PICTURES: See how Saint Patrick's Day was celebrated throughout Northern Ireland

The sun even peeped out as the parade left the grounds of city hall.

During the parade the floats, dancers and musicians a;; snaked their way through the city centre before returning to the city hall.

Meanwhile, on Slemish mountain, hundreds of pilgrims came came to walk where Saint Patrick once did.

There was music, laughter and prayers said as many climbed the mountain.