St. Patrick’s Day Parade - Downtown Denver - March 15, 2008 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Route: The parade begins at 27th and Blake streets and travels south on Blake Street to 17th Street; turns west to Union Station; turns north on Wynkoop and ends behind Coors Field. Contact: Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee Inc., 820 S. Monaco St. #119, Denver, CO 80224-1569. - Phone: 303-321-7888. - Web: www.denverstpatricksdayparade.org - Cost: Free
Everyone wants to be Irish on St. Patrick’s
Day. The region’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day
Parade boasts more than 200 entries and
10,000 participants for a day of Irish pride and
celebration.
Dozens of floats join clowns, pipe and traditional
Irish bands, high school marching
bands, step dancers, veterans groups, the El
Jebel Shriners, horses and animals for kids and
adults alike.
Pre-parade events include a Queen Colleen
coronation ball in February, two publicity pub
crawls and multiple functions throughout the
year.
Parade organizers estimate more than
200,000 people attended the 2007 event and
expect a similar crowd at the 2008 parade. The
parade committee supports more than 10 local
charitable causes.
The 2007 parade theme was Irish
Roots/Cowboy Boots, an homage to the state’s
multifaceted Western heritage. Arrive early for
the best seats and join the city as it celebrates
a day of Irish fun.
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