FANCY SPENDING YOUR AUGUST Bank Holiday singing along to the likes of All Tvvins, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) and RTÉ Choice Music Prize winners Ships in the beautiful grounds of Charleville Castle?
Well, good news – we have a set of tickets to give away to the wonderful Castlepalooza, which takes place from the 3rd to the 5th of August this year in a 17th-century castle in Tullamore.
All you have to do is tell us your ultimate festival tip – whether it’s having baby wipes constantly to hand or doing whatever you can to try and create a sleep-friendly tent.
Wondering what all the fuss is about around the boutique music and arts festival? Take a look at all of the magic of last year’s festival in the video below.
How to enter? Simply email your name and location to competitions@thejournal.ie with ‘Castlepalooza’ in the subject line, and don’t forget to tell us your tip in the comments section.
Need some inspiration? Here are a ten survival secrets from the hardened festival heads in Journal Media HQ:
1. ‘Bring your own toilet roll – it’s an absolute must!’
2. ‘I always brings loads of those little heat pads that you snap and put into gloves and pockets to stay warm – it’s a genius idea.’
3. ‘Walking boots are infinitely superior to wellies.’
4. ‘If you want a cheap, easy breakfast those instant porridge pots are a godsend – most coffee places will give you free hot water.’
5. ‘Bring earplugs and eye masks if you want to get any decent level of sleep during the weekend. And don’t forget to pack several portable chargers.’
6. ‘Bring sunscreen – a friend of mine looked like a pokemon ball after standing looking in the same direction with the sun on his right all day.’
7. ‘Dioralyte is the ultimate hangover cure at a festival.’
8. ‘Pack some toilet wet wipes – they’re more compact in your bag and make you feel fresh and clean.’
9. ’Bring a roll of black plastic bags. handy for lots of stuff but particularly if it rains or you’ve a crap tent – because you can shove stuff in there.’
10. ’I brought a tiny sewing kit I had gotten from a hotel one year thinking “ah you never know” and got great use out of it – I repaired the zip on my tent with it.’
Think Castlepalooza sounds like a lot of fun? The festival takes place from 3rd – 5th of August 2018 in a ‘wooded wonderland’ within the grounds of Charleville Castle, Tullamore, and promises great music, merriment, magic, madness and mind-blowing memories. Find out more or buy tickets to the boutique music and arts festival here.
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