St. Patrick’s Day

CONVOCATÒRIA D’ASSEMBLEA ESPECIAL
El comitè de la VICA i els seus voluntaris us fa saber a tots que el dissabte 7 de gener de 2023 a les 12.00 hi haurà una reunió en St. Patrick’s Irish Pub per parlar sobre la organització de la festa de Sant Patrici enguany.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
the VICA committee hereby notifies that an open meeting will be held in St Patrick’s Irish Pub, Gran Vía, on Saturday 7th of January at 12.00 to discuss plans for this year’s St Patrick’s Day events.

Because of the possibility of poor weather this weekend, the St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2022 will now take place under the Pont d’Ademús (Ademús Bridge). This is approximately 200m from our original venue. The event will start at 12 noon on Sunday, March 13th.

The location is at the Jardin del Turia, at the Turia metro stop.

VICA will meet for a smaller St. Patrick’s Day festival this year on Sunday the 13th of March. Our regular Sunday traditional session in the Túria gardens park will be joined by members of our Singer’s Club, members of the Irish dancing classes, and the Irish language conversation circle. Everyone welcome!

The location is at the Jardin del Turia, at the altura of Jardin Botánico (there is a ramp which goes down into the riverbed on that side of the river) and the closest metro is Turia (5 mins walk).

Bring a picnic and make sure you are dressed in green!

On Thursday 17th there will be live music and sports in Max Max Pub Celta, St. Patrick’s Irish Pub, and many other venues throughout the city.

Following the decision of the Government of Spain and the Generalitat Valenciana to postpone the 2020 Fallas celebrations due to ongoing concerns about the Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Valencia Irish Cultural Association has decided to postpone the St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade 2020.

We hope to be in a position to have a cultural festival in Tinglado 2 later in the year.

We organised a fundraising pub quiz in St. Patrick’s Pub last Saturday, February 29th. Thanks to everyone who came along and supported the night. We had a good mix of questions and everyone enjoyed themselves.

A special thanks to Jasmine Redmond from Jameson and St. Patrick’s Pub for sponsoring the prizes.

With the St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade less than a month away, we are hoping for a bigger and better event this year. The event will once again take place in Tinglado 2 in the Port area of the city on Tuesday, March 17th from 1130 to 1430. Over 500 people attended the event last year, and we are hoping for an even bigger crowd this year. This is a family friendly event with plenty of activities for both children and adults.

Although the event is being part-funded by the Ayuntamiento de Valencia, the Embassy of Ireland in Madrid and Tourism Ireland, we are relying on the generosity of the public to ensure that we can organise a great event for all friends of Ireland in Valencia.

With that in mind, we have set up a fundraising “GoFundMe” page. Please help us to ensure the success of the St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade by giving as generously as you can. Thanks!

Thanks to the support of a variety of Irish food and drink companies, we were able to offer a great selection of treats to the more than 500 people who came to the Valencia Irish Cultural Association’s 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Festival.

Thanks to Ray and Ros Coyle from Tayto Park for an extremely generous donation – Tayto crisps are always a hit with Irish people, but plenty of locals also enjoyed them! Tayto goodie packs were also included in our raffle prizes.

The 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in Tinglado 2, Valencia, was a great success. Over 500 people attended the event, which showcased the best of Irish music, dancing, food and drink. There was also a dedicated kids area with a bouncing castle, face-painting and arts and crafts.

The event started at 1130 with VICA musicians and friends providing entertainment on the main stage until 1400. The céilí dancing was led by Cynthia from Mediterrània Escola de Dansa Irlandesa with everyone having great fun.