Fingal Pride Community Day

 Saturday 30th August
12pm-6.30pm
 Swords Castle

Join us on Saturday 30th August for a festival of diversity, inclusion & PRIDE in Fingal! We'll have DJ's, performers, circus acts & a céilí on Main Stage, a pride history talk & poetry event in the chapel, arts, crafts, community information, badge making workshops, face painters, a food vendor & a full bar in the castle grounds.
This is a FREE event.

For more information please visit:
https://dublinpride.ie/fingal-pride/ 

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