Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival celebrations will burst into life as the much anticipated St. Patrick’s Day parade makes a welcome return after being postponed for two years due to the pandemic.
Members of the Limerick All-Ireland winning hurling panel will be Grand Marshals for this year’s Limerick St. Patrick’s Day Parade. They will be joined by the Liam MacCarthy Cup as they lead a 250-strong procession from Limerick GAA celebrating the theme of ‘Belonging and Identity’.
Limerick’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and International Band Championship will take a ‘detour’ from their traditional routes this year due to ongoing works on O’Connell Street. As we welcome back the parade and championship to the streets of Limerick, the routes are being altered.
Listen to Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival playlist, exclusively celebrating Limerick bands and musicians. Limerick City and County Council has launched the Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival playlist – a celebration of some of Limerick’s leading musical talents.
Limerick City and County Council is calling on groups, clubs, organisations, associations and companies of all shapes and sizes to sign up and become involved in this year’s Limerick St Patrick’s Day Parade.
The fun and craic associated with the Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival makes a welcome return to the city streets following a COVID-enforced absence of two years. The Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival will include the traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Thursday 17 March and the Limerick International Band Championship taking place this year on Sunday 20 March.
Join artists Chelsea Canavan and Deirdre Power in reimagining the Shannon river as it flows through Limerick City.
Limerick City and County Council are calling on the world to “Discover Limerick” this March as Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival weekend returns for 2023.
Limerick welcomed tens of thousands of visitors for Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival 2023! Over 50,000 people lined the streets of the city for a loud, colourful and highly entertaining St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday 17th March.
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