[ March 17, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] www.gotobelfast.com/system_pages/whats_on_config/events_details.aspx?id=476
starts at midday at the City Hall with a carnival through the city and then a free concert buy you do need to obtain tickets from the Belfast Welcome Centre. The concert starts at 1pm.

Sarah-Jane Goodall, senior sales and marketing manager for Namibia Tourism Board, chats to CD Traveller about swimming, sightseeing and the rewards of a holiday in Namibia – one of Africa’s youngest countries.

Tourism Week most TV channels that I saw ran the story about the beacons being lit all along Hadrian’s Wall. This virtually signalled (literally as well) the beginning of the week although the official opening is at the Celtic Manor Hotel-site of this years Ryder Cup-today.
There is a lot available to enjoy this coming week, some free, some with a charge. Perhaps the offer by the Despite what I wrote two days about how the British Airways story might damage the start of British National Trust for free entry next weekend is the most appealing as they have properties throughout England and Wales. (For reasons, I don’t understand, Scotland had their British Tourism Week last week although a few events are still to take place.
Throughout the week, we will be highlighting some of the events taking place around the countries.
Let’s start off with one of the great UK holiday destinations,- Blackpool.

[ March 15, 2010 to March 21, 2010. March 15, 2010 to March 21, 2010. ] www.britishtourismweek.com 15th-21st March

Over 200 events throughout England and Wales. The website is searchable on a regional and daily basis so you can find your nearest event.

Just one of the events is free entry to National Trust properties on 20/21st March; Not all events are free.

[ March 15, 2010 to March 19, 2010. March 15, 2010 to March 19, 2010. ] www.fallasfromvalencia.com, Valencia, Spain.

The huge cadboard statues called “ninots,” some 700 of them appear throughout the city.  there are firweork dispalys every afternoon in the Town Hall Square at 2pm. This culminates on the 19th of March when they are all burnt except 1

[ March 12, 2010 to March 17, 2010. March 12, 2010 to March 17, 2010. ] 6 days of celebration culminating in the annual parade through Dublin on the March 17th.
see www.stpatricksday.ie

[ March 11, 2010 to March 20, 2010. March 11, 2010 to March 20, 2010. ] held throughout County Cavan,
see www.cavanmusic.com/nyah.html for a list of all events and their location