St. Patrick's Day Parade

From Monument Circle

The 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is Friday, March 16th, 2012 in downtown Indianapolis starting at 11:30am. The Parade has over 80 units made up of high school bands, floats, catholic schools, Irish dancers, bag pipe & drum bands, Irish organizations, law enforcement, local media and celebrities. The Parade is FREE to the public. The Parade also hosts a tent party (10:00am – 3:00pm) on Vermont Street which is located in the middle of the Parade route and it is also FREE and open to the public. Come out rain or shine and enjoy one of Indy’s most popular events.

As is tradition the morning of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the Hoosier Lottery Greening of the Canal will take place 6:00am downtown on Ohio Street just east of West Street. There will be live Irish entertainment and prizes plus, free coffee, hot chocolate and donuts. The event is FREE and open to the public.