{"id":5786,"date":"2013-05-21T16:43:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5786"},"modified":"2013-05-21T16:44:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:44:10","slug":"get-ready-to-shake-rattle-and-roll-to-the-larne-alive-summer-festival-31st-may-15th-june-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/05\/get-ready-to-shake-rattle-and-roll-to-the-larne-alive-summer-festival-31st-may-15th-june-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready to shake, rattle and roll to the Larne Alive Summer Festival, 31st May – 15th June 2013."},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s festival has been themed around the retro delights of the 1940\u2019s and 50\u2019s and offers something for everyone!<\/h2>\n

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To kick off the festival organisers have arranged a special cinema showing of \u2018Grease\u2019 at the McNeill Theatre, Larne, on Friday 31st<\/sup> May. \u00a0This promises not to be any old screening but a musical showing where the audience can sing-along with word to the songs appearing on screen! \u00a0There will be prizes for the best dressed and the ticket price includes refreshments during the evening.\u00a0 Tickets cost \u00a35 and are available from Larne Tourist Information Centre on 028 28 260088.<\/p>\n

The following day Larne Town Centre will be awash with colour as the festival parade heads down Main Street. \u00a0The parade will feature local young people who have recently learned to stilt walk, as well as local schools, groups and sports clubs. \u00a0There will be live music at Broadway Bandstand along with circus entertainers and face painting from 2pm.\u00a0 The parade will set off from Larne YMCA at 3pm moving onto Victoria Road, Agnew Street, Main Street, High Street, Pound Street and back to St John\u2019s Place. \u00a0There is still time to get involved in the parade by contacting Rachael McMaster on 028 28 263047 or email mcmasterr@larne.gov.uk.<\/p>\n

The festival will be in full swing on Sunday 2nd<\/sup> June at Larne Town Park with a 1950\u2019s Jamboree. \u00a0You are encouraged to bring your own picnic and refreshments as this event is part of the Big Lunch Project. \u00a0We have games to suit the era as well as colourful walkabouts and amazing circus performers.\u00a0 Rock around the clock in our arts and crafts tent or get your face painted.\u00a0 There will be plenty of vintage cars and motorcycles to peruse and a special fancy dress competition. \u00a0We are looking for the best 1950\u2019s costumes with categories for all ages! \u00a0FirePoise will be closing the day with a two-person swing inspired fire performance.\u00a0 The event starts at 2pm and finishes at 5pm.<\/p>\n

Larne Alive is encouraging the public to park in the Larne Town centre car parks and walk to Larne Town Park for this event. \u00a0Parking is available at Agnew Street, Fairhill, Narrow Gauge Road, and Riverdale. \u00a0There will be no parking allowed along Bankheads Lane to ensure access to the park for emergency services.<\/p>\n

There will be parking available at the Town Park Car Park, Larne Leisure Centre and Town Centre Car Parks. \u00a0The event will take place from 2pm – 5pm.<\/p>\n

On Saturday 8th<\/sup> June the AES Ballylumford Larne Half Marathon will take place and Larne Alive have put on some special town centre entertainment to encourage all walkers and runners on their way. \u00a0The ALS Band will be performing live at Broadway Bandstand from 10am – 12pm. \u00a0Full details of the Half Marathon can be found on www.larnehalfmarathon.webs.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The final event of the festival will be a special vintage-style tea dance held at Larne Town Hall on Saturday 15th<\/sup> June, 2pm-4pm. \u00a0Special Guests Swingabella will be providing the music. \u00a0There will be a short dance lesson prior to the dance at 1.30pm, with tea and cupcakes served for afternoon tea. \u00a0This is open to all ages. \u00a0Tickets are \u00a35 and available from Larne Tourist Information Centre on 028 28 260088 or email Larnetourism@btconnect.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information please contact Larne Tourist Information Centre on 028 28 260088.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s festival has been themed around the retro delights of the 1940\u2019s and 50\u2019s and offers something for everyone! To kick off the festival organisers have arranged a special cinema showing of \u2018Grease\u2019 at the McNeill Theatre, Larne, on Friday 31st May. \u00a0This promises not to be any old screening but a musical showing … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5786"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5789,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5786\/revisions\/5789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}