Saturday, March 14, 2009 18th Annual Shamrock Run & Walk Monument Circle Results Listen to Our Ad on B105.7 (mp3) The 18th Annual Shamrock Run and Walk is the official race of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The race is fun, full of tradition and one of the first big races to start the Spring.  The four mile run & walk course starts on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis and goes to Fountain Square, which is the home of the “Irish Hill.” The race is one of Indy’s oldest Irish traditions that used to be home to the Indianapolis Athletic Club before the building closed in 2004. The historic race moved to a weekend and now starts and finishes at the downtown Columbia Club. Following the race there is a celebration inside the Club. Other highlights: the race uses the latest timing equipment, every participant will receive a long-sleeve St. Pat’s race t-shirt, overall awards will be given to the top three male and female finishers in the competitive run & walk, best Irish race costume contest, door prizes, scenic downtown course, social/networking, free product at race rest and recovery area. Register Online Now ||| Packet Pick-up

Post Race Party Join us inside the Columbia Club for a post-race celebration with live Irish entertainment by Second Fiddle. There will an awards ceremony, best Irish Race costume contest, beer garden, food stations and exhibitors. What is Irish Hill? (PDF Large File)

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Updated: March 15, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Hoosier Lottery
Greening of the Canal
East of Ohio and West Street
by the fire Station
6:30am – 7:00am

Join Mayor Greg Ballard, Kathryn Densborn, Executive Director of the Hoosier Lottery and Pat Cronin, 2009 Irish Citizen of the Year for a live media event as we kick-off St. Patrick’s Day by turning the downtown canal green. Chick-fil-A will supply free breakfast food and coffee while supplies last and there will also be live Irish music and Irish dancers.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

29th Annual
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Presented by Cathedral High School
North and Pennsylvania Street Downtown
11:30am – 1:30am

The Parade is Indy’s largest event on St. Patrick’s Day. There will be over 100 different units and nearly 2000 people marching. The Parade is made up of local bands and bag pipers, Irish dancers, Catholic schools, floats, Irish family clans, sports teams, dignitaries and many Irish organizations. The event is free to the public and is watched by thousands of spectators along the route. The Cathedral High School “Pride of the Irish” Marching Band will perform prior to the Parade on North and Pennsylvania.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Indiana Live Casino
Parade Tent Party
Vermont Street between
Meridian & Penn
10am – 3:00pm

Join us in honoring Indy’s 2009 Irish Citizen of the Year, Pat Cronin. The tent party is open to the public and it is FREE to enter. There will be live Irish entertainment by the band Highland Reign, food provided by Fionn MaCools, the Guinness beer garden, vendor booths and 1070 the Fan will host the Dan Dakich show live from the Tent.  The Parade Tent party will be located in the middle of the Parade route on Vermont Street.

Other St. Pat’s Events

Parade Hotel Info

Columbia Club - 121 Monument Circle - 317.767.1361
Embassy Suites (pdf) - 317.236.1800

Parade Meeting Change

Join us Monday, March 16th the evening before the Parade at the Claddagh Irish Pub downtown Indy for hors d’ oeuvres and live entertainment. Event starts at 5:00pm.

Hibernian Brunch

On Sunday, March 15th start with Mass at St. John’s Catholic Church followed by brunch and entertainment at the Indiana Roof. Call 359-7147 for more information.