Thousands expected at Northern Ireland St Patrick's Day festivals
Organisers of the Belfast parade will be hoping for better weather than marchers experienced last yearTowns and cities across Northern Ireland, and many other parts of the world, will host parades and other festivities on Friday to celebrate St Patrick's Day.The city is hosting a 10-day festival filled with concerts, traditional music sessions, dances, workshops and tours, as well as the annual parade through the city.
The main parade begins at City Hall at 13:30 GMT and will travel in a loop along Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street, Castle Place and Donegall Place, before returning to its starting point. The parade is staged by the arts organisation Beat Carnival, which is also intending to use the event to mark theIt has invited people who were born around the time of the 1998 deal - those aged 24, 25 and 26 - to walk with them in the parade and share their visions and hopes for the future of the city.
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