Greenville Ave St Patrick's Day Parade

About the Parade
2008 will be the 29th annual Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dallas, TX. It happens the Saturday morning of or before Saint Patrick's Day March 17th on Greenville Avenue. The parade goes from 11:00 until about 12:30 and then everyone goes to parties after that.

Before the Parade
People show up early on Greenville Ave starting at 8am to get spots and by 9:30 am most good spots are all full. If you cannot arrive early plan on parking far away or taking a cab or DART.

It's a big party on the street with many places selling green beer and people having parking lot parties with music. The CVS parking lot on Lovers traditionally has a good crowd. So does Two Rows.

During the Parade
Many floats go by with people throwing green beads and other stuff. The majority of the floats are more adult oriented with bars and suchpromoting themselves.

After the Parade
After the parade around noon people all head south to the Dallas Observer's St. Patricks Day Party off of Yale or the Greenville Ave. Block Party south of Mockingbird. If you don't make it to the block party by 2:00 it is usually already full and they turn people away. The block party usually winds down around 6ish and by then most people are done for the day.

What To Bring
Sunscreen & Hat - it gets hot so prepare yourself
Comfortable Shoes - there may be a lot of walking involved
Cash - Makes it easy to buy water, food and beer
Green - of course, it's St Paddy's Day!
Rain coat - In cases of light rain, the parade has gone on in the past.

Specific Parade Articles
2007 Recap - YAP City Guide
2004 Greenville Ave Parade Journal - CoolCities
1999 Results - Social Mayors

Resources and Links
Official Greenville Avenue Parade Website
Parade Map
DART Special Event Page
2007 Event Posting @ Dallas CVB

Events and Parties
Lower Greenville St Patrick's Day Block Party
2007 Dallas Observor Party
2007 Dash Down Greenville
2007 YAP Parade Watching Party

Parade Participants Websites
Websites from groups who are doing floats or have done one in the past
CD Source
Fire Truck Float
DFW Golden Retriever Rescue
Pegasus Flyers
Social Mayors (2000) (2001) 

Photos from Previous Parades
2006 YAP Parade Photos
2006 Jack FM Photos
2006 Dallas Metropolis Forum Photos
2006 Deep Ellum Music
2005 Golden Retriever Rescue Photos
2004 GAABA Photos
2004 Notre Dame Club of Dallas Photos
2004 University Scooter Parade Photos
2002 Drink Local Photos
2001 Social Mayors Parade Float Photos
2001 Pegasus Flyers
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