SINGAPORE: St Patrick's Day celebrations this weekend have been given the go-ahead and there are no restrictions on the playing of musical instruments, police said in a statement on Friday (Mar 16).

The St Patrick's Day Street Festival over the weekend has been granted a public entertainment licence while a procession permit has been issued for the St Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday from 3pm to 5pm.



"The St Patrick’s Day Parade is a cultural procession with no restrictions on the playing of musical instruments, similar to the Chingay Parade and Utsav Street Parade," police said in a statement.

However no foreign national flags or religious elements should be displayed, as part of the permit conditions, police said.



The parade will cover a distance of about 300m near Boat Quay and will take place on pedestrian walkways. There will be no road or lane closures, police said.

However, a part of Circular Road will be closed for the street festival, police said in a separate Facebook post on Friday.



Police added that street festival and parade are cultural celebrations organised by the Irish community in Singapore and Singapore River One, a not-for-profit organisation working to increase the vibrancy of the Singapore River precinct.



Editor's note: An earlier version of this story had reported that there would be no road closures, as reflected in the police statement on the matter. There were, however, road closures for the street festival, which was conveyed in the separate Facebook post by the police. The article has been updated to reflect this.