The Valley has a vibrant Irish community and the Phoenix St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Faire each year is put on by these Irish volunteers.
This year, the 40th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Phoenix is scheduled for Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m. in downtown. The route goes down Third Street from Oak Street to Margaret T Hance Park, where the Phoenix St Patrick’s Day Faire will get underway with Irish music, Irish step dancing, bagpipers, Irish clubs and community.
In addition, the Arizona Colleen Program began as the Arizona Colleen Pageant, a heritage pageant, in 1983. It is open to single women of Irish ancestry ages of 18 through 28 years old. The winner serves as "Queen" of the Phoenix St. Patrick's Day Parade and Faire.
For more information on the Phoenix St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Faire, visit stpatricksdayphoenix.org.
