Parade and programme to celebrate the Irish national saint
St Patrick's Day 2025 in Munich
The greenest weekend of the year: Munich's Irish celebrate their 27th St. Patrick's Day in Munich on 15/16 March 2025 with a parade between Münchner Freiheit and Odeonsplatz and a two-day open-air festival.
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Impressions of the 2024 parade
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St Patrick's Day: What's on offer at the parade
The parade on Sunday 16 March is the highlight of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The parade starts at 12 noon at Münchner Freiheit with 1,500 participants in almost 70 different groups. The 2.5 km route leads along Leopoldstraße and Ludwigstraße to Odeonsplatz.
Traditionally, flag bearers and sports clubs, traditional costume clubs and folklore associations take part in the parade in honor of the Irish national saint St. Patrick: Highlanders, rugby players, medieval fans and leprechauns march through the streets with music bands. This year, eleven Irish wolfhounds will be there! Tens of thousands of visitors watch the parade - many dressed up with matching accessories: green hats or glasses in the shape of the typical Irish shamrock..
Wolfgang Schramm once again embodies the figure of St Patrick and leads the parade together with the female Grand Marshal Helen Kreuz and the ‘Parade Princess’ Nina Caitríona (daughter of the Irish Consul General James C. O'Shea).
Open-air festival at Odeonsplatz
On 15 (11-17:30) and 16 March (12-18), the open-air party takes place on Odeonsplatz in front of the Feldherrnhalle to celebrate Bavarian-Irish friendship. On Sunday, a second stage is set up at the Reiterdenkmal. There is music and dancing by Irish groups and typical Irish specialities at food stands. At the Irish festival, Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter picks up his guitar again on Sunday with the Paul Daly Band. The Owen Gerrard Band will be travelling all the way from Dublin, supported by the two Milanese musicians Daniele Morelli and Luca Cantelli.
Stage programme for St. Patrick's Day
Sunday, March 16
Stage: Feldherrnhalle (MC: John Dunne)
- 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Celtic Invasion (Six-piece Irish Folk Band from East Cork)
- 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | The Burning Biscuit Band (Munich Acoustic Quintet: Folk, Country, Blues, Rock & Pop)
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Cellarfolks (Irish Speed Folk from Munich)
Stage: Odeonsplatz North (MC: Frank McLynn)
- 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM | “Cór na nGael” (National Anthem & Speeches)
- 1:50 PM - 2:30 PM | Dieter Reiter & Paul Daly Band (Irish & International Folk with the Mayor on Guitar)
- 2:35 PM - 3:10 PM | Sequel (Irish Folk Rock Band from Munich)
- 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Owen Gerrard Band (Irish Singer/Songwriter)
- 3:50 PM - 4:15 PM | Rince O’Chroi & Sweeney McAvinchey (Performance by Irish Dance Schools)
- 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Celtic Colleens (Irish Dance Ensemble from Munich)
- 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Emerald Dancers & Summerstorm Dance Company (Irish Dance Performance)
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | Munich Céili Band (Traditional Irish Dance Music)
Green parade of the Munich Irish
Since 1996, the Irish have always celebrated in Munich on the weekend before the Irish bank holidays St. Patrick's Day on 17 March - now the biggest celebration on the European mainland. The event is organised by the Munich Irish Network e. V. (MIN) with numerous volunteers. Munich's Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter has been the patron for many years. The Department of Labour and Economic Affairs supports the festival.
Dates
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Sun , 16. March 2025
12:00
Odeonsplatz