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ATLANTA THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY Discover Eight Reasons to “Paint the Town Green” at the 128th Annual
St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival
ATLANTA – Embrace Atlanta’s rich Irish culture and celebrate this St.
Patrick’s the Irish way. Experience the largest and longest running
“green” celebration in the city with the 128th Annual Atlanta St.
Patrick’s Parade and Festival in Downtown Atlanta, Friday and Saturday,
March 12 and 13, 2010. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got green running
through your veins…because on St. Patrick’s Day, EVERYONE is Irish!
“This is going to be an especially exciting year to celebrate Irish
heritage in Atlanta,” says Dan O’Leary, Chairman of the Committee for
the Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival and Owner of Underground
Atlanta. “We have more fun activities and ways to enjoy the holiday than
ever before. You can catch prizes and beads from ornate parade floats at
the Parade and enjoy bagpipers, Irish dancers and other family-oriented
activities afterwards at Underground Atlanta. Come Downtown and bring
your green!”
Discover eight reasons to “paint the town green” for the 128th Annual
Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival:
8. Lucky Leprechauns of ALL ages can attend the family-friendly 128th
Annual Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade, starting at noon on Saturday, March
13. On the 1.1 mile route from Peachtree/Ralph McGill to Underground
Atlanta, spectators will witness more than 200 units, including clowns,
floats, bands of every kind, military units, Bagpipe and Drum Corps,
Irish dancers, drill teams, dignitaries from Ireland and more!
7. Two-time NCAA and seven-time SEC “Coach of the Year” Vince Dooley
is Grand Marshal of the parade and will ride in style with his wife
Barbara and one of the descendants of UGA V.
6. The celebration continues post parade at Underground Atlanta for
the St. Patrick’s Festival, with Irish dancing troupes, bagpipers, a
vendor’s market, an Interactive Zone presented by the Atlanta Hawks and
Thrashers Street Team and other activities for green-loving folks, both
young and old, from noon to 8pm. Visit the Lower Fountains Stage, Lucky
Charm Stage, Food Court Stage or Kenny’s Alley Stage for a wee bit o’
music, including: U2 tribute band Desire, Yacht Rock Schooner, teen
sensation Zoe Myers and bagpiper Danny Ray Cole!
5. Other festive activities include the Irish Chamber Breakfast,
Dignitaries Breakfast and “greening” Underground Atlanta’s fountains.
4. Leave your shamrocks - and the big bucks - at home…the luck of the
Irish is with you all FREE weekend long.
3. Duke, Captain and Bud…The Budweiser Clydesdale horses are
returning to Peachtree. Don’t miss these iconic horses in the Parade or
in their stables in Centennial Park. Come take your photo with a
Clydesdale at Underground Atlanta during the Festival!
2. The 2010 beneficiary is the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Drop-off
bins will be located along the parade route and at Underground, so bring
your cans! Win a premier spot in the parade by raising the most cans or
money pre-event with the “Pot of Gold” campaign.
1. Extend the celebration even further with the Emerald Evening, an
elegant affair at Cobb Energy Center on Wednesday, March 10. Enjoy
dinner, cocktails, a live and silent auction and an exclusive
performance of Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance. Tickets are
$200/person. To purchase tickets, visit
www.stpatsatlanta.com.
For a full schedule of events on the biggest and greenest St.
Patrick’s celebration in the city, visit www.stpatsatlanta.com or
www.underground-atlanta.com.
The sponsors of the 2010 Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival are:
Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Ri Ra, Oldcastle, Fado Irish Pub, Atlanta Hotel
Council, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Meehan’s, Shamrock
Society, ICCUSA, Hyatt Regency, Creative Loafing, The Groove 105.7,
Centennial Olympic Park, Max Lager’s, Waffle House, Shane’s Rib Shack
and Irish Tourism Board.
ABOUT THE ATLANTA ST. PATRICK’S PARADE
The 128th Annual Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival is the
largest, best attended parade in the city. The parade ends at fabulous
Underground Atlanta with vendors, food, free entertainment, music &
dancing. The St. Patrick's Parade will have more than 200 units
including clowns, floats, bands of every kind, military units, Bagpipe &
Drum Corps, Irish dancers, clowns, high tech firefighting equipment,
police units, drill teams, the Budweiser Clydesdale horses, antique
cars, dignitaries from Ireland, and more.
ABOUT UNDERGROUND ATLANTA
Conveniently located near the Georgia State Capitol, Georgia Aquarium,
World of Coca-Cola, and the Martin Luther King Jr. History Center,
Underground Atlanta is a great place to start the day visiting
downtown's attractions and events. Located in the heart of the city,
Underground offers a wide variety of shops, restaurants and activities
for everyone to enjoy. Explore six blocks, twelve acres and three levels
and 225,000 ft. of shopping, restaurants and entertainment, as well as
the restaurants and clubs in Atlanta's hottest nightclub area, Kenny's
Alley!
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