All you need to know about local St Patrick's Day Parades across Kildare
Parades in Newbridge, Clane, Monasterevin, Castledermot, Athy, Kilcock, Celbridge, Maynooth
Final preparations are underway for all the St. Patrick’s Day parades in Co Kildare.
Don't forget to get the Leinster Leader on Tuesday to see coverage of the parades!
Newbridge
The St. Patrick’s Festival being held in Newbridge in partnership with the Curragh Racecourse.
This year's theme for the parade is ‘Kildare Legends’.
A motor parade will start on St. Patrick's Day at 11.45am from the rear of Findlay’s garage, followed by the main parade which will start at 12 noon from outside Tesco.
Athy
The parade will start on Sunday at 3pm and the theme is Happiness Is.
This year's grand marshals are the Athy Kare Special Olympics and Cha Chanders, while the junior grand marshals are Adam Barry, Megan Keating, Jane Foley, Little Blue Hero and Tyson Nolan.
Clane
The Clane St. Patrick’s Day parade starts at 3pm and the theme is ‘Celebrating our Heritage’.
Monasterevin
A dog show starts at 11.30am at the Hopkins Gardens, across from the Community Centre.
A baby show will be held at Monasterevin Community Centre. That will be followed by live music on the Bandstand at 1.30pm by DJ Murt.
At 2pm, the main event, the St. Patrick's Day parade, will take centre stage.
From 3pm until 5pm, face painting, a drumming workshop, a Wheel of Fortune and more will take place in the Community Centre.
Kilcock
St. Patricks Day Parade itself starts at 1.30pm and moves from Spin Bridge down Church Street and into the Square.
The Grand Marshall is Ciaran Kilduff, a local man who is manager of Athlone ladies Football Club.
Celbridge:
In Celbridge, a free pre-parade gig will take place on the main street from 2.30pm until 3.30pm with singer Sina Theil on stage.
The parade will then begin at 4pm on the Main Street in Celbridge.
Castledermot:
St. Patrick’s Day Parade will start on Hamilton Road at 2pm.
Maynooth
The St Patrick's Day Parade is starting at 11am from Greenfield Shopping Centre, (Behind Maxol Station).
Hope everybody enjoys the national feast day!