St. Patrick's Day
Saturday March 17 (All Day)
The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade rolls down the lower section of Magazine Street and St. Charles Avenue. Marchers and riders in the parade will have plenty of green beads and doubloons and, if you’re lucky, you might catch a coveted potato or head of cabbage. The tuxedo-clad marchers also hand out paper flowers in exchange for a kiss on the hand or cheek. Make sure you wear something green – with so many parade goers, the law of St. Paddy’s day attire is strictly enforced and if you don’t follow it, you may just get pinched.
The best place to be for St. Paddy’s is Parasol’s Bar in the Irish Channel, a neighborhood named originally for its heavy concentration of Irish families. You’ll find the entire block packed with people overflowing out of this tiny neighborhood fixture – but not to worry, even with the large crowds there is more than enough green beer to go around, not to mention a great deal of local flavor and even more flavorful characters.
There is also a block party located at Annunciation Square, near Chippewa and Race Streets. Show up and you’ll find plenty of Irish music and dancers, food from local restaurants, arts and crafts booths, wine and beer. Off-street parking is available. All proceeds go to benefit St. Michael’s Special School. Check the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club website at http://www.irishchannelno.org for more information on locations, times, and dates for the parade and block party.
If you don’t want to get caught up in the block party craziness at Parasol’s, you can check out a number of other block parties as well as other Irish pubs throughout the city.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Metairie Rd. – 12 Noon
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Parasol’s Block Party 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Irish Channel Parade – 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Tracey’s St. Paddy’s Day Party – 11 a.m. til
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Downtown Irish Club Parade – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Louisiana Irish-Italian Parade (Metairie) – 12 Noon
Price
FREE