Cork St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Cork St. Patricks Day Festival takes place from March 13th, culminating with the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Cork at 1pm on Wednesday March 17th.
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A 40 foot Crocodile, complete with Peter Pan and Captain Hook pirates, is just one of the large line-up of 2,100 colourful Parade participants who will take to the streets ofCork city on St. Patrick’s Day. The Parade, presented by Cork City Council, kicks off at 1pm.
This year’s theme is Ships to Shore – celebrating Cork ’s maritime culture. Some of the Parade participants include Cork Circus pirate stilt walkers and mermaids, Naomhoga Chorcaí life size Transformers, Batton Swinging Jetsetters Majorettes and Sproai‘s Croc Attack 40 foot Crocodile as well a whole range of community, voluntary, defence force personnel and pipe and brass bands. .
The Parade starts at 1pm from the top of South Mall at Parnell Place and will travel down South Mall onto the Grand Parade, winding around St. Patrick’s Street and finishing at the end of Merchant’s Quay. The Grandstand will be located in front of Carey’s Lane on St. Patrick’s Street.
Additional events taking place on St. Patrick’s Day include the Barry’s Tea Food Market open from 10am to 6pm at the boardwalk Grand Parade and free outdoor concerts from headline acts The Roaring Forties and Soul Driven after the Parade at the main stage at Nano Nagle Bridge , the Grand Parade in the heart of the market.