On Saturday March 13th, 2010, Downtown Wilmington welcomes two of the most popular cultural events of the year in the Annual Guinness St. Patrick’s Day Festival and the Friends of the Hibernians 11th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Festivities kick off with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 11:00am. The route starts off at Red Cross, bringing it south down N.2nd St., then down Dock St. to Water, and then north back up to Red Cross. The parade will approximately last for one hour.
Immediately following the parade, at 12:00pm, the Guinness St. Patrick’s Day Festival begins at Riverfront Park, on Water Street, in front of the Federal Building. The festival is a free and open event to all. Festivities include live music, Irish dancers, cultural vendors, and food & beer sales. Some of the live entertainment will include the Wilmington Police Pipes & Drums band, The Blarney Broughs, The Molly Malones, Out on the Ocean, and The Malones. This is a “Rain or Shine” event. In the event of rain, the festival will be moved to underneath the Water Street Deck, across from the Hilton Hotel, a ½ block north down Water St.
Sponsors to these events include Friends of the Hibernians, Downtown Business Alliance, CoolWilmington.com, Guinness Beer, Encore Magazine, The Penguin 106.7, The Bone 103.7, and the City of Wilmington.
For more information on the St. Patrick’s Day Parade contact Steve McEnaney at
(910)686-5498 or Steveandconniemc@aol.com
For more information on the Guinness St. Patrick’s Day Festival contact: Chris Andrews at (216)374-8884 or citybuddha@hotmail.com
David Grace at (910)274-1898 or dfgrace22@coolwilmington.com