Days Until St. Patrick's Day
Counting down to 17 March.
St. Patrick's Day is fixed on 17 March — the traditional date of the saint's death in 461 AD — and the countdown above runs to it live, in your time zone.
What began as an Irish religious feast is now the most globally celebrated national day on the calendar: parades in Dublin, rivers dyed green in Chicago, and landmarks lit green on every continent. The weekday decides how big the party gets — the table below shows the next five.
St. Patrick's Day — the next five years
| Year | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 March 2026 | Tuesday |
| 2027 | 17 March 2027 | Wednesday |
| 2028 | 17 March 2028 | Friday |
| 2029 | 17 March 2029 | Saturday |
| 2030 | 17 March 2030 | Sunday |
Frequently asked questions
Is St. Patrick's Day a public holiday?
In Ireland and Northern Ireland, yes. Elsewhere — including the US, where celebrations are huge — it is a normal working day, which is why weekend years (see the table) draw the biggest crowds.
Why 17 March?
It is the traditional date of St. Patrick's death in 461 AD, kept as his feast day ever since — one of the calendar's oldest fixed dates.
Does the date ever move?
The civil date never moves. The one exception is liturgical: when 17 March falls inside Holy Week, the Church moves the religious feast — but parades and celebrations stay on the 17th.