St. Patrick’s Festival Waterford will take place from 13th to 17th March 2026. The main event is the Parade on 17th March which runs along the Quay and finishes on The Mall. There will be a diverse mix of festival events over the five days including outdoor amusements, live music stages, poetry and spoken word events, history talks, walking tours, river cruises, wobbly circus, Booley House variety show, story-telling and Irish dancing, children’s music workshops, Irish language events and a tricolour ceremony to commemorate T F Meagher and the introduction of the tricolour to Ireland.

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