Brussels Saint Patrick's Irish in Europe Féile/Festival

Planning has now started for the programme of cultural activities for our Annual Irish in Europe Saint Patrick's Féile/Festival in 2022 with the Brussels Saint Patrick's Day Parade of the Nations & Regions in the heart of Brussels as our main flagship event.

If you have any suggestions or if you or your group would like to get involved in any aspect of the parade and or cultural programme, please contact us.
The 17th of March is the national holiday of Ireland and is celebrated in almost every country in the world.
On Saturday 19 March, the Irish in Europe organise their 14th annual Brussels Saint Patrick´s Day Parade of the Nations & Regions in the City Centre for the fourth time. Starting from Halles Saint- Gery and ending at Les Halles Saint Gery.
Every one welcome to ‘Wear the Green’ &‘Be Irish for the Day’!!!!
Individuals Music & Dance Groups, Social, Sporting and Cultural and civic organisations welcome to walk in Parade-No entry fee!
Groups & organisations please let us know you are walking in Parade!!!
Write to: Parade Secretary: patricks.day.parade(at)gmail.com

The Parade will be reviewed from the balcony of the City Hall in the Grand Place by Mr. Philippe Close,Bourgmestre de la Ville de Bruxelles and/or Ms Delphine Houba,Alderwoman in Charge of culture,tourism,large events and municipal resources, and a representative of Irish Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium and other Vips.
Parade Concept 2019

As a result of the decisions of the Brussels City Council to allow more of its historic streets in the city centre to be pedestrianised, safer and more visitor-friendly.
In recognition of Brussels being the capital of Belgium, Flanders and the European Union, we aim to have our Parade, as in New York, to be truly a ´Melting Pot´ Parade of many cultures that the Irish bring together for one day in the year, invite everyone to ´´Wear the Green´- the symbolic colour of Ireland ´and be Irish on the day.
It is for this reason that our multicultural Parade in Brussels aims to be a Parade of the Nations & Regions. Having the Parade in the City Centre will allow us to grow our small Parade into the biggest Saint Patrick´s Day Parade on Continental Europe in the years ahead.

Our Parade will be very much a historical stroll of discovery that will not only celebrate Irish culture but also help promote the architectural heritage of Brussels.
Many people in Belgium and around the world will learn, from the Parade publicity about the Brussels of the past and present, its little-known side- streets and cobbled squares bedecked by its centuries old monuments.
Along the Parade route, we will embrace the stories of the past,the local customs and the traditions of the historic streets. As an evolution of these stories, we will weave in the Irish story to create new Irish traditions that will become the Brussels stories of tomorrow and for generations to come.

City plans to pedestrianise the boulevard between the Bourse and De Brouckère Square as part of a broader pedestrianisation of the city centre are almost complete with the laying of Kilkenny limestone. In 2022 an application is to be made by the Irish in Europe Association to the Guinness Book of Records to have the Brussels Saint Patrick’s Day Parade of the Nations & Regions to be the only Irish Parade in the world to walk on the longest Irish surface outside of Ireland.

Organised by Europe Association (International) aisbl (IEAI). info@irishineurope.org
• What to bring Come along ´Wear the Green´´and be Irish for the Day!! Cultural and Civic Society groups of all nationalities are welcome to attend and walk in the Parade.. Only rule no Party political slogans on banners are allowed. Everyone Welcome!
If you would like to help out in the organisation of the Parade or know of any group that could participate in the Parade,please contact our Parade Secret at:
patricks.day.parade@gmail.com