This year’s St Patrick’s Day will bring a festival atmosphere to the town of Mullingar. The streets will be closed to traffic from 1.30pm and transformed into a virtual festival site. There will be a large variety of entertaiment on offer to suit all ages and all musical tastes.
Austin Friar Street will host the Hot Press Rock Stage featuring some of Ireland’s hottest young acts. Music will begin at 1.30pm with Mullingar’s Auto Fly starting the proceedings followed by Seven Days, Identity Parade, plus there will also be some special guests.
The Castle Street Stage will offer an eclectic mix of music featuring local folk rock act Arrow in the Sky, Nigerian funk reggae band Toluking who featured at the Volvo Ocean Race Festival in Galway and local pop/rock act The Egg & Spoons featuring Rob and Julie Shaw, which are sure to get the crowd rocking.
If you are looking for traditional Irish music, head to the Mount Street Stage where The Shy Talks will play their unique blend of Irish contemporary trad, followed by the Midlands Youth Ochestra who will play a selection of traditional Irish and classical compositions.
Dominick Street will host another stage featuring local acts, The Sunday Jumpers – well known local covers band playing a selection of your favourite songs, followed by local blues rock heroes The Groove Diggers and a special appearance by The Tennessee Breakdown Band a seven-piece band who play American country, western swing, electric bluegrass, and country jazz.
Float entries must assemble at Grange at 2pm. Youth groups and walking groups must assemble at Grange at 3pm.
The hard working committee are actively seeking funds in order to make this year’s parade the biggest and best yet. If you would like to donate funds, log on to www.mullingarparade.ie
