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2012 Parade Entry Form

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Plan to spend the whole day in downtown Roanoke. Before and after the McDonald's St. Pat's Parade, join us at the Celtic Festival, plus the Jamestown Pipe Band after the parade - it'll be full of activities. The festival will be open from 10:00am - 5:00pm. Including great music plus the pipe bands from the parade, great food, merchants, beverage – both soft and adult, the Bonniest Knees contest, a children's play area and more.


Second Wynde & friends! Thirty Years in the Making and Aged to Perfection! It’s Roanoke Valley’s legendary Celtic band, Second Wynde, featuring Jim Baldwin, David Lipps, Blake Medding, Bill Ray, Wes Chappell , Jimmy Buttram and Rebecca Meisel and their Celtic tribe and friends. With this group you just never know who’s going to join in or just what they’ll be doing! One thing we do know, it’s never dull. Check out their new Facebook page too.

Joining Second Wynde will be an array of dancers, including Anne Sampson, the Hoorah Cloggers and likely some surprise guests.


Tentative 2012 McDonald's St. Pat's Celebration Schedule

(See McDonald’s St. Pat’s Parade Route & Downtown Map)

Friday March 16, 2012

8:00pm Celtic Crossroads "World Fusion Tour" Performance
Jefferson Center Shaftman Hall

Saturday, March 17, 2012
Time
Event
Location
10:00am
Festival Opens
Corner of Jefferson St. & Campbell Ave.
10:00am - 2:00pm
Inflatables, face painting and other activities
City Market Square
10:20am - 10:50am
Celtic Entertainment TBD
Parade Judge's Stand (corner of Jefferson St. & Franklin Rd. at SunTrust Bank)
11:00am
McDonald's St. Pat's Parade begins
Along Jefferson St. & Campbell Ave.
1:00pm - 1:15pm
Jamestown Pipe Band on Campbell Ave.
Celtic Festival
1:20pm - 2:00pm
Second Wynde (plus dancers including Hoorah Cloggers)
Celtic Festival stage
2:00pm - 2:25pm
Parade Awards; Grand Marshal & Ceili King Presentations
Celtic Festival stage
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Preliminary selection & judging of Bonniest Knees contestants
Next to Celtic Festival Stage
2:25pm - 3:30pm
Second Wynde (plus dancers including Hoorah Cloggers)
Celtic Festival Stage
3:30pm - 3:50pm
Bonniest Knees Contest Finals
Celtic Festival Stage
3:50pm - 5:00pm
Second Wynde (plus dancers including Hoorah Cloggers)
Celtic Festival Stage


(Times are subject to change)



Bonniest Knees Contest

Get this - men in kilts, blindfolded female judges feeling their knees. All for a trophy, bragging rights, a photo opportunity and fun. We're searching for the Bonniest Knees in the Valley. If you've got what it takes to win this contest be certain to sign up at the merchandise sales table at the festival – there will be a limited number of contestants so don't be shy. If you'd like to shave those bony (sorry that's bonny) knees, we'd really recommend it!

2011 Bonniest Knees
Contest Winner!

Viking's of the Valley

The Viking's of the Valley will be setting up a special Children's activity area at the Celtic Festival. They'll be in Viking garb, set up their Viking Longhouse after it's cruise in the parade, they will bring in their 14' Viking ship. They will assist children in making their own Family Shield and a Family Runestone (rune comes from the Goth word meaning secret) using ancient Viking alphabet and it's all free.

 


Vikings of the Valley


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