Irish Week 2022 will be celebrated in Seattle with in-person events for the first time since 2019, with the 2022 St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 13 at 1 pm and the Irish Festival at the Seattle Center March 12 & 13. All the other regular events are also back as in previous years – the Soda Bread Contest, Irish Week Luncheon, Green Stripe, the Dash, the Mass, Genealogy Seminar, etc. Check the full listing of Irish Week 2022 events and more details at www.IrishWeek.org.
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St. Patrick's Day Parade Marshals |
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Grand Marshal
Enda Kenny
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Former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny, who was Taoiseach when he first came to Seattle in 2013, has agreed to return this time with his wife Fionnuala, to serve as Grand Marshal of Seattle's 2022 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We couldn't be prouder. Click image for more details.
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2022 Honorary Grand Marshal: Heather Murphy |
Heather Murphy has been involved with Seattle’s Irish community for 40 years, including serving on the IHC Board of Directors for 20 years. We’re delighted to honor Heather by having her as Honorary Grand Marshal of the 2022 Parade. Click image for more details.
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2020 Honorary Grand Marshal: Jim Cummins |
Jim Cummins, a native of Co. Offaly, was scheduled to be the 2020 Honorary Grand Marshal but that parade was cancelled. Jim will now get that long overdue recognition at the 2022 parade! Click image for more details.
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Special Visitor from Galway |
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Deputy Mayor
Martina O’Connor
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From Seattle’s Sister City of Galway is Deputy Mayor Martina O’Connor on her first ever visit to Seattle. She is delighted to recognize 36 years of formal ties between our two cities. We wish her and husband Derek a hearty Céad Míle Fáilte to the Emerald City. Click image for more details.
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Irish Soda Bread Contest
2 - 3 pm at T S McHugh's, 1st & Mercer, Seattle. Admission is FREE and Judging starts at 2 pm. Prizes include Irish Belleek Pottery plates. Entries should be delivered to the restaurant between 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm and contest winners announced at 3 pm. Irish music, stepdancing, and sampling! Registration details at eventbrite.com.
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Irish Business Breakfast
7:30 am at Washington Athletic Club, 1325 6th Ave in Seattle. A compelling conversation with Enda Kenny, former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, and Doireann O'Brien, Vice Consul of Ireland, San Fransisco. A great opportunity to network and learn about Ireland's presence in Seattle. Admission is free but is limited to 80 people. Tickets and more details at eventbrite.com.
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Mayor's Irish Week Proclamation Luncheon
Starts at Noon at Shawn O'Donnell's, 3601 Fremont Ave N, Seattle. Proclamations of Irish Week 2022 will be issued by the Mayor of Seattle, King County and the State of Washington. Among the special guests will be the Mayor of Seattle, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal and Honorary Grand Marshal, the Deputy Mayor of Seattle's Sister City of Galway, and other dignitaries. More details and tickets at eventbrite.com.
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Irish Festival Seattle
Noon - 6 pm, Seattle Center Armory
Admission to all activities on both days is FREE. The Festival features non-stop Irish music, singing and dancing, booths selling Irish and Celtic products, Irish workshops, lectures, displays, children's activities, Irish Language and Genealogy Workshops, a Photography Exhibit and more. Family-oriented activities include Irish Musicians and champion Irish Stepdancers from around the Pacific Northwest.
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St. Patrick's Landing
Sat, 5 pm, South Lake Union at MOHAI
St. Patrick was originally brought to Ireland by Irish pirates around 400 AD. Over 1600 years later, we re-create that landing of St. Patrick, dropping him off at South Lake Union (near MOHAI) at 5:00 pm. All are welcome to join the fun for free by joining us at south Lake Union. You will be brought back to 4th Ave and Jefferson by 6:00 pm for the Green Stripe Laying. Kids are very welcome and there's no fee to attend. Contact info@irishclub.org.
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Laying O' the Green Stripe
Sat, 6 pm on 4th Ave, from Jefferson to Pine St
In the 1960s, John Doyle Bishop started this custom of painting a street green in downtown Seattle for St. Patrick's Day. Join us in this mini-Parade to mark a green stripe down 4th Avenue to mark the route of Sunday's St. Patrick's Day Parade. The painting starts at 4th and Jefferson St at 6 pm. Participation is free, and children are welcome! Contact info@irishclub.org.
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St. Patrick's Day Dash
Sun, 8:30 am, Seattle Center
Started in 1985 as a training event for Irish Olympian Regina Joyce, The St. Patrick's Day Dash annually fills nearly four miles of Seattle streets with a ribbon of green. For all the details and to register, visit stpatsdash.com.
