St. Patrick's Day Parades

St. Patrick's Day Parade Roundup

Navan

This year's St Patricks Day Parade starts at 4pm at Carraige Road (Beside Chadwicks) with a theme of International Gathering of Cultures 2013.
There will be a presentation to the Grand Marshal and Best Dressed Shop Window sponsored by Navan Community Forum. Beidh céad mile fáilte roimh gach duine.

See http://www.navanshamrockfestival.com/

Kells

This year's Parade starts at 3:00 p.m. on the Cavan Road near Supervalu.
The route is as follows: Through to Canon Street Then to Suffolk Street Then to Farrell Street Then to Kenlis Place (Back Street) Up to John Street (Viewing stand is in Castle Street) Up Carrick Street and end.

For details contact Jess Olohan on 087 903 4792.

The Kells St Patricks Day Parade will take place on Sunday March 17th at 3pm and, as one of the largest in the County, it attracts locals and visitors numbering up to 10,000.

This year there will be 500 euro cash prize for Best Float (open to businesses, clubs, charities, organisations & individuals). Also [see image below] there will also be prizes for best St. Colmcille and the best St. Patrick (open to members of the public.....judges will be mingling on the day), so start thinking about your costumes! Along with the parade, this year, entertainment will be provided by Mattie Griffin (Stunt Rider), who will be demonstrating his street biking skills along the parade route. Mattie is ranked 5th in the world of street bike freestyle riding and performs his shows all over Ireland, England, Europe and as far as Cape Town, South Africa and Singapore. An exciting, fun filled day for all the family not to be missed!

See http://www.visitingkells.ie/patricksday.html

Athboy

Unfortunately there will be no parade in Athbot this year, however there will be a St. Patricks Day Gathering from 12.30 -2.30pm at the Athboy Stables Farmers Market featuring music, dancing, market Stalls, competitions, side shows and facepainting.

See http://www.facebook.com/events/158858917605122/

Trim

This year's St Patrick's Festival Trim promises to have something for all the family and, in these difficult economic times, organisers are ensuring that many of the events are free or only have a minimum charge.

There will be lots of fun street activities throughout the week which starts with the selection and crowning of The Celtic Queen and culminates with one of the biggest St. Patrick's Day Parades in the region. 'Daft-Raft Race' is held on the nearby River Boyne, where local organisations participate in fancy dress with handmade boats and race to the finishing line to raise money for local charities. This is followed by the St. Patrick's Day Parade and ceilí.

The parade will take place at 15.00 and the daft raft race will take place at 13.30

Slane

The Slane St Patrick's Day Parade will take place at 15.00, on the main Street .

The parade will start at St Patrick's National School on the Collon Road and proceeding down through the village and ending out on the Navan Road. As usual the parade will be led by St Patrick himself, as well as the Kentstown Accordion Band and Malahide Pipers Band.

There will be something for everyone on the day with food stalls, street performers, musicians and marching bands bringing high-octane entertainment and lots of laughs.

With so much to choose from and events free, Slane will definitely be the place to be for St. Patrick’s weekend.

Mullagh

All roads lead to Mullagh this St Patrick's Day for the annual Parade, as the organising committee put the finishing touches to it. Over the last 15 years the parade has got bigger and better and it's hoped that 2012 will be the best to date. The parade will start at 5pm. It's hoped that there will be a good selection of floats from local businesses and clubs. This year the Development Committee have decided to give free admission to all floats taking part. There are prizes for the best local float, best novelty float and the best overall float.
All floats are asked to assemble in the Community Park on the Moynalty Rd and all vintage vehicles are asked to form a line from Mullagh Hall back towards the Community Park on the Moynalty Rd. Floats are reminded not to throw sweets into the crowd, as this is a very dangerous practice.
Stewards are asked to report to the viewing stand at 4:00pm for their instructions and hi-vis jackets. More stewards are required, so if you are available, please come along and help out.
If you would like any further information regarding the parade, you may contact a member of the Mullagh Development Committee on 087-7466606.
The parade is always a great day out and in these hard times it is even a better day out as it is free. So we hope to see you all in Mullagh on the 17th at 5pm.

Oldcastle

The Oldcastle St Patrick’s Day Parade promises to be a great family day out for visitors!

The local vintners have put together a full programme of attractions including fire eaters, power stilt walkers and bouncy castles.

The parade starts at 12 noon from the Show Hall, via Gilson Park, and will be led by the C.Company 65th Btl. with troop and colour and the Kells Silver Band.

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