St Patrick's Day all over the world
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Parades and St Patrick's Day celebrations have taken place in Belfast, Londonderry, Dublin and across the world. These Irish dancers entertained the crowds in Belfast's Customs House Square
In Belfast, up to 15,000 people gathered for the culmination of a three-day festival
Talks and exhibitions, music workshops, dance, traditional craft demonstrations, children's arts and crafts, and storytelling were among the activities on offer at city hall
The parade attracted visitors from near and far
The procession left the city hall at noon and made its way to Custom House Square for an open air concert
The Belfast parade was followed by a concert, headlined by the X-Factor's Amelia Lily
Other parades took place in Downpatrick, County Down, Londonderry, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, and Armagh
The All Kinds of Everything Spring Carnival in Derry~Londonderry was part of a weekend of celebrations marking St. Patrick's Day
Ritchie McClelland brought his dragon along
Organisers in Derry said it was the biggest St Patrick's Day event in the UK City of Culture to date, involving 40 groups from the city
Thousands watched as the parade made its way around the city
The crowds were out celebrating St Patrick in Newry as well
St Patrick's Accordion Band attracted the attention of a very large cephalopod
The Newry leprechaun hands out high fives
In Salamanca, revellers gathered outside the town hall
'You don't have to be Irish to be Irish', or even human apparently
In London, thousands attended the celebrations in Trafalgar Square
In Romania, leprechauns come in pink
Irish dancers on stage for St Patrick's Day in Vilnius, Lithuania
The Duchess of Cambridge presents a sprig of shamrock to Domhnall the Irish Wolf Hound, regimental mascot of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Mons Barracks in Aldershot
Crowds watch in Chicago as the river goes green
Almost 500,000 people lined the streets of Dublin to watch the biggest parade on the island of Ireland
'Kiss me, I'm Irish'
Even the faerie folk see the benefit of onesies this weather
More leprechauns...
Lithuania dyes its River Vilnele green in Vilnius
Dublin's parade briefly allowed the colour red a guest appearance
Homage was paid to St Patrick in Irish pubs around the world, including this one in Singapore
- Published17 March 2013
- Published18 March 2013