  Monday 16 March
  
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National Week of Science until Mar 22 | 
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  Tuesday 17 March
  
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| St Patrick's Day - Patron Saint of Ireland | 
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  Wednesday 18 March
  
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Holiday On Ice: The Broadway Show until Mar 22 | 
 NEC | 
Birmingham | 
0121 200 2222 | 
 
 
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  Thursday 19 March
  
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  Friday 20 March
  
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| First Day of Spring | 
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| Backstreet Boys | 
NEC | 
Birmingham | 
0121 200 2222 | 
 
 
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  Saturday 21 March
  
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Collectors' Fair: science fiction, film, cult TV, pop & comic  until Mar 22 | 
NEC | 
Birmingham | 
0121 7674560 | 
 
 
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  Sunday 22 March
  
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| Mother's Day | 
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| World Day for Water | 
United Nations (UN) | 
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International Book Fair '98 until Mar 24 | 
Olympia | 
London | 
0181 910 7815 | 
 
 
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