The parades eventually died off, but, in the 1980s, John and Pat McLaughlin brought the St. Patrick’s Day Parade back to Knoxville. It ran from 1981 to 1986 following John’s death. Over the years, the celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day have spread nationwide, allowing all Americans to be Irish for a day. Knoxville St. Patrick’s Bar Crawl – March 15. Location: Carolina Ale House – Knoxville, 9045 Kingston Pike. Time: 1 – 8 PM Age Requirement: 21+ Start your weekend celebrations with this festive St Patrick’s Day bar crawl in West Knoxville. St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 15. Location: Downtown Knoxville Route: Gay Street to The St. Patrick’s Day parade stepped off at a little after 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. Knoxville’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade raising money for local charity The official date of St. Patrick's Day is March 17, but Knoxville will celebrate all weekend long. In addition to the traditional St. Patrick's Day parade through downtown, families can join a run Old City St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl 5PM - 2AM - $20 wristbands for 13 bars (Purchased at the bars) Barley's, Jig & Reel, Brother Wolf, Fin-Two, Hanna's, Monkey's Bar, Old City Sports Bar, Pour Taproom, Postmodern Spirits, Pretentious Beer, Southbound, Urban Bar, Wagon Wheel Thank you Knoxville for a great parade! The rain moved out just in time to celebrate. Parade goers were treated to an interview with Grand Marshal, Harrison Smith, who was joined on his float by his wife and children, family and friends. The Fighting Irish alum and Viking star humbly told the crowd “Knoxville will always be my home.” On Sunday, March 17, Barley’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K will temporarily close some roads in the Old City, Emory Place, Fourth & Gill and the World’s Fair Park. Jackson Avenue between N. Central Street and Morgan will be closed 1-4 p.m. The run starts at 2 p.m. Visit MapMyRun.com for a map of the route. The city of Knoxville's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown is festival of families and fun on Saturday, March 15, 2022. • Market Street, between Union and Clinch avenues • Union Avenue, between Walnut and Gay streets • Eastbound lanes of Howard Baker, between Hall of Fame and Hill Avenue The 2020 and 2021 Knox St. Patrick’s Day parades were cancelled due to COVID-19 safety protocols. Then a late winter snowfall forced the cancellation of the 2022 parade. Parade Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024Check-In Time: 11:00 AMCheck-In Location: Please report to your designated lineup location*Step-Off Time: 12:45 PMStep-Off Location: Gay Street BridgeActual Start Time: 1:00 PMEnding Location: Corner of Gay Street and West Magnolia Ave *You will receive a lineup number via email before the parade. Parade volunteers will be on Gay street [] Let's celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style! Join us for a Parade on Saturday, March 15 at 1pm on Gay Street. Knoxville native & NFL star, Harrison Smith will be the Grand Marshal. Fill the sidewalks of Gay Street, or grab some food on a surrounding patio, and watch the parade go by! The parade begins near Hill Avenue on Gay Street and continues north along Gay Street in downtown Knoxville for about one mile. Last year, the Knox St. Patrick's Day parade had 50 parade units and Knoxville, TN » 46° Knoxville, TN » For starters, at 1 p.m., Downtown Knoxville will be home to the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. It will begin on Gay Street and end on Magnolia Avenue The Irish had more fun than anyone as Knoxville started to host street festivals for St. Patrick's Day, and for that, Neely thinks the people who weren't Irish wanted to be Irish. Mark it down and make plans to be part of Knoxville’s St. Patrick’s Parade, Saturday, March 15, 2025. Strolling the streets of downtown Knoxville, our “Party with a Purpose” brings great fun, commerce and lots of green to our city while raising funds for CCETN. We were thrilled this year to be ranked #13 best cities to celebrate St. Paddy’s. And, after a record-breaking crowd in 2024 Knoxville cover band Way Sneaky Eddie will perform 8 - 10 p.m. Friday on the Market Square stage, and Celtic band The Get Reels performs 3 - 6 p.m. Saturday. St. Patrick’s Day Parade Friday, March 17, 7 p.m. Gay Street More than 30 years since its last appearance on Gay Street, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade tradition resumes Friday. Of course, amid the wash of green from one end of Gay Street to the other, we had St. Patrick, himself, walking in the parade. St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebrations, Gay Street, Market Square and Krutch Park, Knoxville, March 2018 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebrations, Gay Street, Market Square and Krutch Park, Knoxville, March 2018 Catholic Charities of East Tennessee programs and services is the benefactor of all proceeds of the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Knoxville. The day includes the parade and a festival with food, games, and more for the whole family. People began celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Knoxville in the 1850s, according to the Knoxville St. Patrick’s Day nonprofit. By 1869, there was a city-sanctioned parade beginning [] 2025 Knox St. Patrick’s Parade Route . Please note: Due to Gay Street Bridge Shutdown, the parade will travel down Gay Street – from Main to Magnolia.
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