The complete St. Patrick’s Day guide for Bucharest

The coming weekend will be filled with special events organised in honor of St. Patrick’s Day (monday, March 17). Here are some of the highlights.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday

The Ireland Romania Network Association invites you to the special St. Patrick’s Day Parade which will take place in downtown Bucharest between 15.00 and 17.00. Traffic will be restricted as a result starting with Kisseleff Road, Piata Victoriei and Calea Victoriei, all the way to George Enescu Square.

The parade will include floats designed with Ireland’s and Romania’s national colors along with 150 Irish, Bulgarian and Romanian dancers and musicians.

“Last year, according to reports from the authorities, over 8,000 people took part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Because people seemed to enjoy themselves so much, we expect the number to double this year”, according to John Long, president of the IRN.

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John Long and deputy mayor Marcel Nicolescu will assist Gerard Corr, Ireland’s Ambassador in Bucharest, in kicking off the parade.

“We want to celebrate joy, friendship and well-being through this parade for Romanians, Irtish and all the people that know how to enjoy life. We hope we will have many families with children join us. This is our second parade and we hope to transform it into a lovely tradition that will bring many tourists in Bucharest in the future”, John Lang added.

The parade will conclude with a traditional irish dance show in George Enescu Square. Participants will also be able to enjoy a brown beer tasting in Walter Maracineanu square.

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Greening of Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest (16-17 March)

Following last year’s greening of the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, the Embassy is pleased to announce that the Intercontinental Hotel will join the global greening initiative this year.  On the evenings of 16 and 17 March, this symbolic landmark of Bucharest will be covered in green light for St Patrick’s Day.

Irish Music & Dance
If you are a fan of Irish music and dance, then the following might be of interest:

The Irish trad band Ceathair Buachaillí (Translated from Irish as ‘four boys’) comprised of 4 talented musicians will be in Bucharest during 15-20 March 2014 to join the celebrations. They will be performing on Sunday 16 March at the Open Air Concert in the Old City (Lipscani – Smardan area, near BNR) organised by the Irish Romanian Cultural Association. The fun starts after the parade at 5:00pm!!

Irish Way dancers have put together an innovative programme creating a whimsical blend of Irish dance and other traditional dance styles, such as Căluşarii, American dance step, ballet, tango and even oriental dances. The performance will take place on on Saturday 15 March at 7.00pm at the Student’s House of Culture in Bucharest. Free entrance. Join the Facebook event.

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance returns with 3 concerts in Romania (Timisoara, Cluj and Bucharest) in the period 11-14 March.  You might still get a chance to get your ticket.

Irish Comedy Festival

Following on from the success of the Dylan Moran gig last October, our friends in Livehouse are creating an Irish Comedy Festival. Derek Ryan, Michael Porter, and Kieran Lawless will provide two hours of Irish humour on Monday 17 March @ 8.00pm at Hard Rock Cafe Bucharest. More information about the event here.

Irish Films

The EU Commission Representation here in Bucharest are organising an Irish film day in the European Public Space on Thursday 20 March to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.  Further details here.