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.
