The great weekend of fun on the Streets!
Were you there?
It was an amazing weekend which began at 3 pm on Friday 1st July, when Mayhem and Madness erupted as Naas Town explodeed with Fun, Frolics and Fantasy! The people of Pantoland paraded through the Main Street and later celebrated the wedding of Beauty & The Beast.
Beauty (Celine Byrne) married her beast at the Town Hall at 7 pm – music at the Town Hall and on the patio followed the wedding, supplied by Marianna & Tony with the Naas Musical School Orchestra(Fair Green, Naas) Entertainment continued in the theatre (transformed to Pantoland Palace) with Vladimir & His Quartet (from Bach to Beatles with a twist), followed by music from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s ‘till late. People danced the night away to great music! What a night!
Then on SATURDAY July 2nd at 7 pm the wedding celebrations continued with a GALA COMMAND PERFORMANCE with guest M.C. Adele King (Twink) and a line up which included Celine Byrne, Vladimir, The Showstoppers, Ballet Dancer Johnny Randall Conroy, John Forde – The Piano Man, Sharon Sexton (Liza Minnelli), The Music of Motown and Mark Trundle (Elvis Presley) followed by a champagne reception down by the Canal.
Candles lite the way to the canal, with mini performance and treats along the way....magic, drama, fire shows and much more! The night ended with champagne and music. Magical!
Dont forget the day time fun we had too!
Friday began with a parade of all the pantoland characters followed by Mary Power Cooney’s Theatrics in Poplar Square
There was also a Kids Party Club Puppet Show, JackFlash's Fabulous Fire Juggling Show and The Wedding of Beauty & The Beast at the Town Hall!
Saturday brought great sunshine plus the Fancy Dress Competition and Parade lead by The Enchanted Swans. The great Duck Race took place at the canal, with guest appearances from the Enchanted Swans!
Facepainters could be found on every corner, along with many musicians and a brilliant Moat Market! The cakes were particularly good....mmmmmmmm
The pupett show returned to Popular Square too, which kept all the boys and girls mezmerized!
Sunday saw a Family Treasure Hunt on main street with Prize giving for all weekend activities at the Theatre!
What a weekend.....cant wait for next year! More fun and frolics on the way
