It's the world's largest paddlesports expo, according to host Rutabaga, with dozens of demonstrations, workshops and presentations plus discounts on boats and gear.
The parade starts at 12:30 p.m. and proceeds along Columbus Drive past Grant Park. The river dying is from the east side of the bridge at Columbus Drive or upper and lower Wacker Drive between Columbus and Lake Shore Drive. The water stays green for about five hours.
The big parade starts at noon, starting at Third and Wisconsin downtown and followed by music, dancing and pipes and drums at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center.
In northwest Iowa, this is the state's Irish capital, and it celebrates with kids' activities, chainsaw artistry, craft-beer tasting, music and a parade at 1:30 p.m.
This festival at the Hjemkomst Center includes two entertainment stages, heritage programs, arts and crafts, interactive booths and Celtic food and treats.
This Brainerd Lakes town celebrates with a 2 p.m. parade and a party.
This Finnish town near Park Rapids celebrates its grasshopper-skewering saint with a St. Urho look-alike contest and a parade, followed by barstool races, human foosball and Viking bowling.
This North Shore village near Tettegouche State Park celebrates the Finnish saint with a tug-of-war over the Baptism River and a parade, craft fair, music and children's games.
The annual parade is back on Nicollet Mall, beginning at 1 p.m.
St. Patrick's Day parades and parties are being held all over the region, and a few St. Urho Day celebrations, too.
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