Sydney is having a weekend-long celebration for St. Patrick’s Day, which includes the parade at The Rocks on March 19. One of the other major events this weekend is the St. Patrick’s Day Festival which is taking place between March 16 and 19 at The Rocks.
The Rocks will be holding a weekend-long St. Patrick’s Day festival celebration which will include live music, Irish dancing, food stalls and bars, and so much more. Photo: Andrew Isaacson/Eastside FM
Entrance to one of the St. Patrick’s Day Festival just outside of the Mercantile Hotel, the longest running Irish pub in Australia. The festival started on March 16 and goes until the 19th. Photo: Andrew Isaacson/Eastside FM
The Mercantile Hotel opened up in 1915 and has been a prominent pub in The Rocks for over a century. The pub’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration started early on March 17 and will continue throughout this holiday weekend. Photo: Andrew Isaacson/Eastside FM
Early crowd starts to gather just outside of the Mercantile Hotel for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. There is plenty of food and drink options, tables for friends to gather and live music. Photo: Andrew Isaacson/Eastside FM
Live music at St. Patrick’s Day Festival outside of the Mercantile Hotel. Photo: Andrew Isaacson/Eastside FM
Entrance to Scruffy Murphy’s Irish pub in Haymarket. The pub’s St. Patrick’s Day events will include Irish dancers at 5:30 and live DJ performances throughout the night. Photo: Andrew Isaacson/Eastside FM