Irish or Not, Parade Today Is Fun for All
It’s time again for shamrocks and shillelaghs but if the bairns want to kiss the Blarney Stone, it’ll have to be members of the band at the Blarney Stone Pub.
They and other assorted groups will be at Balboa Park today at noon to kick off the sixth annual San Diego St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Sponsored by the San Diego-based Irish Congress, the parade will feature at least 10 bands and 14 floats, along with clowns and bagpipers, said Elizabeth Nolan, information spokeswoman for the parade.
The parade will start and finish at Balboa Park and Sixth Avenue, traveling up Grape and down Upas street, Nolan said. It should take about 2 1/2 hours.
There will also be festivities around the grandstand area, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Nolan said.
Hamburgers and Irish beer will be available, as well as the traditional Irish soda bread and tea, Nolan said.
Father Joe Carroll, director of the St. Vincent de Paul Center in San Diego, is this year’s grand marshal.
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