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Event
Information:
San
Francisco’s Saint Patrick’s Day
parade is the largest one west of
the Mississippi. There has been a
St. Patrick's Day celebration in San
Francisco since 1852. San Francisco
has always had a large Irish
American population and for many
decades Irish Americans were the
largest ethnic group in San
Francisco. However, as of the early
21st century, the largest ethnic
group in San Francisco is Chinese
Americans and most of the Irish
Americans have moved to the suburban
parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Each year, however, Irish from all
over the San Francisco Bay Area come
into San Francisco to march in or to
see the Saint Patrick's Day parade
march down Market Street, held the
Sunday before St. Patrick's Day.
Numerous people from all ethnic
groups can be seen wearing green in
San Francisco on St. Patrick's
Day.San Francisco’s 160th Annual St.
Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival
will draw thousands of people to the
streets of San Francisco on March
12, .
The
event will provide plenty of Irish
history, cultural clichés, and a
full day of fun and festivities,
including live performances, arts,
crafts, food and drinks. Bring the
kids so they can ride the ponies,
play on inflatables, and enjoy the
petting zoo.
In
every year since 1991, March has
been proclaimed Irish-American
Heritage Month by the US Congress or
President due to the date of St.
Patrick's Day. Today, Saint
Patrick's Day is widely celebrated
in America by Irish and non-Irish
alike. It is one of the leading days
for consumption of alcohol in the
United States, and is typically one
of the busiest days of the year for
bars and restaurants. Many people,
regardless of ethnic background,
wear green clothing and items.
Traditionally, those who are caught
not wearing green are pinched
affectionately.
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