the BIG KIC independent music and dance festival

with support from  European Commission: Scottish Rural Development Programme

Kelvin Valley Properties, EventScotland North Lanarkshire Council, and Hire Station Tool Hire

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newsflash.......

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The BIG KIC has been postponed until 2010.

19th April 2009

Kilsyth International Carnival Society (KICS) announced today that as no match funding has been received, the event has been postponed until w/e 14th and 15th August 2010

In Feb 2009, 
LEADER  ( Liasons Entre Actions de Development de L’economie Rurale) European funding of £33.5k was approved in principle for a week long festival in and around Kilsyth from the 8th to the 16th August 2009, (subject to match funding). Sadly, despite every effort being made by the organisers, that extra £17k funding has not been received and therefore the festival has been put back by a year.

We are now recruiting a fresh team of volunteers to help plan next years event. Don't let go of the KIC - we need your ideas now!
 

Volunteers and expressions of interest are always welcome.


see the photo galleries and write-ups: the bands : the dance groups NEW! Hall of Fame

Lynne Chris Bandit Bill Pauline George

KICS chief photographer is Jim Bamford.

Your comments and suggestions so far..keep 'em coming for 2010!

KIC2007: details of the bands : details of the dance groups

appearing with M.C. Micky Saad of Fugees United in 2007 were 30 great artists including:

David Sneddon the Peatbog Faeries, Indiana Gregg, Eletricat plus...

Acutones, Blueflint, Canny Clamjamphries, Chi Weapon,  Deseo Flamenco, KICs' Taiko Demon Drummers, Federation of the Disco Pimp, Flamenco and Sabor Caribeño Cuba dancers, GandawiJapanese and Chinese dancers, Joanne Carr's dancers, Kilsyth Starlets, Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band, Kinch Mirage belly dancers, the Marvels, The Mode, Oswald, Overcry, Rhythm Wave Samantha Seth, Tramps and Horses,  Traquair, Wingin' it

........and lots of carnival fun for everyone including......

 KICS4KIDS: Adventure playground, Arts and craft fair,  Licensed Bar, Carnival Parade, Chocolate fountain, vegetarian food, model railway with real steam trains, Saltire falconry, Stirling's funfair, and more....

KIC LIT FEST: Tam Craven's new book: "MY WINDAES UR STEAMIN' 'N' SO AM A" was duly launched!

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