This Saturday, March 12, is the 15th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Old Sacramento. This is one of our favorite ways to kick-off the St. Patrick’s Day fun in our family!
The parade will start off at 1:00 pm from 2nd & L Streets and proceeds throughout the historic district.
Over 50 units, with approximately 1,000 marchers, will be featured. Irish dancers in elaborate Celtic costumes, bagpipers, school bands, military regiments, police and fire representatives, costumed marchers and a variety of cultural organizations will bring the luck of the Irish to the event.
All Old Sacramento streets will be closed to traffic from noon to 3:00 p.m., so plan to park in one of the parking structures. Parking for events is usually a flat fee of around $8.00.
To extend the fun, visit the Old Sacramento Schoolhouse for St. Patty’s Day crafts.
Parade Route:
-Parade forms on 2nd Street between Neasham Circle and O Street (near Crocker Art Museum)
-Parade heads North on 2nd Street to J Street
-Left (West) on J Street to Front Street
-Left (South) on Front Street
-Past the reviewing stand on Front & K Streets (in front of the Delta King)
-Left (East) on L Street
-Right (South) on 2nd Street back to the staging and parking area to disband
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
