2026 Ottawa Irish Festival & St. Patrick’s Parade

Ottawa Irish Festival – Calendar of Events 2026

• March 4th Wednesday 10:00 AM Proclamation G atineau City Hall
• March 5th Thursday 10:00 AM Proclamation Ottawa City Hall
• March 6th Friday 12 Noon Toast to Our Ancestors Rideau Canal
• March 6th Friday 3:00 PM SIX Nation Rugby – Ireland VS Wales Heart & Crown Byard Market
• March 7th Saturday 11:00 AM Irish Fun Run Supreme Court of Canada
• March 7th Saturday 12 Noon 39th St. Patrick’s Parade Supreme Court of Canada
• March 8th, Sunday 12 Noon Ottawa Irish Film Festival -Housewife of the Year. Mayfair Theatre
• March 10th Tuesday 12 Noon Author’s Day St. Columba’s Church Hall.
• March 17th Tuesday 9 AM 9th Annual St Patrick’s Pilgrimage St. Patrick’s Church, Fallowfield
• March 17th Tuesday 11:00 AM Mass St Patrick’s Basilica Kent St

Ottawa Irish Festival that is held every year attracts large crowd of locals and tourists. The main aims of the festival is to preserve the tradition and the Irish-Cadaian culture.

The festival suggest:

• Colorful St. Patrick parade
• Traditional Irish party
• Authors Day
• Diverse parades and St. Patrick’s parties and more

The festival’s program, venue, lineup information show time / schedule of events, how to get, parking etc, is present in the festival’s link website below, under “Event Related Information” section.