As well as some of Ireland’s top international musicians, the festival will showcase some rising stars in the music world. Violinist Mairead Hickey and pianist Gary Beecher, both from Cork, will perform works by Schumann, Sarasate and Debussy at 12 noon in Holy Trinity Church on Saturday September 7.

The first Westport Festival of Chamber Music will be held on September 6 to 8. Tickets for the event are on sale in the Clew Bay Hotel and online at www.classicallinks.ie. Both Westport House and Holy Trinity Church are perfect venues for live music performances, providing a most appropriate setting for a music festival.

Westport will be bustling full of festival revellers this weekend as the Westport Festival of Music and Food will take place in the grounds of Westport House on Saturday and Sunday.

Elvis Costello and Imelda May have been announced as the headline acts for the Westport Festival of Music and Food which was launched in Dublin on Wednesday night.

Set dancing classes have recommenced in Matt Molloy’s Bar every Monday night at 8.30pm with experienced tutor Eamonn Gannon. The classes cater for all levels and absolute beginners are especially welcome to go along and learn new steps.

It has arrived! The first Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts is taking place this Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24.