St. Patricks Day Festival

What: Cel­e­brat­ing every­thing great about Ire­land, the famous St Patricks Day fes­ti­val see’s the whole of Ire­land turn green, as the coun­try indulges in Guin­ness and food and plays host to a series of music per­for­mances, com­mu­ni­ty events and a stun­ning street parade in remem­brance and cel­e­bra­tion of its most famous saint.

Although accord­ing to leg­end Saint Patrick both intro­duced Chris­tian­i­ty to Ire­land and was respon­si­ble for dri­ving out the snakes, mod­ern day cel­e­bra­tions tend to be more car­ni­val in their nature, with the par­ties in Dublin begin­ning in antic­i­pa­tion five days pri­or to the day of St Patrick and the day itself fea­tur­ing an all star morn­ing parade, before friends and fam­i­ly gath­er in the many pubs in Dublin tem­ple street to toast and cel­e­brate both St Patrick and the repub­lic of Ire­land.

When: St Patricks Day is cel­e­brat­ed on the 17^th March – which is the believed date of death of St Patrick – with per­for­mances and cel­e­bra­tions tak­ing place in the five days pri­or to the day itself.

Where: Cel­e­bra­tions of St Patrick take place glob­al­ly – with most involv­ing the over con­sump­tion of Guin­ness, how­ev­er for the real expe­ri­ence head to Dublin, Ire­land – with the parade tak­ing place on O’Connell street and the best place to enjoy a Guin­ness being The Tem­ple Bar area.

Dura­tion:  St Patricks day lasts for one day, (not includ­ing any hang­over the next day) with the build up and a vari­ety of con­certs tak­ing place across Ire­land in the five days pri­or to the fes­ti­val.

For the day itself the must-see parade which takes place along O’Connell street and fin­ish­es at St Patricks Cathe­dral begins at 11am, with watch­ers encour­aged to arrive at at least 10am to secure a good watch­ing posi­tion, you can also expect pubs to fill up ear­ly in the after­noon and stay open well into the ear­ly hours.

Tick­ets:  No tick­ets are required to wit­ness the parade in Dublin on St Patricks day or to vis­it the Pubs in the area, how­ev­er it’s encour­aged to keep an eye on your bar bill and for accom­mo­da­tion and trav­el prices to soar clos­er to the day – for those wish­ing to tour the Guin­ness brew­ery a charge of €25 applies, with slots for a tour fill­ing up months in advance for tours on St Patricks day.

Need to Know: Wear Green! — If vis­it­ing Dublin for the fes­ti­val it’s advised to book accom­mo­da­tion well in advance and get a spot ear­ly in the morn­ing to wit­ness the parade.

More Infor­ma­tion: The offi­cial St Patricks day fes­ti­val web­site con­tains infor­ma­tion about the fes­ti­val, vis­it­ing Dublin and infor­ma­tion on the music acts per­form­ing in the five days lead­ing up to the fes­ti­val: [https://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/about-the-festival]