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City’s St Patrick’s Day Parade running order
The Galway City Parade starts at 11.30 a.m. with warm-up performances by the World’s Strongest Man in association with Duffy’s Circus and local original music trio Rivers and Crows playing up at Eyre Square from 11.15 a.m. in Eyre Square.
This year’s parade highlights include Galway Arts Centre, Colours Street Theatre, An Taibhdhearc Theatre and Galway Theatre Festival with community groups such as Foróige, GAA clubs, Amnesty International and The Russian Culture Club creating a kaleidoscope of of Galway’s rich mix of cultural and ethnic diversity.
The parade will come to a grand finale with local heroes Macnas presenting their youth ensemble before Gamelan na Gaillimhe chime the end of the parade with their Indonesian gongs.
Parade Running Order:
| The World’s Strongest Man – Duffy’s Circus |
| Badóirí an Cladaigh (The Claddagh Boatmen) |
| Rivers and Crows |
| National Colours 1st battalion Dún Uí Mhaolíosa |
| Liam Silke, Town Crier |
| Victorian Carriage with Guest of Honour Little John Nee |
| St. Patrick’s Brass Band |
| St. Patrick Puppet |
| Foróige |
| Involve Salthill |
| Rahoon/Newcastle Hurling Club |
| Scoil Bhríde, Shantalla |
| Shantalla Residents’ Association |
| Merlin Woods FC |
| Friends of Merlin Woods/Foróige Drummers |
| UNESCO City of Film Crew |
| Castlegar Hurling / Camogie Club |
| Galway Hospice Foundation |
| Claddagh National School Band |
| Galway Arts Centre |
| Cumann na Bhfear |
| The Green Army |
| Coder Dojo |
| Scoil San Phroinsías |
| Galway Traveller Movement |
| St. Francis, Patron Saint of Ecology and Environment |
| Saint James’ GAA |
| Patrician Brass Band |
| St. Mary’s Bruce Grey School Rugby, CANADA |
| UNESCO City of Film Showcase |
| Barna/Furbo u8s Soccer |
| Coyote’s Late Bar Galway |
| Salsa Latin Dancers Community Group |
| Dirty Circus |
| Les Hot Culottes |
| Galway Feminist Collective |
| Amharchlann An Taibhdhearc |
| Amnesty International |
| Galway City Cougars |
| CULTURE FILM CREW |
| Liam Mellowes GAA Club |
| Galway Theatre Festival |
| Sinead Rowe Designs |
| Funky Drums |
| Galway City Roller Derby |
| Eyre Square Shopping Centre |
| Community Spirit Drumming |
| Lackagh Comhaltas |
| Galway Egypt Belly Dancers |
| Colours Street Theatre Creatures |
| Galway Community Circus |
| Galway Branch of Arthritis Ireland |
| Bugale an Oriant Dancers & Musicians |
| UNESCO City of Film Crew |
| Barna GAA U9 & U10 Girls |
| Cúla Búla |
| Manannan Mac Lír |
| Galway City School of Judo |
| National Water Sports Summit |
| Access Music Project Galway Currach |
| Galway Arts for Activism Theatre and Spectacle |
| St. Patrick’s Scout |
| European Capital of Culture Radio Crew |
| Foodland Stores Polish Showcase |
| Polish Community Group |
| Petworld/GSPCA |
| South African Community Group |
| Galway Filipino Irish Community |
| Russian Culture Club |
| Galway City Karting |
| NUIG Juggling Society |
| Tom Duffy’s Circus |
| MACNAS |
| Gamelan Na Gallimhe |
| Galway Fire Service |
The Parade route