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Saint Patrick’Day is the most anticipated moment of the year here in Ireland and the celebrations will spread all over the country.
Irish music, dances, parades and of course a lot of beer: these are the ingredients for the perfect St. Paddy weekend.
Parades are traditional in Dublin, Cork and Galway and the best way to celebrate the greenest day of the year.
In Dublin, there will be a lot of events around the city, the plan is very rich and you can download the official app.
The city has planned a three year thematic journey of ‘Past, Present and Future’ and in 2014 the theme is ‘Let’s Make History’.
Are you spending the weekend in the capital? The Parade is starting at 12 a.m.
Here the official site of Dublin Festival
In Cork the party starts on Friday, with Irish music and street theatre all around the City Centre. On Saturday Cork Food Policy Council will “Feed the City”, preparing over 5,000 plates of vegetable curry.
The parade in the rebel city is starting at 1 p.m.
Here the official site of Cork Festival
This year Galway is celebrating the 111th anniversary of its parade. The theme of this edition will be The Sea and the deep bond that it has with the city. During the weekend, a video will be shot by Kamil Krolak, the artist who filmed “Galway’s also happy”.
If you want to celebrate St. Patrick’ Day in these medieval streets, please notice that the parade is starting at 11.30 a.m.
Here the official site of Galway Festival
Remember, at St. Patrick’s Day everyone is Irish!