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Dalriada Festival 2013 crowd shot
The Dalriada Festival is a cultural and heritage festival of sport, music and foods that takes place in the village of Glenarm, Northern Ireland annually in July.[citation needed] The main events take place at Glenarm Castle and include Highland Games,[1] celebrity chef demonstrations, performing arts, live music, craft stalls and children's entertainment.[citation needed]
As part of the festival, Glenarm Castle also hosts outdoor concerts known as "DalriadaLIVE".[citation needed] Artists who have appeared at DalriadaLIVE include General Fiasco, Duke Special, Amici, The Priests, Brian Houston, David Phelps, Ronan Keating, Sharon Corr, Nathan Carter and Lisa McHugh.[citation needed] Glenarm village and the local area provides the location for the sporting events such as a triathlon, kids duathlon, mountain run, football, shinty, rowing regatta and horse hunt chase.[citation needed] The village also hosts community based events including a treasure hunt, fun run, it's a knockout, and foraging walk.[citation needed] In 2013, additional events were added to the festival programme including a hiring fair and a super endurocross competition at the old quarry in Glenarm. 2014 saw the festival's biggest crowd yet with over 25,000 in attendance.[citation needed] The festival week traditionally comes to end with a street carnival, live music and fireworks finale.[citation needed]
