The Orange Order has appealed to bands to drop any plans they have to march on the Twelfth of July. In early April, the Orange Order cancelled all its traditional Twelfth of July parades due to ...

Celebrations begin on July 11 every year with bonfires and fireworks before thousands of members of the Orange Order take to ...

The Orange Order and approximately 600 bands have taken part in parades at 18 locations on Wednesday to mark the Twelfth of July. As well as Belfast and Ballymena, parades were held in towns ...

Orange Order bands playing in Northern Ireland this summer will have to sign a new contract drawn up by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. Report shows Orange Order parade. Interview with George ...

The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is a Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland with lodges in the Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland, Canada ...

Orange marches are accompanied by pipe bands, silver bands and – most commonly – flute bands. Uniforms worn by bandsmen reflect Orangeism’s historic connections to the British Army.