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Credit: Facebook / @LimerickStPatricksFestival. If there’s one thing Limerick knows how to do, it is celebrating St Patrick’s Day. Around 70,000 people will come out to watch the lively parade in Limerick City, which will take a new route this year due to ongoing works on O’Connell Street. On Paddy’s Day at 1 pm, go down to South Mall in Cork, where the city’s largest St. Patrick’s Day Festival will occur. This year’s theme will be ‘A Century of Stories’ and will feature over 3,500 participants, making this one of the best St. Patrick’s Day events happening in Ireland. More info: HERE. 2. St. Heading up north, one of the best St Patrick’s Day 2025 events is happening in Derry. The St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival kicks off at 1 pm. Visitors can enjoy an exciting programme of events taking place throughout the day. From live music to captivating street performances and walkabout characters, there’s lots to enjoy. I have spent the last 35 St. Patrick’s Day’s in Ireland, so the guide below is first-hand knowledge. Below, you’ll find the different ways that St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland is celebrated and no – people don’t just spend the day in one of the many pubs in Ireland 1. There are St. Patrick’s Day parades of all shapes and sizes Best St Patrick’s Day Events in the Republic of Ireland The Dublin St Patrick’s Day festival. The biggest St Patrick’s festival Ireland has is the one taking place over five days in Dublin around the national holiday. This festival began in 1996 with it becoming a three-day event a year later, and then a four-day event in 2006. Leading up to the big day, you can enjoy street performances, live music, and food stalls along St. Patrick’s Street and Grand Parade. Galway’s St. Patrick’s Parade Date: March 17, 2025 Website: Galway City Council Galway’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebrates the city’s artistic spirit, with street performances, traditional music Home of the very first St Patrick's Day parade back in 1903, this ancient Viking city celebrates Ireland’s patron saint with a four-day St Patrick’s Festival featuring everything from a parade to river cruises, whiskey tastings and music events. Tullamore, in Ireland’s midland country in County Offaly, hosts a festival known as Seachtain na Gaeilge, celebrating all things Irish, including music, food and song, as well as a street parade on St. Patrick’s Day. World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Arkansas. This annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Hot Springs lives up to its name – with a march of 98 feet down historic Bridge Street. The Known as one of the cornerstones of the Candian city’s multicultural heritage, the St Patrick’s Day parade has been taking place since 1824–Organised by the United Irish Societies of Montreal since 1929, the parade has run without interruption for over 200 years, making it one of the longest running in history. Credit: Flickr / New York National Guard. Today, St Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in Ireland and is a mostly secular celebration. With it being a religious holiday honouring a saint, many people like to attend religious services, such as the special mass held on this occasion. The city holds a 3-day festival, one of the best St Patrick’s Day events in Ireland, which includes a traditional St Patrick’s Day parade. Although the parade can pale in comparison to the parades in Dublin and Cork, it has a more local feel to it and the after-party experience is often better than touristy Dublin. You might think that the world’s biggest St Patrick’s Day parade is in Ireland, but it’s not; it is held in New York. This bustling city is home to many Irish people, and their traditions are alive and well, with an epic Paddy’s Day parade taking place along Fifth Avenue, 44 th Street and St Patrick’s Cathedral. So, if you plan to spend this St Patrick’s Day across the pond, check out these ten biggest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the USA. Ireland Before You Die’s top tips for St Patrick’s Day parades in the USA. St Patrick’s Day parades in cities across America can get extremely busy, and quick! So, head down early to make sure you get a Read on, intrepid Patty-reveller, to find the best St Patrick's Day parades in all of Ireland! 🎉 Biggest Parade: Dublin. If you're talking St Patrick's Day in Ireland, you can't really look beyond Dublin. Not only is Dublin's parade the biggest in Ireland, it's one of the world's biggest street events. And that's not all. The National St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin - March 17, 2025. This year’s National St. Patrick’s Day Parade, driven by the values of joy, community, diversity, and sustainability, promises While the city certainly goes green on St. Patrick's Day, they put on a parade that is full of vibrant and colorful costumes. When we say the city goes green on St. Patrick's Day, we mean that very literally. From March 10th to the 26th, buildings all throughout Killarney illuminate themselves green in honor of the holiday. The tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. dates back to 1762, meaning that New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is older than the U.S. itself! That concludes our list of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day parades around the world. Held on the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day, the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade was first celebrated in 1771, marking over 250 years of celebrations. Hosted by the S.t Patrick’s Day Observance Association, the parade attracts over 20,000 participants in marching bands, dance groups, youth organizations, Irish societies and local Of course, if you’re staying state-side, there’s no better place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than New York City. With the largest St. Patrick’s parade in the world (yes, even larger than Dublin’s) and the oldest St. Patrick’s parade in the world, dating back to 1762, St. Patrick’s Day in New York City is an affair that stops the city in its tracks, demanding that visitors and
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