ST. PATRICK'S FESTIVAL PARADE, FIREWORKS,
CONCERTS AND FOOD IN DUBLIN IRELAND
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Dublin, Ireland's capital city, celebrates St. Patrick's Festival between March 15 and 19 with fireworks, music, food, street theatre, dance, carnivals, treasure hunts, films and a parade through Dublin's city centre.
National Lottery Skyfest displays fireworks, lasers and giant mythical creatures on the Liffey River. The best place to view the fireworks and hear the music is at Docklands on the north and south quays. Pre-show entertainment begins at 6:30 pm and fireworks start at 7:30 pm on March 18.
Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Parade
The St. Patrick's Festival Parade, on March 17, starts at Parnell Square North at 12 noon, reaches O'Connell Bridge at 12:45 pm and Christchurch at 1:30 pm. Large inflatables, colourful costumes and performers depict a Legendary theme with spirits of Cuchulainn, Setanta, the Salmon of Knowledge and Grainne Mhaol, the Irish pirate queen. Myths and legends from Poland, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Wales also participate in the world's biggest and best St. Patrick's Day parade. Grandstand seats cost €60.
The free Denny Treasure Hunt begins and ends at City Hall on March 18, and runs from 10 am to 5 pm. Participants can register in advance or between 10 am and 1 pm. A Pirate's Den theme transforms Dublin streets into an interactive treasure map, with pirates, ships and swashbucklers. Watch out for the plank. The first person who crosses the finish line wins the pirate booty.
Tastefest Food Festival
You'll find the multi-cultural food festival, Tastefest, in RDS Main Hall on March 16, from 12 pm to 8 pm, March 17, from 11 am to 7 pm and March 18, 11 am to 6 pm. You can buy sample-size dishes from Japan, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, France and Ireland with Tastefest Tokens, which cost €6 for 10 tokens. Tickets cost €10 and include cooking demonstrations, drink tasting and live entertainment.
La 'le Gaeilge, an Irish language event at Temple Bar, on March 18, features films, concerts, theatre and cultural tours in Ireland's native tongue. Events, which begin at 10 am, are suitable for both accomplished novices and Gaeilgeoirí.
Irish Dancing and Choral Music
At IrishJobs.ie Céilí Mór, you can dance to music by the Kilfenora Céilí Band at Earlsfort Terrace, from 2:30 pm to 5:30pm on March 17.
Barabbas presents 40 Songs of Green at the National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, on March 15 and 16. The musical concert comedy, which features five clowns, begins at 8 pm. Ticket prices start at €12.
Christ Church Cathedral Choir's St. Patrick's Festival concert includes traditional Irish folk songs with harp music, Leoš Janácek's Otce náš and Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. The choral music concert date is March 16 at 7 pm. Tickets cost €15 and €20.
St. Patrick's Day Concerts and Circus for Families
On March 17, at 11 am, Thomas Johnston conducts a tin whistle workshop for children. At 2 pm, Sharon Shannon entertains kids with an accordion concert along with dancer Colin Dunne at The Ark on 11 A Eustace Street. Tickets are €10 and €8.
St. Patrick's Festival Comedy Circus stars Irish comedians, Dave McSavage, Kevin Gildea, Pat McDonnell (Father Ted and Naked Camera), Anne Gildea (the Nualas), John Colleary and Declan Rooney. The laughter begins at 8 pm on Vicar Street. Tickets are €25.
Clowns, acrobats, a giant whale, racing ostriches and tap-dancing turkeys perform at Denny Big Day Out on Merrion Square. The street theatre and Denny BBQ are held on March 19 from 12 noon to 6 pm.
Rides, maze and free street theatre
Festival Funfair, at Merrion Square, has kiddie rides and a Jubilee Wheel, for 150-foot-high views of Dublin. The carnival is open on St. Patrick's Festival dates, March 16, from 6 pm to 11 pm, on March 17 and 18, from 11 am to 11 pm, and on March 19, from 11 am to 9 pm.
Located in IFSC in Docklands, on George's Dock, is Amozozo. Kids will enjoy the illuminated inflatable maze with tunnels, slopes and 60 triangular shaped domes. Luminarium at Docklands is open March 15 to 19, from 12 noon to 6 pm. Tickets are €7.
City Side Up, St. Patrick's Festival's street theatre program, runs from March 16 to 18 from 1 pm to 6 pm on South King Street, Henry Street and Mary Street. Free performances, throughout Dublin, green the city's shops, streets and parks.
More things to see and do in Ireland:
Causeway Coast and Glens Signposted Trail
Hotels in Cork, Wexford, Clare and Limerick Counties Ireland
Ireland Walking Routes, Falconry Centre and Atlantic Edge Attraction
More things to see and do in Dublin:
Dublin Walks, Distillery Tours and Michelin Star Restaurant
Shelbourne Hotel Dublin - Genealogy Research
St. Patrick's Festival: www.stpatricksfestival.ie
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