Please see event URL for specific Festival details like times and locations: Limerick's St. Patrick's Festival will include the giant St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday 17th March and on the following day the 43rd International Band Championship will take place. 70,000 spectators thronged the streets of Limerick last year for the St Patrick’s Day parade and the 2013 festival promises to be ever bigger! On Monday March 18th, the Limerick International Band Championship will celebrate its 43rd anniversary and over 800 musicians will converge in Limerick for the party! Marching bands from around Ireland, the USA, Europe and Northern Ireland will join Limerick’s finest to showcase their talents with adrenalin pumping music for all the family to enjoy.