A truly spectacular street celebration with marching bands, magnificent floats, power-packed motorcycles, favourite Disney characters, cheerleaders, dancers and so much more will bring Killarney town centre to life on this Friday night as the town celebrates its centuries old friendship with the people of America.

Earlier on the day, at 5.00pm, an 18-strong visiting choir from the Church of St Alphonsus and St Patrick, in the Archdiocese of Chicago, will perform on the steps of St Mary’s Church of Ireland while, throughout the afternoon, there will be free fun activities for children on the streets of Killarney, including face painting, balloon art and cartoon characters joined by the famous man on stilts.
The distinctive beat of the drum will sound on College Square with a family friendly interactive drum experience that evening with a bumper street celebration scheduled to get underway at 7.00pm with a spectacular street show for what promises to be a wonderful eve of Ring of Kerry Cycle party as Killarney welcomes thousands of charity champions to town.