The Best Places to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
| March 18, 2019
Paris
Even though North Americans tend to stereotype Parisians as uptight, chain-smoking intellectuals, the truth is that they love to let loose as much as anyone else. 2018 was the first year that there was an official St. Patrick’s Day parade in the city, but there’s been fireworks and buildings lit in green for years.
One of the most popular places in Paris for St. Patrick’s Day is actually Disneyland Paris. The amusement park hosts a spectacular display of green fireworks every year, along with Irish dance shows, complete with Minnie and Mickey in traditional costumes.
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