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Belfast celebrates St. Patrick`s Day
1 March 2007
Belfast City Council is inviting people from all over the city – and beyond – to join in the fun of this year`s St. Patrick`s Day celebrations.
For the second successive year, the Council has organised a spectacular carnival procession and free concert, featuring chart-topper Sandi Thom, on Saturday 17 March.
The carnival procession, featuring more than 400 participants from all corners of Belfast, will leave the City Hall at 12.30pm.
It will involve young people, senior citizens and community groups from all over Belfast, making this year`s event truly representative of the diverse make-up of our city.
The carnival will make its way along Donegall Place to Castle Junction into Castle Place, then along High Street and Victoria Street into Custom House Square.
The main concert will start at 1pm.
The first half of the bill will feature traditional Irish and Ulster-Scots performers, including folk group Blackthorn and the South City Highland Dancers, as well as international boy band Streetwize.
The second half of the concert will feature Samantha Mumba, who will be taking a break from filming her latest movie with top director Stephen Spielberg to wow the Belfast audience with what promises to be a fantastic free performance.
Bringing the concert to a fitting finale will be the up-and-coming Scottish singer/songwriter Sandi Thom, who enjoyed virtually overnight success last year with hit singles such as `I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)`, `What If I`m Right?` and `Lonely Girl`, and her debut album `Smile… It Confuses People`.
With a capacity of around 5,000, admission to Custom House Square is free, but entrance will be on a strictly `first-come-first-served` basis.
Please note that no alcohol will be sold or permitted on the site.
Standard Belfast City Council terms and conditions apply. For further information, visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events
ENDS
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