Festival looks forward to another busy and successful fortnight. Committee members who have spent many months preparing for the 2008 extravaganza now await the start of the event.

This year the festival starts on Friday 25th April with the woodwind and strings and continues through to Saturday 10th May with the gala evening held in Carrickfergus Town Hall.

All members of the committees would like to wish all competitors the best of luck for their performances and invite as many people as possible to come along and support the huge amount of talent that has made Carrickfergus Musical Festival one of Northern Ireland's premier annual events.