The countdown is on to the start of the 33rd Mananan Festival.
The International Festival of Music and the Arts, to give it its full title, gets underway on Tuesday, and runs for 13 days.
A wide range of top top class performers will be taking part at the usual venue, the Erin Arts Centre in Port Erin.
Festival Director John Bethell (pictured) is promising a fortnight of top quality entertainment:
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