Just as the Mardi Gras celebrations come to an end, the Irish conveniently hold the
St. Patrick's Festival March 15 to March 19, 2006, Dublin, Ireland.
100 hours of carnival for audiences to savour a wide ranging artistic programme of street theatre, music,dance, comedy, film; flaunting the very best of Irish Traditional and contemporary talent.
There are, of course, St Patrick's Day parades and celebrations throughout the world but you can watch the Dublin parade live over the internet on March 17th at 12:30 pm GMT.
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