FROM noon on Sunday, March 15 hundreds of people will take to London’s streets to wind their way around the capital in a colourful and energetic display of Irishness to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
From community organisations to dance schools, music groups to marching bands there will be top tunes and terrific times in store.
With larger than life street performers, marching bands, energetic dancers and double decker buses full of parade participants, make sure you grab your spot on the pavement to watch the magic meander by.
With more than 70 groups taking part this year, watch out for your favourites and cheer them on when they pass by decked out head-to-toe in 40 shades of green.
Just some of the groups you’ll meet...
- Cavan Association London
- Southwark Irish Pensioners Project
- Innisfree Housing Association
- London Tipperary Association
- Cork Association London
- Brothers and Shalloe Pearse GAA Club
- Donegal Association London
- London Fire Brigade Emerald Society
- Meath Association London
- Fermanagh Association London
- Donegal Association London
- St Peter’s Band Mountcharles
- Tir Chonaill Gaels Gaelic Football Club
- Kerry Association London
- The London Irish Centre
- London Wexford Association
- Glen Rovers GAA Club
- Leitrim Association London
- Mayo Association London
- Kilburn Gaels Hurling Club
- Monaghan Association London
- Donegal Association London – Buion Ceoil Rann na Feirste
- Galway Association London
Enjoy some top music and dance...
- Caporales San Simon Londres Dance Group
- Morenada Bloque Kantuta Dancers
- The Drumenagh School of Irish Dance
- Talentos Dance Group
- South London Irish Dancers
- Essex Caledonian Pipe Band
- West London Comhaltas
- Wexford’s Ballidagan Band
- Meath’s KNS Accordian Band
- Theresa O’Donoghue School of Irish Dance
Some more of this year's participants...
- Bayrem Pageantry
- Bolivian Heritage Dancers
- Hare Krishna
- Olympic Ceremonies Crew and Pandemonium Drummers
- M Moss Repairs Ltd
- FM Conway Ltd
- Anerley Across Charity
- John Shields Utilities
- Irish Chaplaincy in Britain
- McGovern Brothers
- London Irish Vintage Club
- Connolly Association
- Harrier Grabs Ltd
- Scartaglen
- Derry McDermott
- The Flynn Family
- Police Emerald Society UK
- George Killoughery Ltd
- GOAL UK
- The Irish Wolfhound Dog
- The London 1916 Centenary Commemoration Committee
- St Joseph’s School
- Mullens and the Cirencester Jiver’s
- Corner Boy
- The McCarthy O’Rourke Academy of Irish Dance
- The Trolly Birds
- Waterford Association London
- Inisfree Housing Association
- Fr Murphy’s Ladies Gaelic Football and Camogie Club
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