Saint Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland.
St Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. Saint Patrick’s Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick’s Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.
For more information about Saint Patrick’s Day, go to: StPatricksDay.com
St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 2015 in Metro DC
The Washington DC 44th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
12:00 pm
The 2015 theme, “Irish Heart in the Nation’s Capital”, is embodied by our 2015 Horoees:
Grand Marshal: John McInerney (posthumously, represented by Louise Verret) and Jack O’Brien, Past Co-0Chairmen, Commodore John Barry Memorial Project.
Lunasa
8:00 pm
12901 Town Commons Drive
Germantown, Maryland 20874
Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lunasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland. The bands inventive arrangements and bass-driven grooves have steered Irish acoustic music into surprising new territory.
Caladh Nua
7:00 pm & 9:00 pm
10701 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
The five versatile musicians and singers play a wide selection of instruments – from banjo to fiddle, guitar to bodhran and tin whistle to button accordion, in a seemingly bottomless repertoire of haunting songs and evocative Irish tunes.
Carlos Núñez with the Sean Culkin Dancers
8:00 pm
10701 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Phenomenal multi-instrumentalist Carloz Núñez grew up in Galicia in northern Spain—home to ancient civilizations whose Celtic traditions predated those of Scotland and Ireland, and to the Galician bagpipe, of which Núñez is the acknowledged world master.
Flying Feet and Fiddle Bows: An Irish Celebration
10:15 am, 11:30 am & 1:00 pm
1100 Jefferson Dr SW
Washington, DC 20560
Get in the St. Paddy’s Day spirit as acclaimed dancer Shannon Dunne and Pete Moss and the Bog Band throw an authentic Irish ceili party. Learn about Irish musical traditions and experience the floor-pounding beat of sean-nós and set dancing. Join in the high-stepping, rollicking fun! Ages 5-12.
