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The Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade will be held March 18, 2018<\/span> and will depart the Allentown Fairgrounds at 1:30 pm.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The 61st<\/sup> Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade is presented by GIANT Food Stores<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n February 22, 2018<\/span> (Allentown, PA) The Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee, Inc. announced today the schedule of events surrounding the 61st Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade presented by Giant Food Stores. The Parade will be held March 18, 2018<\/span>, departing from the Allentown Fairgrounds at 1:30 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n Food Drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n The Parade is hosting a food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley.\u00a0 Presenting sponsor GIANT Food Stores has supplied brown grocery bags to be distributed door-to-door in the West End neighborhood the week before the Parade and they will also be distributed at some of the Parade sponsored events.\u00a0 The Food Drive kicked off at the annual Parade Fundraiser event held Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Christopher\u2019s at the Columbian Home.\u00a0 Donations will also be taken at the Coronation Celebration, the Irish Cultural Community Day being held March 16 and 17<\/span> respectively at Allentown Fairgrounds.\u00a0 The Parade is asking all spectators of the parade to bring a nonperishable food item to donate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Parade Pub Crawl \u2013 March 10, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Parade Pub Crawl, celebrating 10 years in 2018, will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2018<\/span> throughout the West End of Allentown.\u00a0 Proceeds from the Pub Crawl benefit the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade to pay for marching units and bands.\u00a0 There are eight sponsoring pubs; Jack Callaghan\u2019s Ale House, Tavern on Liberty Street, The Roost of Allentown, Volpe\u2019s Sports Bar, Shanty on 19th<\/sup>, Fairgrounds Hotel, Sleepy Cat Urban Winery, and Greg\u2019s West End Saloon.<\/p>\n A donation of $15 to benefit the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade will include a 61st<\/sup> Parade commemorative t-shirt.\u00a0 The pub crawl begins promptly at 5:00 pm.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n St. Patrick\u2019s Mass \u2013 March 18, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A Mass to celebrate St. Patrick will be held Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 9:15<\/span> at Immaculate Conception Church celebrated by the Most Reverend Alfred A. Schlert, Bishop of Allentown.\u00a0\u00a0 The Mass will feature a procession led by the MacKay bagpipe band that includes former Parade Kings and Queens, and the 2018 King and Queen.\u00a0 Immaculate Conception Church is located at 501 Ridge Avenue, Allentown PA 18102<\/a>.<\/p>\n St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Breakfast \u2013 March 18, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Immediately following the Mass to celebration St. Patrick, a breakfast will be held at the Agricultural Hall Annex of the Allentown Fairgrounds.\u00a0 Breakfast is $10 per person with proceeds benefitting Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade.\u00a0 The breakfast will be open from 10 am to 12 pm.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 Tickets can be purchased online at www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The Allentown Fairgrounds\/Agricultural Hall Annex is located at 19th<\/sup> and Liberty Streets, Allentown, PA 18104.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n City of Allentown Flag Raising \u2013 March 16, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n On Thursday, March 16, 2018<\/span> the flag of the Republic of Ireland will be raised at City Hall Plaza, Allentown at 11:45 am.<\/span> The flag raising event is to commemorate the contributions of those of Irish heritage who helped to form and grow Allentown and the greater Allentown area.\u00a0 A pipe salute by Mackay Pipe Band and brief remarks by John A. Chaya, President of the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee, Inc. and the Honorable Edwin Pawlowski, Mayor of the City of Allentown will mark the occasion.\u00a0 City Hall is located at 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coronation Celebration \u2013 March 16, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Brian and Kate Johnson will be crowned the 2018 King and Queen of the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade at the Coronation Dinner and Celebration to be held March 16<\/span> at the Agricultural Hall Annex at the Allentown Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n The Coronation Celebration begins with doors opening at 7:00 pm<\/span> and the Coronation takes place at 9 pm.<\/span>\u00a0 Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and include a copy of the 2018 St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Program Book, complimentary beer (sponsored by Allentown Beverage), soda, and a door prize ticket.