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Festival Sponsors - thank you!

Thank you to our generous St Patrick's Festival on the Waterfront sponsors. Have a drink on St Patrick's Day at the bars that sponsored the St Patrick's Festival and helped to make it a great success.

Happy St Patrick's Day - 17 March 2026

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!

Go rev mee-leh mah ah-gut!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the St Patrick's parade and concert on our beautiful Wellington waterfront on Sun. You made it a huge success and showed that the Wellington Irish are a strong and connected community. Thanks a million. Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! Happy St Patrick's Day to you! Want to know how to say this in Irish:

  • The phrase: Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you
  • In Irish: Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit
  • Use it when: You’re directing the greeting to one person
  • How to pronounce it: ‘Lah leh Pah-drig Sun-uh gw-itch’

What to know a few more Irish greetings for today?

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/how-to-say-happy-st-patricks-day-in-irish/

 

Want to know what to do 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 today 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