St Patrick's parade is back in Birmingham 17 March 2024

The well-loved St Patrick's Parade is back after some time away taking place on 17 March 2024 in digbeth but at new location Bradford Street Bigger than ever !!!

Because of the metro extension though digbeth the old route passed the Birmingham coach station and the old crown pub on high street but the new location was much better at Bradford Street started by the Camp Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church around 12.00 in the morning.

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It's the first time the parade is back in Digbeth since 2019.

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Digbeth to watch and cheer on The St Patrick's Day.

The parade has been known to attract 'up to 80,000 people' in the past making it 'the third biggest St Patrick's Parade' in the world.

including a special tribute to Shane MacGowan and the 'Peaky Blinders' 

New multimillion-pound film and TV studio also in digbeth Called  the Digbeth Loc. Studios now in the works on Montague st The landmark development will see disused, old Victorian era buildings converted into a modern, state-of-the-art studio complex, comprising three film studios, production offices and construction workshop.

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Some of the floats & walking groups included

Midland Vintage Scooters,The West Midlands Fire Service Float & Pipe Band,Vintage Tractors,GAA Clubs just naming some. 

Did you know that Birmingham St Patrick's Parade steps into its 50th year's ☘️🍻🎉 the enduring legacy and the vibrant future ahead hopefully many more years to come. 

Birmingham's first British-Indian lord mayor Chaman Lal and his wife, Lady Mayoress Vidya Wati on double decker bus in the parade. 

20 floats and 20 walking groups together with the pipes and drums.

All photos captured by me on Sony A7 RV and Canon R6 mark 2 with 24-70 70-200 both F2.8

Author jack@prophotographypictures 

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