Ramsey Sprintfest begins tomorrow

Saturday, 1 June 2019 07:03

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

A three-day music festival for TT visitors gets underway in Ramsey tomorrow.

Sprintfest will kick off on Mad Sunday (June 2) and run until Tuesday (June 4) to coincide with the Ramsey Sprints taking place on Mooragh Promenade.

Bands will be performing live in the towns market square between 7.30pm and 10.30pm each night with food from local vendors available for those attending.

The local authority has set aside a budget of around £15,000 for the occasion, and is advising parking will suspended on Market Place and Market Hill from 8am today until Noon on Wednesday.

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