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St. Patrick’s Day Parades around Galway On Monday March 17th, the Galway City Parade will start at 11.30am from the University of Galway. Its route will continue over the Salmon Weir Bridge, to Eglinton Street and onwards past the viewing stand at Eyre Square, to Bóther na mBan and finish at the Dyke Road Car Park. Galway City Council extends an open invite to all for the legendary Galway City St Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday 17 March. This year’s theme, ‘Sea and Stone,’ is a nod to our stunning coastal surroundings and rich maritime heritage. Clifden. In Clifden, the St Patrick’s Day Parade will start at 12.30pm. The organisers announced there will also be entertainment on the Town Square, live music, a kids disco and much more. This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM. The city parade kicks off at 11:30AM, starting at the University of Galway, and involves 50 community groups, over 3,000 participants and Grand Marshal Sharon Shannon. Killimor is hosting its first-ever parade on Sunday, the day before St Patrick’s Day – with festivities kicking off at 2PM. Galway city will host its biggest ever St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday 17 March 2024. Over 3,000 entrants are expected as the city will outdo their record-breaking 2024 show. Councillor Peter Keane announced ahead of the big day that national treasure Sharon Shannon will be the Grand Marshal for the 2025 Galway city St. Patrick’s Day Parade. A three-day festival of free events will take place in Galway City from 15th–17th March to celebrate this year’s St. Patrick’s Day. With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Monday (17th March), the festivities promise to bring even more excitement to the city over the extended weekend. Hosted by Galway City Council, the programme is set to The Athenry Community Council is proudly presenting the town’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, ‘The Sum of Our Parts/Is sinne Suim ár gCodanna’ celebrating community and diversity. Festivities begin on Monday after Mass (approximately 11:45) with the parade starting from the Raheen Link Road and winding its way through Athenry’s town centre before ending at [] The St Patrick’s Festival parade in Galway on March 17th will mark the highlight of a 3 day celebration of Irish culture and will serve as a platform to showcase the creativity of local artists and community groups. The parade starts at 11.30am and runs through Galway city centre for over 1 hour. Galway city will host its biggest ever St. Patrick’s Day Festival for 2025, beginning in earnest on Saturday 15 March and culminating in the biggest parade ever seen in the Town of the Tribes. 2024 brought over 3,000 entrants, and with entries still open for participants, Galway City Council is already seeing huge numbers sign up. Galway city will host its biggest ever St. Patrick’s Day Festival for 2025, beginning in earnest on Saturday 15 March and culminating in the biggest parade ever seen in the Town of the Tribes. 2024 brought over 3,000 entrants, and with entries still open for participants, Galway City Council is already seeing huge numbers sign up. The Galway city St. Patricks' Day Festival Village opens on Saturday 16 March and runs until Monday 18 March 2024, with live music every day. The 3,000-strong parade begins at 11:30am on Sunday 17 March, and starts from University Road, at University of Galway crossing the Salmon Weir Bridge, heading to Eyre Square past the grandstand and Galway city will host its biggest ever St. Patrick's Day parade from 11:30am on Monday 17 March 2025 with traffic chaos expected. Traffic has already started to be affected by the increased footfall and traffic in the city centre. Crowds come out for Galway's St Patrick's Day Parade Pic credit: Jessica Mercer. Jessica Mercer. Today at 17:14. Thousands of people gathered in Galway on Monday as the annual St Patricks Day parade kicked off in the city of Tribes. Tourists and locals alike lined the parade’s path decked in green, white St Patrick’s Day parades have been taking place across Ireland throughout the day with a well-known American Pie star amongst those attending the Galway parade. Eugene Levy took to the streets of Galway with daughter Sarah to soak up the St Patrick’s Day atmosphere at the West Coast. St. Patrick’s Festival in Galway ☘️. Galway’s St Patrick’s Day parade in 2025 will be the largest St Patrick’s Day spectacle the city has ever seen. Galway City Council have organised a series of events over the course of the bank holiday weekend from 15th to the 17th March 2025, to celebrate Ireland’s national holiday. "An Garda Síochána in Galway will have an extensive policing plan in operation for St Patrick’s Day. This plan has been co-ordinated in close collaboration with our colleagues in each of the public transport providers, Galway City Council, the National Ambulance Service and Galway Fire and Rescue Service. St Patrick’s Day was celebrated in Dublin, with 500,000 people in attendance, and over 100,000 overseas visitors arriving in Ireland to celebrate the holiday. St. Patrick’s Day in Galway is an electrifying experience filled with cultural pride, music, parades, and festivities. The 2025 celebration promises to be grander than ever, bringing locals and tourists together for a weekend of Irish heritage, fun, and unforgettable memories. St. Patrick's Day is always a special occasion in Co Galway. The city, towns and villages all over the county have been busy with volunteers already hard at it for weeks in the run-up to the big day Clifden, Tuam, Gort, Athenry and Ballinasloe are just some of the well known parades that promise even more craic, ceol and colour on Monday 17
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