2024 Parade Theme: 'Huddersfield Irish'

2024 PARADE CELEBRATION ITINERARY

11.00am Mass – St. Patrick’s Church (Irish Dancers and Brother's Pearse GAA Youth Section)

 

12 noon Parade Celebration Starts, Huddersfield Open Market

  • MC 'DJ Chris' hosting

 

12.00 -1.00pm: Traditional Irish Music Session (Aidan Kilroy and Friends)

12.30 - 12.45pm Huddersfield Irish Set Dancers

 

1.00pm - Parade Start

 

THE PARADE (Starts at Market Arch: Byram Street proceeding onto  Brook Street)

 

1:25pm Speeches

  • Welcome - (Justin Roche - Parade Secretary)
  • Parade Blessing (Father Martin Kelly - Holy Reedemer Parish Priest)
  • The Mayor of Kirklees - Cllr Cahal Burke
  • Irish Embassy Manchester: Vice Consul General - Carina O'Brien
  • Chair: Tony Lambe concludes The Parade
  • Pipe Band to play The Irish National Anthem

 

1:45 – 2.05pm Francis Cassidy School of Irish Dancers

 

2.10 - 2.30pm - Reach Perfroming Arts - 'Windrush' Carnival Performance 

 

2.00 - 2.30pm – Brothers Pearse Youth Section Gaelic football display 

 

2:40 - 3.10pm - Across the Moone - modern Irish Duo

 

3.15 to 4pm - The Lash - Irish Rock Band

 

4.00 - 5.00pm - Informal Irish Music Session (inside the Market)

 

5.00pm Event Finish!

 

 

Irish Centre

6.00pm - DJ - playing Irish and Chart Tunes:

 

 

The 22nd PARADE - 1.00 - 1.45 pm: Huddersfield Open Market along Byram Street / Brook Street

Parade Line-up:

 

  • The Main Banner
  • Flag Party: Irish Tricolour, Erin Go Bragh and Yorkshire Rose,
  • Fianna Phadraig Pipe Band
  • Brothers Pearse GAA: Youth Section, Ladies, Men
  • Mna nha 'Eireann (women of Ireland)
  • Francis Cassidy School of Irish Dancing
  • Huddersfied Irish Set Dancers
  • Huddersfield Irish Centre Banner
  • Huddersfield Carnival (Reach Perfoming Arts)
  • Molly Malone & The Turfman
  • 32 County Flags /  4 Province flags

Vendors

 

 

 

 

 

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