Irish Film Festival and Parade Pub Crawl throughout Allentown’s West End Highlight the Weekend’s Events Leading up to Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade
The Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade will be held March 20, 2016 and will depart the Allentown Fairgrounds at 2:00 pm.
The 59th Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade is presented by Giant Food Stores
February 7, 2016 (Allentown, PA) The Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade Committee, Inc. announced today the events to be held Friday, March 11 and Saturday March 12 leading up to the 59th Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade presented by Giant Food Stores on March 20, 2016. The Civic Theatre Irish Film Festival kicks off on Friday, March 11 and the Annual Parade Pub Crawl will be held Saturday, March 12. The Parade will be held March 20, 2016, departing from the Allentown Fairgrounds at 2:00 pm.
Civic Theatre Irish Film Festival – March 11 – March 17, 2016
The Civic Theatre will be hosting an Irish Film Festival the week of March 11 – March 17, 2016. The movies shown will range from narrative dramas to animation and documentaries, and will be sure to inform as well as entertain. Tickets and movie schedule can be found at http://www.civictheatre.com/ or contact Civic Movie Manager Suzanne Baltsar at 610.433.8903 or email civicmoviemanager@civictheatre.com. The Civic Theatre is located at 527 N. 19th Street, Allentown, PA 18104.
Parade Pub Crawl – March 12, 2016
The Parade Pub Crawl, initiated in 2008, will take place on Saturday, March 12, 2016 throughout the West End of Allentown. Proceeds for the Pub Crawl benefit the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade to pay for marching units and bands. There are eight sponsoring pubs; Jack Callaghan’s Ale House, Tavern on Liberty Street, The Roost Tavern & Restaurant, Stooge’s Bar & Grille, Volpe’s Sports Bar, Shanty on 19th, Fairgrounds Hotel, and Greg’s West End Saloon.
Registration is held at each sponsoring pub and starts at 4:30 pm. The pub crawl begins promptly at 6:00 pm. Registration is $15 per person and includes an official Parade t-shirt.
For information regarding the 59th Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade go to http://www.allentownstpatricksparade.com/ or contact Jennifer Eck at 610.462.3730 or jennifer.m.eck@gmail.com
About the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade
The first known St. Patrick’s Parade was held in Allentown in the late 1860’s. Over a century later, in 1955, what we know as the modern day Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade was organized by business and political leaders through the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Society. The Parade marched down Hamilton Streets to the Immaculate Conception Church on Ridge Avenue. The Parade will celebrate its 59th Anniversary on March 20, 2016 departing from the Allentown Fairgrounds at 2:00 pm. For more information or to participate in the 2016 Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade go to http://www.allentownstpatricksparade.com/.
Jennifer Eck
Jennifer Eck, LLC
610.462.3730
Jennifer.m.eck@gmail.com
