St Patrick’s Festival 2025

Come and join us for the 26th St Patrick’s Festival! It’s FREE fun for all the family.

Parade leaves Luton Irish Forum (102 Hitchin Rd, LU2 0ES) at 11.00am. Come and walk with your county flag, dress in your most fun green outfit. The Parade aims to arrive at St George’s Sq at 11.30am.

Kids Fancy Dress: £40 Primark Voucher prize for the best Irish themed fancy dress outfit. To enter, come to LIF before 11.00am to have a photo taken. Parental permission required. Comp photo to be used for publicity purposes and child’s first name will only be used if they win.

Main Stage:

10.30am – 4.00pm Jim Carway DJ and host of Luton Irish Live Show, Diverse FM
11.30am Parade returns Emerald Pipe Band Thomas McDonagh Pipe Band
(finish tune and play another)

11.45am – 11.50am Welcome St Patrick’s Festival Chair, Nuala Ely

11.50am – 12.00pm Festival Fusion Daniel Coogan leading
12.00pm –1.00pm Rake the Ashes Irish Folk Music

1.15pm -2.30pm Declan Nerney Irish Country
Guinness Book of World Records attempt to host the biggest slosh dance, with Stevenage Irish Network and Deborah Connolly
2.45pm – 4.00pm The BibleCode Sundays Irish Rock

Indoors Stage 1 – Luton Point Melson Sq

10.30am – 3.45pm Luke Walsh DJ
11.00am – 11.25am Young@Heart Dementia Choir
11.30am – 11.50am Phipps Houlihan Irish Dancing Irish dancing
12.00pm -12.20pm Cill Shléibhe Comhaltas Trad music
12.25pm – 12.45pm Cotter School of Irish Dancing Irish dancing
12.55pm -1.15pm Upmass Gospel Choir
1.20pm -1.40pm The Walshe Academy of Irish Dancing Irish dancing

1.50pm – 2.10pm (20) St Joseph’s Primary School Choir
2.15pm – 2.35pm (20) Herlihy Burgoine School of Irish Dancing

2.45pm – 3.05pm Next Generation Youth Theatre CIC (NGYT) Street Dance
3.15pm – 3.35pm The Tiersha Academy Irish dancing- close with Tell Me Ma

Indoors Stage 2 – Luton Point outside TK Maxx and The Atrium

12.00pm – 3.00pm The Walshe Academy of Irish Dancing

11.00am – 3.00pm Photo booth

Luton Point Central Sq

11.00am-3.00pm St Patrick’s crafts for children

D’After Party Hat Factory, 65 – 67 Bute St, Luton LU1 2EY

4.00pm – 8.00pm Luke Walsh DJ

4.00pm – 5.30pm Trad session Patsy Mulvihill and friends (Cafe)

4.30pm – 6.00pm Missing The Ferry (Factory Floor)

7.00pm – 8.00pm Chamberlane (Factory Floor)

4.00pm – 6.00pm Quiet area (Upstairs)