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St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The 2008 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Colorado Springs, the 25th annual, will
take place on Saturday, March 15, at 12:00 noon, in Downtown Colorado Springs.
The parade will begin at St. Vrain & Tejon and continue south down Tejon Street
to Vermijo.
Over 100 units comprise the Parade, including marching bands, floats, cars,
motorcycles, and lots of leprechauns! More than 30,000 spectators are expected
to attend, packing the downtown area with smiling Irish eyes and green ...
everything!
Food and drink will be sold at numerous locations along the parade route. The
booths will serve soft drinks, bottled water, coffee drinks, hot dogs, tamales,
funnel cakes, and Yakitori along with other snacks and novelties. Downtown
restaurants provide a delicious selection of food and drink for those wishing to
dine inside!
New this year is a special viewing area! Grand Stand seating is being open to
the public advance tickets are required and are available by calling
719.635.8803. You’ll be at Parade Central in front of the Parade Announcer!
Tickets include seating, snacks, drinks, a Parade Program, and Irish baubles!
Sponsorship opportunities remain available! If you would like to place your
business in front of at least 30,000 people, call John O’Donnell at
719.635.8803, email him at jdodonnell@qwestoffice.net.
Additional information on the Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade is
available at www.csstpats.com
or by calling 719.635.8803.
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