Come and celebrate London’s St Patrick’s Day Festival on Sunday 12 March in Trafalgar Square. There’ll be the best of Irish arts, culture, food, music to enjoy, and more, including the spectacular annual parade. Now in its 20th year, the Mayor’s annual shindig has become a highlight of London’s cultural calendar, as Londoners and visitors unite in celebrating the great contributions Irish people have made to the city. More than 50,000 people are expected to join the annual procession of Irish marching bands, dance troupes and pageantry. The parade starts at Hyde Park Corner, then travels through Piccadilly, St James’s Street, Pall Mall, Cockspur Street and Whitehall.
The action then moves to Trafalgar Square where your host Riyadh Khalaf will introduce a world-class line-up, in partnership with London Irish Centre. Expect family concerts, children’s films and youth performances, as well community choirs, schools, dance troupes and a singalong finale. Alongside the main stage, International Chef of the Year 2019, Anna Haugh will be running food demos. There’ll also be children’s workshops run by Junk Kouture a creative program for youth that promotes the importance of sustainability. And if that’s not enough, there’ll also be events happening across London all weekend.
This year’s line up, programmed by London Irish Centre:
- MC/Host – Riyadh Khalaf
- Biblecode Sunday’s
- Celtic Youth Orchestra
- Celaviedmai
- Junk Kouture
- Craic Heads
- Leon Dunne -Spoken Word artist
- AIS X I Am Irish
- Roxanna Nic Liam
- Maguire O’Shea School of Dance
- Sharon Shannon & Band
- Sing-a-long with London Irish Community Voices Choir
- Irish Film London Screen programme
