A Message from the Metropolitan St. Louis St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee

The St. Louis St. Patrick’s Day Parade was founded 51 years ago by St. Louisan Joseph B. McGlynn, Jr., as a family friendly celebration of Irish heritage. For half-a-century, we have brought to the region a parade of the highest quality, meant only to be enjoyed and to bring happiness to the largest number of people possible.

For 42 years, we have partnered with Anheuser-Busch to stage the Michelob Ultra Run. Thousands participate in this Rite of Spring each year, and it remains one of the country’s largest ongoing races. We are so grateful for the sponsorship and loyalty of the brewery.

Our Committee is an all-volunteer organization. No member of our Committee receives any salary, but rather, we work tirelessly all year to stage the Parade and Run and the associated events. For the past week, we have been engaged in constant inquiries about Coronavirus and we take seriously our obligations to our city.

With a heavy heart, amidst growing concerns about the spread of Coronavirus, our Committee has reluctantly decided we must POSTPONE our events. There will be no Run and no Parade downtown on March 14, 2020. We do look to reschedule these events, and the private parties that accompany our weekend, likely as part of our September Halfway-To-St. Pat’s celebration. We make this decision based upon the best information currently available, and we know that St. Louis will support us in this.

The Committee does not take lightly our decision to postpone these events, as we are sure to disappoint many people and we incur significant financial obligations in doing so. We apologize to our loyal participants and supporters, and we look forward to rescheduling the celebration soon!

Please be well and stay healthy,

Maureen A. McGlynn
Committee Chairperson

2020 Parade & Run
Postponed until later
This year

Until we meet again,

THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS

ST. LOUIS IRISH HERITAGE

May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields.

Over 70 million people around the world claim to have Irish roots. That’s nearly 15 time the current population of Ireland at 4.7 million in 2018. There are many ways you can celebrate your heritage including our annual parade and runs.

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2020/03/14 12:00:00

THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS

ST. LOUIS IRISH HERITAGE

Three Events – One Weekend

The Dinner

The Run

The Parade

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May the luck of the Irish be with you!!