The Festival of Kerry includes the Rose of Tralee contest as well as a driving blind competition alongside other events.
While the participants in the Rose of Tralee arrive and get to know each other, a pipe band leads a night procession through the streets of Tralee where each of the Roses is welcomed.
Amongst the contestants are the Belfast Rose Patricia O'Connell, the New Zealand Rose Bronwyn Gill, and the Sydney Rose Anne Teehan.
The Festival of Kerry is not just about the Rose of Tralee but includes other events and activities to entertain the thousands of tourists who flock to the town each year. One of the more unusual contests is a driving blindfolded competition in a Tralee street. German folk dancers entertain the crowd on a variety theatre stage.
That's Entertainment 'The Festival' was broadcast on 4 May 1972.
That's Entertainment was a five-part look at behind the scenes of how people are entertained in Ireland.
Other programmes in the ‘That’s Entertainment’ series look at comedians, the one-man show, cabaret, and the Showcase Awards.
