St. Patrick's Day Parade returns to Milwaukee on March 9th

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin’s 47th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will make its return to Downtown Milwaukee on Saturday, March 9th at noon. The parade steps off on Wisconsin Avenue at Old World Third Street and will wind its way through the streets of Downtown Milwaukee.

This year’s parade will feature over 125 units including Irish dance groups, pipe and drum corps and local celebrities and dignitaries. The Friends of St. Patrick, in partnership with the Hunger Task Force, will collect non-perishable food donations during the parade. Volunteers will walk the parade route with grocery carts collecting the donated food items.

The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin and the Westown Association, along with presenting sponsor Killian’s Irish Stout, are collaborating on Wisconsin’s oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration.

Although the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin is celebrating its 47th anniversary of producing the parade, the event dates back to 1843. It predates the incorporation of the State of Wisconsin and the City of Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s parade is the sixth oldest in the nation.

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