The luck of the Irish may be with you in California, thanks to its St. Patrick's Day parades!

With a lively Irish population and many fans of Irish beers & whiskeys, everyone is Irish (all 38 million or so population) on and around March 17. The parades typically are held on the weekend nearest St. Patrick's Day so you never actually know the day they will be held on till announced. However, 9 times out of 10 they take place on the Saturday nearest St. Patrick's Day.

In California the biggest parades we've yet to find include these 

DUBLIN St. Patrick's Day Parade 

HEALDSBURG St. Patrick's Day Parade 

HERMOSA BEACH  St. Patrick's Day Parade  

MURPHYS  St. Patrick's Day Parade  

SACRAMENTO  St. Patrick's Day Parade Colorful marchers dressed in green, along with Irish and Highland dancers, pipe and drum bands, historic re-enactors and a variety of cultural organizations, will all join together to be a part of the 18th Annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, March 15, 2014. Always a free event, the parade steps off promptly at 1:00 p.m. from 2nd & L Streets in Old Sacramento and proceeds throughout the national historic landmark.http://oldsacramento.com/

SAN DIEGO  St. Patrick's Day Parade  

SAN FRANCISCO  St. Patrick's Day Parade  
The   St Patrick's Day Parade is held   at 2nd & Market and finishes at Civic Center Plaza.

VENTURA    St.. Patrick's Day Parade  March 15

VISALIA St. Patrick's Day Parade  Downtown Visalia Main Street,  begin at 10 a.m. in front of the Enchanted Playhouse on Main Street in downtown Visalia, heading west to Willis Avenue, ending at the Vintage Press. artsconsortium.org

VISTA St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival Location: Indiana Ave. & Main Street.  vvba.org