English: St. Patrick's Day 2024 in Munich
Green parade of the Munich Irish before the national holiday St. Patrick's Day with Highlanders and medieval fans
Event tip: March 16th and 17th St. Patrick's Day 2024 in Munich - GERMAN
Munich. Every year on March 16th and 17th, the Irish delight us on St. Patrick's Day with a big Sunday parade and a celebration with a program under the motto: Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!. With music, the Irish groups move from Münchner Freiheit to Odeonsplatz where the big festival is celebrated with Irish music, specialties and conviviality. Since 1996, the weekend before Irish national holiday (St. Patrick's Day) on March 17th has been celebrated in Munich. The Munich Irish Network e. V. (MIN) has many volunteers and in 2024 the patronage for the celebrations will be Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter.
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| Musicians on stage at St. Patrick's Day 2019 - Photo: Helga Waes - Press archive |
Highlanders, rugby players, medieval fans, leprechauns, flag bearers, sports clubs, traditional costume and folklore clubs
Traditionally, the parade, which is held in honor of Ireland's national saint St. Patrick, includes not only music bands, but also flag bearers and sports clubs, traditional costume groups and folklore clubs. Highlanders, rugby players, medieval fans and leprechauns march side by side and behind each other - these are the famous green-clad little goblins under their big hats. And among the many spectators we will again discover people with big green hats and Irish shamrock glasses.
The supporting program offers an Irish Night and Irish Fair on March 16th, with the Irish Night starting at 8 p.m. in the Tavern at the Schlachthof
On the eve of St. Patrick's Day, on March 16th from 8 p.m., Irish Night begins in the Tavern at the Schlachthof. The Paul Daly Band plays folk songs from the Emerald Isle. The duo The Sundries and the show dance group Rince Tir Na Nog heat things up from the stage.
- Tickets for the Irish Night are available from the municipal provider MünchenTicket.
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| Irische Musiker nach der Parade 2019 - Foto: Helga Waes - Pressearchiv |
The Catholic Irish Mass on March 16th from 6 p.m. in the University Church of St. Ludwig offers a spiritual atmosphere with Irish singing
The Irish Father Niall Leahy S.J will give the sermon and the Pestalozzi High School choir and the Irish music group Comhaltas Ballinspittle will provide the music. Stephan Heuberger is expected at the organ.
The soloists include Frances Lucey (soprano) and Tim Houlihan (bagpipes).
- The service will be broadcast live on St. Ludwig's YouTube channel.
Open-air festival at Odeonsplatz: 16/17. March 2024
- Saturday, March 16th from 11 a.m. the open-air festival will take place at Odeonsplatz
- with Irish music and dance performances by Irish groups
- there are food trucks and beer stands
- and MUSIC with DANCE
MC: John Dunne from Dublin
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Augusta Ceili Band
- 13.05 – 13.20 Hair of the Dog – Dancers
- 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The Hush
- 2.35 p.m. – 2.50 p.m. Hair of the Dog – Dancers
- 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Ballinspittle Youth Ceili Band
- 4:00 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Celtic Invasion
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| Musicians on stage at St. Patrick's Day 2019 - Photo: Helga Waes - Press archive |
The parade on March 17th is the highlight of St. Patrick's Day
The parade on Sunday, March 17th begins at 12 p.m. at Münchner Freiheit
Around 1,400 participants are expected to march in 65 themed groups along Leopoldstrasse and Ludwigstrasse to Odeonsplatz - duration: around 1 hour.
On parade day: Irish party with music and dancing from 1 p.m
Mayor Dieter Reiter is once again the patron of St. Patrick's Day
A second stage will be built at Odeonsplatz
After the welcome from Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter, the Paul Daly Band gets going. Irish ESC legend Johnny Logan follows.
- Odeonsplatz – Feldherrnhalle:
MC: John Dunne
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. The Hush
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Balinspittle Youth Ceili Band
3.45pm – 5pm Celtic Invasion
- Stage Odeonsplatz North:
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Welcome with Frank McLynn
1:50 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Dieter Reiter with Paul Daly Band
2.30pm – 3.10pm Johnny Logan
3:15 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Rince Tir na Nog
3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Hair of the Dog (band)
16.15 – 16.40 Emerald Dancers + Summerstorm
4.45 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Munich Ceili Band
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| Guinness was available at Wittelsbacherplatz in 2019 - press photo archive: Helga Waess |
In 2019 we were there in Munich: (the link leads to our article from 2019)
St. Patrick's Day 2019: 16/17 March 2019: Munich celebrates the Irish national holiday St. Patrick's Day. “Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” is the motto today and tomorrow at Odeonsplatz and Wittelsbacherplatz - 16/17. March 2019
St. Patrick's Day 2019: 16./17. März 2019: München feiert den irischen Nationalfeiertag St. Patrick's Day. „Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” heißt es heute und morgen am Odeonsplatz und am Wittelsbacherplatz - 16./17. März 2019
