--- title: "St. Patrick’s Day 2027 in Prince George: date and events" description: "St. Patrick’s Day 2027 is Wednesday, March 17: not a statutory holiday in British Columbia. Events in Prince George and what to check." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/st-patricks-day/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/st-patricks-day.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:47.871Z --- # St. Patrick’s Day in Prince George March 17, the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint. What’s on in the city around the day. In 152 days ## Wednesday, March 17, 2027 Not a statutory holiday in British Columbia - **Date rule**: March 17 every year - **This year**: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 (passed) ## Shops and services ### City facilities, shops and services - City facilities and offices: check [City of Prince George news and notices](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-hall/news-notices) for holiday hours. Regular hours: [facilities](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/). - Shops, restaurants and liquor stores: they set their own hours; check with the business. ## St. Patrick’s Day events in Prince George No events for March 17 in our calendar yet. [See all upcoming events](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/events/). ## Other holidays - [Halloween](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/halloween/) · Oct 31, 2026 - [Remembrance Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/remembrance-day/) · Nov 11, 2026 - [Christmas Eve](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-eve/) · Dec 24, 2026 - [Christmas Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-day/) · Dec 25, 2026 - [Boxing Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/boxing-day/) · Dec 26, 2026 - [New Year’s Eve](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-eve/) · Dec 31, 2026 - [New Year’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-day/) · Jan 1, 2027 - [Lunar New Year](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/lunar-new-year/) · Feb 6, 2027 - [Valentine’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/valentines-day/) · Feb 14, 2027 - [Family Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/family-day/) · Feb 15, 2027 - [Good Friday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/good-friday/) · Mar 26, 2027 - [Easter Monday](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/easter-monday/) · Mar 29, 2027 - [Mother’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/mothers-day/) · May 9, 2027 - [Victoria Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/victoria-day/) · May 24, 2027 - [Father’s Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/fathers-day/) · Jun 20, 2027 - [National Indigenous Peoples Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/national-indigenous-peoples-day/) · Jun 21, 2027 - [Canada Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/canada-day/) · Jul 1, 2027 - [B.C. Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/bc-day/) · Aug 2, 2027 - [Labour Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/labour-day/) · Sep 6, 2027 - [National Day for Truth and Reconciliation](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/truth-and-reconciliation-day/) · Sep 30, 2027 - [Thanksgiving](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/thanksgiving/) · Oct 11, 2027 [All holidays and long weekends](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/) Dates: computed from the rule above; statutory holidays from the [Canada Holidays API](https://canada-holidays.ca/) (MIT licence), checked against the official list: [B.C. Employment Standards: statutory holidays](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays) (dates match, checked October 12, 2026). Updated 4 days ago. Data as JSON: [holiday calendar](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/holidays/calendar). ## More in City [See all in City](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#city) - [City services Garbage, water, taxes, permits](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/) - [Garbage day Your next pickup](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/) - [Emergency and safety Numbers, urgent care, live alerts](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/emergency/) - [Zoning lookup What can I build here?](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/) - [What’s being built Permits and rezonings by street](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/development/) - [Public services Offices, clinics, open now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/services/) ## Data Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). ### Holiday calendar: dates, statutory or not, and what changes Source: [Canada Holidays API (canada-holidays.ca), compiled from provincial and federal statutes; transit from BC Transit open data (GTFS schedule); garbage from the City collection calendar (Recycle Coach)](https://canada-holidays.ca/). Licence: MIT licence, Paul Craig (https://github.com/pcraig3/hols/blob/main/LICENSE). Changes: each item’s own source and licence. Updated 2026-10-12T11:50:06.825Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/holidays/calendar #### days | slug | name | path | about | rule | labourCode | changes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | halloween | Halloween | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/halloween/ | October 31. | October 31 every year | false | | | remembrance-day | Remembrance Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/remembrance-day/ | November 11, marking the end of the First World War and honouring those who served. | November 11 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"sunday","summary":"Sunday schedule","detail":{"trips":239,"reference":{"weekday":"Wednesday","trips":491}},"source":… | | christmas-eve | Christmas Eve | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-eve/ | December 24. | December 24 every year | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"special","summary":"Special schedule: 351 trips (a regular Thursday has 489)","detail":{"trips":351,"reference":{"we… | | christmas-day | Christmas Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-day/ | December 25. | December 25 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"sunday","summary":"Sunday schedule","detail":{"trips":239,"reference":{"weekday":"Friday","trips":500}},"source":"BC… | | boxing-day | Boxing Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/boxing-day/ | December 26. | December 26 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"special","summary":"Special schedule: 330 trips (a regular Saturday has 338)","detail":{"trips":330,"reference":{"we… | | new-years-eve | New Year’s Eve | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-eve/ | December 31. | December 31 every year | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"special","summary":"Special schedule: 475 trips (a regular Thursday has 489)","detail":{"trips":475,"reference":{"we… | | new-years-day | New Year’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/new-years-day/ | January 1, the first day of the year. | January 1 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"sunday","summary":"Sunday schedule","detail":{"trips":239,"reference":{"weekday":"Friday","trips":500}},"source":"BC… | | lunar-new-year | Lunar New Year | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/lunar-new-year/ | The start of the lunar year, celebrated in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other communities. | the new moon between January 21 and February 20 (China Standard Time) | false | | | valentines-day | Valentine’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/valentines-day/ | February 14. | February 14 every year | false | | | family-day | Family Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/family-day/ | The third Monday of February. | the third Monday of February | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | st-patricks-day | St. Patrick’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/st-patricks-day/ | March 17, the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint. | March 17 every year | false | | | good-friday | Good Friday | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/good-friday/ | The Friday before Easter Sunday. | 2 days before Easter Sunday | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | easter-monday | Easter Monday | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/easter-monday/ | The day after Easter Sunday. | 1 day after Easter Sunday | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | mothers-day | Mother’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/mothers-day/ | The second Sunday of May. | the second Sunday of May | false | | | victoria-day | Victoria Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/victoria-day/ | The Monday before May 25: the May long weekend. | the Monday before May 25 | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | fathers-day | Father’s Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/fathers-day/ | The third Sunday of June. | the third Sunday of June | false | | | national-indigenous-peoples-day | National Indigenous Peoples Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/national-indigenous-peoples-day/ | June 21, the summer solstice, a day to celebrate First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. | June 21 every year | false | | | canada-day | Canada Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/canada-day/ | July 1. When July 1 is a Sunday, the federal holiday is Monday July 2. | July 1 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | bc-day | B.C. Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/bc-day/ | The first Monday of August. | the first Monday of August | false | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | labour-day | Labour Day | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/labour-day/ | The first Monday of September. | the first Monday of September | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | truth-and-reconciliation-day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/truth-and-reconciliation-day/ | September 30, also known as Orange Shirt Day, honouring the children who never returned home from residential schools and the survivors. | September 30 every year | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | | thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/thanksgiving/ | The second Monday of October. | the second Monday of October | true | {"service":"transit","area":null,"status":"unknown","summary":"The schedule for this date isn’t published yet","detail":{"trips":null,"reference":null},"source… | _Nested fields (thisYear, nextYear, next, changes) are in the JSON version._ #### checks | year | status | problems | source | sourceUrl | checkedAt | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | match | | B.C. Employment Standards: statutory holidays | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays | 2026-10-12T11:50:06.825Z | | 2027 | match | | B.C. Employment Standards: statutory holidays | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays | 2026-10-12T11:50:06.825Z | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/st-patricks-day/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/