World landmarks including Romanian Casa Poporului to celebrate St Patrick’s Day

To celebrate the occasion of St Patrick’s Day, landmarks around the world will be green this March 17: the Sydney Opera House, The Empire State Building, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Burj al Arab in Dubai, and also Bucharest’s Casa Poporului (the People’s Palace).

In Bucharest, the green light projected on Casa Poporului will be visible from March 15, starting 19.00 to March 17.

For five days, St Patrick’s will be celebrated with several events, as follows:

Saturday, March 16

19.00 – Irish Music & Dance Gala – Centre for Cultural Projects ArCub

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Sunday, March 17

15.30: The biggest float parade in Continental Europe – George Enescu Square

17.00: Outdoor Concert at Lipscani, Old Town – Córas, Vyvienne Long, Aoife Dermody, U2 Zen Garden, Antonia, VUNK, The Dada, Mojo Band and DJ Kormak Blackbeers

Monday, March 18

19:00 – Classical Music Concert – Vyvienne Long and Adagio String Quartet – at the Anglican Church

Tuesday, March 19

19.00 – Gala concert with Irish soprano Patricia Brady and tenor Florin Ormenisan , Military Orchestra at the Cercul Militar

Oana Vasiliu