Irish Culture category listing ­ Nottingham St Patrick's Festival

The fesitval has been running now for 55 years. The heart of the international festival is the selection of the Rose of Tralee which brings young ladies of Irish descent from all over the world for a celebration of Irish culture. Here in Nottingham, we revived the Nottingham Rose after a 13 year break.

The group was formed in 1991 by a group of first and second generation Irish people in Nottingham. We reflect the whole spectrum of the local Irish Diaspora, first and second generation, Catholic, Protestant and dissenter and those with strong political views or none at all. We run courses in Irish politics, literature, language, drama and film.