St Patrick's Day Parade & Festival
THIS EVENT ENDED ON THE 17TH MARCH 2013
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London's Irish community have always celebrated St Patrick's Day in the traditional manner, with church services, music, dancing and plenty of Guinness and whisky. In London, there's a big parade with floats representing all 32 Irish counties as the procession makes its way from Green Park, close to Hyde Park Corner, around Piccadilly Circus, along Haymarket via Trafalgar Square to end at Whitehall. Look out for the puca, a giant 36 metre long inflatable dragon, which is being brought over by award winning artists Bui Bolg. In Trafalgar Square there's free entertainment with live shows, music and a huge outdoor ceili as well as comedy and a food market, from 12 noon. Of course, the best places to celebrate are the pubs and Catholic churches throughout London, with their mix of religion, music and good cheer. Keep an eye on where the real London Irish go after the parade and you could be in for a memorable evening.
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