Venue: Clubheadbangbang, The Greyhound, Pembroke St, Tralee
Time: 9.00pm onwards
Event Details:
The night will kick off with My Lovely Bicycle where cyclists
who have a particular kind of love for their tubular nags will have a chance to
let them shine in a public arena. This is not just a beauty contest though,
there will of course be points for “personality”. Following this will be the
sounds of Irish indie/electronica act Alphastates who are launching their new
album Human Nature
Alphastates
ClubHeadBangBang
Venue:Samhlaíocht Gallery, Castle St, Tralee.
Time: 7pm
Event Details:
Join us for a night of short films inspired by, and featuring bicycles.
Meetup:The Brandon Hotel
Time: 9.30am Registration
Event Details:
The RNLI are holding a 5ok sponsored cycle in aid of Fenit Lifeboats . This cycle is going from to Tralee to
Castleisland via Farranfore and back, and sponsorship forms are available
from JP Brick on 066 719 4677.
After the cycle, people are invited to hang out at
the Bicycle Festival Hub in the Square in Tralee town.
Venue:Tralee Town Square
Time: 12 pm onwards
Event Details:
Throughout the day, there will be all sorts of bicycle related hijinks going on in and around Tralee town. We will have some
bicycle elves at the ready to give your bicycle a little TLC and advice.
Make
sure you get a bike portrait done in our mobile bicycle studio.There will be
bicycle beats from a selection of bike-loving DJs, and bicycle info and
paraphernalia available for all. We will be assembling at 3 o'clock at the
Ashe
Memorial for a fun family cycle through Tralee town and around its environs.
The
cycle will be led by a Garda Community Officer. The Fun Cycle is an
opportunity
for both experienced and inexperienced cyclists to take to the saddle and
collectively celebrate the simple joy that is a cycle ride.
Venue:Siamsa Tire, Tralee.
Time: 6pm
Event Details:
Kerry Bicycle Festival this year includes a visual art element, graciously
hosted in Gallery Siamsa Tire.* Frame* features photography, sculpture,
sound installations, and more. The exhibition runs until the 16th of May,
but we'd love to see you at the opening!
Meet Up: The Square
Time: 2pm
Event Details:
Whoever feels like a slightly more challenging (though not
too
challenging) cycle is invited to come along with us as we cycle out to Fenit
to
check out how progress on the conversion of the rail-track to cycle-track is
going. We will also be eating sandwiches drinking warm fizzy drinks and
throwing a frisbee.
Venue: Siamsa Tire
Time: 6.30pm
Event Details:
Tralee Bicycle Mechanic Anthony O'Halloran will demonstrate the fine art of
wheel construction, talking us through the assembly of hub, spokes and rim.
Derek Berrill will be demonstrating a bicycle powered generator. This
interactive workshop will involve people doing it for themselves, ideas and
concepts on how to build your own, and charging
electrical devices such as mobile phones. He will also be catering for a
small
open mic session using a low voltage amp and mixer. So bring your
instruments and
vocal talents along.