BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:America/Kentucky/Louisville X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Kentucky/Louisville BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29015@lexfun4kids.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260314T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260314T180000 DTSTAMP:20260308T010406Z URL:https://lexfun4kids.com/events/st-patricks-day-festival-and-parade-202 6/ SUMMARY:St. Patrick's Day Festival and Parade DESCRIPTION:\nThe 2026 Alltech Lexington St. Patrick’s Parade and Festiva l is Saturday\, March 14\, starting at 10:30 a.m. The festival is hosted by LM Communications\, Lexington’s only locally owned radio group. Our yearly festival lineup features musicians\, singers and dancers from acros s Kentucky. Join us at Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park in downtown Lexingto n.\n\n\n\nThe Alltech Lexington St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival\, a lo ngtime city tradition produced by Lexington Parks and Recreation and spons ored by the Bluegrass Irish Society.\n\n\n\nThe festival will begin at 10: 30 a.m. with the Blessing of the Keg.\n\n\n\n2026 Festival lineup – Satu rday\, March 14\, Henry A. Tandy Centennial Plaza at the Fifth Third Pavil ion 10:45 a.m. – Blessing of the Keg\n\n\n\n11 a.m. – Bluegrass Ceil i Academy\n\n\n\n11:30 a.m. – St. Andrew’s Academy\n\n\n\n12:15 p.m.  – The Woolly Jumpers\n\n\n\n1 p.m. – Break for the Alltech Lexingt on St. Patrick’s Parade\n\n\n\n2 p.m. – William Sutherland Reid Pipes &\; Drums\n\n\n\n2:30 p.m. – Kentucky McTeggart Irish Dancers\n\n\n \n3:15 p.m. – Kentucky United Pipes &\; Drums\n\n\n\n4 p.m. – Cel tic Blue\n\n\n\nThe Shamrock Shuffle\n\n\n\nKick off running season in the Bluegrass! Lexington Habitat for Humanity is thrilled to announce the 20t h annual Shamrock Shuffle 3k on Saturday\, March 14\, 2026 at 8:30am with a route through downtown Lexington.\n\n\n\nThe Parade\n\n\n\nThe St. Patri ck’s parade is the longest-running citywide civic event in Lexington. We look forward to continuing the tradition in downtown Lexington this year. \n\n\n\nThe Lexington Division of Parks and Recreation produces the ann ual parade and festival with community support from local businesses and c ultural organizations.\n\n\n\nThe events are part of an all-day celebratio n that traditionally begins at 10:45 a.m.\, with the annual “Blessing of the Keg” at Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park. The parade begins at 1 p.m. and goes down Main Street from Midland Avenue to Mill Street .\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lexfun4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/ 03/st_patricks_parade_festival_logo_4c_rgb.jpg CATEGORIES:Age Range,Babies,Display Image,Elementary,Food,Free,Holidays,Lex Fun 4 Kids Listing Type,Outdoor Activity,Parents,Preschoolers,Sponsored Events,St. Patrick's Day,Teens,Toddlers LOCATION:Downtown Lexington\, Main Street\, Lexington\, KY\, 40508\, United States GEO:38.04501880906906;-84.4954239744385 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Street\, Lexington\, K Y\, 40508\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Downtown Lexington:ge o:38.04501880906906,-84.4954239744385 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Kentucky/Louisville X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Kentucky/Louisville BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR