St. Patrick’s Day Banner
Make a St. Patrick’s Day banner with your own words. Start from HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY, LUCKY, LUCK OF THE IRISH, HAPPY ST. PADDY’S DAY, FEELING LUCKY, or type anything, such as a name. Each letter gets its own flag, one per US Letter or A4 page, in clover colours: clover stripes, a field of our own shamrocks, or both alternating, with our own shamrock, rainbow and gold coin end flags. The period in ST. stays on the T and the apostrophe in PATRICK’S prints the right way round. Or print the words as one long strip, tiled across pages with a glue overlap. Free, with no sign-up and no watermark.
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Banner
Runs in your browser with our own code: your words never leave your device, and nothing is saved. The shamrock, rainbow and gold coin drawings, the stripes and the pattern fields are our own. Letters use Anton or Pacifico (SIL Open Font Licence, loaded from jsDelivr) or Helvetica; if a font cannot load, a system font stands in. Print at 100% (Actual size) on card stock.
How to make a St. Patrick’s Day banner
- Type the words, or tap a ready-made one.
- Choose letter flags or one long strip.
- Choose the pattern, the flag shape and the end flags.
- Download the PDF and print at 100% on card stock.
- Cut the flags out, fold the tabs over a string and hang them in order.
What you can use it for
- A HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY banner over a mantel, a doorway or a party table
- A LUCKY banner for a classroom, an office or a school hall
- A banner with a name for a March birthday
- A long strip banner across a window or a buffet
- A black and white banner for kids to colour in
What prints
| Banner | Paper | Flag or strip size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter flags | US Letter, portrait | 19.6 × 24.4 cm + 15 mm tab | PDF (one flag per page) or a ZIP of PNGs |
| Letter flags | A4, portrait | 19 × 26.2 cm + 15 mm tab | PDF (one flag per page) or a ZIP of PNGs |
| Long strip | US Letter, landscape | 18.4 cm high; 24.4 cm of new banner per page | PDF tiles or one PNG |
| Long strip | A4, landscape | 17.8 cm high; 26.2 cm of new banner per page | PDF tiles or one PNG |
Sizes are read from the tool. Strip tiles overlap by 15 mm; the tool counts the pages for your words.
Patterns and end flags
| Pattern | What it looks like |
|---|---|
| Stripes and shamrocks, alternating | Letter flags take turns: stripes, then a shamrock field |
| Clover stripes | 7 bands, accent on light, the letter on a light disc |
| Shamrock field | Our own shamrocks in two colours on the deep colour, around a light letter |
| Solid colours in turn | Plain flags in the three colours in turn |
End flags, our own drawings on a light disc: shamrock, rainbow, gold coins. Flag shapes: triangle pennant, swallowtail, rectangle, scalloped. Colours: clover green, cream and forest, gold, cream and green, green, white and orange, mint, cream and emerald, or your own.
Ready-made words
| Words | Letter flags | Shamrock flags | End flags | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| LUCKY | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| LUCK OF THE IRISH | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| HAPPY ST. PADDY’S DAY | 16 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| FEELING LUCKY | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Counts are read from the tool. Type over the words to make your own banner.
St. Patrick’s Day dates
| Year | St. Patrick’s Day |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Wednesday, March 17, 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, March 17, 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, March 17, 2029 |
St. Patrick’s Day falls on 17 March every year (the US Census Bureau lists it as “St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)”); the weekday is computed.
How to hang it
| Step | Tip |
|---|---|
| Cut | Cut on the solid grey line; keep the flags in order |
| Fold | Fold the tab back on the dashed line over the string, glue or tape |
| Space | About 25 mm between flags; mini pegs let you change the words later |
| Strip | Trim each tile, lay it over the next one up to the dashed line and glue |
Print at 100% (Actual size) on card stock so every flag comes out the same size. Indoors or under cover, paper flags last longer.
More for the day
For bunting in any shape or size, use the Bunting Template. For a printed banner in other layouts, try the Banner Maker.
- A sign for the door: Welcome Sign Maker.
- A party sign or poster: Sign Maker.
- Rainbow colour codes for your own designs: Rainbow Colors.
More free party printables
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See all free tools →Frequently asked questions
Can I write my own words?
Yes. Type any words: a name, LUCKY or a short greeting. Each letter, number or symbol gets a flag; spaces become a shamrock flag, a blank flag or a gap on the string, as you choose.
What happens to the period and the apostrophe in ST. PATRICK’S?
They stay with their letters: the period rides on the T, so ST. takes two flags, and the apostrophe rides on the K. Every apostrophe prints as the closing mark ’, the right way round, even if a straight ' or a backwards ‘ is typed; no flag carries a lone mark.
What patterns are there?
Clover stripes (accent bands on a light flag with the letter on a disc), a shamrock field (our own shamrocks on the deep colour), both alternating, or solid colours in turn. Stripes and shamrocks are drawn as shapes inside the flag, so nothing spills past the cut line.
How big is each flag?
One flag fills a page: 19.6 × 24.4 cm (7.71 × 9.62 in) below the fold-over tab on US Letter, 19 × 26.2 cm on A4, with 10 mm margins. The tab is 15 mm deep.
How does the long strip banner work?
Choose One long strip: the words are set in one band 18.4 cm high on US Letter (17.8 cm on A4) with stripes along the top and bottom, split across landscape pages. Each page repeats the last 15 mm of the one before, marked with a dashed line.
How much string do I need?
The tool adds it up: every flag’s width, 25 mm between flags and 50 cm free at each end to tie. It shows the total under the preview.
Can kids colour it in?
Yes. Choose Black and white: the flags print as outlines with the stripes, shamrocks and drawings left white to colour.
When is St. Patrick’s Day?
Every year on 17 March: Wednesday, March 17, 2027, then Friday, March 17, 2028 and Saturday, March 17, 2029. The weekday is worked out by the tool.
Can I use the banner at an event or sell prints?
Yes. The designs are our own drawings: you may use them and anything you make with them, including things you sell, with no credit needed.
Are my words uploaded?
No. The flags, the PDF and the PNGs are made in your browser and nothing is saved.