ondon’s much-loved St Patrick’s Day celebrations will return on Sunday March 12, with Trafalgar Sq. once more internet hosting the London Mayor’s official competition.
Now in its twentieth yr, the capital’s annual celebration of Eire and its individuals will once more start with a parade, earlier than music, arts, and loads of foods and drinks.
The place does the parade happen?
London’s St Patrick’s Day parade begins at Hyde Park Nook earlier than travelling by means of Piccadilly, St James’s Road, Pall Mall, Cockspur Road, and Whitehall.
Greater than 50,000 persons are anticipated to affix the annual procession of Irish marching bands, dance troupes, and pageantry, and lots of extra will have fun in pubs and eating places round London.
St Patrick’s Day Parade in London
What occurs in Trafalgar Sq.?
One of the best of Irish arts, music, foods and drinks — sure, there will likely be Guinness — will observe the capital’s annual parade, with a line-up together with the Celtic Youth Orchestra, and the Maguire O’Shea College of Dance.
This yr’s host will likely be Riyadh Khalaf, whereas the chef Anna Haugh — best-known in London for her Chelsea restaurant Myrtle — will run meals demos alongside youngsters’s workshops and video games.
When does the competition start and finish?
St Patrick’s Day festivities will kick-off at noon, and end — formally, at the very least — at about 6pm.
The occasion is curated by the London Irish Centre and sponsored by the likes of the Irish Meals Board and the Irish Embassy.
For extra info, go to london.gov.uk
