A HOST of fun, family-friendly events have been put together for this year’s bumper Comet Festival.
The annual free event in Coronation Park has been extended to two-days to celebrate Port Glasgow’s 250th anniversary in 2025.
Taking place over 21/22 June, the festival will include a 10-kilometre run, a funfair, live music, community stalls, and outdoor cinema.
The event will begin with a parade at 11.30am on the Saturday morning, led by samba band Bloco Winnoch, in front of a procession of floats, through the town to Coronation Park for the festival to start at noon.
The park will have many of the attractions enjoyed every year at the Comet Festival including an entertainment zone with lots of culture, heritage and art to enjoy, traders, community group marquees, a funfair, tea tent, bar and beer garden, live music stage, boat trips, guided walking tours and more.
Saturday’s event finishes at 6pm but everyone is invited back to the park for Sunday’s events, including the return of the Port Glasgow 10k. The race starts at 11am and leaves from and finishes in Coronation Park. Anyone interested can sign up online.
The race is open to anyone aged over 15 years old on the day. The route this year is along the foreshore of the Clyde taking in Kingston Dock and Kelburn Park. Each finisher will get a special medal which contains the Port Glasgow 250 logo, with trophies for fastest male and female runners.
Sunday will also feature football coaching for young people, a Praise in the Park service and Pictures in the Park with three films being shown outside on the big screen. After a public vote, the three winning films are: Moana 2, Wicked Sing-a-long and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Inverclyde Council works with the Comet Festival committee to shape and organise the event. Provost Drew McKenzie said: “The Comet Festival is always a great day for the community of Port Glasgow and this year promises to be even bigger and better as the town celebrates its 250th anniversary.
“There is lots on for people of all ages to take part in and enjoy. Coronation Park is a great location and the festival is always well supported by the town. My thanks to everyone involved who’s worked so hard to put together this fun, free event.”
