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With people taking to the streets to celebrate St Patrick\u2019s Day for the first time since 2019, all of Ireland is setting up for an array of festivities that will be bigger and better than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Including an additional one-off public holiday on 18 March, introduced to acknowledge the tough times of the pandemic, there will be parades, live music, Irish dancing, arts, culture and heritage aplenty in a long weekend stretching from St Patrick\u2019s Day itself, on Thursday, 17 March, right through to Sunday, 20 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The epicenter of the merriment is the huge St Patrick\u2019s Day Festival in Dublin (16 \u2013 20 March), where this year\u2019s landmark celebration will be the largest ever in scale and ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the theme of \u2018Connections\u2019, the festival will be a moment for the nation, and the Irish tribe of 80 million across the world, to connect, reflect, celebrate and welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more pageants, more marching bands and more participants than ever before set to snake through the streets of Dublin, the iconic National St Patrick\u2019s Day Parade will return to delight the hundreds of thousands attending on Thursday 17 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival is introducing a new Festival Quarter for 2022, which will be set up in the surrounds of the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks. The spectacular heritage site will become home to a magical day-to-night urban festival featuring a 3,000-capacity outdoor main stage, comedy tent, story yurt, relaxation areas and more.
Festival Quarter Days will feature everything from performances, theatre and giant games to talks, film screenings, interactive games, circus and science shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival Quarter Nights will explode with the very best of Irish contemporary and traditional music, rock, pop, hip hop, performance, comedy, cabaret, theatre, literature, discourse and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Festival Quarter will also host the Irish Food and Craft Village, a daily indulgence of Ireland\u2019s incredible food and beverage produce, as well as arts, crafts and a space for all to relax and connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the country\u2019s top musicians will perform at the Festival Quarter site, while it will also host C\u00e9il\u00ed M\u00f3r, a massive and much-loved outdoor traditional dance session, this year guided by a former Riverdancer and champion Irish step-dancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A unique one and half day city retreat called \u2018Breathe\u2019 is also part of the Dublin festivities. Focused on wellness and resilience for individuals, communities and the planet, it will take place in the grounds of The Law Society of Ireland on March 18 and 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St Patrick\u2019s Day Around Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ireland\u2019s St Patrick\u2019s Day will of course resonate right across the entire island. Anyone heading outside of the capital will be assured of catching entertaining parades and events, as cities, towns and villages around the country host their own celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belfast\u2019s St Patrick\u2019s Day festivities are set to return with a reimagined program that includes an outdoor concert on the evening of 16 March and a reinvented St Patrick\u2019s parade pageant on 17 March. Offering a spectacle of modern-day creativity, fun and theatrics, it will bring music and color to the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans are also afoot for a mega celebration on the double bank holiday in Cork, the island\u2019s third largest city, as its St Patrick\u2019s Festival returns from 17 \u2013 20 March. There will be a carnival of color through the center of the city, traditional music in local pubs, tours and activities in historic and cultural venues and even a visit from the Massachusetts State Troopers, assisting local Garda\u00ed in celebrating the centenary of the Irish police force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Ireland\u2019s Wild Atlantic Way, the fun and craic associated with the Limerick St Patrick\u2019s Festival returns (17 \u2013 20 March). With its huge traditional parade, street theatre, fire performance and aerial dance, as well as the Limerick International Band Championship, which welcomes hundreds of performers from across the world, the city will be buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, with a theme of \u2018Together\u2019, everything from music, poetry and dancing will be on offer at Sligo St Patrick Festival (16 \u2013 18 March), alongside the city\u2019s traditional parade, which will be followed by Sligo Buskers Fest. A Sligo Music Trail will also feature across 10 venues on 16 and 17 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Killarney better days are on the way as the town\u2019s St Patrick\u2019s Festival comes back bigger for 2022. Landmark buildings and shop windows in the town are illuminated from 9 \u2013 22 March in fetching shades of green and there will be a public vote to establish the favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the great places to experience the national celebrations in Ireland\u2019s Ancient East will be the St Patrick\u2019s Festival Kilkenny (15 \u2013 20 March), where both city and county will come alive with pageantry, music and craic. Look out for American marching bands, a parade of local color, street performers, fire shows, creative workshops for all ages and the best in live Irish music, all in a small medieval city that will make you feel right at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fun-filled and exciting weekend is also promised at Waterford\u2019s St Patrick\u2019s Day Festival from 17 \u2013 19 March, where the theme of the parade is \u2018Waterford \u2013 Ireland\u2019s Best Place to Live\u2019. The city will be alive with amusements, green lighting, the traditional parade and St Patrick themed walking tours in the city\u2019s famous Viking Triangle. The three-day event is billed as \u2018Waterford, Where St Patrick\u2019s Day began\u2019, as Waterford was the first city in Ireland to hold a St Patrick\u2019s Day parade over a century ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And after two long years, the Home of St Patrick Festival in Armagh also returns. It was in Armagh, now the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, where Patrick began his Christian mission. The festival in his honor this year, running from 10 \u2013 19 March, promises a lively and varied showcase of the best of the city\u2019s culture, spirituality, music, song and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the high point of the year, wherever you choose to join the St Patrick\u2019s Day merriment in 2022, you will experience a country and a people pouring their hearts, souls and imaginations into the celebrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit: www.ireland.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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