Status
Status: ActiveThe association organises the St Patrick's parade in Plaza San Martín, Retiro. In 2025 the parade took place on Sunday 16 March at 16:00, beginning with a wreath at the Malvinas memorial and ending at the San Martín monument, and the Copa Gran Capitán San Patricio was awarded. In 2026 the parade was moved to Sunday 15 March, with pipe bands, the Argentine Navy band and community associations taking part. In 2022 the association coordinated the city-run street festival "Buenos Aires Celebra Irlanda" on Avenida de Mayo, which the city organised and the Embassy of Ireland sponsored. It received an Emigrant Support Programme payment from Ireland in 2025. No officers are named in the sources, and the social account La Nación referred to was not captured.
Published sources give different versions. Here is each one with its source, and the wording we use.
The parade organiser's name
Asociación Argentino Irlandesa Almirante Brown
Source: La Nación, Día de San Patricio 2025 (17 Mar 2025), 17 March 2025(opens in a new tab)Asociación Argentina Irlandesa, as named via its social account
Source: La Nación, San Patricio 2026: cuándo es y qué promociones se pueden aprovechar (16 Mar 2026), 16 March 2026(opens in a new tab)We say: The Almirante Brown Irish-Argentine association
Usually around 14 March 2027; this year's date is not yet announced.
Buenos Aires
The parade in Plaza San Martín, Retiro, on the Sunday nearest 17 March at 16:00, with pipe bands, the Argentine Navy band, dance groups and community associations. In 2025 it began with a wreath at the Malvinas memorial and ended at the San Martín monument. Held on 17 March 2024, 16 March 2025 and 15 March 2026.
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