Manchester’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will return to the city streets on Sunday 15 March, bringing music, colour, and celebration to the streets once again!
Parade Start: 12 noon
Starting Location: Irish World Heritage Centre, Queen’s Road
For the parade to take place there will be some road closures in operation:
St Patrick’s Irish Parade Road Closures – 15 March 2026
Morning Closures:
- Queens Road (Boyle Street to Smedley Lane): 9am to 11am
Midday Closures:
- Queens Road (Cheetham Hill Road to Smedley Lane): 11am to 1pm
- Cheetham Hill Road (Queens Road to New Bridge Street): 11am to 3pm
- Cheetham Hill Road (New Bridge Street to Victoria Street): 11am to 3pm
- Victoria Street (New Bridge Street to Deansgate): 11am to 3pm
- Chapel Street (Victoria Street to Victoria Bridge Street): 11am to 3pm
- Victoria Bridge Street (Chapel Street to Deansgate): 11am to 3pm
- Cateaton Street (Hanging Ditch to Deansgate): 11am to 3pm
- Deansgate (Victoria Street to Peter Street): 11am to 3pm
- John Dalton Street (Deansgate to Princess Street): 11am to 3pm
- Princess Street (John Dalton Street to Little George Street): 11am to 3pm
- South King Street (Deansgate to Cross Street): 11am to 3pm
Bus Gate Enforcement Revocations:
- Deansgate (St Mary's Gate to Peter Street): 11am to 3pm
- Princess Street (Cross Street to Whitworth Street): 11am to 3pm
Parking Bay Suspensions
15 March from 12.01am to 4pm
Affected Streets:
- Cheetham Hill Road – Queens Road to New Bridge Street
- Victoria Street – New Bridge Street to Deansgate
- Cateaton Street - Fennel Street to Deansgate
- Deansgate - Victoria Street to Peter Street
- Queen Street - Deansgate to end
- South King Street - Cross Street to Deansgate
- John Dalton Street - Princess Street to Deansgate
- St James Square - South King Street to John Dalton Street
- Ebden Street – Minshull Street to Back Acton Street
- Back Acton Street – Fairfield Street to Granby Row