St. Patrick’s Festival in Galway ☘️. Galway’s St Patrick’s Day parade in 2025 will be the largest St Patrick’s Day spectacle the city has ever seen. Galway City Council have organised a series of events over the course of the bank holiday weekend from 15th to the 17th March 2025, to celebrate Ireland’s national holiday. Galway city will host its biggest ever St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday 17 March 2024. With over 3,000 entrants, over a thousand more than 2023's bumper spectacle. The theme for St. Patrick's Festival in Galway city is 'Olympics 2024' , as the city celebrates our athletic, boxing, swimming, sailing and equestrian heroes, past, present and future. St. Patrick’s Day in Galway is an electrifying experience filled with cultural pride, music, parades, and festivities. The 2025 celebration promises to be grander than ever, bringing locals and tourists together for a weekend of Irish heritage, fun, and unforgettable memories. The Galway St. Patrick's Day parade begins at 11:30am on Sunday 17 March with this year's theme 'Olympics 2024'. The parade will take over one hour to complete taking the route first used in 2019. Participants will march from University Road, over the Salmon Weir Bridge, to Eglinton Street, past the viewing stand at Eyre Square and onto Both directions - 14:30 ex Donegal on Route 30 may encounter a 10 minutes delay approaching Ballyshannon due to The Parade. Route 32 Dublin/Letterkenny 17 March. Monaghan - Parade/Closures from 14:30 to 16:30. Affected services will divert via N2 bypass to Coolshanagh Roundabout (Beside the Maxol) and serve Monaghan Station. Route 51 Galway above: photo from St Patrick's Day 2024 by Chaosheng Zhang. St. Patrick’s Day Parades around Galway. On Monday March 17th, the Galway City Parade will start at 11.30am from the University of Galway. Its route will continue over the Salmon Weir Bridge, to Eglinton Street and onwards past the viewing stand at Eyre Square, to Bóther na mBan and The 2023 St Patrick's Day parade will commence at 11.30am on Friday 17th of March from University of Galway and travel down University Road, across the Salmon Weir Bridge onto Eglinton Street, passed the viewing stand in Eyre Square. St Patrick’s Day Parade – Route. The parade route (first used in 2019) will remain in place for 2025, with participants marching from University Road, over the Salmon Weir Bridge, to Eglinton Street and onwards past the viewing stand at Eyre Square and concluding on Prospect Hill. A weekend celebration of community The annual St Patrick’s Day parade in Roundstone will start 2.30pm and the community is getting ready for a “fun filled day for all the family”. Galway City Galway: A Cultural Celebration Galway St. Patrick’s Day Parade (March 17, 2025) Route: From University Road to Eyre Square Start Time: 11:30 AM. Galway’s parade will bring a mix of Irish folklore, arts, and music, featuring local artists, dancers, and musicians. Expect big crowds, so arrive early if you want a good viewing spot in Eyre The St. Patrick’s Day parade will take place on Monday 17th of March 2025. The parade is proposed to start at 11.00am and usually finishes at 1.00pm. The starting point will be at University of Galway and the collection point is the Black Box Car Park. Athenry St. Patrick's Day parade turned 100 last year but they have an even bigger parade planned this year. The community has organised a particular parade with the theme 'Life Cycle'. The event will start at 11.45 from the Athenry Link road and will finish at the Town Park. To know more about Athenry’s St. Patrick's Day parade you can click Read more: St Patrick's Day free events around the city including live music, city art and the famous market. The St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17 is the centrepiece of Galway's four-day St. Patrick's Festival. The route sees the parade assemble at NUI Galway and march the one hour route ending on Bóthar na mBan on Prospect Hill. The 48th Annual Ellen McAnelly Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade, also known as the 2025 Huntsville / Madison County St. Patrick's Day Parade is back on March 15, 2025. 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, and colorful floats. The route takes you along Eyre Square and through the Latin quarter, offering plenty of opportunities to soak in the 11-year-old Kiltullagh girl Saoirse Ruane and Connacht Rugby Director of Rugby Andy Friend will lead the Galway St. Patrick's Day parade which begins at 11.30am on Friday 17 March and is expected to take one hour, taking the revised route last used in 2019. Here are eight ways to celebrate Saint Patricks Day in Galway City: Watch the parade; Young spectators at the St Patrick’s Day Parade in the city. Photo courtesy of the Connacht Tribune. This year marks the return of the Saint Patricks Day Parade in Galway City. The parade, on 17 March, will begin at 11.30am at NUI Galway. The Metropolitan St. Patrick’s Day Parade In St. Louis, Inc. (the “Parade”) is a Missouri nonprofit corporation that is a tax-exempt, publicly-supported public charity qualified as such under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, gifts to which are deductible as charitable contributions. Following the cancellation of the St. Patrick’s Day Parades in 2020 and 2021, this year’s festival will make a long-awaited return to the streets of Galway on the 17th March 2022 with a full outdoor programme offering a feast of family entertainment from Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th March 2022. Find tickets & information for St. Patricks Parade. happening at The Square, Co. Galway, Galway, GY on Mon, 17 Mar, 2025 at 12:30 pm GMT. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information.
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