Winterval festival 2014

hardybuck

Dublin is having a similar go at Winterval by the looks of it. Setting up stalls along Stephen's Green at the moment which are almost identical to the ones Waterford has had in the past...

http://www.dublinatchristmas.ie/christmas/christmas-market-in-dublin/

looksee

hardybuck wrote: »

Dublin is having a similar go at Winterval by the looks of it. Setting up stalls along Stephen's Green at the moment which are almost identical to the ones Waterford has had in the past...

http://www.dublinatchristmas.ie/christmas/christmas-market-in-dublin/

A wooden hut is a wooden hut!

BlaasForRafa

hardybuck wrote: »

Dublin is having a similar go at Winterval by the looks of it. Setting up stalls along Stephen's Green at the moment which are almost identical to the ones Waterford has had in the past...

Inspiration is 90% copying what someone before you has done!

The city centre was much busier than normal last friday, I must go down again this friday to have a proper look around. The food stalls are something to look forward to on a dark winters night!

hardybuck

looksee wrote: »

A wooden hut is a wooden hut!

Many of the same type of food providers etc. in those huts as well though! E.g. the exact same setup providing hotdogs, burgers etc.

I know it's always going to be a little bit generic, but interesting that Dublin City Centre are adopting a very similar approach.

ec18

hardybuck wrote: »

Many of the same type of food providers etc. in those huts as well though! E.g. the exact same setup providing hotdogs, burgers etc.

I know it's always going to be a little bit generic, but interesting that Dublin City Centre are adopting a very similar approach.

It's not really, it's more an expansion of what they're had down at the ice rink by the point for the past number of years.

And completely generic for the food stalls every market has them, even the ones in mainland Europe

comeraghs

Great to see the festival going from strength to strength and there is no better praise than to see other places trying to replicate Waterford's success.

Loads happening.

http://www.winterval.ie/

MitchKoobski

katydid

comeraghs wrote: »

Great to see the festival going from strength to strength and there is no better praise than to see other places trying to replicate Waterford's success.

Loads happening.

http://www.winterval.ie/

It's starting too early. They could at least wait till the start of December. We'll be sick of it by the time Christmas comes around.

They made the Harvest Festival much shorter this year, and it was better. More concentrated, so more people around.

AdMMM

Not too early when you consider the Dublin Christmas Festival, along with Christmas markets, started last night!

katydid

AdMMM wrote: »

Not too early when you consider the Dublin Christmas Festival, along with Christmas markets, started last night!

It's ALL too early!

michellie

Whingers.

taytobreath

katydid wrote: »

It's ALL too early!

its never to early for chrimbo

Cabaal

Moved posts from Winterval 2013 thread which related to 2014, merged them with this thread

comeraghs

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/winterval-festival-to-provide-14m-boost-to-waterford-in-run-up-to-christmas-1.2012356




Waterford’s annual Winterval Festival will provide a major economic boost to the city through a €14 million yield to the local economy and the creation of 550 seasonal jobs in the run-up to Christmas, a new study has found.
The festival, which was launched on Friday night when Santa Claus turned on the Christmas lights, will feature 32 events in its five-week duration until December 23rd, and is expected to attract 300,000 visitors to Waterford – up from 250,000 last year.
According to the study, carried out by independent market research company Market Dynamics, parties attending the Winterval Festival last year spent an average of €98 per party on food and drink and festival tickets during their visit to the event.
This year’s festival features a Christmas market with 60 traditional log cabins.
In addition to the 550 seasonal workers employed in the various projects, the event is supported by some 250 volunteers.
Festival chairman Barry Monaghan said Winterval is the largest Christmas festival in the country and it has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2012.

Christmas experience

“From day one, the festival team wanted to deliver a Christmas experience which was on par with what is on offer across Europe. We believe that Winterval has achieved this and now continues to deliver new opportunities for our visitors,” he said.Mr Monaghan said the study found 92 per cent of people surveyed who attended last year’s event planned to return this year, while they were also happy to recommend Winterval to family and friends as a positive Christmas experience.
In previous years, Retail Excellence Ireland directly aligned the footfall to Waterford city during December to the shopping offering that was available through the festival.
“If visitors are inclined to spend even half what the average spend figure was in 2013, the city is on track for an economic impact of over €14 million and this will have a major impact for Waterford,” said Mr Monaghan.
Among the highlights is a giant block of ice that has been presented to the House of Waterford Crystal, where professional craftworkers will carve it into sculptures to be unveiled next Saturday at the Winterval Ice Rink on the quays.
For further information on events, see winterval.ie

beazee

Nationwide crew visited Waterford on Saturday.
The programme to be aired this Wednesday at 7pm.


By: https://www.facebook.com/WintervalPolishChristmas

TheQuietFella

I'm hearing whispers that due to the high cost of running Winterval this could be its last year!!

Don't shoot the messenger!

Irishlad2014

TheQuietFella wrote: »

I'm hearing whispers that due to the high cost of running Winterval this could be its last year!!

Don't shoot the messenger!

No I believe it has to break even this year for it to continue as far as I know, and judging by the crowds weekend gone, I think it will be around for a few years yet

nice_very

on nationwide now...

Luckycharms_74

nice_very wrote: »

on nationwide now...

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10348901/


It looked great

deisemum

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10348901/


It looked great

That was great.

comeraghs

Waterford looked great on Nationwide!

Crowds around are huge & the weather is looking good for this weekend too!

Tallcarrie

Don't forget the Waterford Homecraft Christmas Fair opens tomorrow Fri 28 Nov at 10am at Garter Lane Arts Centre, with the best locally homecrafts, all proudly made in Waterford for Winterval.

Search for the perfect Christmas gift, the choice is endless. There is something special to suit everyone’s taste and budget. From elegantly dipped and hand carved candles to exquisite hand blown glass jewellery, natural and organic skincare products to superb wooden crafts carved from the trunks of local trees, and quirky distinctive ceramics to hand woven baskets created from willow grown in Tramore.

Open Mon - Sat 10am - 5.30pm, and 12 - 5.30pm on Sundays, your search for the perfect Christmas present made in Waterford is over.

Tallcarrie

Don't forget the Waterford Homecraft Christmas Fair opens tomorrow Fri 28 Nov at 10am at Garter Lane Arts Centre, with the best locally homecrafts, all proudly made in Waterford for Winterval.

Search for the perfect Christmas gift, the choice is endless. There is something special to suit everyone’s taste and budget. From elegantly dipped and hand carved candles to exquisite hand blown glass jewellery, natural and organic skincare products to superb wooden crafts carved from the trunks of local trees, and quirky distinctive ceramics to hand woven baskets created from willow grown in Tramore.

Open Mon - Sat 10am - 5.30pm, and 12 - 5.30pm on Sundays, your search for the perfect Christmas present made in Waterford is over.

iseegirls

I wonder if the Christmas Fair in Garter Lane is open this weekend :rolleyes:

comeraghs

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/festivals/watch-keith-barry-performs-dangerous-act-with-help-of-hollywood-actor-woody-harrelson-30788567.html




Great review from the Indo on Keith Barry's show on Saturday.