Oh this? Its just our happy jig because Louisvilles St. Patricks Day Parade is returning to The Highlands after a two-year pandemic hiatus.
One of Louisvilles signature winters-almost-about-to-end events, the parade runs down Bardstown road, with the sidewalks and the bars packed with emerald-clad people.
The theme of this years parade is, fittingly, The Return of St. Patrick. Itll start at 3 p.m. at Broadway and Baxter and end at Windsor Place.
In keeping with a tradition of sucky parade-day weather, it will be cold this year, so youll probably want to bundle up in green winter gear: The current forecast is a high of 28 degrees.
Leading up to the parade, Thursday is the Blessing of the Beer and the Tappin of the Keg. Event organizers the Ancient Order of the Hibernians gather at Goodwood Taproom at 6 p.m. for a priests blessing and short speeches before heading up to OSheas Irish Pub in The Highlands at 8 p.m. for food, Irish songs and drinks.
In addition to the parade, event organizers the Ancient Order of the Hibernians have created an Irish Passport, with a list of Louisville bars and restaurants to visit. If you order a meal and a drink at six of the establishments by March 19, youll be entered in to win a parade glass and prizes from the Passports sponsors.
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