HAPPY ST PATRICK'S WEEK!
It is that time of the year again when Ireland takes over with their national holiday, St Patrick's Day. Not only is it celebrated in Ireland but people all over the world take the chance to wear green, drink Guinness and appreciate the wonderful holiday given to them by the Irish. So here in Glasgow we have St Patrick's Day Festival 2012. This isn't just a regular day festival, no, this lasts a whole seven days! Celebrating St Patrick's Day in Glasgow starts on the 10th March and the excitement and events last all week ending on the 17th March when it's actually St Patrick's Day.
''The Glasgow St. Patrick's festival esteems to promote and celebrate the rich Irish cultural heritage of Glasgow and Scotland'' according to the St Patrick's Day Festival 2012 website. The festival has a mix of events on that anyone who is interested can attend.
The week started of with a welcome dinner dance where there was a variety of bands playing live Irish music. On Saturday, there was more live music from one of Bob Dylan's supporting acts Michael McGoldrick and also from Emma Sweeney an up and coming fiddler from Glaswegian band Yuptae. And on Monday, you could go along to Merchants Square and try learning and speaking Irish for free!
Today, Wednesday, there is live dancing on in Merchants Square where you will be able to see the Glasgow Set Dancers doing what they do best at 7:30pm. Another free event which is on in the evening is Irish Movie Night in Sloans. Three different Irish films will be shown tonight and Thursday night where you can learn more about the history of Ireland.
The week continues with more live music and on Friday there will be a competition, Battle of the Bands. The winner will then get the chance to play on Saturday at the Main Stage in Merchant City for all of Glasgow to hear.
And of course on the day itself there will be events and live bands in Merchant city so you can celebrate St Paddy's Day in style with your family and friends. If your old enough (18+) and think that you can drink more Guinness then why not continue the celebrations at the after party and club in Admiral Bar where entry is free!
Have fun celebrating!
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