Parades:

• The Shamrock Club of Columbus hosts the St. Patrick’s Day parade and it is always held on the 17th. This year the parade is down town Columbus.
  

  “The Parade will form at Nationwide Blvd. and John H. McConnell Blvd. between 10:30am and 11:30am. There will be a shuttle bus running from Vet’s Memorial to the Parade staging area from 9:15am until 10:15am. The cost of this service is $1 per person plus a parade badge. The Parade will step off at 11:45am and proceed East on Nationwide Blvd.”

• The city of Dublin parade.
  

  “The annual City of Dublin St. Patrick’s Day parade promises plenty of “Irish Attitude”. Featuring 100 units ranging from fantastic floats to bands and balloons, the St. Patrick’s Day parade will bring Irish at every angle.

  The parade will take place on Saturday, March 14 at 11 a.m. The parade route will start at the Metro Center Plaza and end in Historic Dublin.”

Resturant and Pub Activities

• Fado Irish Pub is hosting several events over the weekend.
  • St. Baldrick’s  Charity Event
  • Cornhole tournament
  • Irish American Pub Quiz
  • Kegs n Eggs
• The Brazenhead Irish Pub
  • Door prizes at both locations all day on the 17th
  • Irish Dancers at both locations all day on the 17th
• Claddagh Irish Pub
  • Irish Sing-a-Long with Paddy on the 14th at the Polaris Location
• Brynes Pub
  • Well frankly, we don’t know what else they have besides, beer and music. But isn’t that enough? It’s Byrnes for Pete’s sake.

Other

• Dublin Blarney Hop
  • “Free wee folk activities including crafts, games, prizes and balloon art will be found throughout the event area. Access to a variety of inflatables (weather permitting) will require a $5 per child wristband, a portion of which will benefit The American Cancer Society. Irish dancers, live music and a DJ will keep everybody hopping throughout the afternoon.”
    

This year, multiple businesses are getting together to have “The Blarney Hop”. I don’t expect it to be similar to the Blarney Bash of the past, but it does hold promise for fun family activities.

The event is a Relay for Life event and some details can be found on the American Cancer Society’s web site, The American Cancer Society:.

$5.00 will provide access to inflatables and a Wee Folk area with crafts, games, prizes and balloon art is free.  Irish dancers and live music is also going to be present but no details on which bands will be performing, nor does it give any indication of whether or not there will be a tent of some type for these activities.

Other events are still taking place, including their parade. Part of Carina’s email is copied here.

This year before the parade there will be the 4-Mile Run and a silent auction, games and vendors at Indian Run Elementary School (located on 161). Following the St. Patrick’s Day parade there will be an event called the Blarney Hop (American Cancer Society) at the Shoppes at River Ridge with inflatables, vendors, crafts, etc., which is located just east of the Scioto River on 161.

There will probably be more events as the date approaches. All of this information will be posted on our website at www.dublin.oh.us ( http://www.dublin.oh.us/ ) within a few weeks.

You can contact our Event Administrator, Buddy Caplinger if you have any further questions.

Disappointed but not surprised. Apparently, the city of Dublin has its hands full with the Irish Festival held in the summer. We had a grand time at Fado’ at Easton last year and are looking forward to visiting again. Anyone with a better idea, let us know.