That, of course, is entirely up to you, but based on our experience of St Patrick’s Day parades in times past, people start to line the route from as early as 9am to get the best vantage point. March 17, 2025 at 8:35am GMT. Belfast city centre will close to traffic on Monday as it hosts the annual St Patrick’s Day parade.. Thousands are expected to flood the streets, either as part of Belfast TradFest is delighted to partner with Belfast City Council to programme and deliver St. Patrick’s Music Festival across March 14th – 17th as part the UNESCO City of Music’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. There will also be some disruption along the route of the St Patrick’s Day parade, organised by Belfast City Council, which starts from City Hall at 1.30pm and follows a circular route, via Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street, Castle Place and Donegall Place, before heading back to City Hall. St Patrick's Day Parade route (Image: Belfast City Council). The map shows the route of this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade on 17 March, leaving City Hall at 1.30pm. The parade starts from What is the St Patrick’s Day Parade route in Belfast? This year’s parade route starts from Belfast City Hall at 1.30pm, weaving its way through the city centre via Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street, Castle Place and Donegall Place, back to City Hall. St Patrick’s Day is in full swing across Northern Ireland and the rest of the world. Monday, 17 March 2025 Belfast St Patrick's Day parade route. Starting at the city hall at 1.30pm, local What is the Belfast parade route for St Patrick's Day 2025? The map shows the route of this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade on 17 March, leaving City Hall at 1.30pm. Belfast’s annual St Patrick’s Day parade is to bring a bright display of costume, music, dance and theatrical performances to the city streets on March 17. However, although St Patrick’s day March 17, 2025 at 10:31am GMT. Belfast’s annual St Patrick’s Day parade is to bring a bright display of costume, music, dance and theatrical performances to the city streets on March 17. The map shows the route of this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade on 17 March, leaving City Hall at 1.30pm. The parade starts from Belfast City Hall at 1.30pm, weaving its way through the city Belfast’s annual St Patrick’s Day parade is to bring a bright display of costume, music, dance and theatrical performances to the city streets on March 17. However, although St Patrick’s day All bin and recycling collections will take place as normal on St Patrick's Day, Monday 17 March 2025. Parade route. The parade will start at City Hall, travel St Patrick's Day Parade route (Image: Belfast City Council). The map shows the route of this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade on 17 March, leaving City Hall at 1.30pm. The parade starts from A male pedestrian in his 60s has died following a collision involving a car and two pedestrians in Co Donegal. The collision, that happened on the route of the St Patrick's Day parade in Then from 1pm through to 3.30pm, traffic disruption should be expected as the St Patrick’s Day carnival parade gets ready to leave from City Hall at 1.30pm. The parade travels through the city centre via Chichester Street, turning left into Victoria Street, then left again at High Street and along Castle Place. Road and lane closures along the route are due to come into place between 8am and 11am. St Patrick’s Day Parade. Further road diversions are to follow in the afternoon as the annual parade gets There will also be some disruption along the route of the St Patrick’s Day parade, organised by Belfast City Council, which starts from City Hall at 1.30pm and follows a circular route, via Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street, Castle Place and Donegall Place, before heading back to City Hall. Road and lane closures along the route are due to come into place between 8am and 11am. St Patrick’s Day Parade. Further road diversions are to follow in the afternoon as the annual parade gets In the midst of such chaos, it is fitting that the centrepiece should manifest in a parade. St. Patrick’s Day is about more than just the nominal celebration of a saint, after all; it is a time when Irishness itself is put on display and we get to witness, first-hand, changes within the culture.
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