Drogheda Winter Festival?

[sadmum]

Is it starting today?

Just wondering if any of you have brought a 5/6 year old ice-skating? Somebody told me they have special skates with extra blades for balance. Any truth in that?

[yummymummy]

yes its startin today till the 6th of jan.
my ds went ice skating b4 in dundalk but i didnt bring him so i have no idea about the boots, sorry. he had a ball though and he was 6.

[Joanne06]

Well i know in Dundalk they have the extra blade skates for thekiddies. Dublin too. On sayin that i always got the normal ones for my wee fella, n we’ve bein goin ice skatin since he was 4 (now 10) and beleive me the kids are better than the adults any days at the skating n balance!!!! I say u wdnteven have to worry about them to be honest!!

[rossylisa]

yes it is starting today im going to bring my dd sometime over the xmas … she can go on rollerblades and skates so im sure she will be able to go on iceskates

[sadmum]

Thanks all, much appreciated. He’s a bit nervous so I think we’ll visit the place itself and see how he feels. Maybe i’ll bring his step-sister, she has no fear and it might encourage him to try.

[sadmum]

Just realised its €2 to visit the market, i know its not much but aren’t those type of markets usually free?

[Sweetpea]

Thats a bit cheeky alright. As you say it not the $2, its the charging you to shop…. 😡 😡 😡

[kasia]

hi all
we went today to see the "festival". didn’t have to pay to shop on the market.
personally – i am bit dissapointed. 🙁 🙁 very few stalls!! and some of them weren’t even open.
as for the ice skating – my kids are to small, but judging by the faces of others – it’s fun.

[Taylor5]

We went to see santa in SH today, its not all flash or anything but ds loved it. The santa is sooo nice and gentle with the kids, he looked good but he was so kind and ds took to him.
Also very cheap, 8 euro for visit, toy and photo (which I look shocking in 😳 )

[happymumblemum]

I saw a leaflet for the winter festival and it said entry is 12.50 for adults????????? whats the story there, ???? never saw mention on leafletof 2 euro

[Sweetpea]

Dropped by the festival today around 3 ish and it wasn’t open….. is it only open in the evenings and weekends or what 😕 😕

[sadmum]

I think the website is http://www.winterindrogheda.com

[happymumblemum]

are the stalls any good??

[redbells]

Sadly, no. We went on the weekend and it was the saddest little festival I have ever seen. NO ONE was there at all. It was a ghost town. I felt so bad. Great idea, bad execution.

Belfast, for example, has a fantastic Christmas market with a good buzz about it, it is a shame that Drogheda’s festival is a bust.

[happymumblemum]

oh thats a real shame dd is desperate to go to it, you would think at the weekend it would be the busiest 😯
wonder if they will do another mother and toddler skate as dont fancy paying 20 euro 😯

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