The St Patrick's Day Parade is returning this year following its hiatus due to the pandemic.
It will form part of the five-day St Patrick's Festival, which has not taken place since 2019.
A new addition to the festivities will be a Festival Quarter at the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks.
Described as a "magical day-to-night urban festival", it'll run from March 16th to 20th.
Festival Quarter will also host the Irish Food & Craft Village - a daily showcase of produce, arts and crafts and a space for people to relax.
Several artists and performers have also been announced - subject to licence - including Lyra, Damien Dempsey and Soulé.
Organisers says a "small number of events" will require pre-purchased tickets, which go on-sale at 9.00am on Friday February 11th.
'Connections' is the theme of this year's celebration of Irish arts, culture and heritage.
The National St Patrick's Day Parade returns to the streets of the capital on March 17th - with more pageants, marching bands and participants than ever before.
A wellness event will take place on the grounds of The Law Society on March 18th and 19th, while City Funfairs return to Custom House Quay from March 17th to 20th.
And there will be many St Patrick's Festival-supported live events and club nights throughout Dublin, to be announced shortly.
Crowds gather for the St Patrick's Day Parade on Dublin's O'Connell Street in March 2012. Picture by: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo / Niall CarsonHere is the 2022 St Patrick's Festival programme:
St Patrick's Day Parade - Thursday March 17th
The route will take the parade through the streets of Dublin, from Parnell Square to St Stephen's Green.
The 2022 parade will be a "fresh, ambitious, bold new vision for both makers and audiences alike", organisers say.
Further details of the parade and all the pageant groups and participants will be announced nearer to March 17th.
And Grand Marshals for the parade will be announced next month.
Festival Quarter
St Patrick’s Festival will take up residence at the Museum of Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks in Dublin 7.
The grounds will be transformed into a day-to-night urban festival - featuring a 3,000 capacity outdoor main stage, Craic Comedy Tent, Story Yurt, performance spaces and relaxation areas.
The Festival Quarter will be a hub for locals and visitors from March 16th to 20th.
All daytime events will be free of charge, while some night time events will require a pre-purchased ticket.
The Festival Quarter will be open to all ages throughout the day, and will be reserved for adults only from 6.00pm to close.
Tickets will only be required for a limited number of paid evening events on March 18th and 19th.
All other events, day and night, will be offered for free on a first come-first served basis.
Irish Food & Craft Village at Festival Quarter
Running from Wednesday March 16th to Sunday the 20th, people can feast on contemporary and diverse Irish cooking from the cream of Ireland’s food truck community including Lala Poutine, Bad Boys BBQ, Fire and Food, The Brew Crew Café and many more.
Day to night, refreshments and craft beverages will be served.
While there will be live entertainment and DJs from the Festival Quarter bandstand.
The Irish Food & Craft Village will be open throughout the day for all - then from 6.00pm daily it will be strictly limited to over-18s.
No tickets are required for entry to the Irish Food & Craft Village.
Breathe Festival at The Law Society
Event producers 'Happenings' will bring their own inimitable style and insights to Breathe Festival: a day and a half programme of wellness and resilience.
All ages are welcome to relax and breathe with yoga and mindfulness classes and activities, talks, demos, local food offerings, a mobile sauna and more.
Bressie, The Happy Pear, Trisha Lewis, Davie Philips and Michael Ryan will be among those in attendance.
The Breathe Festival runs on Friday March 18th from 10.00am to 5.00pm, and Saturday March 19th from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
At the launch of the 2022 St Patrick's Festival (left to right): Diana, Silvia and Jamirka from Alam Boliviana dance group at Collins Barracks in Dublin. Picture by: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ieWhat's happening near you
There will be many festival-supported live events and club nights throughout Dublin over the period.
One such highlight is 'Ulysses 2.2' - this will see 18 cross-disciplinary artists respond to one of the 18 episodes in Ulysses.
While an online portal has been developed at stpatricksfestival.ie - artists, arts organisations, cultural institutions, festivals, producers, promoters and others are invited to submit details of their celebrations.
Anna McGowan is interim director of St Patrick's Festival.
"We are so thrilled to bring St Patrick’s Festival back to the streets of Dublin this coming March.
"The very best of Ireland’s creative community have come together to present a spectacular programme of events, the biggest, most exciting offering we have ever produced.
"Hundreds of artists, arts workers, makers, creators, live events teams and community organisations, drawn from across the nation, will present a magical five days and nights of live and virtual events, from song, story and performance, to film, theatre, tours, food and so much more", she says.
And Culture Minister Catherine Martin says: "On the theme of connections, St Patrick's Festival embodies the connections and synergies between the artistic, cultural and tourism aspects of my Ministerial brief.
"I am pleased that both my department and Fáilte Ireland have been able to contribute significant funding to support an exciting programme that combines live, in-person events and experiences alongside those curated online and showcases a host of brilliant artists and performers, supported by talented creatives and technicians."
The full festival programme is available at stpatricksfestival.ie
