And that’s a wrap on an unforgettable Irish Festival in Matsue! The sun was shining, the vibes were high, and we kicked off a big year for Matsue & Ireland’s connection.
Thanks to everyone who came—let’s make next year even bigger!
This is the first time in 5 years that it’ll parade through the city🚶♀️🚶🚶♂️
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (recruiting participants) 🚤Riverboat Parade: Fureai Hiroba Boat Boarding Area to Karakoro Hiroba 🚶♀️Mini Street Parade: Karakoro Hiroba to Matsue City Hall
The day will be packed with Irish events ☘️🍲🥪🎸🎻🪕🪗🇮🇪
Irish Music Garden & Green Marché These events will take place this year at Matsue City Hall’s New Dan-Dan Terrace! (Recruiting market stall merchants and merry musicians to join in♪)
💚Buildings Lit-up Green💚
Mastue Castle, TSK, NHK, Sanin Godo Bank Head Office will all turn green ♪
We will post further details later, so keep your eyes on this page! 👀 Let’s all enjoy the biggest festival from the Emerald Isle, where Lafcadio Hearn had his roots. ☺️☘️
Organizer: Irish Festival in Matsue Organizing Committee Official Page: irishfesmatsue ( Instagram, Facebook) Contact: Office 0852-31-8345
St. Patrick’s Day “Water Parade” by Horikawa Pleasure Boat
♪Music concert from the boat♪ Departure from Fureai Hiroba boatyard at 10:00am Arrival at Karakoro-hiroba boatyard at 11:00am Please upload photos of the parade on social networking sites with #irishfesmatsue
“Green” Horikawa Pleasure boat in service
Sat March 11- Sun 12, 9:00am-5:00pm ♪The Horikawa cruise boats will be in Irish colors. Everyone can enjoy the parade experience♪
☘IRISH EVENT “Irish Music Garden”
Sun March 12, 10:00am-4:00pm at Karakoro Art Studio
2021年のアイリッシュ・フェスティバル in Matsueは、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大防止のため、残念ながら中止となりました。そんな中、3月17日のセント・パトリックス・デイの前後1週間を「アイリッシュ・ウィーク」として松江の町を「緑」で彩ることにしました。今を乗り越え、来年の3月にお会いしましょう😊