Kilcullen 700: it's all kicking off next weekend for a fab St Patrick's Weekend! A new Fairy Trail launched, with spectacle, music and great food promised over the weekend.

Next weekend throws up a feast of celebrations and entertainment in Kilcullen as its 'Kilcullen 700' celebrations continue!

The Valley Fairy Trail for Kilcullen will launch on Saturday next, March 16 at 2.30pm.

“We would love to see the kids dress up as fairies for the event” said Antoinette Buckley of the Kilcullen 700 Festival Committee. “All welcome on the day; then we will have an afternoon tea party in An Tearmann at 3.30pm for the kiddies”.

The Fairy Trail is an initiative of Kilcullen Community Action/KCA with Ger Doyle carpenter having made all the doors and houses which Antoinette painted and decorated (see above).

And the celebrations continue as Kilcullen's twinning partners arrive on Friday from Saint-Contest Normandy including their Mayor and four Councillors. A signing of the Charter will take place at the St Patricks Day' Parade on Sunday, 17 – there’s a superb calendar of events in Kilcullen over St Patrick’s weekend!”

Please note, the River Café will open on St Patrick's Day from 8.30am for breakfast. The parade will run at the earlier time of 11:30am – 12:45pm. You can expect to see colourful, inventive and some truly entertaining floats on Sunday next in Kilcullen.

If you’d like to enter a float, please email kilcullenparade@gmail.com, business float and community organisations welcome. — If you’d like to enter a float, please email [email protected], business float and community organisations welcome.

Other upcoming events in conjunction with Kilcullen 700 include: March 24 Halverstown NS 5k run, 11am at Community Centre Kilcullen (also the 60th Anniversary of the school) March 27, Kilcullen Drama Group present 'Wake in the West' at 8pm in the Town Hall, Kilcullen.