Bath Blarney Days got big and noisy Saturday, with a fun run, a 5K race, a parade with bagpipers and a kazoo band, free rides on a fire truck and a tug-of-war challenge.

The celebration continues through Thursday. Today, you can catch an Irish sing-along at Byrnes Irish Pub.

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The Maine Public Safety Pipe and Drum Corps fills Front Street with music during the Bath Blarney Days parade Saturday.
The Maine Public Safety Pipe and Drum Corps fills Front Street with music during the Bath Blarney Days parade Saturday. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
From left, Rose Wood, Lynn Roberts and Sharon Sciretta, all of the Byrnes Irish Pub Pub Scouts Band, brace themselves Saturday while participating in the Bath Blarney Days annual Tug of War following the parade.
From left, Rose Wood, Lynn Roberts and Sharon Sciretta, all of the Byrnes Irish Pub Pub Scouts Band, brace themselves Saturday while participating in the Bath Blarney Days annual Tug of War following the parade. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Alysha Carabetta of West Bath carries a colorful dragon down Front Street with members of Five Elements Mountain School of Martial Arts during the Bath Blarney Days parade.
Alysha Carabetta of West Bath carries a colorful dragon down Front Street with members of Five Elements Mountain School of Martial Arts during the Bath Blarney Days parade. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Runners start off in the 5K Shamrock Sprint as part of Bath Blarney Days events in Bath Saturday.
Runners start off in the 5K Shamrock Sprint as part of Bath Blarney Days events in Bath Saturday. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Chris Hagan of Bath applauds runners Saturday as they near the finish line of the 5K Shamrock Sprint.
Chris Hagan of Bath applauds runners Saturday as they near the finish line of the 5K Shamrock Sprint. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Beth Sanfler of Bath cuddles with her boxer, Ivan, while waiting for her son, Chris Kibler, to finish the 5K race. Kibler won the race.
Beth Sanfler of Bath cuddles with her boxer, Ivan, while waiting for her son, Chris Kibler, to finish the 5K race. Kibler won the race. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer
Kate Nicholson, far right, of Bath enjoys the Bath Blarney Days parade with her daughter, Zoe, 3, center, and Zoe’s friend Julianna Dunkin.
Kate Nicholson, far right, of Bath enjoys the Bath Blarney Days parade with her daughter, Zoe, 3, center, and Zoe’s friend Julianna Dunkin. Jill Brady/Staff Photographer

For information about upcoming events, go to www.visitbath.com.

 

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