St. Patrick's Day Countdown
About this countdown
St. Patrick's Day arrives every March 17, and this countdown ticks toward it in full emerald style, shamrocks drifting down the screen. The timer runs in your local time zone and updates every second.
Use the weekends remaining counter to plan the parade, the party, or the corned beef — and remember that when March 17 lands midweek, the big celebrations usually move to the nearest weekend.
About St. Patrick's Day
- Date
- March 17, every year
- Honors
- St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland
- Type
- Cultural & religious holiday
- Observed
- Ireland, US, and worldwide
- Traditions
- Wearing green, parades, shamrocks, Irish food and music
St. Patrick's Day marks the traditional death date of St. Patrick, the fifth-century missionary credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland — legend says he used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity, which is how the little plant became the holiday's emblem.
Remarkably, the exuberant modern celebration is largely an American invention: Irish immigrants in cities like Boston and New York turned a quiet religious feast into parades and city-wide parties, and the tradition flowed back across the Atlantic. Today everywhere from Chicago (which dyes its river green) to Tokyo joins in.
St. Patrick's Day: Facts Worth Knowing
- Chicago has dyed its river green for St. Patrick's Day since 1962.
- St. Patrick wasn't Irish — he was born in Roman Britain and was brought to Ireland as a captive before returning as a missionary.
- The shamrock is a three-leaf clover; four-leaf clovers are a separate lucky symbol — about 1 in 5,000 clovers has four leaves.
- New York's St. Patrick's Day parade, dating to 1762, predates the United States itself.
- Blue, not green, was the color originally associated with St. Patrick.
- Because March 17 is fixed, the party weekend shifts each year — the table below shows the weekday for the next decade.
Upcoming Dates: When Is St. Patrick's Day Next?
Computed automatically for the next ten years — always current, never out of date.
| Year | Date | Day of week |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | March 17 | Wednesday |
| 2028 | March 17 | Friday |
| 2029 | March 17 | Saturday |
| 2030 | March 17 | Sunday |
| 2031 | March 17 | Monday |
| 2032 | March 17 | Wednesday |
| 2033 | March 17 | Thursday |
| 2034 | March 17 | Friday |
| 2035 | March 17 | Saturday |
| 2036 | March 17 | Monday |
Make it yours
Want your name on it, a different date, or a different look? Create a personalized countdown — pick from 18 themes, get a share link and embed code.
Frequently asked questions
How many days until St. Patrick's Day?
The live counter above shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds until March 17 in your local time zone.
Is St. Patrick's Day always March 17?
Yes — it's a fixed date commemorating the death of St. Patrick, Ireland's patron saint. Only the day of the week changes, shown in the table below.
Does the countdown reset after the day passes?
Yes — the moment March 17 ends, the countdown automatically rolls to next year.
Can I make a countdown to my St. Patrick's party?
Yes — use the Make Your Own page, set your party's date and time, and keep the Emerald theme.