A green wave is set to hit Dunnstown as the town prepares to celebrate St Patricks Day on Saturday.
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The inaugural Dunnstown Irish Festival will be taking over the Dunnstown Community Center from 12:00pm untill 11.30pm.
The event will feature traditional Irish events such as tug of war, sheaf tossing, potato picking, and Irish dancing, as well as kids friendly activities a jumping castle, potato sack races, and face painting.
Live music will be being performed all day, with popular Ballarat six-piece Old Melbourne Road set to headline the festivities at 8:00pm.
The band is back in Australia after a successful tour of Ireland in 2017.
Food trucks and Guiness on tap will be available throughout the day.
The event is free for under-18’s, $20 for adults, and $40 for a family.
Free buses will be running to the event from Ballarat CBD and Federation University at the following times:
From Grenville Street Ballarat (near carpet court) at 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm.
From Chancellor Drive, Federation Uni at 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm
