Manchester St Patricks Day Parade 2024

The Manchester St Patricks Day Parade 2024 is back at the Irish World Heritage Centre this year! The parade will once again depart from The Irish World Heritage Centre on Sunday 10th March 2024, and there will be a full day of celebrations.

Manchester St Patricks Day Parade 2024

There is a Manchester St Patrick’s Day Parade 2024 planning meeting at the IWHC on Tuesday 23rd January at 7pm. If you’d like to contribute ideas, or volunteer on the day, please come along!

The Timetable for Parade Day will be confirmed soon, and this post will be updated in due course.

Will we get such good weather for the Manchester St Patricks Day Parade 2024?

Manchester St Patricks Day Parade 2024 Route

This year’s parade will leave the IWHC, turn Left onto Queens Road, then left onto Cheetham Hill Road. The parade will then go straight up to the AO Arena, passing Manchester Fort, before turning round, and heading back to the IWHC. The parade route is roughly 2.5 miles long, and took around 2 hours to complete last year.

Queens Road and Cheetham Hill road were closed along the parade route from 11.30am-2pm last year, so expect the same this year.

Parade Day Food

The following food will be available from the IWHC on Parade day. (No carvery is being served). 

• Irish Breakfast from 8am-12pm.
• Bar Food all day. (Menu TBC).

Claddagh Adult Irish Dance

Carry Your County Flag

Last year, parade attendees had the chance to carry their County’s flag. They were allocated on a first come first served basis, and lots of parade attendees loved carrying them.

Carry your county’s flag in the Manchester St Patricks Day Parade 2024

Register a Float or Group to March in the Parade

Groups who want to join the parade with a parade float MUST register beforehand. Please email bookings@iwhc.com with your information and contact details – Last year, we welcomed groups from all communities, who wanted to join in the celebrations. It was wonderful to see the community come together to celebrate St Patrick. We can’t wait to do it all again this year.

A Float from the 2023 Manchester St Patrick’s Day Parade – Image Credit

Back at the IWHC

This is how St Pats Parade Day is looking at the IWHC Manchester…

8am-12pm: Irish Breakfast

10am: Mass

11am: Floats must be at the IWHC Manchester, where they’ll be placed in line, ready for a 12pm departure.

11.30am: Lord Mayors speech, followed by an Irish dance performance.

12pm: Parades leaves the Irish World Heritage Centre.

12pm-8pm: Live Entertainment in the Main Hall from: Chris Ball (12pm-2pm) and Paul Duran (2pm-8pm).

2pm-8pm: Live Entertainment in the Main Bar from: El Ray (2pm-4pm), Connolly Band (4pm-6pm), Last Race Home (6pm-9pm).

9pm: The IWHC closes.

Keep an eye on our Facebook Page for regular updates ahead of the Manchester St Patricks Day Parade 2024.

Finally, find out what’s happening on St Patrick’s Day itself here.