How will Dubliners observe St. Patrick's Day? With a three-day festival (Theme : Let's Make History)

For the first time in its history, using Ireland’s commemorative era as inspiration, St. Patrick’s Festival has created a three-year theme and narrative for the Festival Parade. The thematic journey of ‘Past, Present and Future’ will be explored respectively in the periods 2014, 2015 and 2016. This year’s Festival Parade theme, ‘Let’s Make History’, draws on the ‘Past’ and is the first step on this exciting, creative journey. In 2015 the Festival will explore the ‘Present’, and in 2016, the ‘Future’, when the Festival will pose the question, ‘who do we aspire to be in the next 100 years’? For 2014, Ireland’s leading pageant companies will bring the theme to life in their own inimitable style, with music from international and Irish marching bands providing the uplifting soundtrack. http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/parade Also -- Enjoy one of our very special walks in celebration of Ireland’s national patron saint, in the company of professional and enthusiastic guides, led by the renowned Dublin historian and author Pat Liddy. Much of the pre-Viking development of Dublin owed its origins to the legacy of St. Patrick, join us to uncover some of this fascinating history and all that followed! Our tour takes in ancient sites, including the two great medieval cathedrals of Christ Church and St. Patrick’s. This begins 11 a.m. Friday, March 14, 2014. http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/events/event/in_the_footsteps_of_st_patrick