\u00a0 The event is BYOB.\u00a0 There is no cost for anyone under 21.\u00a0 The Allentown Fairgrounds\/Agricultural Hall Annex is located at 19th<\/sup> and Liberty Streets, Allentown, PA 18104.\u00a0 For tickets to the Coronation Celebration go to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n 5th<\/sup> Annual Irish Cultural Community Day \u2013 March 17, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The 5th Annual Irish Cultural Community Day, presented by the West End Alliance, will be held Saturday, March 17, 2018 from noon to 4:00 pm<\/span> at the Agricultural Hall Annex at the Allentown Fairgrounds.\u00a0 The Community Day is presented by the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee, Inc.\u00a0\u00a0 Irish Cultural Community Day is a family friendly -free event<\/u><\/strong> and features demonstrations in Irish dance, hurling, Celtic games, art, bagpipe, fiddle, and ceili, and all will have children and audience participation.\u00a0 For more information go to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n West End 5K \u2013 March 18, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The West End Alliance is sponsoring a 5K run on Sunday, March 18, 2018<\/span> along the Parade Route.\u00a0 Registration is open through March 12, 2018<\/span> or until the limit of 1,000 runners has been reached.\u00a0 $30 per person registration fee.\u00a0 There is no day of event registration.\u00a0 Start time is 12:15 pm.<\/span>\u00a0 The 5K will start and end at Muhlenberg College.\u00a0 Prizes awarded.\u00a0 Option of a custom-imprinted glassware or t-shirt as part of registration.\u00a0 Registration can be made online at www.westendstpats5k.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Proceeds benefit the West End Alliance.<\/p>\n House Decorating\/Porch Party Contest \u2013 March 18, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The 2018 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade Committee is once again hosting a house decorating\/porch party contest to be judge by an independent person chosen by the Parade committee.\u00a0 Prizes, donated by the West End Pubs, will be awarded to the \u201cbest porch party\u201d and \u201cbest decorated house\u201d along the Parade route.\u00a0 The Parade route will form at the Fairgrounds track near the Liberty and 17th<\/sup> Streets gate ( Main Gate vicinity) The Parade will proceed West on Liberty, turn North on 19th<\/sup> Street, west on Tilghman to 25th<\/sup> Street, South on 25th<\/sup> Street to Liberty Street then East on Liberty Street and disband at the Fairgrounds 19th<\/sup> Street gate.\u00a0 All homes along the Parade route are encouraged to participate.\u00a0 Prizes will be awarded immediately upon conclusion of the Parade.<\/p>\n Massed Bands Exhibition \u2013 March 18, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A Massed Bands Exhibition will take place immediately before the Parade at 1:00 PM<\/span> on North 19th<\/sup> Street between Tilghman and Liberty Streets.\u00a0 All pipe bands will perform in unison under the direction of Drum Major Jason Litz.\u00a0 After the Parade the pipe bands will proceed to a Pub Crawl Sponsoring pub to perform additional tunes.<\/p>\n 61st Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade \u2013 March 18, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The 2018 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade, now in its 61st year, will start its March at 1:30 pm<\/span> on Sunday, March 18, 2018<\/span>.\u00a0 The Parade route will form at the Fairgrounds track near the Liberty and 19th<\/sup> Streets gate (Main Gate vicinity).\u00a0 The Parade will proceed West on Liberty, turn North on 19th<\/sup> Street, West on Tilghman Street to 25th<\/sup> Street, South on 25th<\/sup> Street to Liberty Street, then East on Liberty Street and disband at the Fairgrounds 19th<\/sup> Street gate.\u00a0 The Parade will include the 2018 King and Queen riding in a white coach drawn by a team of Belgium horses followed by Parade divisions each led by a pipe band.<\/p>\n For information on the 2018 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade contact Jennifer Eck at 610.462.3730<\/a> or email Jennifer.m.eck@gmail.com.\u00a0 For details on all Parade activities or to purchase individual event tickets go to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About the Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade<\/strong><\/p>\n The first known St. Patrick\u2019s Parade was held in Allentown in the late 1860\u2019s.\u00a0 Over a century later, in 1955, what we know as the modern day Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade was organized by business and political leaders through the St. Patrick\u2019s Day Observance Society.\u00a0 The Parade ran from 12th<\/sup> and Hamilton Streets to the Immaculate Conception Church on Ridge Avenue.\u00a0 The Parade will celebrate its 61st<\/sup> Anniversary on March 18, 2018<\/span> departing from the Allentown Fairgrounds at 1:30 pm<\/span>, and for the third year the Presenting Sponsor will be GIANT Food Stores.\u00a0 For more information or to participate in the 2018 Allentown St. Patrick\u2019s Parade go to www.allentownstpatricksparade.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Allentown St. 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