Events held in the city on March 17 have included cultural celebrations centred on Sheffield’s Irish community and live music.
Here are some pictures to show how the Steel City has marked Ireland’s national day over the past couple of decades.
![Sheffield has never shied away from celebrating St Patrick's Day in style](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/17/12/20/St%20Patrick%27s%20Day%20celebrations%20in%20Sheffield%20over%20the%20years%20.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. St Patrick's Day celebrations in Sheffield over the years
Sheffield has never shied away from celebrating St Patrick's Day in style
![Irish dancers performing in the packed lobby at Sheffield Town Hall, where a civic reception was held in celebration of St Patrick's Day 2009](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQzZmI5OWRlLWZmOTctNGUxYy1iN2YxLWU1MzdhYTM0NDEyZjo0MDI1NjZlMC0yZjkyLTQ4MmUtOGJhMi03MzE4MjkwM2Y3OGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Town Hall dancing
Irish dancers performing in the packed lobby at Sheffield Town Hall, where a civic reception was held in celebration of St Patrick's Day 2009 Photo: Mike Waistell
![Pictured at the Ponderosa Park, Sheffield, where people gathered for a St Patrick's Day event in 2002. Seen are the Irish dancers who were performing for the visitors](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE4NzIyYTViLTE3YTYtNDIxZi04YmFmLTQyMGVlOGU1ZDVmOTo2N2RhNDQ2Ni1kNTQxLTQ0MzctYjdjNC02MTYxZTU0YjU2Mzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Ponderosa party
Pictured at the Ponderosa Park, Sheffield, where people gathered for a St Patrick's Day event in 2002. Seen are the Irish dancers who were performing for the visitors Photo: Mike Waistell
![Friends of Charlton Brook, Sheffield organised a St Patrick's Day tea in March 2017 to raise funds for play equipment. Sheffield Lord Mayor Denise Fox is pictured with, from left, Sheila Constance, chairman, Barbara Howard-Brisk, volunteer, and Micheele Dickinson, fundraiser](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI2OGI1NmIyLTlkMTktNDU1Ni1iZWVhLTRjMjYzZWUxYjBmNzo4YWY3Yzg2YS1iNjMyLTQ5ZGMtOTViZS02ODI0NjBmZTNiNmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Green tea time
Friends of Charlton Brook, Sheffield organised a St Patrick's Day tea in March 2017 to raise funds for play equipment. Sheffield Lord Mayor Denise Fox is pictured with, from left, Sheila Constance, chairman, Barbara Howard-Brisk, volunteer, and Micheele Dickinson, fundraiser Photo: Marie Caley