Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations around the globe – in pictures
Global festivities marking the annual tribute to the patron saint of Ireland
A man gets his face painted in Ireland’s flag colours in a club in Minsk, Belarus. The Duchess of Cambridge presents Irish wolfhound Domhnall with a Shamrock during a parade at Cavalry Barracks. A man dressed as St Patrick participates in the parade in Galway, Ireland. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge drink Guinness. Participants carry a banner and wave flags at the parade in Valletta, Malta. Children in the crowd watch the parade during rain in Galway, Ireland. People enjoy the St Patrick’s Day festival in central London. A man dressed as St Patrick leads the start of the annual St Patrick’s Day parade through the city centre of Dublin on 17 March. Revellers walk with a puppet depicting St Patrick in Budapest, Hungary. The St Patrick’s Day parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. A stand-up paddler paddles on the river Lech in Landsberg am Lech, southern Germany. Men dressed in green dance in Dublin, Ireland. A dog dressed up on Arbat Street in Moscow, Russia. Tyler Prestien from the Missouri Botanical Garden hands bouquets to parade goers in downtown St Louis. Participants carry a banner and wave flags at the parade in Valletta, Malta. Sydney Opera House is lit green. A reveller sports green paraphernalia in Boston, Massachusetts.