Crowds gathered along the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland, to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on Friday, March 17.This year’s parade, created by community-focused arts collective Beat Carnival, featured parade floats of a giant wolfhound, an ancient horns and harp, as well as a “punk choir,” local media reported.In November 2021, Belfast was designated as a UNESCO City of Music, and the parade would focus heavily on Ireland and Belfast’s rich and diverse musical traditions, the report said.Footage captured by Jordan Hardyway shows a parade float going through the Belfast city center on Friday afternoon.Other parades were being held in towns and cities across Northern Ireland on Friday including Armagh, Derry, and Newry. Credit: Jordan Hardyway via Storyful