Attend the St Patrick's Day Parade & Festival

The annual St Patrick's Day Parade & Festival take place today from noon until 6pm in London. The event begins with a 1.5 mile parade from Piccadilly to Whitehall, before a stage in nearby Trafalgar Square will offer Irish music, song dance, culture and arts.


There will also be an Irish food market, children’s activities and the chance to talk to representatives of Irish community organisations. Notable events on stage will include people from the Commitments musical a W.B. Yeats 150th Anniversary celebration with Irish Ambassador Dan Mulhall and Young Poet Aisling Fahey Irish folk rock band Hermitage Green and the Lord of the Dance.

For more, see http://london.gov.uk/get-involved/events/st-patricks-day-parade-and-festival-2014

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