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50th Anniversary
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Sun, 12:50 pm: Irish Flag-Raising
Sun, 1:00 pm: Parade Starts from 4th Ave & James to 4th Ave & Pine.
At 12:50 pm, Parade Grand Marshal Enda Kenny, Honorary Grand Marshal Heather Murphy, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Ireland’s Vice-Consul Doireann O’Brien, and Galway’s Deputy Mayor Martina O’Connor, will raise the Irish flag in front of the King-County Administration Building on 4th Ave at Jefferson. That will be immediately followed by trumpeters playing the Irish and US National Anthems.
At 1:00 pm SHARP, the Marshals' whistles will sound to officially start Seattle's 50th anniversary St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade heads north on 4th Ave to Westlake Park at Pine Street where the Reviewing Stand is located.
All are invited to walk in the parade with their favorite group or behind the banner of their Irish Province - Ulster, Munster, Leinster or Connacht. No pre-registration is required unless a group wants to march with their own banner, etc. Se the registration link at www.irishweek.org. Note that the parade will be held no matter the weather. The Senior's Shamrock Shuttle will be available to carry a limited number of seniors in the parade - advance reservations are required to jkeane@irishclub.org.
The Monorail is free from 2 pm to 3 pm on Sunday to ride from Westlake to the Seattle Center after the parade. At approximately 2:30 pm, Parade closing ceremonies will be held on the main stage in the Armory during the Irish Festival. Please plan to join us there!
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2022 Irish Festival Seattle
Irish Festival Seattle continues in the Armory at the Seattle Center Noon-6 pm. The Festival features non-stop Irish music, singing and dancing, booths selling Irish and Celtic products, Irish workshops, lectures, displays, children's activities, Irish Language and Genealogy Workshops, a Photography Exhibit and more. Family-oriented activities include Irish Musicians and champion Irish Stepdancers from around the Pacific Northwest.
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Raffle For R/T Tickets to Ireland
Sun March 13, 5:30 pm One lucky winner will win TWO ROUND-TRIP TICKETS TO IRELAND on Aer Lingus - some restrictions apply. Aer Lingus direct flights to Dublin start again May 26. The draw is in the Seattle Center Armory, and you do not have to be present to win. Tickets ($5 -max. 1,000 tickets sold) at the Irish Heritage Club booth. Email info@irishclub.org for info.
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Thursday, March 17
St. Patrick's Day
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig
The Blessings of St. Patrick's Feastday
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St. Patrick’s Day Mass
12 Noon, St. Patrick's Church, 2702 Broadway E (just off I-5 at Roanoke), Seattle. Mass readings and prayers from the Mass of St. Patrick as celebrated in Ireland. Celebrant and homilist is our Irish community Chaplain, Fr. John Madigan who will be joined by priests of the Archdiocese with our Irish choir leading the singing. For more details, email jkeane@irishclub.org.
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Irish Genealogy Seminar
9 am–5 pm Fairview Christian Church Hall, 844 NE 78th St (at Roosevelt NE, enter parking lot off 79th St), Seattle. A full day of Irish Genealogical Research conducted by genealogy specialists Steven W. Morrison, and Jean A. Roth. More specific details and registration information at eventbrite.com.
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Irish Week 2022 is sponsored by Five Farms Irish Cream.
Five Farms is the world’s first farm-to-table Irish Cream Liqueur, exclusively sourced and produced in County Cork, Ireland. County Cork is Ireland’s largest and southernmost county, home to family-owned farms that dot the coastline where the land meets the sea. It seems to sit on the edge of the world, a rugged backdrop for the farmers who have toiled this land for generations.
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Irish Heritage Club 2022 Membership |
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Míle buíochas, a thousand thanks to the volunteers who spend countless hours organizing and planning our various events and activities. We hope you will show your support of their efforts by making sure your membership in the Irish Heritage Club is current. Please go to IrishClub.org to renew your membership or to join.
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The Irish Heritage Club and its affiliated programs:
Ceol Cascadia Irish Music Association; Irish Network Seattle; Seattle Gaels Gaelic Football, Hurling & Camogie; Seattle Galway Sister City Association; Seattle Irish Immigrant Support; Irish Repertory Theatre; Tacoma Rangers Hurling & Gaelic Football; and Cascade Youth Gaelic Games.
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The Irish Heritage Club and its affiliated programs gratefully acknowledge the support of the Irish government through grants provided by the Irish Abroad Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs. |
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The Irish Heritage Club gratefully acknowledges the support of Aer Lingus, Ireland's National Airline.
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