St Patrick's Day Parade - Dallas 2009

When one things of St. Patrick's Day, at least from my leap of logic, cities and destinations that come to mind are Chicago and Boston. You know what? What about celebrating the Holiday of the Patron Saint of Ireland in the State of Texas !! Dallas Texas that is. 

Ok, I know, not probably in the top 10 of cities you'd think about, but Dallas Texas is celebrating it's 30th Anniversary St. Patrick's Day Parade this year. 

The Dallas Texas St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes it’s stoll down Greenville Avenue on Saturday March 14th 2009. This party and event has been dubbed the equivalent of the energy and excitement of Mardi Gras in New Orelans, of course only being one day. This year’s parade is expected to be the largest parade, with over 1500 participants, in the history of the event. Expect to see some great events within the event such as contests with celebrity judges.

Find great discount airfare for getting into dallas for the event go to Orbitz where rates coming into Dallas are around $95 each way from most major hubs and cities. Also, the featured hotel for your stay with arrival and check in for Friday March 15th, 2009 is the wonderful Hotel Polomar Dallas, rates come in for $229 a night. This is an upscale and stylish hotel but also not over the top in extravance. You’ll find rooms with flat screen televisions, great restaurants and an onsite spa.

So make plans to see the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the Great State of Texas. An event that is big enough to bare the name of the largest state in the Union. 

Jazz Fest 2009 - Enjoy a New Orleans Vacation at a Discount Rate

This year celebrates the 40th annual festival and celebration event held in New Orleans that pays homage to a true American original, jazz. The event is aptly called, Jazz Fest, and each year some of the most famous and greatest musicians you could think of have graced the stages and venues that serve as the pulpit and altar to one of the best musical events to be produced. Jazz Fest 2009 is scheduled to run over two consecutive weekends, beginning the first weekend on April 24th to April 26th and then picking up the following weekend April 30th to May 3rd. 

This year the docket of performers and entertainers slated to include jazz legends such as New Orleans' native son Wynton Marsalis, Tony Bennett, and Doc Johnson. The list of legends doesn't end there though. World class performers such as Neil Young, James Taylor, the Neville Brothers, Earth Wind and Fire and many more are all scheduled to perform on one of the dates during the two weekend festival. For a complete list of tentative entertainers and performers scheduled to perform and the dates they are slated to play check out the Jazz Fest Music Schedule here. 

What's so wonderful about this festival is that many discounts for New Orleans Hotels are available making Jazz Fest 2009 a realistic option for an affordable vacation. There are also several packages available for tickets to the event that are really worth looking into.

If jazz is in your blood, or if you're just interested in checking out something unique and entertaining, the New Orleans Jazz Fest definitely fits the bill.