Largs
Viking Festival
29th August to 5th September 2009
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view the 2009 event calendar!
The Largs Viking Festival takes place every August/September in Largs, to commemorate the 1263 Battle of Largs when the Vikings were defeated for the final time on the shore of Largs.
In recent years the festival featured the opening parade and ceremony, with various events such as the ABBA tribute Voulez Vous throughout the week, the second annual Viking Festival Skate Competition (see sport and leisure section for results and photos), the annual viking village giving visitors the chance to get up close to vikings and learn from them, the fun fair and of course the spectacular Party at the Pencil burning of the longship, battle re-enactment and closing fireworks.
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from Past Viking Festivals |
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| Scottish
Rockettes on the opening day. |
The
dignatries of Poland and Norway in the Parade, with Provost Drew Duncan. |
RBLS
Pipe Band lead the parade. |
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| The
continental market, Brittany Biscuits. |
The
Rotisserie at the market. |
Fine
French products at the market. |
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| A
large range of cheeses from the continent. |
Fresh
breads and pastries. |
Enjoying
the delights for sale at the authentic market. |
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| The
sun sets on the eve of the Viking funeral. |
The
promenade illuminated by the fair. |
The
'body' is taken to Aubery for the funeral. |
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| Vikings
in the funeral procession. |
The
town of Largs has never been this busy ! |
Vikings
show youngsters their culinary skills. |
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| Making
jewellery in the village. |
A
Viking family enjoy lunch. |
Alexandra,
from Poland, sells her wears. |
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| This
Viking demonstrates craftsmanship |
Lauren
McVittie enjoys the fun fair ! |
A
high-rise attraction !!! |
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| The
spectacular Party at the Pencil ! |
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Visit
the official festival website by clicking here.
Some of the photographs
used in this section have been used courtesy of Ian Dalgleish, please
visit his excellent Largs website.
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