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Event Information:
The annual Vancouver St. Patrick’s
Day Parade through downtown
Vancouver attracts over 350,000
spectators and features Celtic
warriors, dancers, clowns, stilt
walkers, antique vehicles,
horse-mounted drill teams, and more.
The Vancouver St. Patrick’s Day
Parade happens on Sunday, March 20,
and is the climax of the four-day
Vancouver Celticfest. The parade
runs from 11am to 1pm. The St
Patrick's day parade route begins at
Howe and Drake, proceeds north along
to Georgia Street, turns right on
Georgia and ends at Georgia and
Granville Streets.
Western Canada’s biggest and
best-loved celebration of all things
Celtic rolls out March 16 to 20 for
a seventh great year in downtown
Vancouver! CelticFest Vancouver
shines a spotlight on Celtic
heritage and culture, with 60+
exciting free and ticketed events in
a variety of locations and venues
around the city’s downtown core. The
7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
presented by Pacific Centre is the
festival’s largest and most popular
free event, drawing people from all
cultures and all walks of life. This
colourful (mostly green) spectacle
of fabulous sight and sound
takes to the street on Sunday March
20, starting at 11:00 AM.
This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
follows a new route, beginning on
Howe and Drake, proceeding north
along Howe to Georgia, and ending at
Georgia & Granville Streets.
Festival organizers estimate crowds
exceeding 300,000 will line the
route to cheer on the almost-2000
parade participants, which includes
award-winning pipe and drum bands,
ceremonial units, Celtic music
groups, Scottish and Irish dancers,
the Vancouver police motorcycle
drill team and pipe band, fire
brigades, mounted horse drill teams,
acrobats, stilt walkers, vintage
cars, multi-cultural organizations
and performers, local businesses,
distinguished guests and much more.
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