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_170857" align="alignnone" width="800"] Keeper of the Tower Kyle Greene prepares to ward off all invaders of the Bouncy Castle at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]](https://www.connachttribune.ie/jpim-static/image/2026/04/29/21/iconic-upload-2017-06-27131146-pt-8.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
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[caption id="attachment_170857" align="alignnone" width="800"] Keeper of the Tower Kyle Greene prepares to ward off all invaders of the Bouncy Castle at the Kildare Town Derby Festival Parade last Sunday.[/caption]
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Photographs by Pat Tinsley. For more photographs of the Kildare Derby Festival see the Kildare Post.