Event: London’s St Patrick’s Day Festival
Dates: 12 to 13 March
Location: Across London, including a parade through central London and festivities in Trafalgar Square.
Parade Route: The parade will set off from Hyde Park Corner at 12pm, travelling down Piccadilly, to Piccadilly Circus where it turns right down Regent Street. From there it will turn left onto Pall Mall, pass the St Patrick’s Day Festival in Trafalgar Square and is due to end in Whitehall by 2pm.
Details of the full programme will be updated at: www.london.gov.uk/st-patricks
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today unveiled the celebrations planned for St Patrick’s Day in the capital, which will showcase the very best of Irish arts, performance, culture, food and dance.
This year’s theme is one of celebration and bringing the community back together, and Londoners and visitors can look forward to an exciting programme of events happening across the city on March 12th and 13th to mark the festival’s return. Events including busking on the Underground, the iconic parade and vibrant celebrations in Trafalgar Square were postponed for the past two years due to the pandemic but will return to the capital this year.
On Sunday 13th March London will see the return of the spectacular annual parade of Irish marching bands, dancers and pageantry, which will start at 12pm and wind its way from Green Park to Trafalgar Square. This year, to pay tribute to the Irish Londoners who have supported the city throughout the pandemic, 11 key workers will be honoured as Grand Marshals of the famous parade.
Also on Sunday, from 12pm to 6pm, Trafalgar Square will play host to a world-class line up of Irish talent with family-friendly concerts, storytelling, children’s films and youth performances, as well community choirs, schools, dance troupes and more. There will be children’s workshops featuring camogie games, medal making and face painting, and a great selection of food and drinks stalls including world-renowned chef and owner of the Myrtle restaurant in London, Anna Haugh. The main stage is curated by the London Irish Centre, and hosted by Gemma Bradly, will see acts such as Soulé, Xona, Altan and more perform.