The Blackrock Leprechaun Chase is back for St Patricks Day 2025!

Get ready for the Blackrock Leprechaun Chase and Festival 2025, a beloved St Patrick’s Day tradition! This year we are making it a two-day event! Check-in will be in the Frascati Centre on Sunday 16 March 2025, together with music and other entertainment for all the kids. Hosted by the Blackrock Business Association, this year’s event promises even more excitement and entertainment for families and friends alike. And we have made more tickets available this year – we have increased the numbers participating from 600 to 750!

Join us at the bandstand in Blackrock Park from 10:00 on St Patrick’s Day for a lively warm-up led by the hilarious Mr Podzo, and including live music from the Stedfast Brass Band. At noon, kids don your most festive attire and participate in the Leprechaun Chase as you race around the park in search of the elusive leprechaun.

After the Chase, the festivities continue in Blackrock Village with a variety of activities for the whole community to enjoy, including Storytelling sessions, Magic, Live music, Face painting, Balloon Shaping and much much more! Food will be available in the various eateries.

Entries to the races are limited to 750 participants in total for all races.

Ticket includes a goody bag!

This Year our RAFFLE will raise funds in support of Blackrock Hospice. 100% of the money collected will go directly to this great cause – with the exception of the Eventbrite fee.

Enter the Raffle when buying your tickets.

Prizes include:

· Afternoon tea for 2 in the Royal Marine Hotel

· Mermaid Monkstown – €100 voucher

· Cow Ballsbridge – €100 voucher

· Sandycove Store and Yard – 5 Sauna Sessions

· F45 Gym – 10 Class Pack

· Dublin Cookery School – voucher

· Granada FC – Easter Camp x 2

· One Dame Lane – Pair of Earrings

. Art and Hobby – Voucher

. Tour of Leinster House for 2 with Cormac Devlin TD

* The event will be photographed by a professional photographer. By signing up for ticket purchase, you are consenting to the Blackrock Business Association using event photographs for future promotion of the St Patrick’s Day /Leprechaun Chase event.

This Community Event has been supported greatly by DLRCoCo, DLR Tourism and The DLR Sports Partnership.

Generous sponsorship has also been given by local businesses to enable us to stage a great Festival and make it even better each year!

Special thanks to our GENEROUS SPONSORS:

● ZURICH

● BLACKROCK VILLAGE CENTRE ● EBS ● FRASCATI CENTRE ● SUPERVALU ● THE BLACKROCK

● BLACKROCK CREDIT UNION

● School of Rock ● Blackrock Dental ● Bear Market

● Aidan Fitzgerald ● Blackrock Cellar ● Blackrock Market ● Brendan McLoughlin ● Centra ● Core ● Dubray Books ● Hatch Coffee ● Jane Carroll ● Lansdowne Partnership ● Lennon Hearing ● LHW ● Maldron Hotel ● PTSB ● September ● Wicked Wolf

● Frank Keane Motors ● Fran + Jane ● Blue Boutique ● In Vogue ● Raven Books ● Triggerfish

T&C’s

• All Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Refund Policy (Please see FAQ section below regarding same)
• The event will be photographed by a professional photographer. By signing up for ticket purchase, you are consenting to the Blackrock Business Association using event photographs for future promotion of the St Patrick’s Day /Leprechaun Chase event.

All events in Dlr parks are allowed subject to the Parks’ Bye-laws and may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather or because of other issues outside the control of the Council. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council will not be liable for any expenses incurred in the event of a cancellation and cannot guarantee an alternative date or venue will be made available.