St. Patrick's Festival update
St. Patrick's Festival is rolling out the green carpet for six days from Friday 12th until Wednesday 17th March for an Irish celebration of monumental proportions; Street theatre, music, comedy, outdoor spectaculars, dance, visual art and all that's just a taster for what is planned for Ireland's largest national celebration.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2010, St. Patrick's Festival brings the nation alive, and promises six lively days and nights of free celebrations.
On Friday evening the festival opens with a programme of film, comedy and visual arts for all and on Saturday morning the streets of Dublin will be thronged with thrill-seekers taking part in the Festival Treasure Hunt. The much-loved fireworks spectacular, The National Lottery Skyfest will light up the skies over the majestic Treaty city of Limerick on the evening of Saturday 13th March.
Back in Dublin, Big Day Out - A festival within a festival, opens for all the public on Merrion Square, featuring the cream of street theatre and performance in the heart of Georgian Dublin - a must for visitors and families alike!
You can immerse yourself in Irish culture and craic by joining in free Irish language and culture events, as part of GaelSpraoi which runs through-out the festival. For the more adventurous, dance in the streets at the Festival Céilí - a contemporary outdoor celebration of traditional Irish dance. Taking place on 16th March, St. Patrick's Eve, it will be an outdoor celebration of all things Irish and open to all - even those with two left feet.
The Festival each year is the best contemporary celebration of Irish music, heritage, culture and community and encompasses a feeling of what it means to be or just feel Irish. We will be in Dublin and Limerick for the biggest and best celebration of St. Patrick's Day in the world - join us!
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