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2024 Winterval Waterford in Waterford City 🎄
For Christmas 2024 the Oldest City of in Ireland will be sparkling with the magnificent Christmas lights and festivities from Friday 15th November to Monday 23rd December. Now in it's twelfth year we look forward to the biggest and most festive programme yet.
Why not make the most of Ireland’s biggest Christmas Festival with a short break at the Fitzwilton. Offering a great location and easy access to all the Winterval family fun, choose from our Winterval friendly Packages that include Bed & Breakfast only or those that include Dinner. For more details check out our Winterval Friendly Packages. We also offer complimentary onsite parking (subject to availability) and Free wifi.
Here's what you have to look forward to !
Santa Claus will be arriving just in time from the North Pole to switch on the Christmas lights in the city at a fun-filled ceremony on November 15th at 6 pm and declaring the festival open.
On Saturday, November 16th the now famous Winterval Parade will take place in the City with a ceremony to officially declare the European City of Christmas title. In what is set to be an epic celebration with a festive parade arriving at Parnell St onto The Mall and spectacular special effects display from the roof of the beautiful Bishop’s Palace audiences will be awed with sounds, light, colour and performance.
New events at Ireland’s largest Christmas festival include :
- ‘Snow Play’ an icy snow centre where the young and the not-so-young can enjoy some snow play & throw some snowballs; an Igloo Dome offering a 5D experience with audiences travelling through time inside;
- a gigantic Circus Museum will be on offer at City Hall’s Large Room;
- a new show titled ‘Trash Test Dummies’ by the award-winner Dummies Corp., the Australian leader in slapstick children’s comedy,
- a huge Monster Truck and stunt show in Ireland’s largest circus tent and lots lots more.
- a brand-new after-dark programme of events for adults, ‘The Winterval Big Top Live’ will host a series of events, artists and performances throughout the festival with gig tickets available for sale on www.winterval.ie. Artists include Gavin James, Mick Flannery, Stereo MC’s, EMF, and 30 Years of House Music with Tasty Choons for Tasty People.
In all, there is a programme of over 60 events on offer with at least half being free of charge.
The Jack & Jill Children's Foundation Christmas Market at Winterval proudly supported by Glenveagh will span from O’Connell Street through the spine of the city onto George’s Street, into John Robert’s Square and connecting to Arundel Square offering a market of over 80 vendors with wares from wooden toys, to knitted wares, to hand-crafted candles, to art to wood turned bowls along with Gluwhenin and of course hot chocolate and delicious treats along the way.
Firm favourites are also back for the festival, including the Winterval ice rink and fairground set for the city’s quayside while the wonderful Winterval Illuminates Lightshow is bound for the city centre plus there will be Gingerbread making workshops, the Glow Gardens with over 10,000 twinkling lights at New street, a Wobbly Mirror installation at The Apple Market, the Port of Waterford Eye and one-off events like the Jingle Bells Cycle, Carol concerts, Suircon, a Light up Tractor parade and more. Santa will be in 12th-century caverns that lie beneath the city’s Medieval Museum in the Viking Triangle where he will spread joy and holiday cheer to boys and girls of all ages.
For more information or to book your Winterval, please contact us directly on 051-846900 or info@fitzwiltonho
