Saint Louis To Hold Dueling Saint Patrick's Day Parades

ST. LOUIS, MO — Ordinarily, the official St. Louis St. Patrick's Day parade is held the Saturday before the actual holiday, while the Ancient Order of Hibernians' parade through the city's traditionally Irish Dogtown neighborhood is held March 17, rain or shine.

This year, St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday, so both parades will be held on the same day. The organizers of the Dogtown parade have agreed to move their parade's start time to 10 a.m., while the city's will be held at 1 p.m.

After the parade, Dogtown will also hold an Irish Festival featuring crafts, food, and music, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tamm Ave. will be closed between Nashville Ave. and Berthold Ave. during that time.

St. Louis was recently ranked number 11 on Wallethub's list of the best cities in the country for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The website ranked cities by number of parades, length of history, share of Irish population, and access to bars, among other measures. St. Louis ranked number two for its access to bars.

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