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What better place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than the Emerald City? Seattle will be at its greenest over the long St. Patrick’s Day weekend with one celebration after another!
The 54th Annual St. Patrick’s Day will be happening on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 12:30 pm. The parade starts at Fourth Avenue and James in downtown Seattle and heads north to Westlake Park. You’ll see Irish dancers, marching bands, bagpipers, colorful floats, drill teams, Irish community groups, leprechauns and so much more. There will be approximately 2,000 parade participants celebrating the Patron Saint of Ireland.
The Irish Festival Seattle
The two day Irish Festival Seattle celebrates Irish culture and heritage. This will be held at the Seattle Center on March 15 and 16, 2025. The celebration will have music, dance, art, language and history. Admission is free and it is open to the public. The festival welcomes everyone to connect to the Irish community and join in the fun!
Visitors can enjoy traditional Irish food, whiskey tasting, an Irish bar, live performances, cultural exhibits, genealogy advice, Irish dancing, Tin whistle classes, Digital Art Exhibition, lecture series and activities for all ages.
Irish Food
If you liked the traditional Irish food and want to learn more about cooking Irish dishes, try these cookbooks. You can use our links to see how you can save money on them.
- The Complete Irish Pub Cookbook
- Our Irish Grannies’ Recipes by Eoin Purcell
- Real Irish Food: 150 Classic Recipes from the Old Country by David Bowers
Seattle Kraken Irish Heritage Night
On March 16, the Seattle Kraken will take on the Winnipeg Jets. That is also when they will celebrate Irish Heritage Night. If you’d like to join the sea of green in the Arena that night, you can purchase a ticket here that will save you $5 to $20 off other offered tickets.
If you’d like to wear Kraken/St. Patrick’s Day gear, you can find some here.
If you’d like Kraken gear, you can get some great deals on that here.
Act quickly to take advantage of the sales.
Visiting Seattle
If you’d like to visit Seattle for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, you should look at Seattle Hotels on a Budget to see how you can save money on your stay.
And check out this musical and culinary St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
And if you are looking for other things to do in Seattle, check out our Seattle Activities Guide.