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Kansas City St. Patrick's Day 2008

Wednesday March 5, 2008
Kansas City will be seeing green this St. Patrick's Day as the emerald wave head's through downtown for the 35th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. This year's St. Patrick's Day Parade theme is 'Growing Up Irish' a fitting tribute to all things Irish. Dan O’Mara (aka the Brogeen Malarkey leprechaun) is 2008's Parade Grand Marshall.

What: Kansas City St. Patrick's Day 2008
When: Monday, March 17th
Time: Parade begins at 11am
Where: The Parade starts at the corner of Pershing Rd. and Main. It heads East on Pershing to Grand, and continues North.

For more information including the parade info and history, read the St. Pat's Day Parade Profile

For all Irish Happenings before, during and post parade--read the St. Pat's Day Drink Spots Article

For the Brookside Warm-Up Parade, read our BKS Parade Article.

Comments

March 10, 2008 at 1:32 pm
(1) chico says:

Dan O’Mara is actually the 2008 Grand Marshal.

March 11, 2008 at 2:58 pm
(2) kansascity says:

Thanks Chico!

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