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Parade for Patrick

The home of St Patrick’s Festival 2017 runs from March 3 to 19 in the landscape where he once lived — Armagh and Down — and offers a diverse cultural aspect narrated through walks, talks, bells, drums, processions, music, art, film and more. saintpatrickscountry.com

Charm in Cork

The 28th Cork French Film Festival runs from March 5-12, and includes the film My Life as a Courgette

(below), about nine-year-old Icare, known to his friends as ‘Courgette’, who finds himself in an orphanage after the accidental death of his abusive mother. New ally Camille gives him hope. corkfrenchfilmfestival.com

Get arty and crafty

‘The Shuttle Hive: Suffragettes and Thimble Bruises’ (a workshop for adults) looks at traditional knit and crochet patterns and their symbolism, in Collins Barracks Museum (Decorative Arts & History), on March 4, 2pm-4pm. Booking required. museum.ie

Acclaim Allevi

Giovanni Allevi, the Italian pianist, composer and conductor famous for his rhythmic and melodic compositions, will combine classical and contemporary traditions at the National Concert Hall on Monday, February 27, 8pm. nch.ie

Join Jane

Jane Eyre An Autobiography, starring Rebecca Vaughan as Jane (below), sees Charlotte Bronte’s gothic subversion of fairy-tale romance distilled for the stage (under its original and full title) by writer/director Elton Townend Jones, at Draiocht, The Blanchardstown Centre, on Friday, March 3, 8pm.