Wales Week in New York

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Wales Week is an annual festival held each year in New York City around St David's Day, the national holiday of Wales (1st March). The week-long event celebrates modern Wales, focusing in particular on the arts, food and drink, sport, academia and business. The festival also aims to promote the Welsh in America and the contribution they have made to the country. In 2007, Wales Week will run from February 23rd to March 3rd.

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Wales Week first started in 2003 and has grown in size gradually. Last year's festival included a Welsh Food Festival at the United Nations and a Wales Exhibition at the Time Warner Center. On the evening of St David's Day itself, the Empire State Building is lit up in the colours of the Welsh flag.