A printed poster of a trad session in an Amsterdam canal house at night: a fiddler between a button-accordion player and a young bodhrán player, the canal houses in the window

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St Patrick's Day 2027

Wednesday 17 March. St Patrick's Day, with the parades, sessions and concerts around it.

122 days to go

All 6 St Patrick's events

Coming up

Our pick of the Irish events in the next weeks, chosen by Evenitto's ranking: trad sessions, concerts, dance shows, theatre and festivals.

The whole agenda

Find your night

Every kind of Irish night out, from a pub session to a concert hall.

Festival year

When the big days are, from ESNS and the Irish Pub Festival to St Patrick's Day, and when to start looking for tickets.

  1. 13 – 16 Jan 2027ESNS · IrelandIreland is the focus country of the European showcase festival in Groningen
  2. 5 – 6 Feb 2027Irish Pub FestivalFree trad sessions across Deventer and a concert on Saturday night
  3. 17 Mar 2027St Patrick's DayThe national day of Ireland, with a free festival and parade in Den Haag
All festivals

Cities

Irish events in 73 cities, with a lamp on the map for the biggest.

All cities

Questions

When is St Patrick's Day in 2027?

On Wednesday 17 March 2027. Dutch organisers often hold their festival on a weekend near the day, and the date of the Den Haag festival in 2027 is not announced yet, so check the organiser's page before you go.

Where can I hear Irish music tonight?

Open the tonight page: every public Irish session, concert and show we know of, with venue and start time, checked every day. Some pubs hold a fixed session every week, so most weeks have one on some evening.

What is a trad session?

Traditional Irish tunes played together by musicians, usually at a table in a pub. Anyone may listen, and players who know the tunes may join in; the guide on sessions says how to behave.

Are Scottish, Breton and Welsh events here too?

No. This guide is about Irish culture, the Republic and Northern Ireland. A festival of Celtic music is listed only when its Irish part is the reason to go. Halloween has its own guide.

Where are Riverdance and Lord of the Dance?

They are listed on the Irish dance page when a Dutch date is announced. The theatre tours of Irish dance and music that are on sale are listed by date.