Archive for the ‘Parades’ CategoryCelebrity Parade Marshal: Bo DerekTuesday, January 26th, 2010Bo Derek will be the grand marshal for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day parade in Hot Springs. The parade is dubbed the “First Ever Seventh Annual World’s Shortest.” Now that sounds like a unique holiday parade! And the grand marshaling duties don’t sound too strenuous at all. 
St. Pat’s Parade Fills NJ Food BanksFriday, February 20th, 2009The Ocean County’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will bring a bit of Irish luck to New Jersey food banks. Organizers are asking participants and attendees to bring one non-perishable food item to the parade to help fill New Jersey food banks, which are practically wiped out during the current economic crisis.
 Read the full story here. Bad economy won’t spoil Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day paradeThursday, February 19th, 2009The people in Savannah, Georgia, will not let the economic recession spoil their fun this March 17th. The internationally famous Savannah Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will go on as usual.  Saint Patrick’s Day in Savanahh by Mamala2 Each year thousands of people from all over the world come to the Georgia city to be Irish for a day on Saint Patrick’s Day. This year, the economy is in the dumps and the parade falls in the middle of the week. While some call it a double whammy, those who are planning the festivities remain optimistic that this Saint Patrick’s Day will still bring in the green. John Forbes, the parade committee’s general chairman, said: “We really didn’t now how the economic problems were going to effect the parade and it did effect us to a degree,” he said. “We were worried, but it’s Saint Patrick’s Day in Savannah and everyone wants to be a part of it.”  Source: WTOC Donations keep Philadelphia’s St Patrick’s Day Parade afloatWednesday, February 18th, 2009Philadelphia will have a Saint Patrick’s Day parade after all due to donations pouring in to keep the parade afloat. Every year organizors raise $70,000 for the parade, but because of Philadelphia’s budget crisis, city officials said about a month ago that organize would have to also pay for police, sanitation and other city services that had been free in the past. An additional unanticipated $40,000 was needed to make sure the parade could take place this year.  Luckily donations have been pouring in since The Inquirer reported Sunday that Philadelphia Media Holdings had pledged up to $20,000 to match contributions dollar for dollar. “There’s no question we’re going to make it,” said parade director Michael Bradley. Congratulations to Philadelphia and lots of fun to everyone who is going to the parade there.  St Patrick’s Day in Philadelphia by Coleen Dyer Source: Philly.com San Francisco Saint Patrick’s Day Parade to take place on March 14Tuesday, February 17th, 2009For the 158th year the San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Saturday March 14th with more than a hundred floats, dancers and marching bands. It is an event not to be missed if you’re in the area. Everyone can be Irish for a day on St Patrick’s Day in San Francisco. It’s the largest Irish event west of the Mississippi. The Parade will begin at 11:30am at the corner of Second and Market, where more than 5,000 participants from all over the country, will reel about with laughter and revelry all the way to City Hall.  The Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival in San Francisco is presented by the United Irish Societies of San Francisco. Their purpose is to preserve and perpetuate the democratic principles of the Irish people, and of those for the freedom of Ireland and of the United States of America. For more information about the San Francisco Saint Patrick’s Day Parade see their official website. Here are some pictures of the San Francisco Saint Patrick’s Day Parade of recent years:    |
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