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SUNDAY 15 AUGUSTArtisan and Craft MarketSee Saturday for full details.All day • Emmet SquareGolfing at the GlennsAlf Regan CupBirr Golf Club • Call: 057 9120082Ormond Flying ClubAnnual Fly InSee Saturday for full details.Vintage cars, tractors etc on display after Parade.All Day • Birr Airfield • €5 per car (on Sunday)Vintage ParadeFantastic family fun – street theatre, marching brass and pipe bands, vintagecars, bikes and tractors, horses and carriages, street theatre, Middle-LandsCircus Festival performers and lots more…All ages welcome to participatein the parade – contact Orla Watkins on 086-8754106 for details.See Parade Route on map.3pm • Streets of Birr • STRICTLY NO HAWKERSBalloon RaceBe in with a chance to win €500! Buy a balloon for €5 and support yourFestival. See the sky fill with colourful helium balloons as they race as far asthe wind can take them! Balloons available from local shops and pubs.Immediately after Parade • Emmet SquareAfter Parade EntertainmentFestivities continue throughout the streets – parade performers, jugglers,live music and more.Middle-Lands Circus Festival presentsMiddle-Lands Festival Finale and Circus OlympicsAn entertaining collection of ridiculosity and skill; this event opens with afree public showcase of some of Ireland's finest Circus performers beforelighting the torch for the Circus Olympics! Prizes are offered for such gamesas: handstand endurance, 3 club gladiators, club balance competition,‘Simon says juggle’, unicycle rally, diabolo throw+skip, 5-ball enduranceetc. With some games that anyone can join in, all are welcome to enjoythis event, which closes the Circus Festival with the traditional ‘toss-up’(hold onto your babies!) as just about everything juggle-able gets tossedas high as it goes!6–8pm • Mill IslandRoad BowlingFun and craic, scores a plenty. Come see the skill and craft.7pm • Crinkill VillageIT’S YOUR FESTIVAL COME ON OUT AND JOIN IN