Parade & Festival Info

Date

March 14, 2026

Time

9am - 6pm

Entry Fee

$10

$10 for adults 21 and over. Entry is free for under 21 and active duty military with ID.

Schedule

Throughout the day, roam about the festival to enjoy craft and vending booths for an assortment of items, food booths, and Irish dance and music from our two stages. Entry to the festival is a low $10 per adult 21 and over. Active duty military with I.D. are free. All times Pacific Standard Time(PST)

9:00am

Festival Area Open
9am to 6pm

9:45am

Flag Presentation Ceremony.
Balboa Park - Sixth Ave & Laurel

10:30am

Parade Steps off at Fifth Avenue and Laurel St. and proceeds North up Fifth Avenue to Upas Street, over to Sixth Avenue and South on Sixth to Juniper.

Festival Map

San Diego St. Patrick's Day Parade and festival map

Entertainment

Join us in our “all-ages” combined festival and beer garden area located at 6th and Laurel before and after the parade. Festival area entry is $10 for adults 21 and over. Entry is free for under 21 and active duty military with ID. The Irish Congress of Southern California event organizers reserve the right to refuse entrance to anyone.
Live Entertainment
Live entertainment on 2 stages
Food Booths
Enjoy Irish food & other favorites
Craft Booths
Shop for all things Irish and visit a variety of craft vendors
Beer Garden
Live music and libations
Kids Zone
Kids enjoy games & rides
People Watch
Best of all, take in the sights and sounds of our amazing festival!

Dignitaries

2026 Dignitaries: TBA

We’re excited to announce our 2026 Dignitaries in the upcoming months

Entertainment Line Up

2026 Lineup: TBA
Thank you to our wonderful musicians and dancers who fill our stages with the sounds of Ireland with music and dance. We appreciate them for joining us to make the festival an amazing place to be. Please visit their websites and follow their social media to find out more about their activities and how to support them.

Festival Guidelines

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Items prohibited from the festival area:

  • Air Horns
  • Alcohol, outside food/beverages, glass containers, cans. Exception for unopened disposable water bottles
  • All reusable water bottles, canteens, and hydration packs must be empty
  • Bicycles, Skates/Rollerblades, Scooters, or Skateboards
  • Drones or Remote Control Aircraft, Cars or Toys
  • Flyers, Samples, Giveaways or Promotional Items
  • Illegal Drugs, hazardous substances
  • Wagons, large backpacks, coolers Pets or Other Animals – Except Service Animals
  • Weapons, Laser Pointers ​

At the St. Patrick’s Day parade, festival, and events, photos and videos may be recorded. By attending this event, you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance grants your permission to be in these photos which event producers to use photos or graphic images taken for promotional and archival uses.

By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.

You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises. This event is rain or shine.

Gallery