California St. Patrick's Day

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:


DUBLIN PARADE 
http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/dublin-stpatricks-festival-parade.html

HERMOSA BEACH ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADE 
http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/hermosa-beach-stpatricks-parade.html


MURPHYS PARADE
http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/murphys-irish-day.html

SACRAMENTO
ndreds of 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. PATRICKS DAY PARADE
http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/san-diego-stpatricks-festival.html

SAN FRANCISCO 
The 2014 St Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 15th. Parade starts at 11:30am at 2nd & Market and finishes at Civic Center Plaza. Look forward to seeing you all.
https://www.facebook.com/SaintPatricksDaySF or http://uissf.org/

VENTURA ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE 
http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/ventura-stpatricks-parade.html