SUNBURNT nose, sand in your toes, clear blue skies, outdoor pursuits, beer gardens, beaches and barbecues.

THOUSANDS crammed into Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens yesterday to take part in the annual Africa Day celebrations.

Thousands of people are taking part in a series of nationwide events today celebrating Africa Day.

DUTCH student Femke Van Der Kooij yesterday got into the swing of things for the upcoming Africa Day in Limerick.

The Government will be offering free drumming lessons to attract revellers to its Irish Aid stand at the Electric Picnic music festival.

Ugandan drummers, Kenyan acrobats and Congolese folk singers will feature in Africa Day at Dublin Castle this weekend.

A new public information centre on Ireland’s overseas aid programme was today opened in Dublin by the Taoiseach.