Full schedule for the big events on Marymass Saturday

All set for Marymass Saturday <i>(Image: Charlie Gilmour)</i>
All set for Marymass Saturday (Image: Charlie Gilmour)
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THE main Marymass 2025 celebrations will conclude tomorrow (Saturday, August 23) with a spectacular parade, the crowning of Queen Laicey Dewar and all the fun and games on Irvine Moor.

The Queen-Elect will be crowned at noon outside the Townhouse, before one of the biggest parades in Scotland makes its way through the town.

(Image: Charlie Gilmour) As usual, you can expect the crowds to be three or four deep all the way along the route as locals and visitors cheer on the horses, floats and walkers all the way.

Once the parade reaches the Moor, there will be some amazing stalls, fun rides and the ever-popular horse racing events to enjoy.

And the iconic Greasy Pole event will return, which sees teams climb up in a quest to be the first to grab the ham at the very top.

(Image: Charlie Gilmour) With warm weather, it has already been a great festival. Starting with the sashing of the Marymass Royals on Thursday, August 14, followed by last weekend's Fourth Port parade, then the amazing festival of light and spectacular firework display on the Moor.

The weather forecast is looking good for the big day, with sun in the morning and a bit of cloud around lunchtime when the crowing will take place. Temperatures are expected to reach 19 degrees around that time.

(Image: Charlie Gilmour) More sunshine is expected between 4pm and 8pm.

But the big Saturday events are not quite the end of the festival. The final event will be the Marymass Flower Show in the Volunteer Rooms on Monday, August 25.

Stay tuned to the Irvine Times online for full coverage of this year's festival.

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