Check out the busy programme for St Patrick's Day in Athlone

They are pulling out all the stops for the St Patrick's Day Parade this year.

Here's what's planned around town.

* Pet Farm (Burgess Park: 12-2.30pm)

* Thunder Action Sport BMX demo (Civic Square, 12-1pm and 3.30-5pm)

* Attitude Dance (Entrance to Dunnes Stores, Irishtown, 12-1pm)

* Musicality - Right Start Montessori School (Front of Castle, 12-2pm)

* Magician Adrian Murphy (Civic Centre, 12.30-2.30pm)

* Buskers (various locations around town, 12-2.30pm)

* Conway Byrne Dance Academy - Irish Dancing (Towncentre front entrance 12.30pm, Starbucks 1pm)

* 40 Watts Band (Main Stand, Church Street, 1-2pm)

* Athlone Boat Club display (River Shannon, 1-2pm)

* St Mary’s NS Children’s Choir (Steps of Ss Peter & Paul’s 1-2pm, Main Stand 2.30pm)

* Athlone St Patrick’s Day Parade (from Shamrock Lodge Hotel heading eastwards, 2.30pm)

* Face Painting, Balloons and St Patrick’s Day Arts and Crafts (Athlone Towncentre, 1-5pm)

* Spankin’ Brass Band (Behind Castle, 4pm)

* Weekend Celebrity - Donna McCaul’s band from LA (Main Stand, 4-5.30pm)

* Duck Race (Athlone Boat Club, 4.30pm)