Parade 1pm: PATRICK Street, proceeding onto Church Street, Clanbrassil St, The Square, The Demesne and Park Street. A musical, fun, community orientated event with awards in various categories.
Participants include: Jim McLaughlin, Grand Marshal, Linda Halpenny, Louth Rose, Chinese students DKIT, Friendship band, cross-border, Gortaclare Competition Band Omagh, Dundalk FC, Local GAA, camogie clubs and community groups. There will be over 60
participants in total, almost double than last year.
14.30pm: Bouncy castle village with various inflatables to suit all age groups, refreshments marquee with music at the demesne.
Local producers at Market Square – Hot food, jewellery, cheese, fudge, chocolates, home made pastries and cakes.
Face painting and street entertainment on Earl St.
The Marshes Shopping Centre will also provide fun and entertainment all day after the Parade. This will consist of DJ entertainment and face painters in the centre; a funfair and big wheel outside at O'Brien's entrance; set dancers and traditional musicians promising a real festive atmosphere.
14.45: Ceili Mor Town Hall: Northern Ireland Friendship Band Full band consists of 30 members; it was founded in the mid 70s at the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland. The group is made up of various brass band members from all areas of Northern Ireland. Its aim is to provide a group of musicians who can perform for both sides of the community as well as North and South of the border. The Friendship Band covers a wide range of music which has developed over the last 20 years. As well as playing traditional marches they also play a number of Carnival type numbers with a Spanish flavour which were especially composed for the band on a previous trip to Carnival in Holland. Another feature of their programme is a selection of Beer Kellar Oompah Band type music. Other items include rag time, jazz, American "hootenany" and of course coming from Northern Ireland, a large selection of traditional Irish songs and ballads. The Friendship Band can be relied upon to give a lively performance at any venue and one of its most important qualitiies is the sheer enthusiasm of the band members.
3pm: Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Dun Dealgan: Involved with the promotion of Irish traditional music on a world scale, Comhaltas is a nonprofit cultural movement with hundreds of local branches around the world, they have been working for the cause of Irish music since the middle of the last century.
16.00: The Fontanels: The Fontanels were formed in Mid 2007 when two brothers, two lovers and a man machine came together with the mission to deliver something a little different. They take their musical influences from far and wide and infuse their sound with elements of pop, funk, kuduro, samba, grime and rock. They love playing live, and relish energetic shows that collaborate and interact with a crowd, especially a dancing crowd! Voted Dundalks' best band 2009 by Highway 67.
16.30: The Curtain Thieves: The Curtain Thieves are the hottest group around.
