St. Patrick's Day
Festival & Parade Saturday, March 17,
2012 Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. stpatsparade.org
Held in Balboa Park, cost FREE
SAN
DIEGO, CALIF.--While the
St. Patrick's Parade is the
highlight to this annual event tradition
for close to 40 years, the festival
village is where the real celebrating
takes place throughout the day,
providing the camaraderie that the Irish
are recognized for. Food vendors, beer
gardens, entertainment, kids activities,
vendor booths with souvenir items, and
surrounding activities such as church
service and flag raising make this an
excellent way to celebrate your
heritage, non-Irish included.
St. Patrick's Day celebrates Irish
Culture in San Diego, but invites
participants and attendees from all over
to visit and join in. Balboa Park
is the gathering spot for a day of Irish
brews, foods, entertainment, booths, and
good times with friends in one San
Diego's most beautiful spots.
St. Patrick's Day Festival Schedule:
7 a.m. Pre-Parade Mass.
Imperial House, 505 Kalmia Street.
9 a.m. Festival Area Opens (9 a.m.
to 6 p.m.)
10 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremony,
Balboa Park, Sixth
Avenue / Juniper Street area.
10:30 a.m. Parade Steps off at Fifth
Avenue and Juniper Street and
proceeds North up Fifth Avenue from
Juniper Street to
Upas Street, over to Sixth Avenue and
South on Sixth to
Juniper Street.
