St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Dublin, Ireland
A Global Celebration
Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Festival is the most vibrant celebration of this special day on the planet. Thousands of revelers from around the world celebrate for four days across the city, attending concerts, street fairs, performances, art exhibitions and more.
Your band will join exceptional marching bands from across the globe, along with troupes of performers, floats and dancers to bring the St. Patrick’s festivities to life.
You’re in Luck
With over half a million spectators watching, your group will march alongside over 4,000 parade participants and delight crowds along Dublin’s historic streets. But there’s so much more to discover!
We can customize an itinerary that allows you and your students to take in everything Ireland has to offer with some unforgettable add-ons. You can:
- Explore historic Belfast, Kilkenny and Galway City
- Take advantage of additional performance opportunities in Limerick (St. Patrick’s Festival and International Band Championship) and Cork (St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade)
- Stand on the edge the world at the Cliffs of Moher
- Hit the field at the Gaelic Athletic Association and try your hand at the uniquely Irish sport of hurling
- Experience the culture and heritage of Ireland on a working Irish farm
Your International Partner
We’ve been taking students abroad for more than 40 years, traveling to destinations around the world that inspire young travelers to keep exploring. The St. Patrick’s events throughout Ireland are not to be missed – we’d be honored to share them with you and your students.
Bob Rogers Travel
Participating Schools Since 2014
Fort Madison High School in 2014
Massillon Jackson High School in 2018
University of New Hampshire in 2020
University of Missouri in 2020
Cedar Rapids Washington High School in 2022
University of Dayton in 2022
University of Illinois Marching Illini in 2022
Marist High School in 2023
Bishop Moore Catholic High School in 2023
University of Missouri Marching Mizzou in 2024
Illinois State University in 2025
Waukee Northwest High School in 2025
Over
450
combined years of music education and travel experience
Founded by a high school band director,
family-owned
for over forty years
Over
9,000
trips with
700,000
students
to all 50 states and
over 25 countries
The personal touches that BRT provides. Your company gets to know the people they work with. I have never felt like a "number" with BRT.
Leslie Schmidt
Columbia Central Junior High School
Class Trip, DC Tour
I appreciated the flexibility Bob Rogers showed us with the billing and various payments we had to make. We thought we were adding more and ended up not but you were great about giving us extra time to work out what we needed to on our end.
Loraine Wistrom
Plum Grove Junior High School
Band, Chicago Tour
BRT is always on top of all details. Even when something has slipped through the cracks, changed, or something unexpected comes up, BRT is flexible enough to make the changes needed to make everything right. We have always been so well taken care of and the personal attention is what makes your company special.
Dameon Place
Pella Community High School
Band, Orlando Tour
This was my 5th trip with Bob Rogers, and I appreciate the professionalism and also the willingness to work with me and my students to make each trip the very best it can be.
Trey Jacobs
Nashville School of the Arts
Choir, Atlanta & Tuscaloosa Tour
You make the process so easy - step-by-step of what needs to be done, guidance along the way, available (and quick) to respond to questions and making me feel like me and my students are your priority.
Beth Vaughn
Bowling Green High School
Choir, New York City Tour
The quality of service that you provided us with was second to none. The organization and communication were exceptional and we always felt we were in “the loop” on things both before and during the trip.
Bob Mecozzi
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
Band, Orlando Tour
BRT hands down has been the absolute best travel company I have worked with in my 18 years in education. My interactions with BRT have always been so much more than just traveling from one destination to another...the focus has always been on people and providing them with experiences of a lifetime.
Barry Houser
University of Illinois
Band, Ireland Tour
From the scheduling, to planning, to overseeing, to leading, to customer service, everyone involved was courteous, prompt, and hospitable. Everyone did their jobs well and turned the trip experience into something better than we had anticipated.
David Dvorak
Lakewood Middle School
Band, Nashville Tour
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Joe Carl
Sumner High School
Band, Los Angeles Tour
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Jefferson College
Band, New Orleans Tour
Top reasons to plan
your trip with
Bob Rogers Travel
- Every trip is customized to your vision and your program
- Access to a world-class team with over
450 years combined travel experience - Easy payment tools to make your travel experience seamless
- Work with a family-owned business that has the scale and experience to take you anywhere you want to go
Have questions?
Text us at 630-824-4343, and we would be happy to help! We're available from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Thursday.
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