Photo by Michael Sylvester
Huntsville is one of several Alabama cities to hold a St. Patrick’s Day parade.
In Delta folks gather at Cheaha State starting point. Park Restaurant Deck for the Delta Saint Birmingham concludes the major city Patrick’s Celebration. The event includes a events with its St. Patrick’s Day Parade jig contest with prizes and an Irish buffet and Irish Cultural Society’s Annual St. starting at 4:30 p.m. Patrick’s Day Party. Enterprise celebrates every year with The parade starts at 1:30 p.m. and travthe World’s Smallest St. Patrick’s Day Pa- els through the historic Five Points South rade. The annual event takes place on East area. College Street, “The Birin front of the mingham C ou r t hous e, Irish Cultural and runs down Society also around the Boll marks St. Weevil MonuPatrick’s Day ment in the with an aucenter of town thentic Irish and back to the party,” says Courthouse. Marty ConHuntsville nors, chairis the stage for man of the Enterprise is the site of the world’s smallest St. the Madison event. “This Patrick’s Day parade. C ounty Anyear our pronual St. Patrick’s Day Parade beginning at ceeds will go to Kid One Transport.” 11:30 a.m. The parade begins at the interThe event will take place March 15, 7 section of Jefferson and Monroe streets, p.m. at the Pine Tree Country Club. Kid proceeds south on Jefferson, goes around One Transport helps children who might the Courthouse, proceeds north on Wash- otherwise not have transportation to get ington, and west on Monroe back to the to necessary medical treatments. A 28 march 2013
Additional information: Guntersville Wild Irish Run; 256-5717590; www.guntersvilleal.org. Piedmont St. Patrick’s Day Paddle on Terrapin Creek; 256-782-5697; www.jsu. edu/epic. Bring drink/snacks/lunch. Not recommended for children under 12 years. Subject to weather and water level. Preregistration is required before March 12. Fort Rucker St. Patrick’s Day 5K/10K; 334255-2296; ftruckermwr.com. Delta Saint Patrick’s Celebration; 256488-5115; www.alapark.com/cheaharesort. Enterprise St. Patrick’s Day One Man Parade; 334-389-1554; www.enterprisealabama.com. Mobile Luck of the Irish Cook Off; 251281-8230; www.luckoirish.org; and St. Patrick’s Day Parade; 251-479-5700; http:// www.cityofmobile.org/index.php. Huntsville Madison County Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade; 256-551-2230 http:// www.huntsville.org. Birmingham St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Birmingham Irish Cultural Society Annual Party; 205-908-6617; birminghamirish.org. Additional Alabama Irish cultural information: http://celticalabama.net/irish/. www.alabamaliving.coop