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The theme for this year’s St Patrick’s Day is the forest, sky and sea. Parade participants will be encouraged to incorporate this theme into the floats, costumes and performances. Since 2019 Derry’s St Patrick’s Day Parade has taken place in the city centre. The St Patrick's Day parade will begin at 15:00 GMT, departing from the Bishop Street carpark. Strabane's parade will begin at 14:00 GMT, leaving from Holy Cross College. Tens of thousands expected in Derry for St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival parade The ‘Flowers, Fur and Feathers’ themed celebrations will celebrate St Patrick’s Day and the arrival of spring in all its splendour with entertainment and activity planned for Guildhall Square, the Craft Village, Waterloo Place and the Guildhall March 16, 2025 at 9:23pm GMT. Throngs of green-clad, shamrock-festooned revellers filled the streets of America’s most Irish big city on Sunday for the South Boston St Patrick’s Day parade. The Derry St Patrick’s Day parade makes its way towards the city centre. Photo: George Sweeney. Tens of thousands of people are expected to throng the streets of Derry this St Patrick’s Day. St Patrick’s Day celebrations will start at dawn in the city which claims the “most authentic connection” with Ireland’s national saint. The day is being celebrated across the world with the US city of Chicago even continuing the tradition of dyeing its river green for the oc City of Derry Spartans’ legion of underage runners are set to highlight the circular recycling message of reusing, recycling and repairing items when they take part in this year’s St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival parade through the city centre. Hundreds of people are expected to descend on Magherafelt on Monday, March 17 when the town hosts the annual St Patrick's Day parade. AOH members from all over Ireland and Scotland are set to take part in the celebrations which was last held in Magherafelt in 2013. Hosted by Desertmartin AOH The Spring Carnival Parade will take place on the afternoon of Monday, March 17 at 3pm and aims to feature over 500 participants from throughout the city. The theme for St Patrick’s Day Celebrate the spirit of Spring this St. Patrick's Day with a magical programme of music, dance and festivities for the whole family. Join us on Monday, the 17th of March, for an unforgettable day filled with colour, culture and community. A number of traffic restrictions will be in place to facilitate the St Patrick’s Day carnival parade in Derry on Monday. be closed to traffic for varying lengths of time during the parade The annual St. Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival was watched by thousands as it made its way through Derry city centre for the first time in two years. St Patrick's Day parade time during March 17, 2025 at 5:03am GMT. St Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the US on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations. In Strabane, the St. Patrick’s Day parade moves off from Melmount Road at 2pm, Bridge Street towards Railway Street, Dock Street and Canal Street. This is estimated to finish at around 4pm. Meanwhile, in Derry, the St. Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival Parade starts at 3pm from Bishop Street Car Park onto Bishop Street, along Shipquay Street to Encouraging people to come out and enjoy this year’s parade, the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr said: “Please come out and watch the parade alongside your friends and neighbours, let’s make St Patrick’s Day an incredible celebration of our heritage and everything Strabane has to be proud off. This year’s parade will depart from Holy Cross College at 2pm, it will make its way down the Melmount Road, along Bridge Street and Market Street, past Abercorn Square and along Railway Road before finishing at Dock Street. There will be activity in the Alley Theatre from 1.30-4.30pm with live music from CRAIC, face painting and Barry McGowan Art. It’s the perfect way to celebrate Spring in Derry! Key information: Date: Monday, 17th of March, 2025. Time: 1pm – 6pm (Whole Event) Parade: 3pm – 4pm. Parade Route: Starting at Bishop Street Car Park and finishing at Strand Road Car Park. Locations: Guildhall Square, The Guildhall, Waterloo Place. For more information: Click HERE 1.The St Patrick’s Day parade 2025. The theme of the city's parade this year is ‘Flowers, Fur and Feathers.’ It will include a full parade route, starting departing from Bishop Street Car Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr, has urged the public to familiarise themselves with the parking, traffic and travel arrangements in place on Monday, March 17, for the city’s annual St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival celebrations. City of Derry Spartans’ legion of underage runners are set to highlight the circular recycling message of reusing, recycling and repairing items when they take part in this year’s St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival parade
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