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St. Patrick's Day Countdown

How long until St. Patrick's Day? The live clock below counts down to 17 March in your own time zone, with sleeps, weekdays and weekends to go, so you can plan the parade, the party and the green outfit.

Countdown to St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day

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Counts down to midnight at the start of St. Patrick's Day in your own time zone ().

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How to use the St. Patrick's Day Countdown

  1. Open the page: the countdown starts immediately and updates every second.
  2. Read the tiles for days, hours, minutes and seconds, and the cards below for sleeps, weeks and weekends to go.
  3. Share it with Copy countdown text or Copy link.
  4. Turn the animation off with the checkbox if you prefer a calm screen.

St. Patrick's Day dates for the coming years

YearSt. Patrick's Day
2026Tuesday 17 March
2027Wednesday 17 March
2028Friday 17 March
2029Saturday 17 March
2030Sunday 17 March
2031Monday 17 March
2032Wednesday 17 March
2033Thursday 17 March
2034Friday 17 March
2035Saturday 17 March

Who was Saint Patrick?

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Born in Roman Britain in the 5th century, he was taken to Ireland as a young man, later escaped and returned as a missionary. 17 March is traditionally held to be the date of his death, and it became a feast day in the church calendar in the early 17th century.

Today it is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and is celebrated worldwide with parades, music and the wearing of green and shamrocks. Large parades take place in Dublin, New York, Boston and Chicago, where the river is famously dyed green.

St. Patrick's Day traditions

  • Shamrock: legend says Patrick used the three-leaved plant to explain the Holy Trinity.
  • Wearing green: linked to the shamrock and Ireland's nickname, the Emerald Isle.
  • Parades: the first recorded St. Patrick's Day parade was held in the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries; Dublin's festival now lasts several days.
  • Food: soda bread, Irish stew and, in North America, corned beef and cabbage.

How the countdown is worked out

The target is midnight at the start of St. Patrick's Day in your device's time zone. The time left is the difference between that moment and now, split into whole days (86,400 seconds each), then hours, minutes and seconds. Because it uses real elapsed time, a daylight saving change before the day is handled automatically. Sleeps are the calendar days from today to the day itself, and weekdays to go count Monday to Friday dates from tomorrow up to the day before. The day after the holiday, the countdown switches to next year.

Frequently asked questions

When is St. Patrick's Day?

St. Patrick's Day is always on 17 March. In 2027 it falls on a Wednesday and in 2028 on a Friday.

Is St. Patrick's Day a public holiday?

Yes in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (and on the island of Montserrat). In most other countries it is a celebration but a normal working day.

How many days until St. Patrick's Day?

The tiles at the top show the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds until midnight at the start of 17 March in your time zone.

Why do people wear green on St. Patrick's Day?

Green is associated with Ireland, the Emerald Isle, and with the shamrock. Folklore also says wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns, who pinch anyone they can see.

Does St. Patrick's Day ever move?

In the church calendar it occasionally moves if 17 March falls during Holy Week, but civil celebrations and parades stay on or around 17 March.

What happens after 17 March?

From 18 March the countdown automatically switches to next year's St. Patrick's Day.

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