On Sunday 16th March, Birmingham is throwing a huge free party. For 11 hours Centenary Square will be filled with music, dance and entertainment from the best of Irish and British performers. You can see up and coming performers including Sinead, D Side as well as big stars Atomic Kitten - and guess what - it's all FREE!!

The day starts at 11.30am when the St Patrick's Day parade leaves Digbeth (click here for the full parade route). Then until 10.30pm that evening there will be all kinds of entertainment and a spectacular fireworks finale.

11.00
St Patrick’s Day parade leaves Digbeth

12.30
Centenary Square Opens to the Public
Entertainment starts with Clan na h'Eiran Ceilidh Band

13.00
Bob Brolly and Carl Chinn welcome the parade

13.30
Clan na h'Eireann Ceilidh Band

14.30
Juno and New York's finest FDNY Eugene Ho

15.30
Live coverage of Men’s and Women’s 800m Finals presented by Mary Peters

15.50
The Unforgettable Fire

16.25
Live coverage of Mens and Women’s 60m Hurdles Final

16.50
D Side

17.15
Live coverage of Men’s and Women’s 4 x 400m Final presented by Mary Peters

17.50
Mairead Nesbitt

18.00
Link to Cork, celebrating being European Capital of Culture 2005

18.30
Malachi

18.45
Sinead

19.00
World Championship City Celebrations - compered by Elliott Webb from BRMB

19.15
Blazin' Squad

19.35
Girl's Aloud (cancelled)

19.50
Sarah Whatmore

20.05
Mis-teeq

20.25
BSS Spotlight - Celebration of Pop Culture

20.45
Kym Marsh

21.00
Gareth Gates

21.15
Official Presentation to Budapest - next host city for IAAF World Championships in Athletics

21.30
A personal appearance by Atomic Kitten

22.00
Countdown to Fireworks with Elliott Webb from BRMB

22.05
Fireworks finale

22.30
Concert Finishes