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Vienna to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with cultural festival

Vienna will celebrate the 17 March St. Patrick�s Day this year with a 20 March parade on the Ringstra�e and eight cultural events from 13 to 24 March, it was announced today (Fri).

Besides the parade, the events will include a film evening and concerts at different venues across the city.

Organisers expect at least 500 Irish to march in the parade beginning at 11am on 20 March from the Schottenkirche church to the Burgtheater.

There will be a 500 square metre tent on L�welstra�e near the Burgtheater from 19 to 21 March in which 20 different groups of performers will entertain the public by singing Irish songs and dancing Irish dances.

The last festival event will be a "poetry night" at Charlie P�s Irish Pub and an evening of songs by Sarah Power at piano manufacturer B�sendorfer�s hall on Graf-Starhemberg-Gasse.

A piano evening at the hall will take place on 26 March shortly before the firm closes its doors there for good.

Austrian Times

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