St Patrick's Day
No matter where you are in the world, you can enjoy the energy and excitement of St Patrick’s Day!
Every St Patrick’s Day, communities from Belfast to Cork showcase their Irish pride through a range of events, bringing the world together to experience that famous Irish spirit. In 2021 Dublin’s St Patrick’s Festival hosted a dedicated on-site TV channel, broadcasting an array of live performances, culminating in a spectacular virtual parade. Meanwhile in Armagh, the At Home with St Patrick's Festival celebrated the saint's roots in Northern Ireland with a lively online programme of culture, music and dance.
No matter where you are, St Patrick’s Day is a time to don some green, dust off your festive spirit and be prepared to fill your heart with Ireland!
St Patrick's Day at Home
The celebrations are going virtual and it's all happening online. This year we're bringing St Patrick's Day to you. Tune in on March 17...
Ireland's St Patrick's Day celebrations
Enjoy St Patrick's Day from the comfort of home with fabulous digital events across the island.
Behind the myth
The story of St Patrick has captivated the world. As a boy, he was captured from either Wales or Scotland and sent to Slemish Mountain in County Antrim as a slave. He tended sheep on this quiet mountainside before escaping home, where he had a vision telling him to return to Ireland and spread the message of Christianity.
Saul Church, Downpatrick, County Down
Patrick left his mark on the island of Ireland, from the iconic Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary to the breathtaking peak of County Mayo's Croagh Patrick, a site of pilgrimage for many. But it's in the counties of Armagh and Down in Northern Ireland where his legacy is strongest: at tiny Saul Church, built on the site of Patrick's first church in Ireland, in the city of Armagh where two cathedrals are dedicated to him, and in Down Cathedral, where he was finally laid to rest.
