10 June 2009: The Heart of the Dragon Festival Returns to Newcastle Emlyn
5 May 2009: Newcastle Emlyn’s Dragon flies home after triumph in Portugal!
20 February 2009: Dragon Festival 2009 Workshops Announced
Welcome
In 2006 a large egg was found in a coracle on the banks of the river in Newcastle Emlyn. The people of this small town in the middle of rural Wales were soon to realise the significance of their discovery. One year later the egg hatched …
Dragon Festival 2009
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PROGRAMME FOR DRAGON FESTIVAL SAT JULY 4th 2009
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| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 10.00. | Official opening - Mayor of Newcastle Emlyn Cllr Peter Lewis cutting ribbon | Front of castle |
| ALL DAY | Medieval Fayre and Stalls | Lower Riverside grounds |
| ALL DAY | Attic Players Open Day | Attic Theatre |
| ALL DAY | Hanes Emlyn Exhibition | Under the Clock Tower |
| ALL DAY | Our Lady Queen of Peace Open Garden | Castle Entrance |
| ALL DAY | Live webcam broadcast onto Heart of The Dragon website | www.heartofthedragonwales.org |
| 10.15 | Story reenactment In the New Beginning, the Egg arrived on the Coracle! | Right hand path down to river |
| 11.00 | Story reenactment The Birth of Baby Dragon | Lower Performance Area |
| 11.30 | Songwriting competition | Front of castle |
| 12.00 | Wisdom of Owls and Hawks | Lower Performance Area |
| 12.30 | Red and White Dragon battle | Lower PerformanceArea |
| 1.30 | Childrens storytelling and making workshop | Lower Performance area |
| 2.00 | Finish your costumes in time for the procession with Trysordy | Riverside Grounds and Lower Performance Area |
| 2.30 | Dragons Gather! Preparation for the procession | Ysgol y Ddwylan primary school |
| 2.45 | Depart from castle to meet dragons | Walk through town |
| 3.00 | Dragon Procession | Ysgol y Ddwylan primary school to castle |
| 3.30 | Naming ceremony | Lower Performance Area |
| 4.00ish | The Uninvited Guests | Lower Performance Area |
| 5.00 - 5.30 | Medieval Fayre closes | |
| 6.00 | Owain Glandwr and Merlin Return to Newcastle Emlyn | Horses ride through town |
| 6.30 | Kissing the Hag | Front of castle |
| 7.00 | Marriage Feast | Front of castle |
| 9.00 | Wedding Ceremony - Formal Adoption and First Flight of Named First Dragon | Into the castle |
| 10.00 | Lantern and Candles, Sacred Burning Heart of Dragon Fire Sculpture | Castle |
| Ends: 10.30ish | ||
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Story © Pamela Gaunt Jan 2009 |