Every 17 March, Ireland celebrates one of its patron saints, St Patrick, with a national holiday and a traditional feast. Although it is not a public holiday in England, London marks St Patrick’s Day with fun and spectacular events every year, with the annual parade being hosted on the 13 March.

Be amazed by flamboyant pageantry, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the UK, sports clubs and Irish dancing schools in the annual London St Patrick's Day Parade. The procession sets off at midday from Hyde Park Corner and makes its way along a 1.5-mile (2.4km) route, passing some of London’s most iconic landmarks, including Piccadilly Circus, St James's Street, Pall Mall, Cockspur Street and onto Whitehall.