The theme of the city's parade this year is ‘Flowers, Fur and Feathers.’ It will include a full parade route, starting departing from Bishop Street Car Park at 3pm and is said to be a spectacle for spectators.placeholder image
The theme of the city's parade this year is ‘Flowers, Fur and Feathers.’ It will include a full parade route, starting departing from Bishop Street Car Park at 3pm and is said to be a spectacle for spectators.

10 brilliant things to do on St Patrick's Day in Derry and Strabane 2025

By Jack Tibbetts
Published 12th Mar 2025, 15:13 BST

St Patrick’s Day is set to see Derry transformed into a sea of colour and joy, with lots to do we created a list of what you can get up to.

Under the creative theme of 'flowers, fur and feathers,' this St Patrick’s Day parade will be a celebration of the natural world, with tens of thousands of people expected to attend the festival.

Photos by George Sweeney.

The Strabane St Patrick's Day Parade will leave from Holy Cross College at 2.00pm.

9. The Strabane St Patrick's Day parade

The Strabane St Patrick's Day Parade will leave from Holy Cross College at 2.00pm. Photo: George Sweeney

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St. Patrick's Day celebrations at the Alley Theatre, Strabane. From 1:30pm to 4:30pm, featuring make your own St. Patrick's Day Parade Badge with Sinead Crumlish, try your hand at printmaking with Bernie Wilson, have your caricature drawn by the talented Barry McGowan Art.

10. St Patrick's Day at the Alley Theatre

St. Patrick's Day celebrations at the Alley Theatre, Strabane. From 1:30pm to 4:30pm, featuring make your own St. Patrick's Day Parade Badge with Sinead Crumlish, try your hand at printmaking with Bernie Wilson, have your caricature drawn by the talented Barry McGowan Art. Photo: Karol McGonigle

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