Dublin St Patrick's Day Parade 2024

Live Stream, TV, Route, Start Time, St Pat's Festival schedule and events

Celebrate St Patrick's Day in Dublin and immerse yourself in the vibrant and friendly Irish culture. With the iconic live parade that draws over half a million spectators, traditional music and of course, the warmth and hospitality that comes with visiting the city, you will create unforgettable memories with this genuine Irish experience. The parade in Dublin is attended by huge crowds ready to hit the street for a day-long party!

The St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin is as you would expect one of the biggest in the world, attracting huge crowds from all around the world to the Irish capital for a huge party and celebration.

The parade in Dublin is actually part of a larger scale St Patrick's Festival, which lasts for a full 4 days and includes walking tours, live musical and theatre performances and illuminations as local landmarks are lit up in traditional green as part of the Greening the City event.

The highlight is of course the St Patrick's Festival Parade, with street theatre and pageant companies working together to provide a fabulous spectacle.

St Pat's Parade Date

As always the parade takes place at noon on St Patrick's Day itself, 17th March, which in 2024 falls on a Sunday.

St Patrick's Festival

The big St Pat's day parade in Dublin is, these days, only one part of the wider festival, offering 4 full days of entertainment from 15th - 18th March .

Festival events include walking tours, live music, theatre, craft beer an food fairs, green city lights and a play area at Funfair - you can see the full St Patrick's Festival schedule here:

St Pats festival schedule

Parade Route & Schedule

The Dublin St Patrick's Day parade this year gets underway at 12 noon and covers most of the city's major landmarks along the route.

There will be huge crowds in attendance (typically in excess of 500,000) so you'll need to make sure you get down to the parade route in plenty of time to secure yourself a decent vantage point.

The parade covers a total distance on 2km. It starts at Parnell Square in the city centre, then proceeds through the city streets as follows:

O'Connell Street

Cross the O'Connell bridge over the River Liffey

Westmoreland Street

Trinity College at College Green

Dame Street.

Christchurch Cathedral

Lord Edward Street

Nicholas Street

Patrick Street

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Ending at the Cuffe Street / Kevin Street Junction

Other landmarks passed along the parade route include Dublin Castle and City Hall. You can see a full map of the parade route here:

St Patrick's parade route

There are also grandstands available if you wish to secure yourself a guaranteed spot with a great front row view. The main grandstand is on Parnell Square - you can buy tickets online here:

Grandstand tickets

TV & Live Streaming

The live coverage of the Dublin St Patrick's Day parade has improved greatly in recent years. TV coverage has been provided by state broadcaster RTE, which is now also available as a live online stream, so we hope to see it back this year:

RTE Live

There is also a range of live coverage on radio and a selection of webcams on Live Ireland:

Live Ireland

See live coverage of all the top St Patrick's Day events from around the world, including the Boston, Philadelphia and Manhattan parades and the famous Chicago river dyeing here:

St Patrick's Day live

Hotels and Accommodation

If you're in Dublin for the St Patrick's Festival and parade then you should be aware that hotel prices tend to rise quite sharply over the festival period, so advance booking is well advised, especially on the big day itself.

You can search, check availability and book online all of the top Dublin hotels here.

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