St Patrick's Celebrations
Belfast’s annual St Patrick’s celebrations are set to return this March with a reimagined programme.
We look forward to the return of our annual St Patrick’s event and have invested in key partners to help create an authentic, fun, welcoming, friendly and playful line-up of activities for a celebration that is made in Belfast and made by Belfast.
Key activities include
St Patrick’s Eve Concert
St Patrick’s Day Pageant Parade: 'We Are All Patrick'
St Patrick’s Season with Féile an Phobail
St Patrick’s Day community project work
More information can be found on Belfast City Council's website.
St Patrick's Eve Concert
Wednesday 16th March, 5pm - 9pm, Custom House Square
The sounds of a modern island will echo around Custom House Square as The Duncairn Arts Centre presents a family-friendly evening of homegrown entertainment which will bring together some of Ireland's most beloved musicians and rising stars for a special outdoor live concert for all the family. Everyone, from every community in our city is welcome to join in a unique celebration of what makes us great. This all-ages concert offers fun, arts, culture, creativity and diversity in a safe and welcoming environment.
This will be a free but ticketed event and entry to the concert will be by ticket only. Full stage line up and ticket details coming very soon.
St Patrick’s Day Pageant Parade: 'We Are All Patrick'
Thursday 17th March (St Patrick's Day), Leaving Belfast City Hall at 1pm
This year’s new look St Patrick’s Day parade by Beat Carnival, is a colourful, carnival pageant of costume, music, dance, circus and theatrical performance. Watch as Patrick journeys through the streets of Belfast with giant hound, Spiorad-Spirit (spirit of adventure). He’ll be donning a giant cloak, elegantly patchwork-fashioned from expressions of people and groups throughout Belfast. All manner of individuals and community organisations in the parade will celebrate their part in the future: varied and different yet strongly united by the instinct for moving forwards together – a cavalcade of carnival dancers, circus artists and musicians reminding us that We are all Patrick, we are all Belfast.
Help make Patrick’s cloak at 2 Royal Avenue in the run-up to St Patrick’s Day.
The pageant parade will leave from Belfast City Hall at 1pm and will travel along Donegall Place, into High Street, Bridge Street, Waring Street and finish on Donegall Street close to Writers Square.
Please note some temporary traffic measures along the city centre route will be in place to allow the Pageant Parade to pass safely between 1pm - 2.30pm on 17 March.
