01/07/2026
Now that we’ve finally managed to get a little bit of rest… well, I have anyway. Poor Steven hasn’t! 🙈❤️
We just want to say the biggest THANK YOU to every single person who made Shirley’s Summer Sesh ’26 such an incredible weekend.
We loved every single minute of it.
There are so many people who helped make this event possible:
❤️ Our amazing staff, whose hard work and dedication never goes unnoticed.
❤️ Kilraughts Young Farmers, who roll up their sleeves and muck in every single year.
❤️ Alec Bartlett for the lend of his fields
❤️ festivalproductionsni for delivering an incredible show.
❤️ socialsbyhan_ & Ryan for keeping brilliant social media campaign
❤️ Unit 7 for that incredible stage.
❤️ Pat Hamill for the bars.
❤️ James Mitchell for all the electrics and parking for staff
❤️ Eventco Marquees for the marquees.
❤️ and first.for.printing for all the fantastic printing and graphics.
❤️ CPHire Ltd for their support.
❤️ Every single artist who gave us unforgettable performances
❤️ ogma_ \ Davey for their professional security
❤️ nisportsmedicsltd for their first class paramedics
❤️ fir the top class food
❤️ Logans Exec Coaches for the transport afterwards
❤️ haloballycastle for the incredible afterparty
❤️ Donna's Designs Ballycastle for the unreal merch
❤️ Our amazing sponsors, whose support means so much.
❤️ Our wonderfully patient and understanding neighbours – thank you for putting up with us for another year!
❤️ The Party Mill for the awesome displays
❤️ all our suppliers
And finally…
❤️ You.
Every one of you who bought a ticket, danced, sang, laughed, supported our charities and made memories with us.
Year after year, you continue to support this little festival that means so much to our family and our community. We can never thank you enough.
From the bottom of our hearts… thank you for making Shirley proud. ❤️
So… one question remains…
Should we do it all again in 2027? 👀🎶❤️
