The chosen place will succeed Londonderry, which is the City of Culture for 2013.
The tea dance was the first of 140 events that will be hosted during the City of Culture year.
The chosen place will succeed Londonderry, which is the City of Culture for 2013 and the first place to be awarded the title.
The possibility of prosperity during 2013 has already encouraged some business people to set up companies with the specific aim of making the most out of the City of Culture year.
"Although some people are saying this is really a storm in a tea cup, I don't really think so on the eve of the launch of the city of culture event, " he said.
BBC: Divided opinions as Derry prepares for City of Culture 2013
"Even with compressing the project it is simply not possible to commence the project now and have everything secured and bolted down now in time for the year of the city of culture, " he said.
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport said the next City of Culture would be a place with ambition, innovation and inspiration.
She called for an end to the protest and said the damage must be countered by continuing to build on events such as the UK City of Culture, the World Fire Games and the G8 summit.
The winner will succeed Londonderry, the UK City of Culture for 2013 and the first to hold the title.
The UK City of Culture project was launched by the government in 2008.
Television producer and writer Phil Redmond, who headed the UK City Of Culture judging panel, said the award was "a cultural tool to bring people together".
Here Comes The Summer: The Undertones Story is part of BBC Northern Ireland's programming to mark Derry-Londonderry as the UK City Of Culture 2013.
The UK City of Culture organisers had been pushing to bring the fleadh to Northern Ireland for the first time ever in 2013.
Organisers said it was the biggest St Patrick's Day event in the UK City of Culture to date, involving 40 groups from the city.
At the working dinner with the Deputy Mayor of the city of Cracow in charge of culture, which was held in the new medieval museum built underground, the Director-General underlined the creative dynamism of the country's second city.
As the UK City of Culture, Londonderry will open its doors to visitors from across the world.
The Mela was launched during the 1990 European City of Culture festivities to celebrate the traditions and customs of the Indian sub-continent.
The city will compete with Aberdeen and Plymouth in a bid to succeed Londonderry, which became the first City of Culture in 2013.
More than 50 of the week's events are taking place in Derry, during its tenure as the UK City of Culture.
Eleven places have put their names forward to become the UK City of Culture in 2017.
The first event for the UK City of Culture celebrations has been held in Londonderry.
"It is a contradiction for people calling themselves republicans and endorsing the UK City of Culture, " he said.
BBC: Divided opinions as Derry prepares for City of Culture 2013
From the MTV Music Awards, Titanic Centenary, Irish Open Golf through to the ongoing City of Culture celebrations.
"If you go on the UK City of Culture website you will see cultural champions on there, " he said.
BBC: Divided opinions as Derry prepares for City of Culture 2013
Steve Pitt, chair of Portsmouth Cultural Partnership, described the prospect of being City of Culture as "an opportunity to do something spectacular".
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Run by the UK government, the UK City of Culture programme was inspired by Liverpool's time as European Capital of Culture in 2008.
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It made the news again this week when the council stepped in to take over marketing the campaign for the UK City of Culture 2013.
BBC: Divided opinions as Derry prepares for City of Culture 2013
The bids for the UK City of Culture will be considered by an independent panel, chaired by Phil Redmond, creator of popular TV series including Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks, and a shortlist will be announced in June.
Graham Farrow, the Executive Programmer for City of Culture said the plan is to celebrate the heart and soul of Derry.
Christophe Girard, the deputy mayor in charge of culture of the city of Paris and the director of marketing strategy for the fashion sector of LVMH, filed and won an appeal.
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