St Patrick's Day celebrations and parades take place around the world

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Festivities got underway in Dublin, Ireland, with the huge parade through the city centre. Many people wear green costumes to mark the occasion, and some believe it brings them luck.
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The parades include dancers, musicians and school groups, who have all be rehearsing for the festival for weeks.
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The streets of Dublin were lined with thousands of young people - St Patrick's Day is a public holiday in Ireland so schools are closed for most children.
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In London, the Princess Of Wales attended the 2025 Irish Guards' St Patrick's Day Parade at Wellington Barracks. This is an annual event where the soldiers and other military figures take part in a ceremony. She also met Turlough Mór, an Irish wolfhound dog - the furry mascot of the regiment.
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On Sunday, London's Trafalgar Square was transformed into a huge Irish festival. There was live music, food stalls and plenty of merriment in the sunshine.
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Over the other side of the world, people joined Irish themed parties, including this one in Melbourne, Australia.
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Elsewhere, in Toronto, Canada, another huge parade took place, complete with this impressive balloon sculpture of a traditional Irish leprechaun
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Dogs from the Irish community in Mexico City, Mexico, dressed up to commemorate the day. Lucky pups!
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In New York City, the annual parade attracts millions of spectators. The organisers say over 150,000 people participate in the event.
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And in the US state of Illinois, the city of Chicago has their own 63-year-old tradition of dying the river bright green to mark the Irish holiday.

17 March 2025

Updated 1 hour ago

Millions of people around the world joined in the celebration of Irish history and culture known as St Patrick's Day.

It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and parades and parties take place to mark the day.

Here's a few pictures of what else was going on around the world.

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