25th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival
- Start Date: 03/17/2012
- Start Time: 10:00:00 AM
- Finish Time: 05:00:00 PM
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- Location: Armory Park
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Tucson’s 25th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival will be held on St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17th. The Festival begins in Armory Park (220 South 5th Avenue) at 10:00 am. with live Irish music, dancers, entertainment, a children’s game area, and food and merchandise vendors. Irish organization, ethnic and cultural tables will be set up in the park as well. A portion of the Festival proceeds will benefit the Tucson Police Officers Association, Kids & Cops Christmas Program.
In memory of the more than one million Irish who died in the Potato Famine 150 years ago, marchers and spectators are asked to remember the hungry of Tucson. The Community Food Bank will accept canned food donations at the parade line-up area, along the parade route and at Armory Park during the Festival. The Parade will begin at 11 am, wind through Downtown – Congress, Broadway and 6th Street- ending at Armory Park.
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