Saint Patrick’s Day
Savannah's St. Patrick's Day Spectacle: From Humble Beginnings to an International Emerald Extravaganza
Photographed by D. Paul Graham
Savannah’s St. Paddy’s Day: where the river runs green, green-clad revelers multiply like rabbits, and even the palm trees don shamrock accessories. It’s Ireland with a Southern twist!
In 1813, Savannah’s Hibernian Society held a St. Patrick’s Day “parade” that lasted about as long as your morning coffee break. Fast forward to the present day, and this celebration has morphed into a colossal event, rivaling even the snappiest Netflix series at a robust three-to-four-hour runtime. With approximately 400,000 attendees flooding the streets, it’s become the third-largest St. Paddy’s parade worldwide. Visitors flock from every nook and cranny of the globe, transforming Savannah into a colossal emerald circus. You’ll find green-clad leprechauns mingling with shamrock-loving tourists and a blaring Irish jig that could wake the dead. This St. Patrick’s Day bash is now an international extravaganza, leaving no stone (or Pabst) unturned in its quest to out-green the rest of the world. Ya’ll come down on Sunday, March 17, 2024 and join the fun.
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