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Happy St Patrick's Day - 17 March 2026

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Find out about St Patrick's Day, including its history and a few things to do today.

What to know how to say Happy St Patrick's Day in Irish today?

https://www.bitesize.irish/blog/how-to-say-happy-st-patricks-day-irish-gaelic-video/

Want to know what to do today in Wellington to celebrate St Patrick's Day?

The following bars that sponsored the St Patrick's Day parade and concert on Sunday are open for plenty of music, dancing, food and craic:
Bin 44 

D4

Gibbons HotelLive Entertainment Line-Up:
Paddy McCann 4pm – 6pm
Irish Dancer 6pm – 6.30pm
In Like Flynn 6.30pm – 8.30pm
The Relatives 9pm – 1am

JJ Murphy's Pub

Lynott’s Irish Pub - live music with the Noodles

Want to know more about the history of St Patrick's Day and past celebrations in Aotearoa New Zealand?

https://digitalnz.org/stories/603e03db9842210001988a78