Local Residents / Business Update

Funfair

The Funfair build on Bray Seafront will start July 15th and then will open daily from 12 noon until 10 pm from July, 20th until August 5th 2024. (closed on Monday, July 29th and Tuesday, July 30th). Please note: there will be increased traffic coming into and out of the town as a result of this.

On Funfair marketing and promotional material, we have requested that all visitors should respect our environment and residential neighbourhood.

Contractors on site, event Control & PA installation

In the week prior to the event, many contractors will be on site along Strand Road building exhibits on behalf of their clients along with event control and the PA installations. This work will commence w/c July 29th, 2024.  The construction will take place during normal working hours with minimum disruption to pedestrian traffic walking along the promenade.

Working in conjunction with An Garda Síochána, Wicklow County Council and respective statutory bodies we will implement a comprehensive traffic management plan to get #BrayAirDisplay visitors in and out of the town as quickly as possible.

Road Closures and Event information – Updated on Friday, July 5th 2024

The road closures are in place to facilitate residents, safe pedestrian flow, public transport and emergency access for the Bray Air Display. On roads with traffic restrictions, local access will be facilitated where possible.

There will be no parking permitted from 7 am and no vehicle access to the event site at Strand Road from 10 am on Saturday, August 3rd (including residents and businesses). Mitigation barriers will be in place for the duration of the event. Cars will be towed.

Deliveries to businesses along Strand Road and adjoining roads must be completed before 10 am.

Please note: Traffic restrictions and road closures are subject to change without notice.

Local Residents Access 

On roads with traffic restrictions, local access will be facilitated where possible. In order to help us with these efforts, An Garda Síochána & Stewards will accept a:

1. Driving Licence with householder’s address displayed (If your driver’s licence doesn’t display your Bray address, please have a utility bill available with your name and Bray address ready for inspection)

Our Traffic Management Plan Section here has more updated information on road closures, and traffic restrictions and our ‘Getting Here’ section here has motorist travel advice.

Parking

There will be dedicated car parks available for visitors over the two-day event. We make every effort to encourage visitors travelling by car to the #BrayAirDisplay to use these facilities. We encourage travel by public transport as a more efficient means of getting to and from the display.

Please note that as the surrounding roads are public motorways, #BrayAirDisplay organisers are not responsible for the enforcement of road regulations.

An Garda Síochána & Stewards 

Throught the event, An Garda Síochána and Stewards will assist with the flow of traffic through the town.

There will be no parking permitted from 7 am and no vehicle access to the event site at Strand Road from 10 am on Saturday, August 3rd (including residents and businesses). Mitigation barriers will be in place for the duration of the event. Cars will be towed.

Deliveries to businesses along Strand Road and adjoining roads must be completed before 10 am.

Please note: Traffic restrictions and road closures are subject to change without notice.

Local Residents Access 

On roads with traffic restrictions, local access will be facilitated where possible. In order to help us with these efforts, An Garda Síochána & Stewards will accept a:

1. Driving Licence with householder’s address displayed (If your driver’s licence doesn’t display your Bray address, please have a utility bill available with your name and Bray address ready for inspection)

Our Traffic Management Plan Section here has more updated information on road closures, and traffic restrictions and our ‘Getting Here’ section here has motorist travel advice.

Please note that as the surrounding roads are public motorway, #BrayAirDisplay organisers are not responsible for the enforcement of road regulations.

The road closures are in place to facilitate residents, safe pedestrian flow, public transport and emergency access for the Bray Air Display. On roads with traffic restrictions, local access will be facilitated where possible.

Unfortunately, noise is unavoidable. It has been part and parcel of the #BrayAirDisplay. Event activities will start from 12 noon with aircraft performances taking place until the evening time. Please see our ‘In The Air‘ section for more information about the lineup.

If you have any pets sensitive to loud noise then we would recommend the following:

There will be designated litter teams allocated to the event. The teams will be litter-picking throughout the duration of the event and afterwards.

Additional bins will be provided along the seafront during the event and we will use our social media networks to promote ‘Leave no trace’ principles to help create better awareness and improve behaviour.