Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening initiative will celebrate its 12th year on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 with sites all over the world going green on St. Patrick’s Day.

The first Global Greening initiative took place on March 17, 2010 with the iconic Sydney Opera House being illuminated green. Since then sites all over the world have joined in the initiative and this year there are a record number of locations around the world going green. On St. Patrick’s Day, there will be almost 700 sites in 66 countries that will take part in the Global Greening initiative with over 300 locations being illuminated green for the first time in 2021.

Sydney Opera House. Photo courtesy of Tourism Ireland.

Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “2021 marks the 12th year of Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening initiative, and each year I am delighted to see so many attractions and landmark sites wishing to get involved and to mark St Patrick’s Day. More than 70 million people around the world claim links to the island of Ireland and St Patrick’s Day is a truly unique opportunity to reconnect them with their heritage. This year, in particular, we aim to bring some positivity and hope to our Diaspora across the globe. At a time when Irish people overseas cannot travel home, we want to shine a green light in as many locations around the world as possible, giving our Diaspora a sense of connection with home and reminding them that we cannot wait to welcome them back, as soon as it is possible to do so.

The United States will have over 80 sites illuminated from coast to coast with half being illuminated for the first time this St. Patrick’s Day including the University of Notre Dame, Longfellow Bridge in Boston, City Hall in Atlanta to name just a few.

Below is a list of sites around the United States that will be illuminated for St. Patrick’s Day. If you visit any of these sites please be safe, wear a mask, and social distance. To see different sites around the globe illuminated on St. Patrick’s Day follow Tourism Ireland on Twitter at @TourismIreland. Share your pictures and videos on social media using the hashtag #GlobalGreening.

Empire State Building	Fordham University, New York
New York Irish Center	The Oculus, New York City
Niagara Falls (on both the Canadian and US sides)	Butterfly Bridge, Austin
Fairmont Hotel, Austin	Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Bloomington
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, Boston	Longfellow Bridge, Boston
Northeastern University, Boston	303 East Wacker, Chicago
875 North Michigan Avenue (John Hancock Center), Chicago	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade building	Civic Opera House, Chicago
Gaelic Park, Chicago	Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago
Kimpton Gray Hotel, Chicago	Novak Construction, Chicago
Prudential Plaza, Chicago	State Street, Chicago
Soldier Field, Chicago	The Heritage at Millennium Park, Chicago
The Merchandise Mart, Chicago	United Center, Chicago
Wrigley Building, Chicago	Xavier University, Cincinnati
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland	Terminal Tower, Cleveland
SUNY Cortland	St. Norbert College, De Pere
City Hall, Dublin	Dublin Wave Waterpark, Dublin
Emory & Henry College, Emory	George Mason University, Fairfax
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield	The Fountain, Fountain Hills
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu	City Hall, Houston
University of Indianapolis	New Jersey City University, Jersey City
‘Welcome’ sign, Las Vegas	Eiffel Tower replica, Las Vegas
High Roller at The LINQ, Las Vegas	La Concha Visitors Center, Las Vegas
The Venetian, Las Vegas	Randolph College, Lynchburg
Maryville College, Maryville Cleveland	University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington
St. Norbert College, De Pere	Marquette University, Milwaukee
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New OrleansNiagara Falls (on both the Canadian and US sides)	Salve Regina University, Newport
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame	University of Mississippi, Oxford
Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia	Boathouse Row, Philadelphia
Centre Square, Philadelphia	Cira Centre, Philadelphia
FMC Tower, Philadelphia	Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia	PECO building, Philadelphia
Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia	The Bellevue Hotel, Philadelphia
Two Liberty Place, Philadelphia	Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library, Phoenix	ore River Bridge, Quincy
San Antonio River Walk, San Antonio	City Hall, San Francisco
Coit Tower, San Francisco	Oracle Park, San Francisco
City Hall, San Jose	City Hall, Santa Monica
Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica	University of Scranton
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore	Washburn University, Topeka
Carroll University, Waukesha	King’s College, Wilkes-Barre
University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington	Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge, Worcester
City Hall, Atlanta	University of New Mexico, Albuquerque