St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Puerto del Carmen today

Today will see Puerto del Carmen celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in full force, after a weekend of themed activities and concerts at the Plaza del Varadero. Here is a list of all of today’s official celebrations in Puerto del Carmen.

The party properly starts in the Plaza del Varadero at 1pm today, however, before that there will be a mass at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, a flag raising ceremony, followed by a tribute to five Irish business owners in Puerto del Carmen on the main stage.

After that is when the Plaza del Varadero is expected to really start to fill up, with local bars manning their stalls and live acts taking to the stage to perform all throughout the day. Expect performances from Al Murphy & Jordan Kay, Celtic Roots, Dave & Johnny Grogan, Gayle O Donovan, City Limits, Dessie Hynes, Danza Beatriz Senent, Sarah Finnegan & Steven Hogan, and Matt Keane & Band.

The street parade will start at 5pm from the San Antonio hotel, and will make its way across Puerto del Carmen’s seafront until just in front the Hotel Fariones. From there all are invited to join the main festival at the Plaza del Varadero.

Monday 17th March

11:00 – Mass in the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes.

12:00 – Protocol ceremony and flag raising by the representatives of each country.

12:30 – Tribute to business owners in the Irish sector.

13:00 – 22:00 – Gastronomy and musical concerts by Irish artists and groups Plaza del Varadero (Old Town Harbour):

13:00 – Al Murphy & Jordan Kay.

14:10 – Celtic Roots.

15:20 – Dave & Johnny Grogan.

16:10 – Gayle O Donovan.

17:00 – Saint Patrick’s parade from the San Antonio hotel to the Plaza del Varadero.

17:10 – City Limits.

18:00 – Dessie Hynes.