[ Sunday 18 March 2012; ] Sunday 18th March sees Crawley’s 9th annual St Patrick’s Weekend take on a new format as the organisers put on an Irish concert running for 8 hours in the High St on parade day. The parade is lead by the Mayor of Crawley together with local dignitaries and personalities and takes a route through the town, starting at 1.00pm from the Crawley Train Station and finishing in the High St. It’s made up of marching bands, community groups, motorised floats promoting local businesses and companies, vintage and classic cars, youth groups, dancing schools, sports clubs, cultural groups, junior bands, marching groups and many more.

[ Friday 8 April 2011; 8:00 PM; ] Returning two years after her last visit to Chequer Mead, Irish songstress Cara Dillon will preform on Friday 8 April 2011.