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St. Patrick’s Day in Moore Square

By Shiger on March 13, 2007

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, so put on your best green shirt and head downtown this Saturday the 17th.

The Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins at Noon and is the second largest in the Southeast with over 3,500 marchers. Of course, there will be floats, marching bands and this year’s Grand Marshal: WRAL-TV anchor Debra Morgan.

The parade starts at Noon at the corner of Cabarrus Street and Wilmington Street. The route will run up Fayetteville Street to the State House and then cut over Edenton Street and back down Blount Street to finish at Moore Square. You can view the official route here:

http://www.raleighstpats.org/route.html

Right after the parade, look up. The Green Beret Parachute Team will jump into the center of Moore Square and begin the festival. The Moore Square festival will actually be two festivals in one. The official festival will have a stage for live music, dancing and there will be plenty of food and vendor booths.

Tir Na Nog Irish Pub will also have an outdoor stage set up with live music including the sounds of The Battlefield Band and The Dickens.

The Tir Na Nog event will have a $5 cover after 4pm with plenty of green beer to be had.

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  • http://www.cartsnob.com/ Justin H.

    Wow, a convention numbering in the 1000′s at Exploris, the highly-attended Reptiles & Amphibians day at the Museum of Natural Science, and the St. Pat’s Day parade all scheduled for the same day within blocks of each other. Parking should be fun.

  • http://www.cartsnob.com Justin H.

    Wow, a convention numbering in the 1000′s at Exploris, the highly-attended Reptiles & Amphibians day at the Museum of Natural Science, and the St. Pat’s Day parade all scheduled for the same day within blocks of each other. Parking should be fun.

  • Beth Y.

    Quit ya’ whining and learn where the parking decks are downtown!
    http://www.godowntownraleigh.com/section.cfm?catid=52
    There are plenty of spaces, you just have to know where to look and not to assume there are no spaces if there is no street parking!

  • Beth Y.

    Quit ya’ whining and learn where the parking decks are downtown!
    http://www.godowntownraleigh.com/section.cfm?catid=52
    There are plenty of spaces, you just have to know where to look and not to assume there are no spaces if there is no street parking!

  • RaleighRob

    I agree with Beth…downtown parking being difficult is a complete myth. Unless you’re too lazy to walk a few blocks. Saturday should be fine. Last year I parked near the governor’s mansion and walked down and got a nice sunny spot on Blount to watch the parade, then strolled to Moore Square to see the bands, dancing, beer, etc.
    Definitely one of Raleigh’s best outdoor events of the year. Hope everyone makes it!

  • RaleighRob

    I agree with Beth…downtown parking being difficult is a complete myth. Unless you’re too lazy to walk a few blocks. Saturday should be fine. Last year I parked near the governor’s mansion and walked down and got a nice sunny spot on Blount to watch the parade, then strolled to Moore Square to see the bands, dancing, beer, etc.
    Definitely one of Raleigh’s best outdoor events of the year. Hope everyone makes it!

  • RaleighNative

    What’s more fun is that the parade gets to go the wrong way down Edenton Street without worries about being ticketed. Who wouldn’t want to do that?

  • RaleighNative

    What’s more fun is that the parade gets to go the wrong way down Edenton Street without worries about being ticketed. Who wouldn’t want to do that?

  • bill

    All this happening simultaneously with Saturday’s events at the State Fairgrounds: Evel Knievel at the Auto Expo, India Fest and the Horse & Jumper Show. Too much to do in one day.

  • bill

    All this happening simultaneously with Saturday’s events at the State Fairgrounds: Evel Knievel at the Auto Expo, India Fest and the Horse & Jumper Show. Too much to do in one day.

  • http://brianmegilligan.blogspot.com/ Brian

    These sound like great community events. Thanks for keeping us posted on them!
    The picture that went along with this blog post prompted a question that I’ve been wondering for some time now.
    We’re fairly new to the area. Can some one catch me up on the significance of the acorn?
    Thanks!

  • http://brianmegilligan.blogspot.com Brian

    These sound like great community events. Thanks for keeping us posted on them!
    The picture that went along with this blog post prompted a question that I’ve been wondering for some time now.
    We’re fairly new to the area. Can some one catch me up on the significance of the acorn?
    Thanks!

  • Dana

    Raleigh is the “City of Oaks”. Someone can probably elaborate more on the history of the acorn itself, but we (slowly) drop it downtown at New Year’s Eve every year. For the last 3 weeks of December every year, the sculptor polishes the thing.

  • Dana

    Raleigh is the “City of Oaks”. Someone can probably elaborate more on the history of the acorn itself, but we (slowly) drop it downtown at New Year’s Eve every year. For the last 3 weeks of December every year, the sculptor polishes the thing.

  • http://profile.typekey.com/SDG1970/ sdg1970

    There is a website for the block party http://www.oraleigh.com
    Also, there will be some new Howie Mandel look-alikes with St. Baldricks shaving heads. Great cause you can donate money on their website :
    http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/event_info.html?EventID=481

  • http://profile.typekey.com/SDG1970/ sdg1970

    There is a website for the block party http://www.oraleigh.com
    Also, there will be some new Howie Mandel look-alikes with St. Baldricks shaving heads. Great cause you can donate money on their website :
    http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/event_info.html?EventID=481