Gain optimum exposure for your  business – support the festival:

Whether it’s something fun, cultural, educational, sporty, entertaining, unique or just plain wacky – there’s sure to be a fit with your business at one of our festival events. The Festival Committee will work with you to find the best sponsorship opportunity for your business. Whether it’s €50 or €500, your business can contribute and gain optimum exposure.

When you sponsor an event:

• Where suitable, the event will be named after your company eg ‘Smith Cycles Soap Box Derby’
• You can promote your business name with signage or banners at the event you sponsor (banners & signage etc to be supplied by you)
• We will supply you with an ‘official festival sponsor’ poster which you can display on your premises
• Your business name will be on display at the festival ‘Village Market’
• and on the festival website

€50     Business Supporter – display this colourful and immediately identifiable sticker in a prominent position on your premises to show you are a supporter of the festival

 If you wish to discuss how you can sponsor this event call: 085 8218908

€80    Road Sign – hugely popular at last year’s festival. First come first served, get in early to get your preferred location (2 road signs = €150)

If you wish to discuss how you can sponsor this event call: 085 8218908

As of 4th September there are 2 road signs in the Kells area and 1 road sign in the Slane area still available for sponsorship

€500 Soap Box Derby – one of the most popular events at the 2011 festival with there being a suspiciously greater number of adults than kids involved!

If you wish to discuss how you can sponsor this event call: 085 8218908

€2000 Main Sponsor - includes the main stage & Pavillion area is where the  food & craft markets, live music and entertainment take place, from Friday to Sunday.

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Hire2K

€300 Sports Day - an energetic, family event buzzing with happy participants.

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Kavanagh’s Pharmacy

€100   The Village Parade - connect your name with the most unique, wacky and fun parade ever to march through Dunshaughlin!

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Dominic Hannigan TD

€300   Musical Chairs - a giant musical chairs event, outdoors in the centre of the village, attempting to achieve the record for the biggest – possibly even the first – such event in Ireland. Unique to the area and sure to be hilarious!

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Bambury’s 

€100   Design a Robot competition - sponsor the prizes for the most creative or clever robot.

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Lorraine Lawless Travel Counsellor

Prizes – for the Short Story, Photography & Poetry competitions

No longer available – The U16 Photography Competition has been kindly sponsored by Dunshaughlin Photo Centre.

The Adult Photography Competition, the Short Story Competition and the Poetry Competition has been kindly sponsored by Dempsey’s Maintenance & Repairs

€100 Art & Craft activity tent

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Patrick Sheridan Landscaping

 €100 Prizes for the funniest, most creative and most effective scarecrows!

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by www.itsallforkids.ie  who are also sponsoring plenty of spot prizes during the Treasure Hunt and the Baby Hamper prize for the ‘Fling the nappy’ event.

 €300 Festival Collage – visitors and residents alike will be invited to ‘give us a hand’ for our festival collage, all will be revealed at the closing ceremony and kept on permanent display in the village

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by www.itsallforkids.ie 

 €200 Festival Laboratory – a fascinating family event using brain power and hundreds of everyday items such as copper wire, balloons, ‘smelly things’, duct Tape, thread, old CDs, old socks (washed!) etc.

No longer available – this event kindly sponsored by Dunshaughlin Credit Union and Cllr. Brian Fitzgerald

 €200 Ghost Event – being scared witless was very popular at last year’s festival and the location this year’s ghost event will cater to that need! Are you too afraid to sponsor?

 If you wish to sponsor this event please contact the festival secretary at  085 8218908

 €200 Music Workshop - pick up an instrument, clap your hands, beat the drums … and make some music! Similar age groups get together for 30 minute sessions and get creative.

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Campus Service Station

€250  Treasure Hunt - prize money and spot prizes for winners and participants of the Treasure Hunt

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Royal Cabs 

€300 The Festival Concert – Rock meets the Classics. Our launch night event with all local national Irish dancers, ‘London Opera Co.’ trained soprano, a number of young talented soloists, Dunshaughlin Choral Society, and classical instrumentalists.

No longer available – this event has been supported by Meath County Council with sponsorship also from DFS

€400 Dunk Tank – hit the target to dunk the ‘victim’ in a tank of water (Cllr. Gerry O Connor has got into the spirit of it and has already volunteered)!

No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Minnis Developments

€80 Guess the Sweets Competition
No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by ‘The Shop, traditional sweets & bars’

€300 Drama at the Courthouse - all shows were sold out last year, great opportunity to have your name associated with one of the most popular festival events. Fascinating historic talks and exhibits are also taking place at the Courthouse.
No longer available – this event has been kindly sponsored by Noel Larkin & Associates Chartered Surveyors

 

Donate a (toy) horse for the ‘Guess the name of the Horse’ competition – no longer available, sponsored by A-Team Carpet & Upholstery cleaning

 

 

 

 

The great Ping Pong Ball Race – no longer available, kindly sponsored by www.Znugz.com Personalised Blankets

 

 

 

 

Other opportunities

€300 Petting Farm

Hi Visibility vests - supply the festival with Hi-Viz vests with your name on them

€300 Timeline Productions - a fascinating exhibit of local, national and world history
€100 advertise on the Festival Programme - 5000 programmes will be distributed during the festival, make sure your business name is on them!

€100-€500 Website advert - advertise on the festival website. Top right hand advert €500, left sidebar advert rotating every 20 seconds €100

Security - required for the evening adult events

You tell us – we are always open to suggestions or ideas.

If you wish to discuss how you can sponsor an event call: 085 8218908

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Gifts - for the Festival Queen contestants, for instance vouchers for their goodie bags. Dynamic, ambitious, confident and fabulous Dunshaughlin women! No longer available, event is finished
€100  – Sponsor a Queen contestant - the biggest event during the fundraiser on 28th July. No longer available, event finished.

 

€500   Festival Queen - officiating at festival and village events, the chosen queen will wear a sash bearing your business name. No longer available, event finished.