The Festival

 
 


This family-friendly festival will host a huge selection of free events for kids including street entertainment; family fun; educational events; ship visits; fireworks; music and world-class funfair. Full time-table of activity to be updated soon!

Irelands biggest and best loved family carnival is pleased to announce that it isreturning to Waterfordfor the celebration of the Tall Ships Festival. Six years have past since thelast time The Tall Ships Races visited Waterfordand we intend to mark its return with a vast array of attractions forall the family. Giant Ferris Wheel, Rollercoasters, carousels and manymany more…

Openingtimes are going to be 12.00 to 22.00 during The Tall Ships Races 2011 – Waterford

 
 
After two years of preparations involving an estimated 13,760 hours of voluntary effort, Waterford successfully hosted The Tall Ships Races 2011 from June 30-July 3.
It’s estimated that 500,000 people enjoyed the spectacle in the city and along the Suir Estuary. To all those individuals and organisations that made this huge international event possible and to the people of Waterford who embraced the occasion brilliantly – thank you. To those who visited Waterford, we look forward to welcoming you back soon and invite you to visit www.discoverwaterfordcity.ie to keep up-to-date on what’s happening in Ireland’s oldest city. To the sail training family at the heart of The Tall Ships Races, we look forward to your return!

Here we showcase a small selection of Dylan Vaughan’s photography from four magical days.