The Red Sails Festival parade makes its way to the promenade back in 2008.

placeholder image — The Red Sails Festival parade makes its way to the promenade back in 2008.

NOSTALGIA: Photographic memories of Portstewart's Red Sails Festival

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Jul 2025, 15:48 GMT

Portstewart’s annual community programme of events, the Red Sails Festival, is well under way for another year.

We decided to take a look back through the photographic archives of the Coleraine and Ballymoney Times at previous festivals.

See who you can recognise...

Amy Murray smiles for the camera during the Red Sails Festival fancy dress parade in Portstewart in 2009.

17. RETRO

Amy Murray smiles for the camera during the Red Sails Festival fancy dress parade in Portstewart in 2009. Photo: NI WORLD

Nostalgia Coleraine