By Kim O'Leary
As the annual Kildare Derby Festival continues this week with numerous events taking place around the county, residents have been enjoying themselves in the sunshine as they attend the various events.
The derby festival is a fantastic event for the whole family to enjoy with plenty of leisure activities including cake sales, games and face-painting, bouncy castles, photo exhibitions, racing at the Curragh on Saturday, and much more.
![[caption id="attachment_170882" align="alignnone" width="583"] Kildare Town Community First Responders Joanne and John Pender with 'backup' from Cathal Keogh at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]](https://www.connachttribune.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/29/21/iconic-upload-2017-06-27124524-Kildare-derby-pic-7.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=583)
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[caption id="attachment_170882" align="alignnone" width="583"] Kildare Town Community First Responders Joanne and John Pender with 'backup' from Cathal Keogh at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]
![[caption id="attachment_170883" align="alignnone" width="800"] A nicely framed loudspeaker,akaAlicia Martin, at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]](https://www.connachttribune.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/29/21/iconic-upload-2017-06-27124524-Kildare-derby-pic-11.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
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[caption id="attachment_170883" align="alignnone" width="800"] A nicely framed loudspeaker,akaAlicia Martin, at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]
![[caption id="attachment_170884" align="alignnone" width="800"] Who's De Daddy! Ice cream feeding time for Daddy Darragh O'Neill as Keepers Robyn and Stephen shovel it into him at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]](https://www.connachttribune.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/29/21/iconic-upload-2017-06-27124524-Kildare-derby-pic-10.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
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[caption id="attachment_170884" align="alignnone" width="800"] Who's De Daddy! Ice cream feeding time for Daddy Darragh O'Neill as Keepers Robyn and Stephen shovel it into him at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]
![[caption id="attachment_170885" align="alignnone" width="800"] The Towers Twoomeys enjoying the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]](https://www.connachttribune.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/29/21/iconic-upload-2017-06-27124524-Kildare-derby-pic-9.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
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[caption id="attachment_170885" align="alignnone" width="800"] The Towers Twoomeys enjoying the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]