St Patricks Day Festival

The St. Patrick’s Day Festival is a cultural festival held in March 2025, which celebrates Saint Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland.

In Sydney, St. Patrick’s Day is often celebrated by getting together with friends in a pub and enjoying a few drinks.

Australians don’t typically relate this day to religion but rather celebrate with a parade, market stalls and many fun activities.

Sydney St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Come to The Rocks to celebrate all things Irish at the globally renowned Sydney St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival. This family-friendly, free event will see us marching through Sydney CBD for the first time in 10 years. As we raise a glass to the Irish patron Saint, there will be plenty of toe-tapping live music, world-class Irish dancing, Irish language lessons, crafts, face-painting, bars, food stalls, and much more.

Pipe bands, stilt walkers, Irish dancers, and children’s characters will be among the 1,000 marchers from more than 50 groups participating in the parade.

Kicking off at 11am, the parade will begin at Pitt/Hunter St, going down Pitt St. and ending in First Fleet Park to open the day’s festivities.

The festival itself begins at 11pm with the Main Stage area in First Fleet Park, the Sessions area and Irish Markets on the MCA lawn and the Children’s area on Bligh & Barney Reserve.

The festival is free, and no tickets are required. However, it’s recommended that you arrive early, especially if you intend to visit First Fleet Park. Tickets are only required for Sharon Shannon on March 14th and Scruffy Murphys on March 15th.

So gather your friends for fun and frivolity by joining the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in and around Sydney.