When is marching season

This day marks both the highlight of the marching season, and also the end of it for the Orange Institution. This attracts people from all over Northern Ireland, and is second only to the 12th of July celebrations. Month of September Band parades continue throughout this month, although the last Saturday formally marks the end of the commemorative 'Marching Season'. Large parades are held by the Orange Order and Ulster loyalist marching bands across the summer culminating on July 12th, known as 'The Twelfth', when streets are bedecked with British flags and bunting 4.

Hundreds of people gather for the 11th night bonfire as it is set alight at the New Mossley housing estate. Iain McFarland, an Orange bandsman, plays his flute during the 11th night bonfire at the New Mossley housing estate on July 12, in Belfast.

A Loyalist breaks through a police barrier and taunts police officers as Orangemen near the controversial Ardoyne flashpoint the Twelfth of July parade on July 13, in Belfast.

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