Wexford Town St. Patrick's Day Parade

Welcome to the official website of the Wexford Town St. Patrick's Day Parade 2012. We hope it will be of some use to you; be it for finding general information on the parade, downloading application forms, viewing picture galleries or finding contact information.

Despite the recession we are now experiencing, and the terrible weather we had on St. Patrick's Day, the Wexford Town Parade went ahead as planned. This year, Wexford had nine bands along with one hundred and three groups and floats; again, it was one of the biggest parades yet. Our sincere thanks to all those that braved the elements and took part in this year's parade and to those who turned up in the rain to encourage and applaud the groups taking part.

We would also like to extend a sincere thank you to all those who sponsored and contributed to this year's parade. The Wexford Town St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee thank each and every one of you and we would encourage the public to please support our contributors by shopping locally.

If you are a visitor to our town, may we extend a Céad Mile Fáilte to you, and hope that you will enjoy the hospitality of our town.

Wexford Town's St. Patrick's Day Parade is probably the oldest parade in the country; it started back in 1917 and continued until the outbreak of world war two. In 1946 the parade was re-started. In the early days the parade started in the Swan in the Faythe and would make its way to Rowe Street Church in time for mid-day mass.

The parade has grown over the years, and today Wexford Town hosts one of the premier parades in the country.
We would like to extend a grateful thanks to anyone who sponsored or contributed to this year's parade. If you wish to advertise on this website or make a donation to the parade, please contact the secretary of the Committee. Contact details can be found here.