St. Patrick’s Day movies for kids to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and more
While adults are drinking green beer and watching basketball on St. Patrick’s Day, the kids need something to do to keep busy, too. Like, for example, watching St. Patrick’s Day movies for kids on streaming.
Even though St. Patrick’s Day was traditionally a religious holiday to honor the death of the patron saint of Ireland— Saint Patrick—these days it’s become a much more light-hearted celebration of Irish culture. For kids, it means wearing green (unless you want to get pinched!), leprechaun coloring books, and, of course, St. Patrick’s Day movies.
Luckily—some might even call it the luck of the Irish—it’s easier than ever for parents to find St. Patrick’s Day movies for kids, thanks to the advent of streaming. To help you out, Decider has put together a list of kid-friendly Irish and Irish-adjacent movies available on streaming services in 2026 to get you in the proper festive spirit for this Irish holiday. From Oscar-nominated films like Wolfwalkers to Disney Channel Original Movie classics like The Luck of the Irish, there’s something for everyone on this list.
If you want to introduce your kids to the tradition of Irish music and dance that is Riverdance, then check out this Netflix animated film inspired by the famous Irish theatrical show. This charming little movie follows a young Irish boy named Keegan who journeys to a magical world full of dancing deer, after the death of his grandfather, a famed Irish dancer. Irish icon Pierce Brosnan stars as the voice of a beautiful, magical deer. Even if you’re not Irish, this movie will make you proud to be Irish.
Streaming on: Netflix, or buy or rent on digital
This Irish-themed Lindsay Lohan romantic comedy is perfect for the tween or teen romantic in your life. Even though it’s technically romance starring adults, it’s all very innocent, sweet, and magical. Directed by Janeen Damian, with a script by Kirsten Hansen, Irish Wish stars Lohan as a literary editor named Maddie, who is in love with one of her authors: The dreamy and successful Paul Kennedy (Alexander Vlahos). Unfortunately, Maddie’s love is unrequited. Not only that, but she accidentally introduces Paul to her friend Emma (Elizabeth Tan), and they fall in love. Now Maddie is forced to attend their wedding in Ireland, wishing she were the bride instead. But maybe a little bit of Irish magic can help her out.
Streaming on: Netflix
For tweens and teens, this feel-good, coming-of-age drama is the perfect St. Paddy’s watch. (The film is rated PG-13 in the U.S. There is some profanity and talk of sex—though nothing shown on screen—so save this one for your older kids.) Written and directed by John Carney, this musical follows a group of teenagers in the 1980s Dublin who form a rock band. Featuring irresistible original music, which eventually led to the film getting a stage musical adaptation, you’ll find yourself tapping your foot and singing along, if not breaking out into an Irish jig.
Streaming on: Netflix, or available to buy or rent on digital
Shrek (2001) on Prime Video
Today is the day to wear green, and it doesn’t get much more green than Shrek! OK, fine, Shrek doesn’t really have much to do with St. Patrick’s Day or Ireland, but give us a break, there aren’t a lot of St. Patrick’s Day movies for kids out there. At least Mike Myers, the voice of the titular ogre, does a Scottish accent, which is close to an Irish accent. Plus, the movie is legit good. Between fart jokes and needle drops, Shrek ultimately does deliver a message that kids need to hear: Rather than conform to societal beauty standards, demand that society catch on to the fact that you are already beautiful. You’re a rock star, baby. Go play.
Streaming on: Prime Video, Peacock, or available to buy or rent on digital
While this German animated film for kids is not explicitly Irish or St. Patrick’s Day-themed, it does tell the story of a mischievous little fairy, and fairies are a core part of Irish folklore. Plus, the protagonist is a red-head! That’s kind of Irish! The film follows a tooth fairy who gets stuck in the world of humans, and it is in German, but hey, maybe you want your kids to be worldly.
Streaming on: Hulu, or available to buy or rent on digital
If you’re looking for the quintessential St. Patrick’s Day movie to show kids this year, then you really have just one choice: The seminal Disney Channel Original classic, The Luck of the Irish. Millennials are no doubt familiar with this bonkers, but delightful, teen movie about an average, basketball-loving teenager who discovers he’s part-leprechaun, on his mom’s side. It’s a perfect blend of wacky teen antics, life lessons about diversity and heritage, illogical-bordering-on-insane rules of magic, and truly terrible accents.
Streaming on: Disney+, or buy or rent on digital
Released by Apple TV+ in 2021, the Oscar-nominated Wolfwalkers is part of directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s “Irish Folklore Trilogy,” and it delivers on that promise. The story takes place in Ireland in 1650, and follows a young hunter named Robyn Goodfellowe, who befriends a “Wolfwalker” named Mebh—aka a human girl who can transform into a wolf. Between the Irish folklore and the gorgeous animation, this is a St. Patrick’s Day watch that can be enjoyed by adults and kids together.
Steaming on: Apple TV+
on Tubi and Pluto TV
You can’t have St. Patrick’s Day without leprechauns. This magical ’90s fantasy movie originally aired on BBC in 1998, and is now available to stream for free on most of the free, ad-supported streamers. The film follows two children of a rich businessman who are send to spend their summer vacation in Ireland with their soon-to-be stepmother (played by Veronica Hamel). When it turns out she’s actually an evil Banshee who intends to drive leprechauns to extinction, the kids must team up with their new little friend to save his homeland.
Streaming on: Tubi, Roku Channel, PlutoTV
You can celebrate St. Paddy’s day with a pointy-eared, Irish Judi Dench in green by watching Artemis Fowl with your kids. Sadly, the movie adaptation of this beloved fantasy novel about a 12-year-old prodigy and criminal mastermind—written by Irish author Eoin Colfer—is no longer streaming on Disney+, even though it was released as a Disney+ original. But you can still stream it for free with ads on Tubi. The plot of this fantasy tale follows a 12-year-old boy named Artemis II, who must save his kidnapped father, a known criminal mastermind, with the help of some faeries by retrieving a magical MacGuffin known as “the Aculos.”
Streaming on: Tubi, or available to buy or rent on digital