Thursday, March 11, 2010
Go green: Roanoke St. Patrick's Day Celebration schedule
The annual celebration is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in downtown Roanoke. Admission is free.
The Roanoke Times
Where should you cheer on the parade? Click here to see the full parade route through downtown Roanoke (PDF).
Schedule:
10 a.m. Celtic festival opens
10:30 a.m. Roanoke Riverdance Challenge (along Jefferson Street) -- A new feature of the annual celebration. Join a line of dancers down the center of the parade route in an attempt to challenge the current world record for the longest Riverdance line, which stands at 400 dancers.
10:55 to 11:10 a.m. Second Wynde
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. McDonald's St. Patrick's Parade (see map for parade route): The parade will feature pipe and drum bands from throughout the region, plus many others. Currently scheduled to participate are Warpipe, Jamestown (N.C.) Pipe Band, Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drums and Shenandoah Valley Pipe Band.
1 to 1:20 p.m. Jamestown Pipe Band
1:20 to 2 p.m. Second Wynde
2 to 2:20 p.m. Ceili King and Grand Marshal presentation
2:20 to 2:40 p.m. Warpipe
2:40 to 3:30 p.m. Second Wynde
3:30 to 3:45 p.m. Bonniest Knees Contest -- Imagine men in kilts with blindfolded female judges. All in search of the perfect knees. "Bonny" is in the eye, um, feel of the beholder.
3:45 to 5 p.m. Second Wynde
5 p.m. Celtic Festival ends
Call 342-2640 or visit www.eventzone.org for more information.
MORE ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENTSSATURDAY
St. Patrick’s Day Craft Table
All day. Free. Meadowbrook Library. 382-6965.
SATURDAY>>SUNDAY
Shamrock Volleyball Tour
8 a.m. Free. Salem Civic Center. 375-3004.
SUNDAY
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Live Irish music with bagpiper. Light refreshments provided. 2 p.m. Meadowbrook Center, Shawsville. 382-6965.
WEDNESDAY
St. Paddy’s Day with Old Man Kelly
7 p.m. Free; tips for band encouraged. Gillie’s Restaurant, 153 College Ave., Blacksburg. 961-2703, myspace.com/gilliesmusic
WEDNESDAY
The Celthix Performance
A group of musicians who draw their energy from the roots of American folk music. 7 p.m. $7, advance; $10, door.
Sun Music Hall, 302 S. Locust St., Floyd. myspace.com/thecelthix
WEDNESDAY
St. Patrick’s Day Bash
Celebrate the luck of the Irish with DJ Flex. 9 p.m. Awful Arthur’s (Blacksburg), 213 Draper Road. www.awfularthursseafood.com
