Crowds gathered along the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the city’s St Patrick’s Day parade 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.The parade focused on Ireland and Belfast’s rich and diverse musical traditions, inspired by Belfast’s designation as a UNESCO City of Music, in November 2021, the report said.Footage captured by Maddi Byrne shows a variety of creative floats going through Belfast city center on Friday afternoon.Other parades were held in towns and cities across Northern Ireland including Armagh, Derry, and Newry. Credit: Maddi Byrne via Storyful