3rd Annual ShamRock'n Roll in the West End

Dallas, TX, March 02, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Dallas’ West End Market Street will be the site for the 3rd Annual ShamRock’n Roll in the West End, Sunday, March 14, 2010 from Noon – 7:00 pm. Irish foods, green beer, Celtic music and local bands, Irish dancers, bagpipers, arts and crafts vendors, and the 3rd Annual ShamRock’n Roll Pet Parade and Pet Look Alike Costume Contest presented by Petropolitan Doggie Day Spa and benefiting the SPCA of Texas, make this an event for everyone. Whether partiers need a little hair of the dog from Saturday’s Greenville Avenue celebration or a family day out is in order, this free event fits the bill. That’s right; there is not a cover charge. Just come and have fun.

The Shamrock Main stage will feature local Celtic rock band, “The Killdares” (http://www.killdares.com), with BeatleGras (www.beatlegras.com) opening the show with other musical guests starting the day.

The family fun area will feature bounce houses, games, balloon artists, face painters, and Irish dance lessons. Radio Disney AM 620 will be on-site with music, games and prizes. The SPCA of Texas will also have its mobile adoption center at the corner of Market Street and Munger Avenue.

The 3rd Annual ShamRock’n Roll Pet Parade presented by Petropolitan Doggie Day Spa will step off at the corner of Munger Avenue and Market Street at 4:00 pm, led by Jimmy the Texas Bagpiper, Shandon Irish Dancers, and furry ambassadors from the SPCA of Texas. The parade will march down Market Street to the Shamrock Main Stage, where judging for the best pet costume and best pet and pet pal look a-like’s will be judged by representatives of SPCA of Texas, Radio Disney and Petropolitan Doggie Day Spa. Registration fee for the pet parade and costume contests is $5 and all parade registration proceeds benefit the SPCA of Texas. Petropolitan Doggie Day Spa is providing goodie bags for the first 50 participants and over $1000 worth of prizes for Best All Around Pet, Best Costume and Best Pet and Partner Look-a-Like. Registration begins at 2 PM at the Petropolitan Doggie Day Spa booth.

About The West End
The West End has once again become the entertainment destination of choice for locals and tourists alike. This resurgence into the Dallas spotlight is due to our award winning restaurants, specialty retail shops, increasing nightlife and outdoors festivals, attractions such as the Dallas World Aquarium, Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Dallas Segway Tours, Bodies Exhibit and our historic carriage rides. The restaurants and attractions of the West End offer entertainment alternatives to a broad range of appetites, interests and budgets. For more information, please visit www.dallaswestend.org or www.westendeventsdallas.com.

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