2026 PARADE CELEBRATION ITINERARY

11.00am Mass – St. Patrick’s Church ( Fianna Phadraig Pipe Band and Brother's Pearse GAA Youth Section)

 

12 noon Parade Celebration Starts, Huddersfield Open Market

  • MC 'DJ Chris' hosting
  • Facepainting & Balloon Modelling kindly sponsored by 'Portland Nurseries' (both free - donations welcome) 

 

12.00 -1.00pm: 'Ballyhoo' - Irish Music 

 

12.30 p.m.-12.45 p.m. – Irish Centre Set Dancers (tbc)

 

1.00pm - Parade Start

 

THE PARADE (Starts at Market Arch: along Byram Street proceeding on to Brook Street and then along Lord St and into the Market)

 

1:30 p.m. Speeches

  • Welcome - (Justin Roche - Parade Secretary)
  • Irish Government Representative
  • Chair: Tony Lambe concludes The Parade
  • Pipe Band to play The Irish National Anthem

 

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

 

2.00 - 2.30 pm. – Brothers Pearse Youth Section Gaelic football display (come and have a go)

 

2.10 - 2.30 pm. - Reach Performing Arts - Carnival Performance

 

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

 

3.15 to 4pm – Nolan Family

 

4.00 pm Event Finish!

 

Irish Centre

1.00 - 6.00pm (tbc) - DJ - playing Irish and Chart Tunes:

 

6.00 pm onwards – Irish Band 'Paddicraic'

 

DJ after the Band until 10.00pm (tbc)

 

 

The 24th 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)
  • The Turfman from Ardee 
  • 32 County Flags /  4 Province flags

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