Mags Connell of Mayo.IE on Mayo Day 2021
Mayo Day, the day that celebrates all things Mayo, returns on Saturday, May 1st 2021. Stay tuned for upcoming details on all the great events happening throughout the #MayoDay weekend Mayo Day Takes To The National Stage For 2021 The hugely successful Mayo Day celebrates its seventh year on Saturday, 1st May 2021 with an outstanding programme of events to be viewed from around the globe. It\u2019s a virtual festival again this year, but if anything, that has expanded the reach of this extraordinary celebration of all things Mayo. The emphasis is on People and Place and taking this opportunity to showcase Mayo to a worldwide audience. Details are being kept under wraps but some of the biggest names in the Mayo diaspora are expected to make guest appearances this year. Highlights for #MayoDay include a one-hour flagship TV programme broadcast on Mayo Day evening on TG4 and the TG4 Player, and an online collaboration with The Irish Times focusing on business and enterprise on the evening of Thursday, April 29th. It\u2019s a unique occasion as Mayo remains the only county with its own name day, celebrating achievements, heritage and culture, diaspora and community spirit. The TG4 extravaganza will feature the best of Mayo music and culture, conversation and craic, and showcase the incomparable beauty of our Atlantic county. Guest appearances are expected from the Mayo diaspora in every corner of the planet and even beyond, with astronaut Norah Patten due to drop by. The standard of musical performances will be exceptional with Matt Molloy of The Chieftains, Laoise Kelly, Billow Wood, Lisa Canny and more.