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Record 3,600 participants to take part in Cork’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
The 2026 St Patrick’s Day parade in cork city on March 17 is set to be the largest ever, as over 3,600 participants will take to the streets in the Cork City Council organised event.The parade will welcome international groups including The McKinney High School Royal Pride Marching Band from Texas, the DC Everest Senior High Marching Band from Wisconsin and Batala, the international collection of Samba groups from the UK, France, Austria and America.The Irish Guide Dogs who this year are celebrating their 50th anniversary, are the grand marshal and will lead the parade through the city centre with some of the cutest and fluffiest grand marshals the city has ever seen.1PM STARTThe parade will begin at 1pm at the junction of South Mall and Parnell Place, before it makes its way along South Mall and Grand Parade, then up St. Patrick’s Street to finish on Merchants Quay.Local arts organisations Cork Community Art Link and Cork Puppetry Company and national arts organisation Spraoi, are bringing large floats to the Parade all which pay tribute to the festival theme ‘Marsh, Myth and Magic’.Standing 5 metres tall, Cork Community Artlink’s heron float is sure to wow the public as it wanders through the streets of Cork accompanied by a float of a large frog carrying a mystical market on its back. Participating in the parade in collaboration with Cork Community Artlink are Brothers of Charity-Blackpool CAP, the National Learning Network, Cork Simon Community, UCC Drama, Pat Quinn and Gang, and volunteers from all over Cork.Cork Puppetry Company will flood Cork’s streets with folklore, bogland beasts, and musical mischief while Spraoi are bringing the notorious pirate Anne Bonny and her ship to Cork in search of the Lee Map Dragon which legend says crashed into the earth and formed the River Lee.The parade will be streamed live on www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie/parade from 12.45pm on Tuesday, March 17. If you would like a greeting to be read on air, please message the contact details on the livestream link.The organisers have provided an Accessible Area for parade viewers who require these facilities- wheelchair users, elderly/ infirm, autistic and neurodiverse people who need more space around them. This space outside Dunnes Stores does not require registration but is restricted to 1 accompanying support person. ISL services will be provided at the Grandstand, which this year is situated near the Tourist Information Office on St. Patrick’s Street. Cork’s 96FM and C103 Presenters Simon Murdoch and Izzy Showbizzy will MC the Cork St. Patrick’s Day parade.Information on road closures and diversions, bus re-routing and Park and Ride bus facilities will be posted on www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie , along with a full listing of festival events.
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The Racing Year Has Always Begun Around the Kitchen Table
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